A Chef’s Table Noche Buena

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 12/22/2017

CHRISTMAS in the Philippines is considered as the world’s longest and biggest celebration ever. Not surprising since the Philippines remains to be the bastion of Christianity in Asia, with 86 percent of the population Roman Catholics. The…

Wicked bites for Christmas by Ricca Arambulo

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 12/15/2017

PASTRY Chef Francesca “Ricca” Alvarez Arambulo must have inherited the culinary genes of her grandmothers, Rosita V. Arambulo and Merceditas B. Alvarez. With a highly individual and independent attitude, 34-year-old Ricca discovered her talent for baking early…

A Michelin Star-inspired holiday fare at Pig & Palm

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 12/08/2017

MICHELIN-starred British celebrity chef Jason Atherton’s restaurant Pig & Palm is raising the bar on dining in Cebu City. The 16th restaurant worldwide of critically acclaimed The Social Company Group, The Pig & Palm, a “love letter” of…

‘Hayop sa sarap na Degustacion’

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 12/01/2017

DEDETH dela Fuente is currently one of Manila’s talk-of-the-town food personalities, and her creativity and love for Filipino food, particularly for lechon, is generating a lot of excitement. Her title “Lechon Diva” is richly deserved after her…

Elegant Food at ICAAC’s Salle a Manger

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 11/24/2017

SALLE a Manger, which means “dining room” in French, is International Culinary Arts Academy of Cebu’s (ICAAC) in-site training restaurant operated by students in shifting schedules, preparing and serving food to staffs, students and guests. This prepares…

Crimson Resorts and Spa Mactan celebrates 7

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 11/17/2017

IT HAS been seven “spellbinding” years of good life—luxurious rooms, elegant villas with individual plunge pools, rejuvenating spa, infinity pool, pristine beaches surrounded by emerald waters of the Hilutungan Channel and the unparalleled culinary offerings by a team…

Dining in comfort at Simply J’s

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 11/10/2017

WITH commercial buildings and stores lining up busy Escario Street, a cozy white house on the corner of Apitong Street captures one’s attention. It houses the Home & Pantry décor store, which is bursting with holiday colors…

New York City’s Pig & Khao

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 11/03/2017

IF you love Filipino and Thai flavors, the Pig & Khao will certainly entertain and satisfy your palates. The Filipino-Thai inspired Southeast Asian fare of millennial Top Chef contender, Chef Leah Cohen, has been creating quite a…

The Greenmarket in NYC’s Union Square

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 10/20/2017

FROM farm to table and more! GROWNYC Greenmarket Program, established in 1976, has been promoting regional agriculture, ensuring the supply of fresh local produce for New Yorkers. It supports farmers and preserves farmland for the future by…

Sunnyside’s Restaurant Week

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 10/13/2017

SUNNYSIDE is a middle class neighborhood in New York City borough of Queens. I see a little of the world in this town with all the ethnicities that have settled in this friendly place—Latin Americans (Colombians, Ecuadorians, Dominican, Salvadorans),…

Michelin-starred Cocina Mexicana

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 10/06/2017

  BRYOND tacos, burritos, chimichangas, the authentic Mexican cuisine is as complex as other ancient cuisines such as Chinese and Japanese. Its techniques and skills were developed over a thousand years. Mexican cuisine actually began 9000 years…

A hot summer day in Temecula

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 09/29/2017

TEMECULA is an affluent city with rolling hills and sprawling valleys famous for its wineries and wines in Southern California. Temecula—from an American Indian tribe, which means “sun that shines through the mist”—is ideal for high quality…

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