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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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The Chicken Parilla — YUM!

The best chicken inasal..well for now atleast. I am a huge fan of chicken inasal, our very own bbq chicken. And so far, i have eaten a good…

Blog Stalker

Hi friends, i have a blog stalker and i know who it is. Actually this person has been sending rabid threat messages to my family since november and…

Our very own Buenisimo in Eastwood Mall Veranda

My greatest fear has come to life. We’ve opened our own restaurant…along with it is the long line of expenses, which are higher than your typical restaurant…because we’ve…

Eat in Seoul for less

This post is long overdue. I’ve been keeping this a secret for almost 2 years now. My dad even published an article ahead of me after i showed…

Work Work Work

I’ve been up to my throat in work…but I still give time to doing freelance. I recently did Sango’s holy week specials in Sango near UA&P. And I…

Professional Food Styling Program opening on April!

Hi guys, I’m posting the brochure of the Professional Food Styling Program which will open on April 4, 2009. We have 6 whole days of grueling styling activities…

Yummy Mag: October 2008

Working with Art Director and Prop Stylist Angelo Comsti was a charm! And I got to become a hand “mowdel” hahha yet again. And the verdict:

Kusinabilidad Calendar

Working under the consultancy, we had yet another Kusinabilidad project: A calendar meant for export. We had to tweak some stuff from the archives and do some new…

Food Styling for Lovely Day

I had kiddie stars Gabby and Bea of Lovely Day visit me to get their hands on a little food styling. We did fake ice cream, roasted chicken…

A Day with Bobby Chinn

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…

Anthony Bourdain visits Cafe Ysabel!

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 —…

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…

Proud of Pops!

Hehehe, I haven’t actually seen the billboard, but I’ve seen the commercial. My dad will be receiving a Lasallian Excellence award on Friday so this month has been…

Trip to the Ice Cream Parlor

After our food trippin’ at Izakaya Kikufuji last Friday. My brother, China, Mig and I headed over to rockwell to try out their FIC Ice Cream Parlor for…

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…

Aug/Sept issue of Appetite Magazine

For this month’s issue of Appetite Mag, I got featured in the section called “Chef du Jour”. Well, they made a mistake in the name of the school,…

Crab and Shrimp Boil Sunday

Wow! A crab and shrimp boil! 🙂 Despite being semi-allergic to shrimps, I ate like they were the last shrimps on earth. Our crab and shrimp boil is…

Shin Ton Yon: Filipino-Asian Comfort Food

It is funny how I remember the name Shin Ton Yon…They used to have a store at the ultra-80’s Virramall, where the stairs and escalators crisscross in the…

Food Styling for Kenny Rogers

Heheh I feel like August is a pretty busy month for me. I have another work published. This time it’s the grilled sandwiches of Kenny Rogers. Well,that was…

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…

Panini for Seattle’s Best Coffee

How nice. I finally see the poster of my first project with Seattle’s Best Coffee. Yes, proud to say that I styled their panini. Jonathan Mallari was the…

Food Styling & Photography for Sango

It was four days of tiring and yet satisfying work. It is really hard to be both, Food Stylist and Photographer. I recently finished a four-day project with…

Sango the Burger Master

I had the pleasure of meeting the president of Sango burger during a meeting last week. I keep wondering how come I’ve never gone to this wonderfully “hole-in-the-wall”…

Paris on A Sunday

Here are the few things I remember about Paris on a Sunday during my trip last October 2007: 1. There was a transport strike, so it was really…

Behind my lens @ my bro’s YUMMY MAG feature

Now that the article is out, I can write about that day. My brother, Gino Gonzalez or Chef Gino Gonzalez, was featured in Yummy Magazine last month. He…

Sunday Brunch at the Four Seasons

One of the write and dream worthy buffets I’ve ever had. Every time we go to Bangkok, we always have to have Sunday Brunch at the Four Seasons…

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…

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…

Finals Day @ the Food Styling Program

I think yesterday was harder, but it was nice seeing how more relaxed and comfortable my students were compared to the first day. Since today was finals day,…

Getting Inspired @ the Professional Food Styling Program

It was a very exciting morning for our last Saturday together in class. Our class was graced by the presence of Mr. Eugene Raymundo, one of the most…

Professional Food Styling Program: Sandwiches

Build and build and build…I think this is definitely one of my favorite things to style: sandwiches. After doing a demo to the class, it was their turn…

Wrap Party @ Cilantro Kitchen

I think we were just in time for lunch. The staff and some of the chefs who participated in the F&B World Recipe Book were in the Cilantro…

Professional Food Styling Program: Be Creative!

Here are some of the works from our last weekend before our individual and finals food styling days. On this day, I encouraged my students to let their…

The Magic Formula: Fake Ice Cream

I think I have the magic formula down…and the proper way of scooping. My ice cream has improved significantly from my last ice cream try. I think I…

Mi piace la pancia! Our Italian Sunday Dinner

I like my tummy. Even when it’s full. But this was crazy. This Sunday’s dinner was Italian themed, which was a wonderful breather from all the Asian stuff…

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