About Feed the Curious

I'm not a food critic or a trained cook. I'm someone who works a regular job, saves up where I can, and spends weekends exploring wherever curiosity points me.

Growing up in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro, my grandfather ran a small family restaurant called Everlasting. From around seven years old through high school, I was always somewhere in that space, watching, eating, helping carry plates to customers. I wasn't cooking. I was just around, absorbing things without really knowing it. The smell of the pugon, the sound of a big batch of lomi being stirred, the way people came in hungry and left full. Those things stayed with me longer than I expected.

Everlasting closed years ago. This image is based on a real photo, AI-rendered.

That's really where this started. Not from any grand ambition, just a memory of what food felt like when it meant something.

These days I follow that feeling whenever time and budget allow. Local spots in Manila, out-of-town trips when I can swing it. No agenda, no checklist. Just going wherever seems interesting and seeing what I find.

This journal is just me keeping track of all of it. The meals worth remembering, the places worth the commute, and the small discoveries that make a weekend feel well spent.

Glad you're here. Hope something makes you hungry.

ayenne@feedthecurious.com