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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Dinengdeng in New York?
After a grueling eight-hour drive from Hamilton, Ontario to New York City, we arrived early Friday morning. This is my 4th trip to the BIG APPLE and, I look forward meeting old acquaintances and family. No trip to the U.S. is ever complete without eating Filipino foods, U.S.A. version that is! Such as dinengdeng, an Ilocano version of our laswa, and, because it is Friday today, I promised myself to go meatless. I hope everyone is alright with the idea. Let’s check out my my “dream deningding“.
Now, you see what I mean. This one is loaded with different local veggies, namely: saluyot, baby zuchinni, lima beans and bungon. Who would have guessed that the "sagpaw" is canned mackerel?
Everyone would agree that this is a sumptuous dinengdeng. My Ilocano friends and readers will totally agree to that!
Hi! Well I am looking for pandan essence and when I googled, it brought me to your page and the best of all is, you are from Hamilton. Well, I live in Dunnville which is not too far from Hamilton. Ok, before I go on and on…I was wondering, where can I get pandan essence? I am thinking of some Malaysian dessert
hi – i see that your topic on this entry describes where to get this food in new york city – but you don’t mention where! is there a restaurant that serves this? i would love to go there!