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ALTHOUGH most of us use the broad French Cuisine tag and description to describe French food, most French dishes are actually region-based and thus depending on where you are actually located. Here are three dishes/ delicacies…
IN 2009 while working in Detroit, the late iconic chef Anthony Bourdain in his blog entry “The Hierarchy of Pork” said that of all the whole roasted pigs he has tasted from all over the world, the…
WE BOOKED our hotel on West 46th Street between 5th and 6th Avenue in New York City, and little did I know that this little neighborhood of restaurants and shops in Manhattan is the best place to…
MY SISTER generously invited me to another adventure. I was hesitant to go, thinking of the long-distance travel to Palawan from Cebu. I hate to admit that lengthy land trips at my age are becoming more and…
IF YOUR family loves to eat Japanese food, there’s a new place that everyone, including your children, will enjoy—Genki Sushi. I flew on a weekend to Manila and was hosted by young couple, Lyn and Larben, IT…
I WAS invited to a soft opening of a new restaurant at the Crimson Resort and Spa, a rather well-known resort in Mactan, one night under the stars. Every chance I get to eat outside the house,…
Towards the last days of my summer term, I was invited to a dégustation, a sampling of Chef Ron’s (SIALO*) signature dishes, all worthy of a Michelin star. It turned out to be a culinary journey for…
CONSERVATORIES started around the 16th century with a special purpose for growing crops, like lemon and oranges (also called orangeries in Europe) and other crops coming from the warmer region of the Mediterranean. Today, a conservatory is a…
OUR recent Japan trip at the beginning of spring this year was more than just a weeklong R&R and sightseeing. It was a spiritual quest. Any artist somehow, at a certain point in his creative life, is…
I HAVE visited more than a few gardens, and have written about some of them. There were large public gardens where plants are grown to be studied, and other smaller personal gardens. What, if anything, do gardens…
Omiya (“grand shrine”) gets its name from the Musashi Ichinomiya Hikawa Shrine, said to have a history of more than 2,000 years and one of the greatest old shrines in Japan. The village of Omiya is located…
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