Tucked in semi-commercial Bulihan in bucolic Silang, Cavite, is a “trattoria”-style restaurant called “Cotoletta Ni Saletta.” It gets its name from the owners, Matteo Saletta, an Italian who speaks Filipino quite fluently, and his wife, Jonie Olandag-Saletta, a Filipino who speaks Italian like a native. In Italy, a trattoria is a small restaurant usually run by a husband-and-wife team or...
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A ‘trattoria’ in Silang, Cavite? That’s ‘amore’
Tucked in semi-commercial Bulihan in bucolic Silang, Cavite, is a “trattoria”-style restaurant called “Cotoletta Ni Saletta.” It gets its name...
Dining out at Clarke's became an option for Filipinos during the colonial period. —PHOTOS AND SCREENGRABS BY LIANA GARCELLANO
When food tourism in US colonial period spurred fight for Filipino cuisine
The adventurous palate of foodies and their #willtravelforfood motto are interesting phenomena. The trend mentioned in a recent lecture intrigued...
Chef N. Okayama of Wanomiya Kobe Beef restaurant in Osaka cooks wagyu and vegetables before participants of the "Daza Japan Food Tour." —CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
Food, friendship and more on a tour with a chef
FUKUOKA, HIROSHIMA, OSAKA—We came here to savor food that popular Filipino chef Sandy Daza has taste-tested and pronounced “exceptional” (for...
Sandy Daza at Ramen Stadium in Fukuoka —PHOTOS BY JUAN V. SARMIENTO JR.
Living his dream and not working a day in his life
Sandy Daza hosts three food shows on TV and writes a column, making him one of the most recognizable chefs...
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Netflix’s ‘Chef Chico’ offers delicious viewing experience
“Replacing Chef Chico” is a taste test of how far Filipino creatives can satisfy the international audience. And from the...
Mila’s Tokwa’t Baboy, probably named as such because of its delicious tokwa’t baboy, is also known for its mouth-watering version of the sisig. —PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE ANG-BUBAN
A delish swing through ‘sisig’ country
It was in 2021, while watching an episode of chef Sandy Daza’s TV show “FoodPrints,” that I planned to one...
Fresh spring rolls at Lime and Basil Thai Restaurant —PHOTOS BY ELIZABETH LOLARGA
‘People who love to eat are always the best people’
That Julia Child dictum of wisdom has guided me late in life, especially in this holiday season when one moveable...
The booth of Slow Food Community in Boracay at Terra Madre Visayas, with (from left): Janna Lejano, Gil delos Santos, Celeen Sazon, Kate Tagua, Vilmina Villanueva, Chef Derrick Perez, Realisa Bornasal, Desiree Segovia. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
There’s a Slow Food revolution in Boracay
Boracay, once a small island community of fishers and farmers, has become the “crown jewel of Philippine tourism.” But amid...