United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken spent time visiting Auro Chocolate Cafe, a local artisan cafe that helps local farmers and promotes Filipino cacao beans. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) at the Auro Chocolate Cafe (Photo from Blinken via X) In a post on X...
As the temperature drops and the Christmas decor starts coming up, a familiar sense of anticipation fills the air. The ’ber months bring along with it the lingering joy of the upcoming festive season. Soon you’ll be among friends and family once more, cozying up together and looking back at...
Two Baguio institutions, with 90 years between them, come together to make the holidays more merry and bright for children with cancer and at least 105 Baguio City scholars PURPLE YAM MAGIC Fudge-like cookies, the ube crinkles Everything Nice has just made everything nicer this Christmas. The...
By RALPH LAUREN ABAINZA Purple yam, locally known as ube, is a staple crop in the Philippines. From halo-halo to ube jam, the tuberous root vegetable is one of the most popular ingredients in Filipino desserts and pastries. This purple variety of yam is considered one of the most sought after crops...
(From Left to Right) Vice Consul Fatima C. Mueller, Consul General Marie Yvette Banzon-Abalos, Ms. Paula Gutierrez Salangsang, Ube Fiesta Project and Social Media Head “Ang ube ay ang kulay asul at kulay pula ng ating bandila. Kaya sa isang banda, ang ube ay masasabi nating “pambansang kulay ng...
Filipino cuisine continues to dominate the international food scene. The latest to do that is Washington, DC-based Filipino restaurant Pogiboy as one of its signature dishes lands on the cover of Food & Wine magazine. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Food & Wine (@foodandwine)...
PH Embassy in Australia honors Filipina ice cream chef as exceptional migrant ICE CREAM DUO Manila St. Founders Chefs Chester and Michelin Dapo The Philippine Embassy in Australia recognized Filipina chef-instructor Michelin Galang-Dapo, the dessert innovator behind the classic Pinoy “dirty”...
There is more to the brand than its classic buko pie When we are talking about iconic pasalubong , buko pie is definitely one of the top items on the list. And among the best places to get it from is homegrown brand Colette’s Buko Pie. But did you know that apart from the luscious buko treat, the...
Which of these recent hot items made it to your table over the holidays? The pandemic restricted movement and affected every facet of our lives. Confined to quarters, many tired of the usual homecooked menu and used their time to experiment in the kitchen. The less adventurous simply used their...
Special gift ideas crafted by the guards of Philippine heritage “Local crafts are the baseline of the creative economy, which will alleviate poverty and spur sustainable development,” HABI president and long-time purveyor of local goods, Adelaida Lim, tells Manila Bulletin. Who wouldn’t agree...
A popular French cafe during the early 2000s and Baguio’s most famous ube jam maker are just some of the businesses turning pink for presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Cafe Breton, which serves French crepes and coffee since 1998 and has branches...
This Facebook page is making the holidays merrier for Aeta farmers in Pampanga If there is one food craze we still can’t get enough of throughout our pandemic time, it is the purple yam or ube . A produce locally grown in the Philippines, ube and its many forms have been part of Filipinos’...
