FLAVOURS OF ILOILO

What’s culinary boutique you may ask? At first I had no idea myself until I was inside one a few days ago. As I went around checking the place, I was glad that finally there’s a place in Iloilo City where “gastronomy” goes beyond eating. “ A culinary boutique is a place where one can do a lot of things related to food ” answers Jet Yap Jiz when I asked her about the concept of her business venture. “ Just like what our tagline says, Ilonggos can cook, shop, eat and share things related to food under one roof – inside my Happy Kitchen ” she says. And she shared what inspired her, where she got the idea, how it all came to be and when it all started. She used to be the publisher of Iloilo Premiere magazine that gave her almost “stressful days and sleepless nights” at times, beating the deadline and the like. “ My doctor then told me to take a rest after it took a toll on my health ” she says. “ With more time in my hands, I got to enjoy more things and watching the reality TV series Hell...

This will be my first non-food blogpost, don't worry though this will just be one of the few posts ( I hope). c/o rexdelsar aka IAMME of SSC After months of repairs and renovation, not to mention excitement and suspense the bits of information we get from forums, finally Amigo Plaza mall has unveiled itself via a soft opening yesterday around 2pm. A simple program that started with blessing the mall area and ended with the crowd pleasing songs and antics of actor Gabby Concepcion. I was very lucky last Saturday. Around 1pm I decided to have my hair cut but my barber was not at the barbershop where I went to. I then decided to check out Amigo Plaza mall to see if he was there. Reaching the mall I asked the security guard about the location of the barbershop, told me and let me enter. Luckily my barber was there and I was the 2nd person to have my haircut. ( The shop wasn't officially opened and blessed yet lol !) It was hitting two birds with a single st...