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Amoroma for my Birthday

Yes, my blog has been in and out of consciousness for the past couple of months. I have started to do styling work again after a couple of…

A Simple Dog Barkday Party at Home

We decided to go ahead and celebrate Jack’s 2nd Birthday party at home a few months after his birthday because of how busy everything has become. Still, I…

On Bourdain’s Trail: Ho Chi Minh City’s Ban Xeo 46A

On our last vacation to Ho Chi Minh City, we wanted to go to a place where Bourdain visited. We walked so far to this place from our…

Tales from the Next Table 1

If you don’t own a retail shop, or a restaurant, I suggest that you don’t read this. I happily entered a small restaurant the other and was greeted…

Quezon Adventure: Off to Lunok Falls via the Real-Mauban “Coastal Highway”

One of the best things we did during our Holy Week Quezon Adventure was roughing it out to get to Lunok Falls. I found this wonderful place through…

Dinner Prep in a Tiny Kitchen — Sydney Style

Upon arriving in Sydney, my bestfriend Ana told her friends how great it was to have her chef bestfriend come over…and will be open to cooking dinner. Hence,…

Zushi in Sydney

I just love sashimi. In fact, I think in my past life, I was a Japanese handyman of some sort. For my last dinner in Sydney, Ana took…

The Old and Famous Nhu Lan after All the Shopping

Feeling adventurous, Mig and I used our entire morning to shop at Ho chi Minh City’s version of Manila’s Divisoria — the Binh Thay Market in china town….

Jam Donut

Oh Jam donut, why are you so unforgettable? For those of you who haven’t got a clue on what a Jam Donut cocktail it…you should order it, before…

Touristy Night Eats at Ben Thanh Market

On our first night in Saigon, Mig and I decided to go touristy and we ate at the hawker stands that set up outside the Ben Thanh Market….

Picnic Across the Opera House with Bourke Street Bakery Take Aways and Raspberry Wine

Bourke Street Bakery is so famous in Sydney. When Ana would mention it to her friends, they would all sigh and say “mmmm, sausage roll” or “mmm creme…

Our Hunter Valley Hotel: Peppers Guest House

It was pretty easy to find our way around Hunter Valley thanks to Ana’s GPS. And to find our Hotel Peppers tucked away in the middle of some…

In Pursuit of Change

There really is an entirely different reason why I am leaving for Australia. I am basically in pursuit of change. There are many things I can’t change here…

Ba Noi Vietnamese in Perea Street

I’ve been hearing about this place for quite a while from my friend Anna since her office is situated in the same building. She says there were good…

A dog-gone experience

This doesn’t have any connection to food or styling but I guess I just feel like writing about it since it was really something that totally changed my…

Jurassic Pics from 2006

Look what I found! Just when I thought all was lost when I got that stupid guest account bug, I found something in my hard drive. I really…

My Dad’s Woodfired Oven: Sunday Dinner # 1

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…

Big C Food Court: Hawker-Quality Food Minus Doubts

Ever since Big C in Bangkok opened, it would always be our first destination on our first lunch during our yearly trips. Big C is a huge supermarket…

New Look

I’m not really sure if I should change the look of my blog.I just realized I’ve been blogging for more than a year already, and I started with…

Filipino Dinner with Delores Custer

Delores is here again and I wanted to really see her! She just finished her food styling seminar in Sofitel which was a big success. Everytime she’s in…

Midnight Snacking in Bangkok

At 11pm, where street food is almost unheard of here in Manila…is actually one of the coolest hours to go street side-snacking if ever you’re in bangkok. I’ve…

Dad’s Lasallian Achievement Award

“Chef Gene Gonzalez”, that’s what dad opted to be called rather than his whole name like all the others. It was really cool to see dad stand out…

Chiang Mai Top 5

Last February, I took a long study leave to eat and study my way through Chiang Mai. Well mostly to eat. Dad, my brother and Chefs Toto and…

The Gonzalez Ancestral Home

This is something very close to my heart, because it reminds me of my granduncle who I miss dearly (believe it or not, we only got really close…

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