Breaking Bread

Written by Jonathan Lansang, Photos by Ryan Fernandez GOOD BREAD IS A SCIENCE. With just flour and water as a base, one can mix in some yeast and sugar to make it rise, butter and eggs for richness, or even just switch the kind of flour used to produce an entirely different texture. That same bread is itself an element of a greater whole. Though often a side, or a simple vehicle for the filling, the right variety can...

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Jarhead

While deciding over what to have for dessert, I heard someone in the near background say – “finish strong” – so I did and ordered all the available desserts half wishing they had more.  I have been obsessed with desserts in a jar for the past year (particularly cakes in a jar).  I tried baking them in the jar (then holding my breath hoping the jar doesn’t explode), baking the cake in a pan then layering...

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Hamburger Heaven

Though most often associated with fast food and caloric content that brings a tear to one’s eye, there’s so much more to hamburgers. Think about it: a hamburger is simple. It’s ground up cow between bread. Then again, a hamburger is complex. The right combination of herbs in the mix, or a touch of sauce gives endless possibilities for preparation to tempt even the snootiest food critics. The hamburger is many things;...

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Off Tangent in the Orient

“You’ll have to try the coffee braised beef hot pot. But don’t forget the buchi; it’s got Reese’s chocolate filling.” These were words alien yet familiar; the usual suspects found in a Chinese restaurant’s menu. As Chow Fun’s owner Danio Caw did his roll call of dishes each came into sharp focus, wheeled in on the Lazy Susan of my mind. The hotpot, when brought in, was a bubbling bowl of dark caramel-hued stew meant...

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Korean food - Gangnam Style

I have many dreams in life - and after watching Korean rapper's Gangnam Style music video for the seventy sixth time, I'm adding another one to the list: Being able to do Korean rapper PSY's horse-dance with a flash mob in the middle of Edsa. Because really how awesome would be to spontaneously break into synchronized fake galloping in the streets of Manila? Also, because of K-Pop fever, my hair kind of looked like...

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7107 Eats at Eastwood

Head to Quezon City this weekend if you're looking for your fair share of food fairs. (Hey, that rhymed! Sort of.) As if the debut of Mercato Centrale's new expansion in Ayala Techno Hub - the aptly named Mezza Norte night market - isn't enough, Eastwood Mall will be holding its own food festival in their outdoor plaza on Sunday. 7107 EATS by Asian Food Channel promises to be an afternoon of gastronomic galore...

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Steamy Stories at the Mind Museum

Science geeks rejoice! There's much to be giddy about with the newly opened Mind Museum. While we imagine a dimly lit gallery of brains floating in glass jars, The Fort's brand new science center is somewhat more cheerful. Spanning two vast floors and containing a plethora of exhibits, the Mind Museum brings concepts in biology, geology, physics, and chemistry to life. (The dinosaurs however stay disappointingly dead.)...

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