Seafood City’s ‘Sutukil’ showdown

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 02/27/2016

(Photos by Gerard Pareja) SEASONED restaurateur Winglip K. Chang has relaunched another culinary destination in his chain of restaurants to include Majestic, Tsay Cheng in the Grand Convention Center and Kuya J’s in Ayala’s Food Terraces. The…

Ushering prosperity and good fortune

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 02/20/2016

THE CHINESE New Year, which is also known as the Spring Festival, is widely celebrated in the Philippines. Using the lunar calendar, the date changes from year to year, which corresponds to the new moon (black moon)…

Celebrating Valentine’s at the Urban Table

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 02/13/2016

“Food is a symbol of love when words are inadequate.” – Alan Wolfelt LOVE is central to Filipino families, which explains why we are the sweetest and the most loving people in the world. While love is…

A wave of fresh ideas at Shangri-La

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 01/30/2016

IN THE dynamic and fascinating hospitality industry, nothing is as constant as change. And the movement of personalities can only leave lasting impressions and beautiful memories. The benchmark of any successful hotel is the interesting and the…

Fujinoya, a Japanese cake shop

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 01/23/2016

MASTER Baker, Chef Hideo Goto, is a second-generation Japanese baker whose family owns a chain of bakeries in the district of Kamo-Gun in Gifu Prefecture  in Chubu Region of Honshu Island. His father, Hideyoshi Goto started Fujinoya…

Filipino fiesta at Salinas

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 01/16/2016

THE FILIPINO psyche is rooted in spirituality, resiliency and creativity. All these traits translate to Filipinos being essentially a happy people. And in an archipelago of over 7,100 islands, we share the zeal of celebrating religious festivities…

Promising start for ICAAC’s graduates

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 01/09/2016

THE CULMINATING dinners of International Culinary Arts Academy of Cebu (ICAAC) are always exuberant occasions to share the ardor of the graduates. The two-year Culinary Arts Chefs Program, the academy’s flagship course, provides the students intensive culinary…

Festive Christmas favorites

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 12/19/2015

THE FESTIVE mood of Christmas is best expressed by the food we prepare on our dining table. The Filipinos’ love for Christmas is rooted in our deep faith as a predominantly Catholic country and our joyful nature…

The Marketman and his Pigafetta

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 12/12/2015

FOR a long time, well-traveled corporate banker/management consultant Joel Abueva Binamira was simply known as “The Marketman,” and his food web/blogsite www.marketmanila.com has been around long before food bloggers invaded the Net. A consummate gourmet who loves…

Radisson Cebu’s Blu Sapphire

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 11/28/2015

ONCE in a long while, Cebu society goes formal and dresses up to the nines. The bejeweled invitation to Radisson Blu Cebu’s Blu Sapphire, a gala dinner marking its fifth year on Nov. 10, was sent earlier…

The art of giving with a cup of coffee

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 11/21/2015

“Giving is an expression of gratitude for our blessings” THE COFFEE Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (CBTL) or simply “The Coffee Bean” has been raising the bar of enjoyment and satisfaction of coffee and tea since 1963.…

Dining at Boulud Sud Mediterranee

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 07/11/2015

  MY SUMMER in New York this year is pretty special with my grandchildren, all three of them, together. From the Philippines, my 13-year-old granddaughter Sophie flew in with mom Stephanie to spend the summer month of…

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