tomas2351Jul 28, 20212 min readSweet Italian Sausage over Penne (like Park And Orchard) Sweet Italian Sausage over Penne (like Park And Orchard) Park and Orchard originally opened on the corner of Park Avenue and Orchard...
tomas2351Jul 27, 20213 min readYou don’t need to be Filipino to make great tasting Adobo.Adobo is the go-to dish for Filipino home cooking. When you go to a party, they will serve Lechon, but this is something you can’t have...
tomas2351Jul 27, 20213 min readSteaks! You don’t need to go to a steakhouse to have a great SteakI have not been to all of them, but have been lucky enough to visit Smith and Wollensky, Ruth’s Chris, The Old Homestead, Arthurs, Roots,...
tomas2351Jul 27, 20213 min readYou don’t need to be Filipino to make great tasting Menudo.What a fitting way to celebrate the year of the pig. When Lea and I first met, she was living alone in a place where there was no...
tomas2351Jul 27, 20214 min readYou don’t need to be Italian to make awesome meatballs.Actually, if you look in any kitchen of an Italian restaurant, you will find Hispanics. Maybe they are Mexican or Puerto Rican, or Cuban,...
tomas2351Jul 27, 20214 min readYou don’t need to be Greek to make awesome grilled octopus.I mean no disrespect to my Greek friends, but I’m about to level the playing field. I’m not a professional chef, I don’t own a...