Chef Jam Melchor, president of the Philippine Culinary Heritage Movement, shares his recipe of the stuffed chicken dish Holiday Stuffed Chicken Galantina December draws closer. What helps make the season bright, at least according to the Yuletide music staple “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open...
Angel Thoughts This week, the second Sunday of Advent, let’s hear it from my dear colleague and “partner,” the associate editor of this paper, book author, and editor, Jullie Yap Daza with her tribute for the “First Gentleman” in our media forum, Bulong Pulungan (which lasted 36 years at...
'The Great OPM Songbook' by Rachel Alejandro Last Oct. 29, multi-talented artist Rachel Alejandro released her first musical album after a long hiatus of 11 years. This is the great OPM Songbook Vol. 1 which is now available on all streaming platforms like Spotify and on ABS-CBN Star Music. In the...
A beautiful mingling of great food, ambiance, privacy, and should I say great food again? Deo Gracias You mention the name Chef Heny Sison, and we’re thinking of once-in-a-lifetime wedding cakes and baked delights. We’ll think of her Heny Sison Culinary School, and how it started off in 1985 as...
Chef Summer Gonzalez on everything we need to know about this Korean staple, from traditions to food pairings SAY KIMCHI! Chef Summer Gonzalez and her kimchi Kimchi to Koreans may be what atsara is to Filipinos, but in truth, it is much more than that. A side dish to mains like Samgyupsal and...
As the holiday season descends upon us, and while it’s enlightening to take note of the new eating establishments that have come to stake their claim on our culinary landscape, there’s also the pleasure of going back to the “old reliables,” and seeing what new tricks they may have up their...
‘Make vegetables sexy!’ VEGAN IS HOT Aubergine saute, spicy eggplant stew in with green onion As the proverb goes, “your body is a temple.” While we owe it to the world to practice responsible or sustainable dining, we owe it to ourselves to eat healthily. Protecting the planet is a cause...
Today, sustainability is at the forefront of everything. The Philippine national government, for one, has enacted several laws to address environmental issues. There’s the Clean Air Act 1999, Ecological Solid Waste Management Act 2000, Clean Water Act 2004, Biofuels Act 2006, and Renewable Energy...
A year before the pandemic hit in 2019, the Philippine agri-food sector turned in a strong showing, accounting for an estimated P6.1T to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). The same year also saw the sector employ 42.7 percent of the national workforce. In the new normal that changed...
Don Papa Rum and chef Victor Magsaysay bring a dining experience inspired by Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition Back when the Earth was young, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan went on a grand expedition like no other. Braving the oceans of the world, his epic odyssey put him on the edges of...
But it's not the food, it's the people ILONGGO HERITAGE CUISINE CHAMPION Chef Tibong Jardeleza at the 1930s heritage house Nelly Garden in Jaro (Noel Pabalate) I might as well have been born in Iloilo. Or maybe not, lest I take it for granted like I take for granted Manila, where I was born and...
This city’s visionaries, pioneers, and stalwarts paint a portrait of the capital and what makes it great ILONGGO PILLARS Clockwise from top left: Elvert Bañares, Marjorie Florete, Tibong Jardeleza, Joemarie Layson, Allan Ryan Tan, Frannie Golez, Natalie Lim, Cristine Mansinares, Chiqui...
