Before they wore the hat of restaurateur, they were already engineers, educators and inventors. Caido del Cielo was not in their immediate plan but as the name suggests, it’s a blessing in disguise sent from heaven for a purpose. The space at Sta. Isabel Bldg. in Yakal St. was initially rented by a friend of […]
Archives for October 2011
A Day About Food, Writing & Negros with Amy Besa
The best part of the workshop was not even because it’s free. I would have paid for it if that was the case. The best part was because Amy Besa was the instructor for the Food Writing and Food Research Workshop. The fact that it’s still free made me doubly grateful to the Negros Museum. […]
Up Close and Personal with Kapuso Stars
I’m not a loyal Kapuso, Kapamilya or Kapatid. I channel surf among the few channels on my TV and sometimes the TV serves as a background to keep me awake while I blog. I have to admit though that I’m quite familiar with the Kapuso Stars with Telenovelas on primetime. If not by name, at […]
Brillante "Dante" Mendoza: World Class Filipino Director
We had a chance to be invited to an intimate presscon with Brillante “Dante” Mendoza at SM City Bacolod during the Brillante Medoza Film Festival. Direk Dante won Best Director for his independent film Kinatay at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. His other films Lola, Serbis, Foster Child, among others have also won various awards […]
Kaffe Sadtu: No Frills Coffee
Way before fancy coffee drinks were introduced to us, we drank coffee plain or with milk and sugar. We Filipinos drink a lot of coffee since we’re the only Asians who drink more coffee than tea. Just like tea, coffee drinking is a social thing that’s why local kapehan flourished where you get to drink […]
MassKara Queen 2011 Winners
Bacolod City will wake up with a new MassKara Queen. Alexis Danica “Nikki” Drilon was crowned MassKara Queen 2011 at the pageant night held at the University of Saint La Salle (USLS) Coliseum Monday night (Oct. 17). Drilon, a Biology senior at USLS, was also a crowd favorite and corporate sponsors’ choice. Here is the […]
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