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By Amy Pataki Restaurant Critic Fri., Sept. 21, 2018 They call it “pulling weeds.” It is a dessert at Thornhill’s Frilu, where edible fun is had over the course of a $95 tasting menu. The trompe l’oeil dessert arrives as a tiny flower pot of black “soil” that is actually crumbled shortbread stained by Japanese hojicha tea. Pea tendrils, the so-called weeds, sprout forth. Hidden below are custard and berries. Everything can be eaten, save the pot. Frilu, which opened June 8, blends Japanese kaiseki with modern Nordic restaurant Noma by way of a Tuscan hill town. Article Continued Below Owner John-Vincent Troiano, 32, comes by his references honestly. He spent three years apprenticing in Toronto with Japanese master chef Masaki Hashimoto. Before that he worked under Alida Solomon at Tutti Matti downtown learning Tuscan cooking. Then there was the one-month unpaid apprenticeship at Noma in Copenhagen. He and wife … [Read more...] about Thornhill’s Frilu brings four-star downtown tasting menu experience uptown
Moira Dela Torre explains after drawing flak for performing at Marcos Fest
Moira Dela Torre explains after drawing flak for performing at Marcos Fest Jan Milo Severo (philstar.com) - September 21, 2018 - 11:59am MANILA, Philippines — Kapamilya singer Moira Dela Torre cried foul after netizens bashed her for performing at the Marcos Fest in Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena. Moira said she did not know that the event was to celebrate the 101st birthday of the deceased dictator Ferdinand Marcos. “This Marcos Fest was supposed to be called I-Millenial Fest. I AM NOT A MARCOS APOLOGETIC. Never will i be,” Moira commented on a post. When asked by a netizen if she knew that the music fest is for Marcos’ birthday celebration, Moira replied that the organizers described the event as the Ilocano Millennial Night. “No i didn't. From the earlier reminders til before we got there, they addressed it as the Ilocano Millenial Night. Not once was his name brought up. So let … [Read more...] about Moira Dela Torre explains after drawing flak for performing at Marcos Fest
Federer to play doubles with Djokovic at Laver Cup
Federer to play doubles with Djokovic at Laver Cup (Associated Press) - September 21, 2018 - 11:52am CHICAGO — Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have played against each other 46 times. From Monaco to Shanghai and everywhere in between. Regular, run-of-the-mill tournaments and major finals. On Friday night (Saturday Manila time), they play on the same side of the net for the first time. Federer and Djokovic will close out the first day of the second edition of the Laver Cup when they take on Jack Sock and Kevin Anderson in doubles at the United Center. Federer and Djokovic are playing for Team Europe, while Sock and Anderson are competing for Team World in the Ryder Cup-style event. "We have had so many great battles in all the singles courts, and to finally team up together I think is going to be very special for both of us," Federer said Thursday (Friday Manila time). "I think we still have to talk over it a little bit … [Read more...] about Federer to play doubles with Djokovic at Laver Cup
Lukaku hunts golden boot as United gather momentum
Romelu Lukaku will look at Manchester United's next three Premier League games as a good opportunity to strengthen his prospects of being this season's top scorer in the competition. Wolves visit Old Trafford on Saturday, before a trip to West Ham and a home fixture against Newcastle, by which time Lukaku could be the clear leader in the race for the Golden Boot. Lukaku goes into this weekend with four Premier League goals, one behind Chelsea's Eden Hazard at the top of the standings, but has not had an entirely smooth start. The Belgium striker has scored in each of United's past two league matches, with both goals in a 2-0 win at Burnley on September 2 and another in last weekend's 2-1 victory at Watford. Yet he continues to face accusations that he is a 'flat-track bully' because of his disappointing record against the rest of England's big six teams. Of the 20 Premier League goals Lukaku has scored for United since arriving from Everton in July 2017, only one has come against … [Read more...] about Lukaku hunts golden boot as United gather momentum
My parents were avid collectors of conversation pieces
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By Sherie Posesorski Special to the Star Fri., Sept. 21, 2018 When I moved into my first apartment, my housewarming gifts from my parents were a selection of collectible tchotchkes — glass animals, tiny cornhusk mother and child dolls and paperweights — picked up during their travels. My mother directed me where best to display each object, then she sat back on the couch, and announced these would be “conversation pieces.” Each had a story that she and my father shared Antique Roadshow-style. Both my parents were avid collectors. As a child, I would watch my father, Irving, at the dining room table studying his collection of stamps and coins with guidebooks nearby, and my mother, Dora, dusting and rearranging her growing collection of dolls and figurines. I was baffled at how these seemingly childhood hobbies captivated my parents. Only later did I understand their appeal. Their childhoods in Poland were cut short by the Second World War when … [Read more...] about My parents were avid collectors of conversation pieces