Birthday Girl

Musing around my guests...my birthay :-)

The food I prepared: Paella Negra, Grilled Chicken Kebabs, Pesto Pasta, Kani Salad, and Vanilla Jelly with Mangoes. Left side photo is Joseph Velasquez, starting to eat...

Classic Icons of DDB Makati... Jay and Harvey

Renewed Christian, Geoff Dizon and the super famous Ahkong Harvey Diez. Starred in the following films: Crying Ladies, La Visa Loca, Ako Legal Wife and more...

Meck Besinga... Love na nya si Jesus now :-)

The angst session photo compilation in letter box ala TVC.

Ows Geoff di ka na verynicegirl? Zeoffrey nlang? haha!!!

The famous floater, Jay W. San Luis also a model wannabe... Obvious naman ang pag-project diba? Kidding Jay!

Bilog ang Mundo. Sometimes we're up there and sometimes nasa baba. Had a great time seeing them once again in one small box---my condo :-)

Lud Lim

Another happy chinese customer I had was... Lud Lim. He's a chinese businessman fron Binondo. He confessed that he loves to travel and he's also very adventurous when it comes to food. No wonder he landed having his dinner with The Artist Chef.

I felt humiliated when I wasn't able to play a background music during their dinner. My music player exploded. So unlucky of me that day. Despite that they were able to enjoy their dining experience.

The famous Mango and Shrimp Medley

ME, in action putting the dressing

With Lud is his fiancee. I wonder if they are married already by now...

Lookie... Joanie's Rainbow

When I was a kid I always believed that there's a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, but things change when you grow up. Now I only believe in rainbows and not in the pot of gold. No matter how colorful life is, stains and dirt always challenge its brighter side. And I interpreted this thought thru my painting decade ago. College days. I wonder where this painting is... Wherever it is, I'm glad that it came a long way. The most favorite deviation in my deviantart and now it's being featured in Deviant News and one of the most popular stories. A nice birthday gift :-)

Check it out:
http://news.deviantart.com/article/28613/

Let's J-it!

Advertorial Ad I did for Boom Labrusca. You can see this ad in APPETITE and COOK magazine this May and June issue, I think. And you will also see him officially in the Jufran Sweet Chili Sauce TV Commercial.

Print Shoot @ Subject Matters Photo Studio in Blanco Center

Another photo with BOOM.

Photo Trip during our Jufran TVC last February taken by our producer Desiree Pe.

Carrots Alemany

The lady with the rosy white cheeks... I wonder what is her secret. Let me ask Carrots Alemany, a preschool teacher, married with one kid. Her secret... living her life the way she's always wanted to---like teaching at a preschool somewhere in Dela Costa, Makati and taking care of her little baby. Obviously simple things in life that will make us happy will surely manifest in our aura as a person. Look at Carrots. She's so lovely and pretty. Aside from her intangible secrets, Carrots is not into meat, but veggies. Her proof, when she also ate the salad of her husband and end up not finishing her paella. On the other hand her husband finished the Perth steak that I prepared.

Carrots is with her husband---A businessman who owns a sugar mill in Bacolod City. I think her husband belongs to a clan similar to the families of Anton Lagdameo and Jules Ledesma. They all have one thing in common---sugar mills. I find this couple so elegant yet so humble.

My "photo booth" inside my little condo.

Heintje Yao

If there's one name that is hard for me to pronounce, that's Mr. Heintje Yao. It took me a while to get learn how to pronounce his unique name. He is a businessman that deals with metal and wood furniture. They are the first couple to have wine as part of their menu. I think they enjoyed the food and the night because of the special occasion they are celebrating.

Heintje is with her banker girlfriend---prim and proper is the best way to describe her. They are both wearing classy black attires for that evening.

Artist Chef Meets Sexy Chef

It's a rare chance when you meet a person with the same passion as yours. Two weeks ago I went to Boracay and met the SEXY CHEF herself, Rachelle Alejandro. A very nice person, she willingly shared her business with me. Well might as well capture the moment with this cute photo op with her.

We exchanged calling cards aside from discussing our different but somehow the same business which is food. She is into the Southbeach diet for health buffs while mine is a private intimate dinner for couples. Might check out her resto one of these days.

Me, at the Mango Ray Restaurant in Boracay. Still can't believe the short encounter I had with the SEXY CHEF. Haha!

Vietnam's PHO 24

This is Pho 24 when I first visited Vietnam two years ago. PHO is pronounced as Fuuuh in Vietnamese. The sound of their language closely resembles Chinese and Thai. They actually have a wide choice of noodles and shakes on their menu.

I ordered beef noodles and an avocado shake that cost me thousands of dong but equivalent to P60 pesos for the noodles and P30 pesos for the shake. Cheap isn't it?

This is PHO 24 in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) Situated along the street near our hotel. Unlike PHO 24 here in Rockwell, the positioning is less upscale.

These are my few friends in the office and unfortunately all of them left already except Angel.

This is the last ice cream I ordered before I left Saigon. The best picture I got of all the the other ice creams I ordered. Funny Ice Cream House is the name of the store. A must try when you visit Saigon.

These are the street children in Saigon selling cheaper Lonely Planet Books---a low quality imitation, of course. For only P150.00, I think.

This is my souvenir photo with a Vietnamese Monk. I met her during my solo flight tour. I explored the city while riding the famous motorcycle in Vietnam. It's like hiring a private vehicle because the driver brought me to places like the park, zoo, pagodas, temples, ruins of war and all the interesting museums near the city---for only P800.

One thing I can say...I'll always remember Saigon. For the good food, interesting culture, nice places and their fast recovery from the war.

My version of Kani Salad

This is my own version of Kani Salad. Never thought it was this easy to prepare. This will satisfy your craving without the guilt because it's very light even if you eat a lot. Best served with authentic japanese mayo. KEWPIE is the best japanese mayo brand. You can avail of that in any japanese grocery in town. I bought one in Makati near MCS and Little Tokyo. :-)

Tony Lu

Meet Mr. Tony Lu and wife Therese. Tony aspired to be in advertising but ended up handling big brands and worked with big companies like Abott and Universal Robina. In URC, she met Terese---from there they came a long way. Living evidence is their cute daughter.

Kate is Tony's cute daughter. He insisted in bringing her because
Kate wanted to see the set up---the petals and all the candles.

It's nice to see a happy couple with their daughter doing
something new as their way of bonding together.

2 more pictures for their never ending smile.

Meat Balls & Salami

The day I learned about Rahelle Ray, I never stop following her TV programs, her magazine, her website and her life! The good thing about her is that she shares every new recipe she concocts---same here with me, I want my reader to learn how to cook decent food. Here's my pasta meatballs photos stuffed with cheese and tomato and basil as sauce. Good enough to feed a hungry hippo. For the sauce, use the same procedure as the tomato and basil. For the meatballs, it's ground beef sirloin with all the spices you want plus flour and egg then stuff them with cheese.

Best match for this pasta is a refreshing strawberry lassi milk shake.

And for the incredible eater, if the pasta meatballs still not enough---a huge sandwich will complete your meal. Introducing my Salami Sandwich, I used wheat bread plus loaded with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber and my mayo dressing! Food Preparation, Food Styling and Photography by yours truly, The Artist Chef.

Jake Gonzales

Meet Jake Gonzales, a former advertising accounts person who is now in the client side. With him during the dining was his wife and they are celebrating their anniversary. What I like about them is they both love pictures because aside from these photos I'm publishing---they also brought their own camera. Jake often making kulit about these photos... So here they are. Hope both of you enjoyed your night together at my place.

The kilig part of the night---when I gave the couple one souvenir shot together.

These is the nacho salad that Jake bravely chose for
their appetizer. My posterized version of the photo.

And more of their sweetie photos together