Actors hosting food series

by Raoul Chee Kee

May 31, 2026 12:12 am

For someone whose moderately successful attempts in the kitchen were cooking chicken-pork adobo as a teenager, and sinigang-flavored rice in a rice cooker at the height of the pandemic, I derive much pleasure watching most food-related TV shows.

I remember sitting in rapt attention whenever “Telearalan ng Kakayahan” with Cecile Garrucho on Channel 4 was on in the ‘80s. Food prep was just one of the topics as there would also be segments on arts and crafts, skills that viewers could experiment with to augment their income.

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