Pam Pastor

1 week ago | plus.inquirer.net | Pam Pastor

Easter is a wonderful time for some family bonding. Here are some great finds to add fun to your gathering. Auro’s Balut Chocolate is back. This fun twist on the classic Filipino street food was a big hit last year. Inside the egg carton you’ll find four chocolate “balut” eggs. The egg shells are made of two layers of chocolate—32-percent white chocolate and 42-percent milk chocolate. Unwrap and crack each chocolate egg to find the surprise inside.

1 week ago | entertainment.inquirer.net | Pam Pastor

MANILA, Philippines — Singer, TV personality and actress Pilita Corrales, who died on Saturday at the age of 85, is not only an icon among her fellow singers in the music industry but a pioneer who conquered the world stage as a Filipino artist, showing her versatility in interpreting various songs in different languages. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beloved mami and mamita, Pilita Corrales,” her granddaughter, actress Janine Gutierrez, said on Instagram.

1 week ago | plus.inquirer.net | Pam Pastor

Singer, TV personality and actress Pilita Corrales, who died on Saturday at the age of 85, is not only an icon among her fellow singers in the music industry but a pioneer who conquered the world stage as a Filipino artist, showing her versatility in interpreting various songs in different languages. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beloved mami and mamita, Pilita Corrales,” her granddaughter, actress Janine Gutierrez, said on Instagram.

1 week ago | plus.inquirer.net | Pam Pastor

Two white spoon chefs from “Culinary Class Wars” were in Manila for “Mat Nam: Where the Flavor Meets,” their collaboration with Your Local at The Balmori Suites’ Chef’s Table in Rockwell. Chefs Lee Young-sook and Choi Ji-hyung worked with Your Local’s executive chef Patrick Go and his team and their food will be available at the pop-up until April 23. Lee, a master of traditional and regional Korean cuisine, runs the restaurant Nakyung.

2 weeks ago | plus.inquirer.net | Pam Pastor

If you found yourself wishing you could eat what the chefs on “Culinary Class Wars” were cooking, here’s your chance—and you don’t have to fly to Korea. Your Local returns to The Balmori Suites’ Chef’s Table in Rockwell for the third time, and in this round, chef Patrick Go will be joined by four chefs from the hit reality cooking competition for a series of collaborations—the first Southeast Asian pop-up featuring “Culinary Class Wars” chefs.