Manong Ken Ilio's Carinderia

I had so much high hopes for him, he even was a finalist in the quickfire challenge today. But during elimination challenge, “Restaurant Wars,” he got teamed up with Lisa and Spike, two chefs that were always antagonist with him, Lisa especially, so their team just didn’t gel. He played it cool though but Lisa, [...]

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Dale Talde, the Filipino American chef, won the elimination challenge again at Top Chef! That’s win two for him (individual) and he also won a group challenge. The challenge was to make a lunch box – healthy, hearty, diabetic-friendly, and delicious – for the Chicago Police. He did a bison meat salad – bison meat [...]

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I was trying hard to make something different for mother’s day brunch. I didn’t want it to be over the top. I just wanted something simple, easy to make and, frankly, I am tired of rich Filipino dishes, so I wanted something fresh and yup, different. So, how about bagel and lox? If you have [...]

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