Brain-pickings and beginnings of Ian Sekong

Orly J. Cajegas, Rob Gonzales 07/27/2014

Right away you’ll notice the ultra-long dreadlocks—he hasn’t cut it in 15 years and  has no plans of chopping them off.  Thirty-something Ian Sekong, drummer of the band Powerspoonz, might be channeling Samson with his locks. He’s…

Turning Japanese

Orly J. Cajegas 06/28/2014

Looking at it from the outside, it doesn’t take a genius to discern that the place spells Japanese. And once you decide to get inside the 30-seater Mismukunu Teppanyaki Japanese Restaurant along AS Fortuna in Mandaue City,…

TAO Downtown of New York City

06/28/2014

Designed by the Rockwell Group, TAO Downtown offers “a distinct taste of arrival and discovery.” This subterranean restaurant in the meatpacking district in the heart of Chelsea, New York City, is one of the most exotic and…

Food businesses get sauteed by price spike

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Brian J. Ochoa 06/21/2014

The rising cost of garlic is feared to also jack up the cost of foodstuff that rely heavily on the popular spice. Gerry Avila, chief of the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division of the regional office of…

Nutritious food in schools pushed

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/01/2014

Instead of soft drinks and junk food, schools and canteen operators should be serving nutritious snacks  and meals  for children. Alternatives need not be expensive. Malunggay-based bread, native delicacies like “biko” and banana cue  can replace store-bought…

Food trip in Gabii sa Kabilin

05/29/2014

Experience the tastes, ingredients, and Cebuanos’ ways of cooking who lived at the turn of the century. Turn a Night of Heritage into a gastronomic experience when the Gabii sa Kabilin 2014 starts at 6 p.m. tomorrow.…

DSWD to pay P6.6M to expedite rice release

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/20/2014

The Department of Social Welfare and Development  (DSWD) will pay the  P6.6 million demurrage fee to expedite the release of over 90,000 sacks of rice  donated by Algeria for the typhoon victims. The shipment was part of…

Food tour with Fenix!

Jude Bacalso 03/25/2014

Micky Fenix, that is. The Philippine Daily Inquirer Country Cooking columnist was a guest of the Radisson Blu Cebu over the weekend, and I was official tour guide. “Why don’t you make this into a regular tour?”…

A crepier’s French affair

Orly J. Cajegas 03/23/2014

It was love that brought him to the shores of Cebu. Cheesy as it may sound, 25-year-old Frenchman Raphael Mollard came back to Cebu to be with his one true love: crepes and the Cebuanos. The intimate…

Make it malunggay

Boboi Costas, Rachel Reyes-Costas 03/17/2014

Moringa oleifera or benzolive tree, or horseradish, or locally, malunggay  is one of the wonder green vegetables which brings benefits to our body, and therefore, very important to include in our daily diet. We need to have…

US Potato Safari: A Journey of Taste

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 03/08/2014

IT IS amazing how the US frozen potatoes can deliciously be a key ingredient of the creations, from appetizers, soups, entrees to desserts, prepared by four participating Cebu-based chefs for an extraordinary three-day journey of taste.  …

Bitter is better

Rachel Reyes-Costas 03/03/2014

  I’ve always disliked ampalaya for its bitter taste. And then I found out it’s the bitter taste of ampalaya that’s actually good for the body. In fact, many companies have been using ampalaya as main ingredient…

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