J Gamboa cooks up more than just great dishes

By Nana Nadal
He is everywhere. No month passes without his photo appearing in magazines, without one of his restaurants being cited as a must-visit by noted foodies, without his name being dropped in conversations about activities in the culinary world. For a time, he was even a regular sight on TV as he hosted the cooking demo portion of long-running noontime show Eat Bulaga.

Combining cooking with pleasure, health and ecology

By Marane Plaza
Whipping up your favorite dishes in your all-equipped, country-style kitchen could just make you feel like you’re on one of those pages of a high-end culinary-lifestyle magazine. Thanks to Rachael Ray, boasting your talents in cooking has been a lot cuter and lifestylish, if not domesticated and boring. After all, knowing the ABC’s of cooking is always a plus factor, attractive and sexy, right?

Mister Mom

By Diana A. Uy
Niño Logarta hates being called a “chef.”
The term is overused and overrated that he prefers instead the word “kusinero” or cook. And if he can avoid it, he’d rather not talk about “specialties” as that can lead to expectations he is not sure he can deliver. He likens himself to a “general practitioner” and believes that “chefs are the new rockstars.”

’70s band rises again with Filipino vocalist

By Isah V. Red
Journey should have been over for Neal Schon—lead and rhythm guitars, vocals (1973-1987, 1995-present); Ross Valory—bass, keyboards, recorder, vocals (1973-1985, 1995-present); Jonathan Cain— keyboards, harmonica, guitar, vocals (1980-1987, 1995-present); and Deen Castronovo —drums, percussion, vocals (1998-present), except that Steve Perry’s grating soprano seemed to have been haunting them since they broke off in 1998.

Saying ‘I do’ for the nest egg

By Nickie Wang
Contributor
We were invited to an event that launched ETC Entertainment Central’s newest program, Here Come the Newlyweds. Bonifacio High Street was an apt location for a launch that was attended by chatty disc jockeys from top FM radio stations and some energetic and young scribes from magazines and dailies.