Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Dining in the Next Normal: Curated Comfort Meals by Nicole's Kitchen Delivered to Your Doorstep

The new normal will continue to transform the way we live, and dining at home will be a regular routine for many months to come. Despite the seeming isolation from the quarantine, we have unprecedented access to a variety of tasty options including regional delicacies. You don't have to drive far or even leave home in these uncertain times, a few clicks or taps on your mobile device are all that's needed for a tasty delivery of local regional flavors from Nicole's Kitchen...

Nicole's Kitchen brings fresh and vibrant regional flavors to your table with its Curated Comfort Meals, a selection of local delicacies from Pampanga for a nostalgic dining experience at home. The quarantine experience continues to transform and alter the way we go about our usual routine, changing previous habits with a new set of protocols. The year 2020 will be a challenging one for the food service industry, with the surge in food deliveries and home-based food businesses reflecting the trend and tone of these trying times. Dining at home is the new normal, and Nicole's Kitchen brings all your regional favorites to your doorstep with just an easy and quick call or a few clicks.

Sunday, August 16, 2020

Dining in the Next Normal: This Weekend, Leave All The Cooking to Mama V Delicious...

 Like they all say, mothers always know best. And when Mama V says it's delicious, better believe it...

Delicious at your doorstep. Dining at home is the new normal, but that doesn't mean missing out on your favorite dishes from the metro's countless dining establishments. Mama V Delicious brings its delectable offerings made from 60 year-old family recipes to your table with its sumptuous Mama V Delicious Meals to-Go for convenient and hassle-free dining at home. Comforting and fresh flavors with a home-style vibe, Mama V Delicious satisfies your cravings with a wide array of classic local dishes conveniently delivered to your doorstep. That means you don't have to work for hours in the family kitchen, you too can take the weekend off. This weekend, enjoy a lavish feast at home and just leave all the cooking to Mama V Delicious... 

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Dining in the Next Normal: The Ovens are Fired Up at Lola Ester's Homebaked Bread & Pastries

From cherished heirloom recipes to a modern and lavish take on a popular Korean street food, a family kitchen fires up its ovens offering their selection of comforting home-baked bread and pastries in the new normal...

Fresh baked, delivered to your doorstep. The rise of home-based food businesses and food deliveries continue to define the new normal where dining at home becomes your regular routine in a prolonged quarantine. In homes all around the country, family kitchens come to life and in one kitchen in Quezon City, Lola Ester's Homebaked Bread & Pastries shares a family recipe passed down from one generation to another with their traditional Pork Empanadas along with an indulgent spin on a Korean favorite with their Herb Cream Cheese Pull Apart. With their unique and innovative specialty offerings, these home-based food businesses are likely here to stay long after the quarantine. The ovens are all fired up at Lola Ester's for the new normal...

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Dining in the Next Normal: Spell Pizza with Pizza X

It's true, kids have some of the best ideas. The quarantine experience continues to surprise with exciting innovations, like this crisp baked savory treat that makes you see and spell pizza in a fresh new way..

Add fun to your pizza experience with Pizza X and their customized pizza letter creations that's perfect for any celebration at home. Spell "happy birthday," "congratulations" or your name or whatever message you like with Pizza X's extra crispy 6" thin crust pizzas available in six exciting flavors. Think of it as an Xplosive Experience...

Monday, August 10, 2020

Dining in the Next Normal: A Young Home Baker Joins the Blossoming Home-Based Food Business Trend with Yana Banana's Goodies

We've witnessed numerous heroes during the quarantine as well as the emergence of home-based food businesses led by home bakers that bring their own tasty offerings of positivity and good vibes, fresh from their own home kitchens, to your table. And when a young and talented fourteen year-old baker joins the fray, you just know there's something special and sincerely homespun with her offerings at Yana Banana's Goodies...

A mom and daughter family venture, Yana Banana's Goodies joins the rising ranks of home-based food businesses in the quarantine offering comforting and indulgent fresh-baked treats like Ensaymada, Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies and Moist Dark Chocolate Cake. The young and enterprising Yana goes back to her favorite baked desserts, sharing these cherished recipes from their family kitchen to your home. The quarantine may have isolated us from our daily routine, but the creativity and resilience of the community always finds ways to share some sorely-missed optimism in the form of home-style fresh-baked treats to warm both the palate and body. It's a promising trend, one of the few bright spots in a prolonged quarantine, that's here to stay.

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Dining in the Next Normal: A Savory Feast at Home with Premium Sterling Silver Brand US Bone-In Beef Short Ribs from Alternatives Food Corporation

With the continued rise in fresh new cases, the metro is once again placed under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine for another two weeks. This is how it's going to be in the new normal, and dining at home will be part of the safety protocols. As the national health system strains under full capacity, one never knows exactly how long the stricter quarantine will be enforced. But online access and ramped up food deliveries will keep family meals at home humming with a wide variety of options, including premium US meats delivered to your doorstep by Alternatives Food Corporation.


The quarantine experience forced dining at home as families stayed indoors preparing home-cooked meals or opting for the convenience of food deliveries. With online access to a wide variety of sumptuous options, families can celebrate milestones with a festive feast at home even during the quarantine. These savory options include premium US meats from Alternatives Food Corporation (AFC Phils) like this Sterling Silver Brand US Bone-In Beef Short Ribs that's perfect for the home grill...

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Dining in the Next Normal: Chef Redd Agustin's The Pork Project Rolls Out Savory New Offerings

As we revert back to Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine due to the increase in new cases for another two weeks, the entire metro hunkers down once more in the new normal. But for Chef Redd Agustin, he just isn't ready to slow down just yet with his latest new offerings for The Pork Project.


Food deliveries are expected to spike once more with the implementation of the metro-wide MECQ as dining at home becomes the rule. Enterprising food businesses are ready to respond with a variety of products for your table, packed and conveniently delivered to your doorstep. Chef Redd Agustin and The Pork Project have the goods, all you need to do is call...

Sunday, August 2, 2020

Dining in the Next Normal: Happiness is Homemade with the Delightful Baked Homemade Treats by Adie's Delight

Happiness is homemade. It may as well be the catch phrase for the quarantine experience in these challenging times with the surge of home-based food businesses reflecting their resilience and creativity. As we all slowly transition to the new normal, home bakers are leading the charge in different communities with their innovative yet comforting creations.


All eyes are fixed on the home front as the food service industry struggles to remain open in a lingering global pandemic. Despite the countless challenges from the quarantine, we've seen an abundance of creativity and innovation coming out of home kitchens around the country like never before. Adie's Delight is taking "happiness is homemade" to heart with their indulgent reinterpretation of the traditional bibingka and comforting savory baked pies like Chicken Pot Pie and Shepherd's Pie all the way to the next normal.  

Saturday, August 1, 2020

Dining in the Next Normal: Little Kitchen 7 Thinks Big with its Growing Selection of Baked Treats

Like many of us, Marlon Aldenese's daily routine was put on hold due to the quarantine. And just like a few other emerging home-based entrepreneurs, he decided to turn his passion for baking into a successful venture...


Marlon Aldenese is one of many inspiring success stories that emerged out of the prolonged quarantine with his tempting cakes, custards and pies from Little Kitchen 7. A PR practitioner with over two decades of experience as COOK Magazine's Sales Manager, Marlon now turns his focus and food expertise to a little home kitchen that's thinking big in the new normal...