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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Double Japanese Treat in NYC
It was a wonderful weekend stay in New York City and, I have to share with you a very exciting unplanned rendezvous at the Japanese restaurants in the said city. It all started a day before at a Korean restaurant at Queens borough having our Korean shabu-shabu lunch. As if it was the culmination of our gastronomic experience in New York but, it was not. The following day, after our tour of Central Park on a sweltering heat, we were invited to a birthday party at a Japanese/Korean restaurant. That was quite an experience as the party was set in a Japanese garden. What a lovely way enjoying Japanese cuisine in an authentic ambiance! Since we were invited by another New Yorker friends to a dinner that same day, we ate with caution so as to leave extra room for another bout of indulgence. To our amazement, we were invited to have dinner at another Japanese restaurant in Long Island, New York. We were overwhelmed by the amount and variety of Japanese foods they served in that restaurant. Nowhere to be experienced in Canada, just to keep the records straight. It was an exciting experience, indeed…. Japanese cuisine at its best! And, what could be more exciting than posting this entry while I am in Seoul, South Korea, in transit for my flight to the Philippines. ENJOY!!!
Kosmos special which includes chicken teriyaki, California rolls and shrimps & vegetable tempura.
They call this Momo special, consisting of salmon teriyaki, syumai deep fried fluke. A very good alternative for the vegetarians.
The birthday party at a Japanese restaurant, specifically in a Japanese garden. What could be more authentic than this!
Yuraku Japanese/Korean restaurant at Queens borough. Thanks to Viron, Ching and family for inviting us. It was a memorable experience.
This one is from Minado Japanese restaurant in Long Island, New York. My New Yorker friends Danny and Christine treated us to this huge Japanese resto. Thanks to both of you!
Seafoods galore, including this fresh oysters and king crab legs.
We had the chance to taste all kinds of sushis, sashimis and rolls but, this one caught my attention.. it is fish eggs! This fish egg sushi is made of salmon roe.
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