Communal dining has always been a fave of mine. From grilling Korean samgyupsal (pork belly) to sharing 10 heaping plates of food on a Lazy Susan for Chinese New Year, there’s something about partaking from a shared table that just feels right. In fact, I… Read More
The truck slowly turned behind the stone church and onto a dark, dusty road. Past a few closed hardware shops lit by single lights, a fishing pond reflecting the nearby glow of the city’s infant nightclubs, and the occasional sari-sari store decked with industrial-size speakers… Read More
They’ve got it all wrong. You see, most Philippine travel blogs (not the ones written by rich balikbayans talking about their latest jaunt to the Mall of Asia or the ones who can afford to stay at Boracay Station 1 away from the unwashed masses… Read More
“Too much eating…can we take a break?” whispered the man next to me. Blasphemous statements if I ever heard it. Apparently some of us (amateurs) thought that there wasn’t enough of a break between food! Please. You guys don’t take breaks at buffets. Nor do… Read More
“The story you will hear today,” began our guide in the stuffy lobby of the Minor Basilica of San Lorenzo Ruiz, “is a story of migration. Of entire cultures fusing to create new ideas, mannerisms, and of course as this is a food tour…dishes”. Home… Read More
The Errant Diner 