Chef King Phojanakong of Kuma Inn and Umi Nom Asian restaurants was looking for a bigger house for his growing family. “As a true New Yorker I’ve been living in rentals my whole life. I think it’s time to move. The one-bedroom is getting smaller,” he said. Two developments are giving the move a sense […]
By Federico A. Espiritu Rene Astudillo’s “My Bay Kitchen: Memories of My Homeland, Travels and More” cook book will not be complete without a scallop dish he first tasted in New York in one of his frequent travels. Broiled Scallops with Sautéed Garlic Spinach is one of the dishes that found its way into this […]
Philippine food companies will be participating for the first time in Kosherfest 2012, the world’s largest kosher-certified products trade show to be held November 13 and 14 at Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey. At least five companies will debut their products before top kosher supermarkets, restaurant and food service buyers, said Philippine Agriculture […]
From September 27 to 30, Purple Yam will open its kitchen in Brooklyn’s Ditmas Park for “Culinary Dreams: Filipino-American Chefs Forum and Dinner Party,” a hybrid event where open dialogue and scrumptious dinner will have an experimental performance. The public forum-cum-dinner party from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. will feature a bicoastal cast of seven […]
By Cristina DC Pastor You can count in one hand the Filipinos who work at City Hall. Maria Rosana Cruz, 25, who is a project coordinator and a special assistant to the Commissioner on the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, is one of them. Maria came to MOIA more than two years ago through a […]
By Cristina DC Pastor With that, 27-year-old Hollis, Queens resident Wayne Algenio set a record for balut-eating in New York, the first competition of its kind in the city. In a YouTube video, Wayne could be seen focused at stuffing his mouth, drinking bottled water and occasionally dancing. At the end of the Maharlika-organized contest, […]
It’s not for the faint of heart or those with queasy stomachs. But eight New Yorkers are out to make competitive eating history when they signed up for the First ‘Balut’-Eating Contest to be held on August 25 in Brooklyn. ‘Balut’ is duck fetus boiled, dipped in salt and washed down with beer. It is […]
When Anthony Bourdain of “No Reservations” went to the Philippines, he sought Claude Tayag to show him how Filipinos eat! On May 22, Claude will make a special trip to Boston for an evening of gastronomic nostalgia and conversation, according to Nina Givan of Nutmeg social networking. “Kain at Kwento” with the Tayags will be […]
By Cristina DC Pastor One need not go through hoops to become a nurse. Ravilynne Sanga shows one can be an RN on her own terms. No need to take up math and arts subjects and be waitlisted to get into the highly competitive program. The Jersey City-born Rave began with a three-month course to […]