CENA FAMILIAR Clockwise from top left: Croque monsieur, tortilla de patata, toasted chorizo, and gambas with all its juices This past week was fun. I made sure it was nothing but that at home. With the scary situation outside, no choice but to spend most of the time in prison. What did I do? I...
Visum Ventures is out to lead us on a new food journey. John Michael Hilton, president and CEO, is a firebrand food entrepreneur who saw the ongoing pandemic as an opportunity to establish his company’s footprint on our culinary landscape, and he’s not looking back, as he and the company...
CITEM brings one of the largest food fairs online, and launches two new platforms for the food community The local food industry is in a tight spot. Many restaurants have shut down temporarily, some even permanently, because of the ongoing pandemic. To this day, no dine in is allowed. Restaurateurs...
The Pasig City local government announced on Thursday that it has already disbursed 83.29% of its Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) cash assistance or “ayuda” to beneficiaries. (Photo from Pasig PIO) "Nasa 83.29% (P567.8M) na ng kabuuang budget na ibinaba ng nasyonal na pamahalaan bilang ECQ...
Food-related figures of speech in Filipino Food plays a big role in Filipino life. Not surprising, since we normally have five meals a day and consider the dining table the most ideal gathering place for the family and friends. It is but natural, therefore, that food figures in our speech in the...
Global firms are crafting a plant-based alternative to our medium rare craving Going vegan is on the rise. We didn't just see the dining movement on celebrities, athletes, and fitness personalities, but also on the dining table of many Filipinos. The pandemic has pushed many to take a closer look...
The advocacy group partners with Mondelez Philippines to spread the importance of plastic segregation and finding alternatives Plastic may have found its way in everything we use, one thing is for sure, it doesn't suit the ocean. Every year, countries produce million tons of plastic, 8 million of...
This file photo taken on November 18, 2020 shows a syringe and a bottle reading “Vaccine Covid-19” next to the Moderna biotech company logo. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that it is currently studying if it will approve or not the...
(NOEL CELIS / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is not recommending “at this time” to use the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine made by China’s Sinovac Biotech for Filipino children aged three to 17. “At this time, hindi pa po natin iyan...
A staff member checks the packaging quality of COVID-19 inactivated vaccine products at a packaging plant of the Beijing Biological Products Institute Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm, in Beijing Dec. 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug...
Imagine this with the deli's special charcuterie board We haven't entered the Ber months and yet here we are already craving for some warm bibingka thanks to the culinary creation of Deli by Chele. Dubbed as the Chika, the dessert merges the flavors of a Christmas bibingka and the creamy texture...
Enjoy exotic food and intoxicating wine with 'Namastay at Home' "I like to cook Indian food when I can," said actress Archie Panjabi. "I find the process of creating a home-cooked meal to be unwinding." Who could disagree with that? Throughout the pandemic, many of us found solace in busying...
