Kitchen Rescue

Monster cookies and other sweet discoveries

There are so many delightful things to eat, and they are found everywhere, made by…

Adobo all-stars: From National Artist to beauty queen

Collecting cookbooks has been a longtime pursuit of mine. Since rekindling my love affair with…

Unraveling the sweet meanings of Korean rice cakes

There is nothing as disarming, unifying, or memorable as food, which is why I believe…

A chef’s quest to bring Mindanao’s unexplored flavors to Manila

As chef Miggy Moreno celebrates his birthday week, it is befitting that we celebrate him,…

Mother Lily’s ‘lechon’

Today I celebrate the late “Mother” Lily Monteverde, whom I will always remember with great…

Baking cakes and treats for furbabies

Never a dull day in the world of food. Here’s a promising pet chef and…

Monastic and convent cuisine can be hearty, too

Ten years ago, I first delved into monastic cooking for an iconography class that Fr.…

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An ode to women who love to cook

There’s a 1950s prewar house on Mayon Street in Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City, called…

PH is new global food destination

The First United Nations (UN) Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Asia and the Pacific…

Keep cool with salted egg ‘halo-halo,’ Korean cold noodles

I came across an updated hierarchy of needs in one of my chat groups. On…