December is fast approaching meaning Christmas is just around the corner. Have you planned already on what food to prepare for Christmas eve? Maya Kitchen got Chef Sau to help you out on what to prepare on your Noche Bueana or Christmas food table. On December 5, Saturday, 9am to 1pm at the Maya Kitchen. Here’s a short details of the chef: Chef Sau Del Rosario is one of the well known chefs of Manila. Known to his culinary talent to his Kapampangan roots. He studied at the University of the  Philippines for a bachelor’s degree in Hotel and Restaurant Administration and obtained culinary...

I know lots of people nowadays are busy with their work, some are busy with their Christmas shopping and at the end, they are all victims of Christmas road bumper to bumper traffic. Majority of us knows how to cook but no time to prepare because of our hectic schedules. Some people are too tired to think of what to serve for their Christmas party or for their Christmas Noche Buena. These people tend to buy fast food goods just to have something to serve at their Christmas table. I know your work is very important, thinking and buying gifts as well. But you can now disregard the stress of thinking of...

It’s going to be Christmas soon and we are now all busy with preparing our Noche Buena menu. I love the holiday season because it allows me to decorate the house with ornaments. Just look at my Christmas tree this year at the side. Anyway, I love Christmas because it also allows me to plan what food to serve for Noche Buena. Some of the traditional Noche Buena food which my family serves are: Hamon – a Filipino favorite is of course the Christmas ham. Too hard to make on your own so just buy one at the grocery. Hehe. Queso de Bola – the partner of the Christmas ham, but also, a great...