Cornucopia
By sanju on 26 February, 2014
A few months ago, Noel Ermitaño, who writes one of the best blogs on wine called Eye On Wine, broached the subject online of whether it would be possible to do a recreation of the grand meal depicted in the 1987 movie, Babette’s Feast. Within minutes he got a reply from Chef Cyrille Soenen (of …read »
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By Kitchyart on 8 November, 2013
In our home, my Ibanag mom calls cow udders as “Pukal” but in Tagalog it’s called “Sinuso”. I thought of writing about this because it’s been years since my family encountered this dish again and I learned that’s this is not quite a common part to eat today. I’ve done a bit of reading online …read »
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By Kitchyart on 23 September, 2013
I found myself at the airport parking lot one evening, looking for something to chew on. Food choices at the airport are pretty slim, so I took a peek at the coffee shop. I found something that I hadn’t eaten in ages: egg pie. I wasn’t sure if the slice of egg pie was so …read »
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By sanju on 18 September, 2013
Hi, my name is Sanju and I am a Twinkie virgin. Well, no longer as I was finally able to try this iconic confection recently. I actually had two chances within the past few months. Initially, I was gifted one by Richard of talesfromthetummy.com. However, my kids ate the aforementioned Twinkie before I had …read »
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By sanju on 13 August, 2013
I know that this is a food blog, however, I will divert from regular programming to talk about the recent win of our Gilas National Basketball Team against Korea. I normally leave the sportswriting to my friend Rick Olivares. Check out his excellent blog Bleachers Brew for more in depth analysis when you have the …read »
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By Kitchyart on 21 March, 2013
There’s a big chance that you’ve all seen jars of speculoos spread, both smooth and crunchy, in all forms of social media. I am guilty of posting a couple of photos myself. I was lucky enough to have discovered this a year before it became extremely popular through some friends who brought me a jar …read »