Eating Art

May it be pieces of priceless art found in the famous museums, unique chunks of architecture or praiseworthy monuments my usual tour out of the country always includes finding good or amazing pieces of art of the place I visit. But in Japan, pieces of admirable art can be found right on the dining table.  [...]

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We Were Like A Rolling “Bulanglang”

The benefit of being with your mother is that you are allowed to simply be yourself and say whatever you like to the point of throwing tantrums.  That is what I exhibited when my family was travelling back to Manila after an overnight stay at the hometown of my father in Pangasinan last weekend. And [...]

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Nengkoy & The Camachile

Abundantly lined-up are red plastic bags hanging on the branches of massive trees at the edge of a long stretch of highway in Tarlac contains a local fruit.  My family on our way to Manaoag Pangasinan last Saturday noticed and initially wondered what those red plastic bags contains.  Until one of us realized that it [...]

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The Mona Lisa of Blueberry Cheesecakes

There are times when people’s indulgence feels so heavenly they don’t want to announce and make it public.  They selfishly would not share it to other people because if it is made public, others may rush on it and the few ones who previously knew about it may have difficulty availing the same private and [...]

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Italy is Two Hours Away from Manila

Being an urban dweller who presently works for a group of restaurants in Metro Manila, I never intended to look for it.  But I think I found the best Italian restaurant in the Philippines.  It is not located in Manila but can be found in Angeles, Pampanga.  Yes, the Pinoy palate capital of the Philippines [...]

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Kuala Lumpur: It Grows In You

I didn’t like Nasi Lemak Daging Rendang the first time I tasted it.  The taste was something unusual –   mixture of cardamom, karisik, tamarind pulp, turmeric, chili, galangal, lemongrass, ginger, cinnamon, star anise, whole peanuts, shallots, garlic and kaffir lime.  It was a spice filled experience!  But while digging into the food, adjustments and fine-tuning [...]

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Biting a Tasty Tongue at Café Adriatico

I envy Virginia.  While having my lip-smacking Tamis Anghang Longganisa (Sweet & Spicy Filipino Sausage) served with fried rice for my lunch at Café Adriatico, I suddenly got envious with what Virginia (my voluptuous officemate) was having.  She was having the delicious looking Lengua Estofada (Ox Tongue Stew).  I failed to resist my supreme urge [...]

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Clarifying Oilyness

Dry skin is a sign of aging.  Thank goodness I got super oily skin.  It’s so oily I’m sometimes worried that Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron or Saudi Aramco wants to install oil rigs to harvest liquid petroleum hydrocarbon from my face.  I sometimes want to enlist myself in the Guinness Book of World Record for [...]

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Just Like Cake

Can anyone be unhappy while eating cake?  Like instinct, we have all craved for cake in our happiest moments.  People actually serve cake when they’re happy. Why is it so? Because life is a cycle of pain and bad memories or perhaps like the bitter-sweetness of life, we try to make our joys even sweeter. [...]

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Call of the Flesh

I am weak.  That’s true. I am weak in defying temptations. But I try my best to be strong. I am fighting hard, refusing to accept the call of the flesh. I know I can. I knew I can. But… When Beth (an officemate) showed me her M&M chocolates, I was astounded.  It’s of a [...]

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