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Wanderlusting for Resorts

Yesterday, I was watching House Hunters International and a lady was buying a property in St. Thomas. One of the things on her list was of course, a gorgeous view of the Atlantic Ocean or the Caribbean Sea. Ms C is really more the beach person between the two of us, but I must say, [...]

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Taste Buds: Tiramisù

My friends, this is my tried and tested tiramisù recipe that I believe won the heart of Chef when we were still dating. I knew that Chef spoke Italian but it wasn’t really until a couple of weeks into our relationship that I learned that this designer is a chef at heart. So, I bought [...]

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On The Loose: My Trips to West Elm & Ikea

On the East Bay, across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco, is a little town called Emeryville. I don’t know much about the town except that just by the freeway is a shopping center called Bay Street. Shops such as Apple and Sephora are here, as well as many restaurants. But for me, there’s a [...]

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Le Critique: Hole in the Wall: Angèle Restaurant & Bar

Angèle Restaurant & Bar 540 Main St Napa, CA 94559-3353 (707) 252-8115 In truth, I am easy to please when it comes to food. But you know what, this meal we had at Angèle has been one of the best meals of my life. It was the most perfect thing because every dish, basically, everything [...]

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Taste Buds: Chicken Tikka Masala

This was a spur of the moment thing. Last Sunday, Chef and I were at the grocery store buying chicken. And we both said, CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA! We had to Google the recipe right there and then because, come on, this is Indian food, and we knew there are spices in this dish that we [...]

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Le Critique: Hole in the Wall: Universal Café

Universal Cafe 2814 19th Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Tel: 415.821.4608 For an early 1st church wedding anniversary celebration, Chef spent the night in San Francisco courtesy of his sister and brother-in-law, who was also one of our principal sponsors. Sometimes, it seems that Chef and I have been together forever that things like this, [...]

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Taste Buds: Red Velvet Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting

This was my first ever attempt to bake cupcakes. And this was the first time I used my new professional KitchenAid mixer. Since I posted these pictures on Twitter, I have made this two times now and the second one was more successful. Well, it was more successful for me because the second batch was [...]

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Music and Lyrics: Crush by Dave Matthews Band

A year ago from today, Chef and I tied the knot in Caleruega, a quaint chapel on top of the hill in Tagaytay, Philippines. This was 4 months after our civil wedding in San Francisco. Ms C helped me plan the wedding while she was in Manila part of the time and I was in [...]

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Wanderlust: New Year’s Eve in Rome

Up until 6 years ago, I welcomed the New Year in the Philippines. It was loud and chaotic, with people throwing firecrackers. In larger places that can afford P5,000 a pop, there are fireworks displays. The idea is to make noise. And plenty of it. The next day, there would be a number of people [...]

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Blinks: Colosseo

Chef and I are back from our Roman holiday and there’s so much to write about, including why not to go to Rome for New Year’s Eve. Unfortunately, I caught a cold when we took the open tour bus in Florence and since we came back, I’ve suffered days and days of migraine attacks. So, [...]

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Road to Rome – Our Adventures So Far

Oh boy. I’ve heard so much about the difficulties of traveling during this time. So I knew that we had to tackle this with much persistence. We really want to spend the New Years in a new place. And, our road to this new place has been nothing short of adventurous. I felt that all my discipline, resourcefulness, and whatever [...]