A taste of Okada

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 02/24/2017

JAPANESE billionaire Kazuo Okada’s biggest project, Okada Manila, the Philippines’ newest and largest integrated resort and soon to be one of the world’s largest casino complexes, occupies 44 hectares of the booming Entertainment City in Parañaque. With…

Falling in love with Spanish cuisine at Café Uno

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 02/10/2017

THE TRIO of hotel executives at the Waterfront Airport Hotel & Casino (WAHC) knows that one of the defining aspects of hospitality is customer satisfaction by way of exciting food and beverage paired with excellent service. Food…

Eats meets West Culinary Festival

Bai Hayde Quiñanola 01/13/2017

THERE’s a comical brilliance in blissfully stuffing sorts of food into your mouth at a culinary festival because as the tummy expands, well, so does the palate. Cebu is home to many cultures and flavors, and once…

Cocina dela Casa

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 12/10/2016

CHEF and sommelier Stephen Aznar has decided to stay home and entertain discerning diners with his out-of-the ordinary cuisine that he has honed after many years of living in New York City. An adventurous person belonging to…

The Culinary School of Chef Gene Gonzalez

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 11/19/2016

CHEF Eugenio “Gene” R. Gonzalez inherited a passion for good food and cooking from his forebears and grew up in a home in Sulipan, Pampanga run by his grandmother. Here, he recalls how fastidious the household staffs…

A Weekend with Chanterelle at Marco Polo Plaza

PR 10/15/2016

ON October 13 to 16, Marco Polo Plaza puts the spotlight on the Chanterelle Mushroom as our culinary masters whip up dishes featuring that weekend’s star ingredient. Chanterelle is considered one of the most important and best…

Home Chef Competition at 8th CEFBEX

PR 10/03/2016

THE comeback of the Cebu’s most anticipated food exposition – 8TH CEFBEX, takes everyone on a one-of- a-kind journey to discover the region’s culinary heritage. Happening on October 13 to 16, from 10AM to 8PM at the…

A foam party at Azure Beach Club

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 09/10/2016

THE FABULOUS Azure Beach Club, the flagship restaurant of multi-awarded Crimson Resort and Spa in Mactan Island is probably the most exciting Saturday brunch destination that offers a foam party with unlimited food, beverage and fun from…

PSCA’s final exams in Culinary Arts

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 04/23/2016

IT IS always a pleasurable occasion when I grace the culminating events of graduates of culinary arts courses in the Philippine School of Culinary Arts (PSCA) along Escario Street, Capitol Site. Libia Chavez, School Director of PSCA, …

Dinner’s on Batch 27

Jude Bacalso 03/22/2016

THE REAL action was on the fourth floor, one up above the restaurant where we had gathered tonight. As Libia Chavez, Philippine School of Culinary Arts (PSCA) Executive Director herself escorts me to the kitchen, we were…

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…

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…

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