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Watching the Great Jay Cayuca in Cafe Ysabel
There’s nothing like good food and music. For my granny’s sister’s 75th, my dad threw a dinner in her honor and invited one of the Philippines’ best talents, Jay Cayuca to play. Jay always shows up at Cafe Ysabel’s most … Continue reading
My Dad’s Woodfired Oven: Sunday Dinner # 1
taste test of the cochinillo dad: the happy new owner of the ovenMy dad finally purchased his very own wood-fired oven around two months ago. Since then we’ve been having wood-fired oven dinners for the past weeks. Our pizzas and … Continue reading
Love Your Own: Pastelleria Mallorca
Some of Pastelleria Mallorca\’s Pastries My grandma, Pilar Gonzalez, established this bakeshop when I was still little. A enterprising woman, my grandma, set-up her home-based bakeshop because of her love for baking. Owning a taco factory (which was Super Taco … Continue reading
A Day with Bobby Chinn
me and chef There is something weird about this month, we’ve been having international food icons dine at Cafe Ysabel! Our house restoration must’ve opened up some sort of magnet and I’m just loving it. Last Tuesday, World Cafe Asia’s … Continue reading
Anthony Bourdain visits Cafe Ysabel!
anthony bourdain came to our restaurant! YES. Yes and yes. These pictures are real. Anthony Bourdain is in Manila. I still feel a little light headed from what happened. The big secret was — Anthony Bourdain…pure inspiration, was coming over … Continue reading
Filipino Food Feast for A King
There is a running joke in our Sunday dinner table: Whenever Dad prepares the dinner, you are absolutely on the brink of vomiting after… Which is true, because everything’s so good that you have to have a little bite off … Continue reading
Sunday Family Dinner – Curries Galore
A curry is a dish cooked with a lot of spices, more like a stew with spices. In our recent study trip to Chiang Mai, I made a Thai curry paste by hand which took me a laborious 30-40 mins … Continue reading
Cafe Ysabel: Old Soul, New Breath of Life
After months of repairs and renovation, I’m proud to say that Cafe Ysabel has been giving a new breath of life. It is as if we just made minor repairs (but it was pretty major, termites were eating off our … Continue reading
Breathing Space and Spaghetti with Angry Sauce
Finally, a little room to breathe. The stall is starting to do well and I have already made friends with some soon-to-be regulars. So far, my people in the stall are starting to get used to the system and I’ve … Continue reading
Work Over Lunch
I seem to be more efficient when I work under pressure. It’s been crunch-time the past several days and I’ve been doing a lot of gophering, design and worrying. Today I take time off my usual leisure ride at polo … Continue reading
