Salting the Filipino Palate – The Rufina Patis Story

Salting the Filipino Palate – The Rufina Patis Story

Dip into the pungent history of a popular Filipino fish sauce brand.

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I Am 'Lanzones'

I Am 'Lanzones'

A strange fruit speaks for itself.

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10 Reasons Pampanga Is the Undisputed Culinary Capital of the Philippines

 10 Reasons Pampanga Is the Undisputed Culinary Capital of the Philippines

Why it’s true that Pampanga has the best cuisine in the Philippines.

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It Takes Boo-Koo Filipinos to Bring Dollar Hits to Town

It Takes Boo-Koo Filipinos to Bring Dollar Hits to Town

Dollar Hits restaurant makes you offal you can’t refuse.

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Six or Seven Meals a Day

Six or Seven Meals a Day

A Cebuano writer says he was a picky eater as a child but, my, how he remembers the dazzling array of food he had to choose from.

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Filipino Food Goes Top Tier at Spoon & Pork

Filipino Food Goes Top Tier at Spoon & Pork

To experience Filipino food in its finest incarnation, try Spoon and Pork in the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Silverlake and Sawtelle.

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Longganisa, Jazz Variations on a Theme

Longganisa, Jazz Variations on a Theme

Here’s the long and short of the Philippines’ “pork of the morning.”

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Food-Tripping in Manila (and Nearby)

Food-Tripping in Manila (and Nearby)

The food scene in Manila and environs is bustling again, and there are a lot of new and creative restaurants to try.

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Remembrance of Crispy Pork Bellies Past

Remembrance of Crispy Pork Bellies Past

Like Proust’s madeleines, nothing brings back childhood memories like lechon kawali, or deep-fried pork belly.

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Political Palitaw

Political Palitaw

Make snacks, not lies, the author advises.

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