big bad wolf book fair in bacolod

Big Bad Wolf was in SM City Bacolod on September 20 to 29 for another one of their popular book fairs. This was part of their ongoing campaign to raise a million new readers. 

Launched in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2009, BBW is the brainchild of BookXcess' founders, Andrew Yap and Jacqueline Ng. Their primary mission is to cultivate reading habits, increase English literacy worldwide, and build a new generation of readers by making books more affordable and accessible to everyone. 

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barrio fiesta easter

It's never too early in the year to enjoy some bone licking good barbeque. Summer is the height of the season - when backyards send of wafting scents to tantalize us on our neighborhood walkabouts. 

their local branch in Hoboken

For our Easter feast this year, we went with Myron Mixon's Pitmaster Barbeque from close by Hoboken, New Jersey. Going whole hog with Myron's award-winning competition recipes of the best sourced meats cooked in custom built smokers. 

half rack of baby back ribs

feeding our souls

On a Viber thread with some former dorm mates from university, it was a joy to read this piece of light fun - especially with everything so sensitive and explosive going on.

In the Philippines much of our culture and conversation are rooted in, on, and around food. We delight over its history, preparation, cooking, displaying, eating, and most definitely describing it in its minutest detail and obscure facet.

keeping a rich heritage alive - home, decor, crafts, food at Casa A Gamboa

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas!!! This Christmas we greeted faraway families and celebrated with friends as the winter got chillier than ever.

Photo by Jamie Kurihara

Pinoy Food | our cultural fabric

“Philippine food was shaped by the land in which it was born, and so were its cooking processes, ingredients, meal patterns, flavor principles, ways of serving and social functions…land, history and society have been the determinants of Philippine food. And it is the story of our country.” ~ Doreen Fernandez - Palayok: Philippine Food Through Time, on Site, in the Pot

Pinoy adobo is best eaten the day after over fresh steamed rice.

It has just been declared that Filipino Food Month will be celebrated every April according to Presidential Proclamation 469. Why it took this long for food to have its own declared holiday boggles every Pinoy mind.

Pre-Colonial Kinilaw - sour, salty, sweet,
refreshing with a sprinkling of duldul, traditional salt.