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Kangkong Belacan

Posted on Sunday, 6 September 2009 by Mike | Category: General, Malay, On The Table

Brunei was home to me for about a decade and a half. And if there is anything I miss a lot — it’s the food. During a recent visit to Manila, my good friend Anyati Orcullo (or Mama Ann as we fondly call her), one of the most successful Pinays in Brunei, brought home an [...]



Lasang Pinoy Sundays | Week 18: School of Fish

Posted on Tuesday, 14 October 2008 by Mike | Category: Featured Articles, General, Lasang Pinoy, Seafood

When Ces posted a note on my Facebook’s Fun Wall last night about this week’s La.Pi.S theme, I was suddenly reminded of two pending posts. So for my entry, I am using some photos that are intended to accompany those posts – hopefully to be up within next week. First off are photos taken from [...]



Pink Kitchen 2008

Posted on Tuesday, 14 October 2008 by Mike | Category: General

I missed last year’s run but I am definitely not going to miss the return of Pink Kitchen happening this weekend, 18-19 October 2008, from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm., at the Rockwell Tent. Organized for the I Can Serve cause in conjunction with the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Pink Kitchen 2008 promises a bigger [...]



LASANG PINOY SUNDAYS, Week 17: Finger Food | Pica-Pica

Posted on Wednesday, 8 October 2008 by Mike | Category: Cocktails, Featured Articles, Filipino / Pinoy, General, Lasang Pinoy, Veggies

It has been five long months since my last post here. Prior to that, nothing much as well – even though my little electronic baul is filling up non-stop with food images that I religiously shoot and eat (in that particular chronology!) wherever I go . . . To resurrect this blog, I’d like to [...]



Pinoy Halo-Halo on Top Chef

Posted on Sunday, 11 May 2008 by Mike | Category: Celebrity Chefs, General, Pinoy Pride

I was never a big fan of reality TV shows until two years ago when I came home from overseas for good. Call me ‘baduy’ but that’s not gonna change anything – I was addicted to ABS-CBN’s Pinoy Big Brother, the local version of the popular Big Brother reality shows overseas. I was so into [...]