MARY ANN AND I

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                    [Title] => Amazing grease: A tale of two ‘ngohiongs’
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As mentioned in my column last week, in our search for good chow in Cebu City for our revised Linamnam book, Mary Ann and I were to discover another Cebuano original called ngohiong (pronounced ngo-yong.)

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Over the years, my long-standing love affair with Manila’s Chinatown has never waned, through the thick and thin of traffic notwithstanding.
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                    [Summary] => Recently, Mary Ann and I found ourselves at the Mandarin Oriental, Manila because it was our church wedding anniversary. By the way, am I the only husband or are there many out there (men, unite!) who get into big trouble if they forget a special date? Do you, too, have a wife who expects you to remember so many dates? The first date, the first kiss, the first intimate moment, and there’s a civil wedding anniversary, etc., etc., etc. Oh women!
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                    [Summary] => Have you heard of the saying "Iba na ang malapit sa kusina"? I don’t know if this expression is exclusively Filipino, but I’ve never heard an equivalent of it in English. I recall hearing it for the first time when a rich family was squabbling over their inheritance. The youngest daughter, who lived with their ailing mother till the day she died, was believed to have inherited more cash and jewelry than her siblings. "Iba na ang malapit sa kusina," the family lawyer declared.


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                    [Title] => Oh yah, it’s Yats
                    [Summary] => The first time Mary Ann and I heard of Yats Wine Club was when it opened in January 2001. If three people told us about it, chances are all three had not tried it and were all awed by its reputation of serving wine that costs P1 million a bottle. Even the most spendthrift gourmand will get intimidated by such an idea, I thought. Three years later, people still talk about its expensive wine, which makes Yats’ wine connoisseur-owner wonder why.


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                    [Title] => more than the countless memorable meals, the lift is in being read by many
                    [Summary] => Every now and then I bump into people who follow my Thursday column.  And since it is always about food, my passion only next to my lovely wife, they often tell me how envious they are about my "writing job".   But people don’t realize its occupational hazards –  the excessive calories, and the constant vigilance of cholesterol and uric acid levels. It’s a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it. (Yeah, right.)


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                    [Summary] => One of the many passions Mary Ann and I share is the love for Thai food. As a matter of fact, our first trip together as a couple was to Bangkok many, many moons ago, with the intention to eat, eat and eat for three days. Our three days stretched to five for we could not have enough of it.


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	Thus, it is a chef’s reputation that attracts first-timers to a restaurant, at least for foodies like me. And when we like the cooking of a particular chef, we will follow him when he changes kitchen. Serious diners will not mind the inconvenience, even if it means driving an extra mile, something like matrons following their favorite hairdresser when he changes parlor. 


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Amazing grease: A tale of two ‘ngohiongs’

By Claude Tayag | July 10, 2014 - 12:00am

As mentioned in my column last week, in our search for good chow in Cebu City for our revised Linamnam book, Mary Ann and...

Food and Leisure

The Tsinoy in us

By Claude Tayag | February 11, 2010 - 12:00am

Over the years, my long-standing love affair with Manila’s Chinatown has never waned, through the thick and thin of traffic notwithstanding.

Food and Leisure

A long story from Baguio

By TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag | October 15, 2006 - 12:00am

It’s that time that my darleng Mary Ann and I have been looking forward to over the past three years. We’re asked to be judges in the annual Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Weekend, now in its third year,...

Travel and Tourism

Tableside manners

By TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag | July 6, 2006 - 12:00am

Recently, Mary Ann and I found ourselves at the Mandarin Oriental, Manila because it was our church wedding anniversary. By the way, am I the only husband or are there many out there (men, unite!) who get into big...

Food and Leisure

Tableside manners

By TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag | July 6, 2006 - 12:00am

Recently, Mary Ann and I found ourselves at the Mandarin Oriental, Manila because it was our church wedding anniversary. By the way, am I the only husband or are there many out there (men, unite!) who get into big...

Food and Leisure

A 10-course dinner and truffles from the metro’s newest chefs

By TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag | March 10, 2005 - 12:00am

Have you heard of the saying "Iba na ang malapit sa kusina"? I don’t know if this expression is exclusively Filipino, but I’ve never heard an equivalent of it in English. I recall hearing it for...

Food and Leisure

Oh yah, it’s Yats

By TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag | September 16, 2004 - 12:00am

The first time Mary Ann and I heard of Yats Wine Club was when it opened in January 2001. If three people told us about it, chances are all three had not tried it and were all awed by its reputation of serving wine...

Food and Leisure

more than the countless memorable meals, the lift is in being read by many

By TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag | July 28, 2004 - 12:00am

Every now and then I bump into people who follow my Thursday column. And since it is always about food, my passion only next to my lovely wife, they often tell me how envious they are about my "writing job"....

Fashion and Beauty

Spicy hot Thai food comes to the Manila InterCon

By TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag | June 24, 2004 - 12:00am

One of the many passions Mary Ann and I share is the love for Thai food. As a matter of fact, our first trip together as a couple was to Bangkok many, many moons ago, with the intention to eat, eat and eat for three...

Food and Leisure

Homestyle Italian dining at C'

By TURO-TURO By Claude Tayag | June 10, 2004 - 12:00am

A good chef makes a restaurant. Thus, it is a chef’s reputation that attracts first-timers to a restaurant, at least for foodies like me. And when we like the cooking of a particular chef, we will follow...

Food and Leisure