Here in the Philippines, one of the most celebrated date aside from Christmas is New year and yes… majority of us celebrate Family Reunions during this day, too. Often, hard working people does not have time to cook food for Media Noche and family reunion gatherings. What busy Pinoys normally do, just to cut expense, they tend to pick a family member who has a bigger home space to celebrate New Year and Family Reunion. And then, New Year’s Family reunion becomes potluck style. Food during potluck must be well coordinated and well planned. Many of us would just make a pre-order in one food...

As for all we know, The Maya Kitchen been inviting known restaurant Chefs around the metro for monthly cooking demonstrations and these cooking demonstrations are open to the public. Just contact The Maya Kitchen for the cost and more information for the events. This March 28, 2015, The Maya Kitchen will be featuring renowned Italian chef from L’Opera, Chef Luciano Paolo Nesi, will be sharing only the best of Italian kitchen cooking on his demonstration. About the L’Opera Restaurant, it is an authentic Italian restaurant and is Manila’s Best Kept Restaurants’ Secret winner for Best Italian...

We were recently invited by friends to try out the newly opened Market Basket located at the new wing of Festival Mall, the River Park. I’ve never been there before but I already see this area with lots of construction activities whenever I pass around Corporate Avenue in Filinvest, Alabang. Anyway, the name of the restaurant is “Market Basket”, which is a Dampa-style restaurant. It’s different from the original Dampa because it’s cleaner and more sophisticated. Dampa, if you’re not familiar, is a type of restaurant in the Philippines where you can market for, and...

Thai food! I’m pretty excited this coming cooking demo at the Maya Kitchen this May 25 2012. I know almost everyone knows what Thai food is and it’s one of my favorite cuisine actually. When it comes to Thai food, all I can think of is their spicy fragrant food mixed in coconut milk. From chicken, beef to prawns! I love them all! Anyway, renowned chef J. Gamboa of Cirkulo Restaurant puts on a different hat as he takes on Thai cuisine as guest chef of The Maya Kitchen on May 25, this Saturday, 10am-1pm. Chef J. Gamboa will be joined by Chef Malichat of Azuthai Restaurant. Cirkulo and...

As a blogger, I love going on food adventures. And it’s always a great experience to explore the many different eating places in the city. One reason why food blogging becomes hard is in choosing the right time to go to a place to eat. More specifically, you should be hungry enough so you can try a lot of dishes, and be in the place at the best time when it’s not too crowded so you can observe their service properly. When it comes to the food, I always consider how the food is done and presented. Of course, the less food extenders, the better; with the right balance of seasoning and...

More and more Pinoy chefs are puting life and adding spice to Filipino – Spanish dishes nowadays and that makes our food even better and tastier. One example restaurant that I tried is Elias by Crisostomo, a restaurant delectable turn of the century Filipino cuisine. Elias by Crisostomo is located at the Bonifacio High Street Central (BHSC) a new wing of Bonifacio High Street at the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig City. Elias is a restaurant inspired by Spanish Colonial Philippines with dishes and interior aesthetics taken from the period. Even menu items and wall images were inspired by...