Here is a collection of my work published at Filipino Kitchen. Filipino Kitchen is a food media and events group that connects Filipinos across the diaspora with our culinary heritage, culture and history. I lead Filipino Kitchen with my collaborator, Natalia Roxas, from 2014 to 2018. “Looking For Authenticity?” on September 11, 2014. I felt the first post … Continue reading Collected Writing from Filipino Kitchen, 2014-2018
Chicago emptied out some over Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Large rollerbags and their owners fill aisles of the Blue and Orange Lines. Some restaurants and independently-owned stores close for the long weekend or take a proper, well-deserved week away. The highways are even more congested than usual — to Rockford, to Wisconsin, to Indiana, to Iowa, to any place not-Chicago.
Those of us who remain, however, enjoy the last sweet breath of summertime — Labor Day Weekend. Continue reading “Lake Michigan and Labor Day Weekend”
Many international airports have tourist and visitor information desk on its premises. I honestly never thought about stopping there until my recent trip to Puerto Rico showed me how helpful they can be. All for free. Continue reading “Three Reasons to Stop at the Airport Tourist Information Desk. Travel Hack Thursday.”
On the way to the ferry, we stopped at a snorkel shop where we rented water shoes, fins, goggles, breathing tube thingy. Everything bright orange. At the shop, I still wasn’t sure if I actually would snorkel, but I figured, if I decided to do it, I’d need the equipment. And a bag of fresh pandesal, soft, semi-sweet bread rolls, to feed the fishies, too.
This is Pandan Island, Honda Bay, Palawan, Philippines. This is where I first tried to snorkel. That’s a big deal for me because I can’t swim. It’s sad to be a Filipino who can’t swim. But, snorkeling is different, right? Continue reading “Palawan, Philippines. Wish You Were Here Wednesday.”
Sarahlynn Pablo, Writer 