Interviews
By franco on 12 August, 2007
From a business operating out of her own kitchen to her line of signature cafes, Mary Grace Dimacali is the epitome of a food enterpeanuer. In 1994, she started selling her now famous ensaymadas and cheese rolls at Chiristmas bazzars. As the Mary Grace brand grew in popularity, she began to open several kiosks in …read »
Restaurants
By franco on 8 August, 2007
From top left clockwise: 1. Beef Red Curry 2. Pak Boong with Shrimp 3. Bagoong Fried Rice 4. Catfish Salad There was period of time earlier this year that A. and I attempted to go to Soms Noodle House’s Alger branch. Many, many times. Sadly, without any success. Since there are so few tables …read »
Try This
By franco on 5 August, 2007
I admit it. I am a food geek. I’m the kind of person who reads cookbooks like how other people read fiction. I love scanning from page to page, taking it all in. As I look at pictures and read through recipes, I imagine the amazing menus I can create for the next family dinner. …read »
Interviews
By franco on 2 August, 2007
Chefs Sunshine Puey and Robert Pengson have been the talk of the blogsphere lately, creating one-of-a-kind degustation menus for a very discerning clientele. Besides teaching culinary arts part time, these young, up-and-coming chefs run their own catering company called Gourmandise. Their monthly dinner club features meals of 13 to 15 courses and are held in …read »