We found Dimsum Break, which served Chinese fastfood, nestled in one of the nooks and crannies of the busy Fuente area in downtown Cebu. If appearances were to have any consequence, I wouldnt have ea...
The first thing one notices coming out of the Cebu airport are the festive jeepneys that look like banderitas criss-crossing the street. Cebu is saturated with color, and its spaces filled with the v...
Found this video on YouTube by comic book writer and artist Gerry Alanguilan who I know is famed for once inking Wolverine. Each family and each region insists on a particular kind of ingredient from...
Bought an apartment in Manila a few years ago that was supposed to be my first home. Its a modest place. Too modest that I couldnt afford to paint and install a kitchen sink to move in. The plan was ...
Whoever invented fresh spring rolls gets my nod for president. Unfortunately, I cant vote as registration for absentee voting expired last year, even before I got here. And even if I did get to vote,...
My introduction to Australian food happens through television. It has to as I can barely afford to eat out. When I first got here, the first season of Masterchef just ended and everyone who had a TV ...
While I find Perfect Italianos cheeses not exactly perfect, their newest ads are semi-perfectly hilarious:Sometimes when I cook, I weep. How I wish I can say the same thing.
I am trying to conquer duck. I bought two duck breasts last week and named them Donald and Daffy respectively, which partly explains why I have avoided cooking duck for the longest time. Ill probably...
Its been a while and I have no excuses for it. I have cooked a lot and ended up with disaster and promise. While I am dying to share the latter, much of the thought about food has not just dwelled on...
I can't believe how we haven't had any post on any kind of pancit here.Pancit is how Filipinos have assimilated stir-fry noodles. If you trust Wikipedia, the word is an abbreviated version of a Fukie...
My gout has left me imprisoned at home for almost a week, and so I was forced to make do with a lot of saltless, purine-less and basically, tasteless fare. If you read the literature about gout, espe...
I'm without skewers so this chicken satay had to be stir-fried. The satay gets its distinct taste from the use of peanuts. It's a dish that has different interpretations across Southeast Asia, and is...
I haven't blogged in a while. I missed this blog's first year anniversary and I have no excuses for it. To commemorate the first birthday and to celebrate our steadily rising readership, Recados Fili...
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