at di photoshopped and pic! On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 10:09 PM, Spanx <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > http://rogue.ph/ > August 2009 Preview: The People’s > Palate<http://rogue.ph/previews/entry/august_2009_preview_the_peoples_palate/> > By **/ Photographs by *Neil Oshima* / > POSTED ON AUG 04, 2009 / 0 COMMENTS / 46 VIEWS > BOOKMARK OR SHARE THIS PAGE <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php>EMAIL > THIS ARTICLE <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php>PRINT THIS PAGE > > Eight authoritative blogs, 10 devout bloggers, three rigorous writers, and > a photographer extraordinaire constitute Rogue’s Portfolio this month. These > bloggers may come from different backgrounds and espouse divergent culinary > destinations, but there is no longer any discounting their collective > influence as a growing number of foodies rely on their online opinions on > where—and what—to eat > > The Satirist > spankyenriquez.blogspot.com <http://spankyenriquez.blogspot.com/> > *Spanky Enriquez, Blogger and C.O.O. (Universal Worker Nurse Review and > English Proficiency Centers)* > > With article titles ranging from “50% OFF and 200% FULL at the Best and > Biggest Buffet in Manila!!!” (about the famous Spiral Buffet at Sofitel > Philippine Plaza) to “Bastusang Pambansa . . . ” (a scathing piece about the > controversial Constitutional Assembly), “Manila Boy” is not so much a food > blog as it is a website by a razor-sharp political satirist and > self-confessed bookworm who just happens to be a foodie, too. > > “My Capampangan genes predetermined my becoming a foodie,” says Spanky > Enriquez, who cites Anton Diaz of “Our Awesome Planet” fame as one of his > main influences. “My grandfather served as mayor of San Fernando and vice > governor of Pampanga, and his wife, my Lola Sally, was renowned as a chef > and had guests ranging from Douglas MacArthur to Ninoy Aquino. And to this > day, my aunts run the legendary Hizon’s Bakeshop in Ermita, home of the best > ensaimada in the Philippines.” > > Spanky’s easy but insightful writing style shines through in his posts. In > his popular post, “HOOTERS Manila: The HAPPIEST Place on Earth!!!”, he > valiantly defends the honor of the Hooters Girls—“And just because they > don’t all look like Marian Rivera, they get insulted in ways that would make > Simon Cowell cringe?” while singing the praises of their Hot Wings (“just > the right amount of heat, extremely tasty & crispy skin, and moist, tender > meat”). > Interestingly, Manila Boy’s biggest foodie scoop was taken offline. When > Anthony Bourdain was shooting an episode of No Reservations in Pampanga in > October 2008, Spanky blogged, a little past midnight, about the famous > chef’s newfound infatuation with San Miguel Beer, complete with pictures. > Hours later, at around 6:30 A.M., the show’s producers gave him an > ultimatum: either pull down the blog post, or they would pull the entire > Pampanga segment from the Philippine episode. > > “For the love of my home province, I removed my post about Bourdain > immediately,” he recalls. > > *- Cliff Sawit* > > *READ ABOUT MORE BLOGGERS LIKE ANTON DIAZ (OUR AWESOME > PLANET<http://www.ourawesomeplanet.com/>), > LORI BALTAZAR (DESSERT COMES FIRST <http://dessertcomesfirst.com/>) AND > THE MAN BEHIND MARKET MANILA <http://www.marketmanila.com/> IN OUR AUGUST > 2009 ISSUE, ON STANDS NOW!* > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gimik" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gimik?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
