Kiki Aranita

3 weeks ago | news.wine.co.za | Kiki Aranita

No one at Tucson’s Hamilton Distillers knows exactly what wood the cognac barrels holding whiskey are made of. “Probably Spanish oak?” one employee ventures a guess. The age of the barrels is also a question mark. No one working here is old enough to vouch for that; the distillery believes they are anywhere from 100 to 125 years old, which is old in the grand scheme of barrels’ lifespans, but not unusual.

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Kiki Aranita

No one at Tucson’s Hamilton Distillers knows exactly what wood the cognac barrels holding whiskey are made of. “Probably Spanish oak?” one employee ventures a guess. The age of the barrels is also a question mark. No one working here is old enough to vouch for that; the distillery believes they are anywhere from 100 to 125 years old, which is old in the grand scheme of barrels’ lifespans, but not unusual.

3 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Kiki Aranita

“I love ’90s chain restaurants so much,” said Chance Anies, the chef and owner of the Filipino BYOB Tabachoy. Anies grew up going to spots like TGI Friday’s, Olive Garden, and Longhorn Steakhouse — the sort of middle-class sit-down chains that have largely been on the wane for the past decade. He wants to bring back that kind of affordability and approachability in a restaurant, but make it Filipino.

3 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Kiki Aranita

PHILADELPHIA - As Philadelphians and Catholics rejoiced at the announcement of the new pope, with his ties to Villanova University, among local Filipinos, there was some disappointment. The election of Pope Leo XIV meant Filipino cardinals who had been front-runners in the papal process would not ascend to the Catholic Church's highest post. Many had been rooting for Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, who would have been the first Asian pope in the church's modern era.

3 weeks ago | thederrick.com | Kiki Aranita

PHILADELPHIA — As Philadelphians and Catholics rejoiced at the announcement of the new pope, with his ties to Villanova University, among local Filipinos, there was some disappointment. The election of Pope Leo XIV meant Filipino cardinals who had been front-runners in the papal process would not ascend to the Catholic Church’s highest post. Many had been rooting for Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, who would have been the first Asian pope in the church’s modern era.