MANILA, Philippines—Every time I talk about the Thai cooking lessons I took at The Oriental Bangkok, my friends tell me they still have to taste what I learned.
MANILA, Philippines—The newspapers recently reported that fruits from Jolo were brought to Manila on board a military C-31 plane as part of the project “Fruits of Hope,” a peace program initiated by the Philippine National Red Cross headed by Senator Richard Gordon.
MANILA, Philippines—An invitation to the Filipino Food Festival at the Mactan Shangri-La Resort and Spa has become a welcome one for two years running now.
MANILA, Philippines -- It is competition season. Culinary, that is. I will be off to places up north and down south the next two months to serve as a judge.
The screens are up in Boracay, screens made of plastic or fine mesh to keep the finest white sand from being blown into your food, your electronic gadget and your eyes by the southwest monsoon winds (habagat).
