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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.

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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…

Charlie’s Handcrafted Burger — You Have to Try This!

Hidden among the tiny streets of barangay Kapitolyo lies Charlie’s Grind and Grill. The place was packed and had people lining up and waiting for tables because the…

Le Creperie in Eastwood Mall

What I find so nice about this place is that it’s small and bright. Perfect for the after dinner-dessert or the midday snack. It’s a cute place with…

I just realized something…

Despite having a blog about food styling and eating…i take pretty crappy pictures. My handy point and shoot camera doesn’t seem to be doing a good job of…

Istanbul Memories at Turkce Yer

We came across this mammoth of a place in Timog. It had an odd name, “Turkce Yer”. I’m not even sure how to pronounce it. The place was…

Big C Discovery: Thai Pork Entrails in Brown Soup

Man, I’ve been dreaming of this since we left Thailand. I had this twice during our trip and I just can’t get enough of it. This pork entrails…

Dos Mestizos Boracay

It’s funny how I’ve been to this place maybe 5 times already and I still haven’t written about it. I really should devote more time to writing. Usually…

Truffle Paste on Aria’s Pizza:

This one’s just a teeny post. But it’s something my dad likes to do when we go to Boracay. He always brings all sorts of ingredients to enhance…

Top 2 of our Mandarin Sky Lauriat

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…

Adventures Off Boracay: Ariel’s Point and Buruanga with the Javiers

And I thought the extra trips were over. We were in one of our Bora’s must eats, Andok’s one lunch time when China spotted Mr. Sandy Javier, owner…

Adventures Off Boracay Part 1: Binggoy Remedios’ Farm

After spending countless holy weeks in Boracay, we finally have more things other than staying on the beach all day (which isn’t so bad) wading in the sea…

My First Photo All-Nighter: Sneak Peek

It does come with the job. I am proud to say that I pulled off my first photo-all nighter with a smile on my face (Thank God for…

Thai Wine Tour Part 3: Gran Monte

After our unbelievably brief stay in PB Winery, it was only a short drive to Gran Monte vineyards. This was our last stop. This beautiful vineyard seems to…

Thai Wine Tour Part 2: PB Valley Winery

PB Valley is a winery in the middle of a few mountains in Khao Yai. After our long drive of wilderness from Village Farm, we began to see…

Thai Wine Tour Part 1: Village Farm and Winery

Village farm and winery is a boutique winery in the middle of the hills in nam keow. Along with the students and profs of CACS, our first day…

Portfolio Collab Part 2: Edison See & Joaqui Zamora’s Food Shots

It’s been maybe 4 months since Edison first sent me a message in facebook about his teacher, the great Mark Floro, recommending me for a portfolio collab. Because…

Portfolio Collab part 1: Jar Concengco and our “conceptual stuff”

After several long months, Jar and I finally meet again on this portfolio collab with photographers. Our set-up in this area of the room was a bit more…

Asian Fusion and Finesse at Henry’s Place

Late last year, Henry Cheung (he happens to be our close relative) invited us to his new restaurant, Henry’s Place in Burgos Circle. I don’t really frequent these…

Sneak Peek…I’m so tired!

Today marks a very special day…it was my first project for 2010! Second…I had 3 photo setups going on at the same time, churning out about 12 dishes…

Four Season’s Sunday Jazz brunch year 6

It’s year 6 of our yearly Sunday brunch at the Four Seasons. This is something you should definitely trash your diet for and never miss if you’re in…

Huen Phen – Chiang mai

Been dreaming about this place for years since I first tried it in 2007. Huen Phen (Just tell the driver “Rachamongka”) was directed to us by Sompon’s Office…

Curious Goods in a Chiang Mai Fresh Market

Having gone to so many fresh markets in Asia, including the Philippines, I like taking pictures of the oddest or wonderful things they have in the fresh market….

Another Great Cart on the Bangkok Streets

Sukumvit soi 103 in the sidewalk of the Siam commercial bank has one of bangkok’s most famous tom yam khao. Cheap at about 40 baht for a giant…

Wish I Picked Something Else

My dad wrote about this place almost 2-3 years ago when he used to frequent Chinatown. I’ve eaten here with him for the same duration and I must…

Go Greek! – its about darn time

Finally, something really interesting in the Glorietta food court. Usually when I think of Food Court food, it’s usually been sitting there for quite a while, it’s super…

Great Surprise – Frozen And Stuffed Seafood Balls

Being a regular at SM hypermarket, I decided to check out their new branch in south super highway. This place was way smaller than the hypermarket in pasig…

Fresh ingredients and excellent execution at Biscotti

Biscotti is the Four Seasons Hotel’s Italian outlet.When you enter, it’s like being in one of these modern tapas bars in Barcelona, where everyone must seriously be a…

Reyes Goto Shoot

This was a lovely present for Christmas! Before I left I was able to finish a food styling job for the Reyes Barbeque group which is their newest…

My Birthday Brush with Death through Fugu!

For my birthday last month, I decided to treat the couples out to dinner (that’s me, Mig, my brother and China) to our favorite Izakaya Kikufuji at Little…

Nam Tan Sot – Sterilized Coconut Nectar

We’re in Chiangmai and we were in our friend’s house Woon and Wolfgang trying to make some Christmas Stollen. Woon told us about the procedure of how they…

Passion in Motion @ MJ’s This Is It

I’m still pretty much in awe after watching MJ’s THIS IS IT. I watched it the day after it opened! A true perfectionist & very hands-on, Michael still…

Woodfired Oven Dinner 2: Turkey Day

Catching up is pretty tricky…my posts are so delayed! But anyway, at least I always have something to post on my free time. Here’s week 2 of my…

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…

Newest Chefy Store Bags!

I had a pretty full week last week with all the work and events here in the school that I forgot to post my newest bags! 🙂 Old…

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