The Blog and Soul Movement

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Markku explains how food photography is about choosing where to sit down once you enter a restaurant

I would like to thank all those who came and participated in the first blogger food critique class conducted by Christine Nunag and Markku Seguerra.

In a country where its people just love to eat, it becomes exceptionally difficult to let go of the “makikain” mentality, especially when we get invited to try out new restaurants. As bloggers who have a privilege of an honest voice, we are bestowed with a duty to critique, albeit subjectively, what’s out there. We therefore earn that duty to become responsible to our readers, to publicists, the restaurant staff from the cleanliness of the kitchen down to the meal served in front of us.

This particular workshop taught us to use the power of our senses to remove any preconceived notions of the food we usually eat and take a more objective sniff at what’s served.

I would like to thank Serye and the Reyes family for sponsoring the venue and tons of food to make discerning our gustatory practice.

Here are what some of the participants are saying:

Juned’s afterthoughts on the food critique class
Noemi’s sensual experience
The Kitchen Cow’s discernings
One delicious TeleSERYE
Snaps from Serye
Arpee Lazaro’s food adventure at Serye
The Serye Series Part 1 and Part II
More afterthoughts on the workshop
Behind the scenes with Teacher Christine, the Hundred Pound Foodie