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Must-eats in Honolulu 8 Oct 2012 | 02:33 pm
Carrot pancake with breakfast combo, IHOP on Kuhio Ave. Leonard's Bakery signage on Kapuhulu St. Leonard's Wagon at the Waekele Premium Outlets When in Honolulu, there are must-eats worth the time ...
Food in My Tho, Tien Giang, Vietnam 2 Apr 2011 | 11:35 pm
Vietnamese sour fish soup - canh chua ca Vietnamese braised fish in claypot - ca ro kho to On March 27-31, on our way to An Giang province, Vietnam, we stopped in My Tho for lunch with our Vietnames...
Fruits from our farm 26 Aug 2009 | 06:46 pm
After a 2008 hiatus, our small fruit farm in Ormoc City has a bumper crop of tropical fruits -- Bangkok santol, mangosteen and lanzones (see photos above). It is a joy considering the extreme weather ...
Dining in Hangzhou 14 Jul 2009 | 02:32 pm
On June 30 -July 4, I was in Hangzhou to conduct training in Jinhua. Hangzhou food is superb, never the greasy food laden with MSG that is often associated with Chinese cooking. The pictures above are...
Irresistible Thai desserts 13 Apr 2009 | 07:15 pm
I was again in Bangkok in January and April for a workshop and I had time to sneak to the Chatuchak market. In January, the climate was quite pleasant but when I was there last week, the heat was rath...
Don't blink when you buy in Divisoria streets 20 Nov 2008 | 11:12 pm
Just as I thought I was street smart as far as navigating around Divisoria was concerned, I've been had. A few weeks ago, I was shortchanged when I bought some round onions on Sta. Elena St. The price...
Marketman's Lechon Eyeball in Cebu 17 Nov 2008 | 06:18 am
Photo credit: Marketman's Lechon (www.marketmanila.com) I've been so remiss in updating this blog as my time was diverted to Devcompage. I've been to Penang, Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City in the pas...
Where to eat in Binondo 27 Mar 2008 | 09:22 am
When in Binondo, the non-Chinese among us are often left in a quandary on where to eat without being challenged by price and menu choices. Our Chinoy friends who live right on Benavidez St. have long ...
Hainanese chicken rice at Portico 25 Feb 2008 | 03:32 pm
For Sunday lunch yesterday, my son took me to Portico in Serendra, Fort Bonifacio. Besides its culinary delights, the restaurant's best asset seems to be its interiors -- warm yellow hues on the walls...
Beef tapa 18 Feb 2008 | 05:41 am
The only recipe that I tacked with a magnet on my son's refrigerator door is for beef tapa. It is so yummy and easy to make especially for breakfast that there's hardly any need to buy it in the wet m...
