World Class Chefs
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Ramilo (Ram) Villaluna
Ram is a budding chef from Iloilo City (Molo). He gained his training in Culinary Arts at the Center for Asian Culinary Studies under food guru Gene Gonzalez, Institute of Culinary Education (formerly Peter Kumpps) in New York. He took up bread making, and he studied food styling under Delores Custer of the Culinary Institute of America. It all started in Antique where his father owned a restaurant many Antiquenos learned to love. He continued the culinary legacy of his father and now, Ram owns a catering business, Cindy\'s Catering. Food is Ram\'s life, seriously speaking. I am short in saying that he is married to the food industry that, he spends most of his time teaching and mentoring at the Department of Culinary Arts at the University of San Agustin in Iloilo. If one cannot find him in the classroom, Ram will be on the road crisscrossing Iloilo and Antique having first hand in the management of his thriving businesses from both provinces. He also has a once-a-week TV show in GMA 7 \"Food Trip\". I met with Ram once before and he exudes perfectionism, the character that will beam him up to the limelight of culinary arts. At present time, Ram is extremely busy in Manila. I believe he is one of the finalists in The National Food Showdown 2010 sponsored by ABS-CBN. We wish you all the luck, Ram! Maybe, after this showdown, Ram will have the opportunity share favorite recipe here at ILONGGO LIVING.
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Autumn in Full Swing!
October 28, 2009
It is hard to ignore fall when leaves of trees around are turning to different array of colors. No wonder musicians, songwriters and poets alike get carried away by this change in season as everything around changes in hue and color inciting awe and emotions. Fall or autumn is a reminder that old man winter is just around the corner. Trees prepare themselves for the coming long and cold winter spell by shutting down the sap to the branches gradually and store it in the main trunk and roots. It stands to reason why leaves turn to different colors due to gradual withdrawal of glucose from the sap. This process is being instigated by chilly night temperatures and cooler/warmer temperature during day time. So, here I am, enjoying autumn as much as I could because this site won’t last very long. Soon leaves will be falling off to the ground leaving the trees nude or bare. By late fall, surroundings will appear like in a suspended animation creating an eerie site. Enjoy the shots I took few days ago, a blast of fall colors!
Chilly evening temperatures, to as low as -6 degrees Centigrade and cooler/warmer daytime temperatures will instigate the process. Furthermore, night time becomes longer compared to day time.
An amazing palate of fall colors! Mid-autumn.
Bloodgood Japanese maple tree
Bright red hue against the afternoon sun.
Green leaves losts it shade to yellow, Canadian standard Maple tree.
Sugar Maple tree
nice shots. hehe tani maka-shoot man ko amu ni nga pics sa future… waa kanami sand colors.
Thanks, Vince! Your time will come…sooner than you think..