I am Giannina, a classically trained chef and food stylist in Manila, Philippines who has been blogging about my eating and work adventures since 2008.
Found him like this earlier. I think he misses sleeping beside me on the bed and he probably got scared of the rain this morning. He copies our cat by trying to hide behind the curtains when he gets scared. π₯Ί#mrjackthegr #goldenretriever
BTS of our food shoot at San Miguel Culinary Center! Had a lovely time with the rest of the Sindikato and CNN team, and of course, the R&D chefs of the San Miguel Culinary Center. πΏπ₯π§πΉπ€π #gianninafoodstylist #foodstylingmanila #foodstyling #foodstylist
Our new work for Bonchon Philippines! π Happy I got to work with them again β€οΈ π€π§πΉ #gianninafoodstylist #foodstylingmanila #foodstyling #foodstylist
Food styling for video the other day to help our client's products look their best for the telly πΊπ πΉπ€π #gianninafoodstylist #foodstylingmanila #foodstyling #foodstylist
Having pizza day here at the shop to celebrate our 2 new Pet Express partner shops this week! My team has been working so hard to make sure we continue giving the highest quality pet food and treats possible. β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈπ₯³ β€οΈπΆ π#pizza #shakeyspizza #pizzaph
We opened our newest branch today at Pet Express Estancia. This is such a wonderful branch because there were so many dogs roaming around...kind of reminded me about the good old days when we had dine in at the shop. I got to meet a few doggos that made my day
π β€οΈπΆ π#wholepetkitchen #dogcakes #dogtreats #dogfood #dogsofinstagram #philippines #dogbakery #wholepetkitchenxpetexpress
Jar Concengco of Campfire Media and I did an interesting job lately for Chef’s Noodle, where their pegs were the original photos shot from their head office in…
Had a shoot recently for Kenny’s new pasta dishes and pasta…rather, lasagna for me, would be one of the more temperamental kinds of pasta that I’ve encountered since…
I’m glad that I was tasked to style a very unique pizza Domino’s is launching this month: Apple Crumble Pizza. Basically, we used the same ingredients and size…
I finally learned something new and interesting that feels a lot like a science project in highschool: Spherification and Reverse Spherification. The night before we had a workshop…
Hi guys! Since I’ve been so into outdoor and on location barbeques lately, I might as well share with you my utlimate essentials when it comes to having…
I really am proud to say that my hands have touched another Nestea promo! Beverage really is pretty exciting especially when your working with these beautiful fake ices…
Hey everyone! I’m very proud to announce that our new knife rolls are available at the shop online! π Thank you for your continued support and inspiration for…
Hi guys! I’m pleased to announce that our new Chefy Large Ulitmate Knife Bags are available exclusively from the Chefy Store, online! After the long wait and fabric…
This shoot was very challenging. Not only because we were going to be photographing fruits that had to be mounted onto a transparent background, but also the fact…
I finally got my hands on a gadget that I’ve been dreaming about for the past couple of months: The Cuisinart Smartstick Hand Blender with Food Processor attachment….
Ah finally some 2011 works that are being published. I am very proud to show you my latest food styling & photography stint for Sango burger. In fact,…
The past 3 weeks have been so busy for me. Shoots, events, preproductions, meetings aside from all the planning and administrative stuff I am in charge of in…
My brother had a successful book launch the other day. It’s his first cook book ever called “Meals in Minutes” under Anvil publishing. It’s a very affordable book…
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,…
After a long time of deliberation, we’ve finally pushed through with launching our Filipino Cuisine day for our Professional Program at the school. To me, the preservation and…
Alas another extremely challenging shoot! I love jobs that make me sweat and solve problems! Faking soft serve ice cream or frozen yogurt is really challenging. It’s no…
It took us an entire year and we’ve been continuously designing, tweaking and remodeling this giant wonder, but I think we finally got something right. I am very…
Finally, something to get me out of the office and the puppy nanny I’ve become. Months after our last email, I finally met Mylene Cheung of Photokitchen (which…
Our CACS alumni Samson Ching, opened up a restaurant with his friends called Mandarin Sky. We were invited to this ultra-stuffing lauriat, but because we had maybe over…