dead-hungry

Before I knew what swakî (collector urchin) looked or tasted like, I was already acquainted with its supposedly salutary effect on the mal...

When Jenny mentioned that she needed to get some black pepper, I seized the chance to pitch for whole over her usual pre-ground. “Is there ...

When my father told his guest that I had prepared something special for lunch, I knew I had the osso buco down pat. Pa is so finicky, I ha...

Wherever you find yourself in the Philippines, there is bound to be a sticky rice delicacy unique to that place. These are called magsaysay...

After several days of wet and gloom, the sun finally came out. Not a day too soon, too, or I would have had to start opening cans to feed t...

THE LOBSTER (2015) Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos I was prepared to dislike The Lobster, if only because of the last Yorgos Lanthimos movie ...

With no one to cook for last week, I decided on takeout pork sinigang (sour soup) from Andok’s. I had a dim recollection of liking their v...

MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (2016) Written and directed by Jeff Nichols Two men are on the run. With them is a young boy, who we learn from the news h...

“Bell pepper,” a friend once lamented. “I see people push it to the side of their plate and I break out in dandruff.” “Try the California W...

If, like me, you think that eating the recommended five portions of fruits and vegetables every day is daunting enough, get a load of the l...