Clik here to view.
Revisiting Candon’s Cafe Bossa
The heart of the southern district of Iloco Sur is the thriving city of Candon, also known as “The Tobacco Capital of The Philippines.” You’d still find several old houses like the ones in Vigan,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OOTD: Half Tourist and Half Dweller
As you’ve seen and perhaps read my past features, the Manila Chinatown is both laid-back and vibrant, like yin and yang, like the Chinoy connection itself. Once again I was with the Lifestyle...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Finally, an Estrel’s Caramel Cake!
Friday was a break from the FoodPrints shoot. The whole day was spent with very good friends. It was not a break in the true sense of the word. I overate from morning til evening, capping the night...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Legendary Smokin’ Pig Out
I can’t bow out of food blogging just yet. As they say, live a little. My foodie best friend Alma took me for lunch at Smokin’ Pig in a refreshingly green and muted area in Quezon City. The rib joint...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mang Tootz’s Banana-rhuma
Passed by the University of Santo Tomas on my way home to the apartment and made an impulse swing to P. Noval for the celebrated Mang Tootz Food House banana-rhuma. Here’s another traditional Filipino...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Catch-Up at Hatch 22
I thank God for blessing me with friends who find time to eat with me. This date with Christy and Cathy was totally spontaneous. I didn’t know Christy’s office was right beside this Chinese restaurant...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FoodPrints with Chef Sandy Daza in Food Happy Binondo
Well-loved food columnist and restaurateur Chef Sandy Daza goes on another season of FoodPrints on the Lifestyle Network. He tries to trace Filipino food history in significant places. Destination 1...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Snackin’ at Xian’s Choice
Even with a prime location in Laoag, Kentucky Fried Chicken lasted only a year. Let’s face it, Ilocanos are frugal especially when it comes to food. Speaking about the shelf life of an eatery here,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mr. T and Mrs. Y: Beef pares, budget meals and more
If you liked my last post, here’s another homegrown food house you may want to visit. Mr. T and Mrs. Y is only on its third day of operation. It is one of the stores around the St. William’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Journey in Northwestern University Botanical Gardens
By Erin Salvador Its amazing how an indoor lover like me who loves to stay at home locked up in her room watching TV, using the computer and wasting his or her summer indoors can turn into an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Eulodogification
Feed me hotdog and I’ll ask for mustard. Give me hotdog with mustard and I’ll bring it home. The more unusual the add-ons, the better. But I found a hotdog stand, in fact the only hotdog stand in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Are you summer-ready?
Lighten Up The heat is on… life needs to be more relaxed in the next two months. Don’t you get excited having more time with the little ones? Hello, fun! My edited vanity kit consists of outdoor...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More Room in Isabel Suites
Isabel Suites in downtown Laoag has a new annex. I was just passing by, so I don’t have pics of the rooms. It has the look of a roadside inn with a modernistico vibe. Standards rooms are between...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Passing On Aida’s Halo-Halo
I’ve mentioned before that Ilocanos are drawn to simple local flavors. The proof of the matter is the bustling carinderia section at the basement of the Laoag Supermarket. I used to have my own...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OOTD: Low-Key
How I wish all park keepers are like my friend Michael Calaramo, the most passionate, knowledgeable horticulturist in the entire Ilocos region. Flowers rightfully belong to the garden for now:) {Red...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Lake House
There’s that one white house that catches the eye of a visitor of the legendary Paoay Lake. Only a true lover of nature and serenity would want to build a house around it. The lake is a national park,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hello, Baby Boy!
Martine and El ey are having a boy! I thought of passing on the vintage Baby+ prenatal learning sonic gadget I experimented on when Brandon and Alexa were still inside the womb. Brandon started...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rated SPJ: The showbizzy fried chicken house in Malolos
Not only Pinoy showbiz fans will be entertained at the newly-opened flavored fried chicken house, Rated SPJ, in Mojon, Malolos, Bulacan, only several minutes drive from the metro. Hahaha, star na...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OOTD: Indian Summer
The Centennial Arena was a virtual oven for the toga-robed graduating students of the Ilocos Norte National High School. Parents and guests wished the ceremonies ended fast. Thanks to this viscose...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OOTD: Festive Teal
The sun shone happily at the Sunken Garden. The white chairs reserved for the more than a thousand graduates were arranged very neatly in the midst of blooms, looking as if trying to convey laudatory...
View Article