Quiet Journeys

If there was something good that we got from the hundred years of colonization, I guess that would be our deftness on exploring and trying out different kinds of food to satisfy our distinct palate. Having been influenced by different races brought a lot of changes in our preference in the food we eat. The passion for it  is so deep-rooted in our culture that access to it is so important in our daily lives. And so, Avida recently conducted a food hunt within the vicinity of  San Antonio Village in West Makati, where there is a lot of promising restaurants to discover. Along with some participants who registered online via Avida’s Facebook page, we got the chance to taste a variety of specialty cuisines on the neighboring restaurants near the Avida Asten Towers. The famous chef, food write-blogger, and founder of Pinoy Eats World Chef JJ Yulo leads the hunt. Pinoy Eats World is dedicated to food culture; motivated to give the public an interesting and al...

MANILA, February 6, 2014 – Is your name Jun? Do your friends call you Jun-jun ? Then you must be a junior. Did you know that to deserve the suffix ‘junior’ means to be named after something great? Robert Downey Jr . , Benigno Aquino Jr., and Fernando Poe Jr . were all named after great men. But that’s not all, Tony Stark, Ninoy Aquino and Da King prove that sometimes the junior is just as great as the original—it might even be better. It is for this reason that KFC launched the Junior Double Down, the offspring of the legendary all-meat sandwich the KFC Double Down. KFC pays homage to all the juniors and the greatness in them with the Junior Double Down. The famous KFC Double Down has returned with the smaller but equally mighty Junior Double Down. Don’t let the moniker fool you as the junior offers the same all-meat goodness and big taste of its predecessor. Greatness does come in all sizes and the Junior Double Down is a testament to that.     Along w...