REMINISCIN': Chefs On Parade Philippines 2004

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Intramuros Clamshell, Manila.

REMINISCIN': Chefs On Parade Philippines 2004

Above pictures were all taken during Chefs On Parade Philippines 2004. The said COP was i think the last time it was that grand. After that it lost its fame

FEATURED CHEF: Mario Batali

The Ultimate Iron Chef: Mario Batali

Personal History

Born in Yakima, Washington, Batali attended Rutgers University where he double majored in Spanish Theatre and Economics, graduating in 1982. He currently lives in New York City with his wife Susi Cahn (daughter of Miles and Lillian Cahn, founders of Coach Farms) and two sons, Leo and Benno. He also owns a home in Northport, Michigan. His father is Armandino Batali, owner of Salumi in Seattle.

Batali is one of the principal subjects of Bill Buford's 2006 book, Heat.

Professional career

During college, Batali started working as a dishwasher at "Stuff Yer Face" restaurant in New Brunswick, New Jersey.[citation needed] He quickly moved up from dishwasher to pizzaman. Batali went on to spend time as an assistant in the kitchens at the "Six Bells public house" in the Kings Road, Chelsea under Marco Pierre White,[1]the Tour d'Argent in Paris, the Moulin de Mougins in Provence, and the Waterside Inn, outside London. In 1985 he worked as a sous chef at the Four Seasons Clift in San Francisco before being promoted to helm the Four Seasons Biltmore Hotel's La Marina restaurant in Santa Barbara. At twenty-seven, he was the highest paid young chef in the company. In 1989, he resigned his post at the Four Seasons and moved to the Northern Italian village of Borgo Capanne to apprentice in the kitchen at La Volta, where he sought to master a traditional style of Italian cooking. He was inspired by the cooking of his grandmother, Leonetta Merlino.

In 1993 he opened "Po" with Steven Crane, but sold his interest in the restaurant in September 2000. In 1998, with his business partner, Joseph Bastianich (son of Lidia Bastianich), he went on to own the recent Michelin star winning "Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca". They have since opened seven additional restaurants,[2] Lupa (1999), Esca (2000), Otto Enoteca Pizzeria (2003), Casa Mono (2004), Bar Jamon (2004), Bistro Du Vent (2004, closed in 2006), Del Posto (2005), Enoteca San Marco (2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada), and B&B Ristorante (2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada) and a shop named Italian Wine Merchants (1999).

Vic Firth, known for his production of quality drum sticks, has also teamed up with Batali to create custom kitchen tools. Specifically he has designed a line of wooden rolling pins, pepper grinders and salt grinders.[3]

The New York Post reported in September 2007 that Batali's contract with the Food Network would not be renewed, and that he would no longer be featured on its Iron Chef America series. The article further reported that although Batali had not initially been dismissed from Iron Chef America, he decided not to make any further appearances on the show after the network made the decision to cancel his cooking show, Molto Mario, which had been airing on Food Network since 1997.[4] A Food Network spokesperson confirmed to ABC News that Molto Mario, would no longer be aired, but said that "Mario Batali is still part of the Food Network family. Sometimes family members go off and do other things. We completely blessed his decision to go to PBS...He is still going to appear on Iron Chef America."[5] No new episodes of Molto Mario have been filmed since 2004, but the network continued airing re-runs over the ensuing three years (with reruns currently airing on Fine Living). Batali was absent on the season finale of The Next Iron Chef, but he appeared twice during Iron Chef America's 2008 season, and his likeness has been licensed to appear in the Nintendo game Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine.

Batali will be starting another show for PBS with Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Bittman (of The New York Times), and Claudia Bassols (a Spanish actress) featuring Spanish cuisine. The 13-episode series was filmed from October 2007 into early 2008. The show is titled Spain... on the road Again.[6]. This will be the first of a series of shows that will be developed for PBS over the next several years. Batali is also in negotiations with Travel Channel to develop a series on Italian cuisine and culture with Anthony Bourdain that reportedly will be an "exhaustive, definitive Italy series with the kind of production values that Planet Earth had".[7]


Television career
Molto Mario[8]
[edit] Television career
Molto Mario[8]
Mediterranean Mario
Mario Eats Italy[9]
Ciao America[10]
Iron Chef America: Battle of the Masters
Iron Chef America: The Series
ICA:All-Star Special
Mario, FULL BOIL (Special)[11]
GladWare container commercials
Emeril Live (guest appearance)
Chefography (guest appearance)
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (guest appearance)[12]
Spain... on the road Again (2008)

Awards
Michelin Guide to New York City; One Star
Three Stars from The New York Times for "Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca"
"Best New Restaurant of 1998" from the James Beard Foundation for "Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca"
"Man of the Year" in GQ's chef category in 1999
D'Artagnan Cervena Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America in 2001
"Best Chef: New York City" from the James Beard Foundation in 2002
"All-Clad Cookware Outstanding Chef Award" from the James Beard Foundation in 2005 (national award)

i love watching....

Nothing more to say...
Watch it and you'll see why!

Funny or Not... Here i come!

from: www.dyoks.com

korni man e ok na din! hahahaha

ERAP JOKES

Erap's Prayer
Gambling father
who art in jueteng
hakot be thy name
thy kickback come
thy wealth be done,
in Wack-Wack as it is in San Juan .
Give me this day
My daily bribe
And conceal all my sins
As I conceal those who sin along with me
And if I am Led into temptation
Deliver me from! criticism
For mine is the country,
its power, and its money
forever and ever. Amen.

Response:

Aba Ginoong Estrada
Napupuno ka ng kwarta
Ang panginoon ng jueteng ay sumasaiyo
Bukod kang pinagpala sa lahat ng bobo
At pinagpala ka naman ng kay raming
kulasisi mo.

Era! p's Mi ultimo Adios

Mi parte de jueteng wala na.
Mis compadres y lords nabuking na.
Los mansiones de mis
queridas ini-imbistiga
Mis amigos de la Camara el
ultimo pagasa.

I'm yours... all yours zweety!?

whoaaa... i know it's late to post this but i simply love the Ssong! ok ok i admit before all i understood was dumbdumbdumb....

Well you done done me and you bet I felt itI tried to be chill but you're so hot that I meltedI fell right through the cracksNow I'm trying to get backBefore the cool done run outI'll be giving it my bestestAnd nothing's gonna to stop me but divine interventionI reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn someBut I won't hesitate no more, no moreIt cannot wait, I'm yoursWell open up your mind and see like meOpen up your plans and damn you're freeLook into your heart and you'll find love love love loveListen to the music of the moment, maybe sing with meAll - ah peaceful melodyAnd it's our God-forsaken right to be loved love loved love lovedSo I won't hesitate no more, no moreIt cannot wait I'm sureThere's no need to complicateOur time is shortThis is our fate, I'm yoursScooch on closer dearAnd I will nibble your earI've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirrorAnd bending over backwards just to try to see it clearerBut my breath fogged up the glassAnd so I drew a new face and laughedI guess what I'm be saying is there ain't no better reasonTo rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasonsIt's what we aim to doOur name is our virtueI won't hesitate no more, no moreIt cannot wait I'm sureThere's no need to complicateOur time is shortThis is our fate, I'm yoursWell no no, well open up your mind and see like meOpen up your plans and damn you're freeLook into your heart and you'll find that the sky is yoursPlease don't, please don't, please don'tThere's no need to complicateCause our time is shortThis is out fate, I'm yours

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CLASH OF THE CONNOISSEURS:
SKILLS SHOWDOWN 2008
THE ASIAN INVASION

“We may live without poetry, music and art; we may live without conscience, and live without heart; we may live without friends; we may live without books; but civilized man cannot live without chefs.”

December 11 and 12 @
PACIFIC MALL LUCENA

Who’s the team that will reign supreme on the following categories:

*COC: Skills Showdown 2008 CATEGORIES and Point System
*CRITERIA FOR JUDGING/ GUIDELINES:

*This year the winning groups/ team will be determined by point system. Each category has a corresponding point system. For example COCSS01 or Market Basket was given an overall point of 10 points. 10 points will be given to the GOLD ACHIEVER; 7 Points for SILVER and 5 Points for BRONZE; The non- winning teams/ groups will all be given the title of DISTINCTION who will all have 3 points.

*For more info please see the FHRS Officers/ Advisers or visit the official website of COC 2008 @ igcfihrm.blogspot.com

COCSS01 MARKET BASKET: ASIAN CUISINE 10
COCSS02 ON DISPLAY COCKTAIL/APPETIZER MAKING 8
COCSS03 ON-THE-SPOT CAKE DECORATING 8
COCSS04 ON DISPLAY FILIPINO DESSERT 8
COCSS05 TABLE SETTING FOR FOUR 10
COCSS06 INDIVIDUAL BARTENDING 6
COCSS07 BED MAKING (HOUSEKEEPING) 6
COCSS08 FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE RELAY 6
COCSS09 CENTERPIECE MAKING (Flower Arrangement) 6

COCSpecial01 CULINARY QUIZ BEE n/a
COCSpecial02 FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY n/a