How festive food is taking a creative and charitable turn

Jude Bacalso 11/28/2017

  Tablescapes have changed for the better. At least compared to how tables were in my day. I come from a generation where carefully carved fruits and vegetables made into decorative objects are the height of food…

Finding new flavors in new places

Ronald P. Villavelez 11/26/2017

WHEN an English chef and restaurateur—who had worked with Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay, and whose restaurant, Pollen Street Social, in Mayfair, has maintained a Michelin star since 2011—opened a restaurant in Cebu, middle of last…

Bug Bread, Anyone?

AP 11/26/2017

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — One of Finland’s largest food companies is selling what it claims to be a first: insect bread. Markus Hellstrom, head of the Fazer group’s bakery division, said Thursday (Nov. 23) that one loaf contains…

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…

Finding new flavors in new places

Ronald P. Villavelez 11/19/2017

I DON’T know if there’s such a thing as restaurant or food trend in this city. A few years ago, people were crazy about things artisanal–from breads to pizzas to gelatos and coffees. Then, the ramen thing: one…

MAO BA?

Editorial 11/19/2017

LARSIAN’S LOST APPEAL. Netizens, mostly Cebu-based, vented their complaints on the lack of sanitation at the Larsian barbecue area as well as the honesty of its vendors. Mike Jan Dacua lamented, ’’There are also incidents that the…

Food and comfort

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 11/17/2017

Jeff and I were raised in homes where each of us had a parent who loved to cook. By curiousity and observation, we learned how to cook various dishes since we were children. We share the same…

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…

Einstein’s formula of happiness

Radel Paredes 10/29/2017

A simple note scribbled by Albert Einstein on a hotel stationery and given to a bellboy in lieu of a tip at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo in 1922 has recently been sold at an Israeli auction…

Guadalupe seniors get P2K cash aid from city

Rosalie O. Abatayo 10/21/2017

Former fish vendor Emerencia Bardago was all smiles as she walked into the Barangay Guadalupe Sports Complex in anticipation of the senior citizens’ cash aid that she and 4,588 beneficiaries were about to receive from Cebu City…

LRQ: The teacher’s teacher

Madrileña de la Cerna 10/21/2017

When I was in high school at St. Catherine’s School, my elder sister Mila who was then a Bachelor in Science Education (BSE) student at St. Theresa’s College Cebu would tell stories about STC, her teachers both…

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…

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