Mia and Baba

It's been awhile since I've blogged. Please excuse my silence due to my hectic work and family life at this point of time. I'm now working in the West Midlands while my family is still in Surrey. So I stay during weekdays up north then comeback down every weekend. It's stressful yes, that's why plans are afoot to move everybody up near where I'm working. I'm keen to move to a more permanent accommodation there so that our family life would be more stable and of course so I could keep on blogging about food!

Come to think of it, it's a good thing my new work is in still in England otherwise this blog would have to be renamed the Scottish Patis or Irish Patis. LOL!

Never mind my current crisis, I'd like you to see my brother-in-law's blog about my almost 2-year-old niece Mia and their lovable dog Baba. They are his inspiration for his excellent children book Baba the Bear. Do have a look at both the personal blog and the book's website and see the very cute illustrations that only a former Disney animator like him can come up with.

Somebody Loves Adobo !

I found via Ang Sarap blog on Amateur Gourmet's review of the NYC restaurant Cendrillon. That is one of my must visit restaurants if ever I set foot in noo yok. I've been telling friends that for the longest time. 'Hope they can hang on 'til I arrive - wait for me!

Filipino Cuisine - a 'sleeper'

I was food blog hopping when I came by this heartening article at the Honolulu Advertiser via Reid's blog:

News that Cris Comerford, a naturalized U.S. citizen from the Philippines, was appointed as the White House executive chef got me thinking about our own homegrown Filipino chefs who hold similar positions at some of the Island's more popular restaurants.
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"I think her (Comerford's) appointment to such a high-profile position is a tribute to all Filipinos who work in the restaurant industry, and there a lot of us," said Limcaco, who last week served military generals an amuse bouche (teaser) of kare kare, the Filipino version of oxtail stew flavored with peanut butter. " I think Filipino cuisine is a sleeper, which means it has yet to be discovered."

To see the original article, click over here.

UK Organic Week

The Soil Association in the UK is organising a number of events for a week to promote British grown organic produce. The highlight of which (at least for me) is the Organic Food Festival on the weekend of 3-4 September in Bristol. (Now I've got a reason to drag my family there!) Thanks to Andrew for drawing our attention to an undoubtedly delectable event.

New Filipina Head Chef at the White House

The US White House hired their first woman head chef - what’s more she’s Pinay! Philippine born and bred Cristeta Comerford graduated from the University of the Philippines with a bachelor's degree in Food Technology and has just been promoted to head chef of the White House kitchen where she's been serving since 1995. See the article on Yahoo News.

Congratulations Cris !