2025-11-04 Notes from the Spoon, Stories Pampanga Didn’t Get Snubbed — It Got Seduced, Blindfolded…Then Told There Was No Table Pampanga went unstarred in the Michelin Guide. Its silence reveals what recognition rarely understands.... by Chef Gabriel Sola Share: 0 Comments
2025-10-30 Notes from the Spoon, The Taste of Memory Kapampangan Cuisine as Practice Kapampangan cuisine carries Pampanga’s culinary heritage forward, from sisig origin to Angeles City food traditions, adapting memory into future skill.... by Chef Gabriel Sola Share: 0 Comments
2025-10-30 Notes from the Spoon, The Taste of Memory Shared Table as Myth At the shared table we promise belonging. Filipino communal dining and salo-salo hold care and quiet cuts. We eat together, and sometimes apart.... by Chef Gabriel Sola Share: 0 Comments
2025-10-28 Notes from the Spoon, Restaurateurs Notes Restaurant Shift Profit and Loss: Every Service Is a Mini P&L Restaurant shift profit and loss is where profit hides or leaks. Train managers to think like CFOs—one service at a time.... by Chef Rob Share: 0 Comments
2025-10-27 Notes from the Spoon, The Taste of Memory Lunchbox Shaming and Baon Lunchbox shaming in the school lunchbox meets Filipino baon, revealing class, kin, and quiet pride at the table where jokes decide who belongs.... by Chef Gabriel Sola Share: 0 Comments
2025-10-24 Notes from the Spoon, The Taste of Memory The Honest Smoke of Filipino Grilling Filipino grilling, inihaw tradition, and memory gathered in honest smoke, where small mistakes become flavor and the fire teaches in patience.... by Chef Gabriel Sola Share: 0 Comments
2025-10-23 Notes from the Spoon, Stories Mindful Eating and the Internet Ruined Lunch Mindful eating meets doomscrolling at noon. An Australian lunch story of digital detox, screen time at meals, and tasting soup before it goes cold.... by Chef Gabriel Sola Share: 0 Comments
2025-10-23 Notes from the Spoon, The Taste of Memory The Leftover Gospel and Sustainable Cooking Habits Explore sustainable cooking habits through Filipino culture, where reheating leftovers becomes a quiet act of gratitude and care.... by Chef Gabriel Sola Share: 0 Comments
2025-10-21 Notes from the Spoon, The Taste of Memory Post-Meal Silence and the Meaning of Fullness In Filipino food culture, post-meal silence marks the shift from appetite to awareness—a brief moment where fullness turns inward and memory stays.... by Chef Rob Share: 0 Comments
2025-10-21 Notes from the Spoon, Restaurateurs Notes Restaurant Prep List Is Where Profit Bleeds or Gets Built The restaurant prep list isn't a chore — it's a profit tool. Find out how top operators use it to manage labour, waste, and margin.... by Chef Rob Share: 0 Comments