4th of July BBQ at Lake George Village

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 07/14/2017

THE FOURTH of July or Independence Day is an annual federal holiday in the United States of America commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The second US President John Adams envisioned…

A Parisian bistro in NYC’s Upper Eastside

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 07/01/2017

LITTLE Frog is a Parisian bistro and bar that offers rigorously authentic French cuisine in a quiet neighborhood in New York City’s Upper Eastside. Owned by seasoned French restaurateur Monsieur Francois Latipe, Little Frog seats 75 in…

At Patricia’s kitchen

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 06/23/2017

DINNERS at home in my daughter’s kitchen in Sunnyside, Queens is always a delightful experience. Patricia and her Romanian husband George are both good cooks. Their respective jobs expose them only to the finest kitchens in the…

Dining at Le Bernardin, NYC’s top restaurant

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 06/16/2017

NEW York City is home to many of the world’s celebrated restaurants. At the top that currently ranks 24 in the world’s 50 Best Restaurants list is an elite French seafood restaurant, Le Bernardin, whose tradition of…

A French bakery in Queens

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 06/09/2017

MY DAUGHTER Patricia lives in Sunnyside in the Queensboro just three train stops from the Queensboro Bridge that links Manhattan, New York City’s most densely populated borough. Manhattan is the cultural, financial, media, entertainment and culinary capital…

Flavors of Sugbu

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 05/26/2017

IN CONJUNCTION with the Department of Tourism’s cultural and culinary event “Flavors of the Philippines,” key cities and provinces showcased their local cuisines to create awareness and promote the local food. In Cebu, SM City Cebu has…

Affordable Dim Sum with a Michelin Star

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 05/19/2017

THE PRESTIGIOUS Michelin Star is a hallmark of fine dining, an international rating system used by Paris-based Michelin Guide to grade restaurants on their quality. It is the highest form of recognition in the culinary world. Only…

Presenting Cebu’s Mother of Cacao

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 05/12/2017

JUST like the legend of Maria Cacao, believed to be the queen of cacao forest who traveled all over the world on a magical ship, Raquel Choa’s incredible story about her discovery of cacao in the remote…

The feast of your life at Crimson

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 05/05/2017

BEYOND its luxurious private villas featuring individual plunge pools and 250 guest rooms that combine world-class comfort and style in an idyllic six-hectare setting, multi-awarded Crimson Resort & Spa Mactan unveiled its latest attraction dubbed “Beyond Meetings.”…

Firing up appetites at Kayu

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 04/28/2017

MODERN, fusion cuisine using only the freshest and finest ingredients cooked with the chef’s imagination and passion best describes the creations at KAYU Kitchen, an elegant restaurant/bar at the upscale 32 Sanson by Rockwell along Salinas Drive…

Golden Cowrie’s time-honored kitchen

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 04/22/2017

FOR 35 years now, Golden Cowrie has been synonymous to Filipino home-cooked meals just the way we remember our old-fashioned kitchens where our grandmothers dominated the culinary scene. And it does not come as a surprise that…

Wine appreciation with Chef Gene

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 04/07/2017

THE INVITATION to a Basic Wine Appreciation by Chef/Sommelier Gene Gonzalez at the Center for Asian Culinary Studies by Cebu owner Dr. Martin A. Villarica was too irresistible to pass up. The food and wine pairing lunch…

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