25 Oct, 2007
When Joey of 80breakfasts asked me a few weeks ago if I would be interested in reviewing a book for a local bookstore, I begged off, worried I was unfamiliar with Lebanese, Moroccan and Turkish food. But I had a gnawing feeling, a “deja vu” of sorts. Then a few days ago,…
25 Oct, 2007
I just saw these fruit at the grocery under the label “Chessa.” They reminded me that I had purchased a few fruits two months ago and never got around to doing a post on them. It is practically the last fruit (where can I get those darn aratiles???) in Doreen Fernandez’s book…
24 Oct, 2007
I know that quite a few of Marketmanila’s Manila-based readers are in the food business. Over the years, I have gotten tips on where to buy things, offers to test out home made baked goods and lots of questions and answers re: food products in general. I know some readers own small…
24 Oct, 2007
The acronym is the same as the previous post for the Southern dish Kadyos, Baboy at Langka, but the Northern KBL stands for Kamatis, Bagoong at Lasona. This relish or condiment or side dish of sliced tomatoes, fish sauce and sliced onions appears often at an Ilocano meal, and it is eaten along…
23 Oct, 2007
Now I get it. Marcos named his political party KBL (Kilusang Bagong Lipunan) because it was also the acronym for famous dishes both up North (Kamatis, Bagoong at Lasona) and down South (Kadyos, Baboy at Langka), and food is a more powerful vote getter than pure politicking. With the other half of…
23 Oct, 2007
Buy them. Whatever I write after this sentence, these pastillas still deserve to commune with your tongue and taste buds, at least once. Still at Rockwell at their Baker’s Dozen promotion, and with a Polly’s Chocolate Cake already in hand, I needed more sugar like a hole in the head. But…
23 Oct, 2007
Many folks used to tell us that these really moist and delicious chocolate cakes could be purchased at the gas station (Shell?) at Magallanes. A slightly unorthodox retail location, but never mind, the cakes were good and the prices very reasonable. So over the years, we enjoyed several chocolate cakes from “the…
22 Oct, 2007
I am not one to turn to wine and liquor when I am having a bad day, make that a bad week, no, practically a month of horrific technology nightmares. But I can completely understand those who do seek solace in a bottle of fine or not so fine wine. However, I…