By Antonette Pua

As Manny Pacquiao continues to bring honor to the country by constantly beating Mexicans in the boxing ring, and more Hollywood ladies rave over Filipino haute couture Monique Lhuillier’s glamorous gowns, here comes Tristan Encarnacion, a Filipino chef whose exemplary cooking style earned him his own signature line from the imported cookware brand Sunnex.

Unveiled on April 17 at SM North EDSA’s The Block, is a high-end cookware line tagged Tristan Chef’s Classics by Sunnex bearing the signature of Tristan Encarnacion, resident chef of GMA-7’s morning program, “Unang Hirit,” and owner of Bambouche restaurant.

Read more on celebrity chef Tristan Encarnacion

On May 13 we will be celebrating Mother’s Day-one special occassion for one special person– our Mom. Every year I look forward to Mother’s day because on this day, my Nanay would always cook special menu for the family.

This year, my sister told me if we can cook for Nanay this time, instead of her cooking for us. I thought it’s a good idea and so i browse on recipe books and found this two simple recipe for Nanay that we’ll cook on Mother’s Day. Since mom, loves Pinoy food, we chose to cook for her Pinoy recipe with a twist.

Check out our Pinoy recipes for Mother’s day

By Joel Pinaroc

Despite the immense popularity of grill-type restaurants catering to young urban professionals, families, groups and individuals, Sangkalan Grill is holding its own, silently thriving and competing silently against high-profile competition.

Sangkalan Grill, with several branches in Quezon City, offers no fuss, no frills grill cooking, serving numerous specialties, particularly grilled seafood.

Check out Sangkalan Grill Restaurant in Quezon City

If you happen to pass by J. Jimenez st., in Kamuning, Quezon City, perhaps you have notice the one place that has chimney in it’s roof. That’s not a charcoal area folks but a hit dining place simply called SNACKAROO. Snackaroo’s house specialty are their mouth-watering steak–T-bone or Porterhouse.

Read more about Snackaroo’s mouth-watering steak

The Center for Culinary Arts-Manila, the country’s premier formal culinary school will be conducting a wine course dubbed as Wine Appreciation Workshop, at C3 Events in San Juan on April 21.The event will be handled by no less than wine connoisseur/expert Sherwin Lao.

He will teach the participants how to evaluate wine through the senses of sight, smell, taste and touch. Students will also learn how to judge premium wines and differentiate Old and New World wines and read labels.

Read more about Center for Culinary Arts wine workshop

Filipino’s love to eat! And one all-time favorite Pinoy comfort food is a Visayan original recipe, native chicken barbecue or more commonly known as “inasal”. Now, who would have more authority in engaging in inasal business than a Visayan himself, veteran actor Joel Torre’s JT’s Manukan and Grille.

JT’s Manukan and Grille is located along Esguerra St.,in Quezon City just a few blocks away from ABS-CBN and GMA.

Read more about Joel Torre’s Manukan & Grille Inasal Restaurant

By Valerie Tort

The heat of summer will never escape unless you crave for something cold, whether it is a fun snack or an ice cold drink. Crepes ‘n Cream will never leave you during this hot summer season. A sister company of UCC and DyDo, Crepes ‘n Cream offered ice cream, milkshakes, and a lot more.

Crepes ‘n Cream opened in May 21, 2006 and continued to satisfy their client’s cravings, sweet indulgences, and flavorful food fares up to now.

More Crepes and Ice Cream Flavors…

Like our counterparts in Asia, Filipinos love to feast on those salivating exotic street food found everywhere in the Philippines.

Wherever there’s a market, a heavily traffic road, schools, church areas, and in obscure street corners, a street food vendor will never lack for customers who crave for isaw, kikiam, fishballs, or those flour breaded chicken skin deep fried in oil.

More Pinoy Street Food

By Excel V. Dyquiangco

One of the things the Filipinos are known for is their unique qualities that make up almost anything into something new and unblemished. And, well, food is not an exception. While many nations still prefer dining in or dining out and eating pizzas in a raucous way, Filipinos bring their hunger to the streets for their favorite Pinoy street food.

Everywhere one looks, there is a queue formed to buy some of the most exotic delicacies that vendors could offer – there is the grilled chicken intestines or isaw, fried squid balls, fishballs or kikiam – a type of processed chicken, which are served on a stick. There are also the offal (or better known as betamax, after its rectangular shape, and chicken feet (adidas).

More Isaw and Fishball Pinoy Street Food

By Valerie Tort

Pizza, pasta, and passion made Italian cuisine one of the oldest favorite foods in the world. Casa Rialto, one of the many Italian restaurants in the Philippines, managed to retain the authenticity of Italian cooking and brought the best-tasting dishes in the South (of Manila).

Casa Rialto opened in December of last year to acquaint diners with a bona fide Italian fare. With other competitive and established Italian restaurants, why would people choose Casa Rialto?

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