Tag Archives: Center for Asian Culinary Studies

Chef Gene Gonzalez Launches
Two Exciting Cookbooks

CHEF Gene Gonzalez, easily one of the country’s most accomplished chefs, recently launched two exciting cookbooks—Modern Philippine Confections: Tropical Island Flavors and Treats; and Breads, Cakes, Pastries and More—in the new location of his restaurant, Café Ysabel, along M. Paterno … Continue reading

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Pan de Putok
(Chef Gene Gonzalez for ‘Philippine Breads’)

PAN DE PUTOK. It’s one of the most common types of breads that can be found in bakeries aside from Pan De Sal, Pan de Coco, Pan de Limon, Kababayan, Monay, Pan De Red (also known as Pan De Regla) … Continue reading

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Chef Gene Gonzalez Launches
‘Philippine Breads’ Cookbook

BREADS play a very important role in Philippine culinary history. This is because each province, each region in the country has its own local breads. There are so many different kinds of heirloom breads in the country that, if you … Continue reading

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Cafe Ysabel Throws Special Dinner
In Honor of Bobby Chinn

WHENEVER celebrity chef Bobby Chinn (host of a TV cooking show who runs restaurants in Vietnam and London, England) is in Manila, he makes sure he gets in touch with his Filipino friends, particularly his London schoolmates Henry Palacios and … Continue reading

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Moist Banana-Carrot Cupcakes
with Cream Cheese Frosting

I LOVE baking, and so I try to absorb each and every baking tip that I can get from top pastry chefs in the country whenever I attend cooking demonstrations, seminars and workshops or even during shoots for FLAVORS Magazine. … Continue reading

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