With the booming headlines about the recent beef recall and this past weekend’s eating debauchery, my stomach recoiled this week and I reached out to the greener side.
On my quest towards colon cleansing, my roomate suggested Manzanita in Emeryville, a vegan macrobiotic restaurant. For $10.25, you get a hefty serving of an organic melange of [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Foodie Frolicks’
February 21, 2008
the detox continues
January 31, 2008
a night in bed with…
Last Thursday I was graciously invited to the premiere evening of TasteTV’s “Dinner in Bed With…” dinner series featuring Ryan Scott from Myth, one of the four SF chef contenders for the new season of Top Chef starting in March 2008. The Yay represent!!! It was lovely meeting Ryan Scott. He’s got passion yet [...]
November 29, 2007
eau de chocolat
I love perfume and I’ve never had the luxury of owning a bottle of perfume, only eau de cologne or eau de parfum. Watered down versions of scent. Or should I say, alcohol-ed versions.
Alcohol is a volatile substance, serving as the vehicle for smell. When we spritz some cologne, one waits for the alcohol to [...]
November 26, 2007
FACES Kain Na Cooking School and Holiday Feast Fundraiser
Kain Na Tayo – Let’s Eat! Save the Date:
*Photo by Market Manila
FACES’ Kain Na Cooking School and Holiday Feast Fundraiser
Location: Teriray’s Boutique
1122 East 21st Street, Oakland, CA 94606 US
You are invited to a special holiday fundraising event for the Filipino/American Coalition for Environmental Solidarity (FACES).
Sunday, December 9, 2007
12pm-5pm
$35 per person suggested tax-deductible donation. Silent [...]
August 13, 2007
better than an egg mcmuffin
This is the kind of stuff that gets your stuff movin’. At work, I am surrounded by butter, eggs and sugar. My favorite breakfast at work has always been a slice of banana bread and a cup of Peet’s coffee. After finding this label for a slice of Tres Leches Cake, I started to seriously [...]
August 12, 2007
happy day!
27 revolutions ’round the sun today! It’s been a nice weekend full of family and I couldn’t ask for anything more! Yesterday after Marathon University, I drove with Jellybean & Co. to Elk Grove to visit my aunt. Ate my heart’s content of ribs and steak with salad and my aunt’s homemade [...]
July 22, 2007
sunnier side of the bay
SF morning = fog –> transition to sun –> transition to East Bay –> sunnier side –> transition back to So. SF = more fog –> East Bay = clear skies.
..and it costed me $60 for two nights of parking! WTF!!?
I HELLA heart OAKLAND.
Weekend blur… after work on Fri, flew over the Bay Bridge [...]
July 20, 2007
grow, orchids, grow!
Parents and my grandma came over today to my work. My dad finally got a chance to see the kitchen that I work in. After work, I met up with Gala in downtown Berkeley for FACES stuff for a retreat on Sunday. Had my first yerba mate latte from Tully’s. Twas [...]
July 19, 2007
peace out playa!
We had a class potluck today. It was wonderful. I re-realized the power of food in bringing people together. Each person brought a dish to share. We ate and played a game of “Guess Who”. The room was filled with laughter, singing (Diana Ross and The Beatles were on the guess list), and tons of [...]
