Illustrado Life: Cuisinero – Taste the Philippines: an all new cookbook that celebrates Filipino cuisine
All new cookbook “Cuisinero – Taste the Philippines” celebrates global Filipino cuisine by purveyors from Dubai to California Award-winning author Flavel Monteiro teams up with Emmy Award-winning director, writer, and producer Keesa Ocampo and two of the Middle East’s finest Filipino chefs, Nouel Omamalin and John Buenaventura. Read the full article here.
The Global Carinderia: “Cuisinero: Taste the Philippines”
Co-authored by food writer Flavel Monteiro and ABS-CBN director and writer Keesa Ocampo, “Cuisinero” features recipes from two leading Filipino chefs of the Gulf region, John Buenaventura and Nouel Omamalin. (Full disclosure: I worked with Keesa on the planning committee for the Filipino Food Movement’s Savor Filipino Summit.) The book opens with no less than […]
The Global Carinderia: Blond Chocolate Biko by Chef Nouel Omamalin
Chef Nouel Omamalin says his favorite recipes in “Cuisinero: Taste of the Philippines” are his takes on biko, both because biko “brings back so many memories” and because it got him to the semifinals at the 2018 Valrhona Chocolate Chef Competition in France. Biko also happens to be one of my favorite Filipino sweets — […]
Positively Filipino: The Happy Home Cook: Blond Biko
Biko, or rice pudding, whether steamed or boiled, comes in many different forms. Its quality and success depend largely on the method of cooking used and the type of glutinous rice. Taking this a notch up with my love of chocolate, I used Valrhona Dulcey chocolate as a base flavor. Dulcey chocolate provides the nuance […]