One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating. - Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright, Pavarotti
Hi I’m Gio, 21 years old, a Filipino – the giant behind The Hungry Giant.
I started this blog on July 7, 2011, after 5 years of devoted blogging at blogspot. I moved primarily because of this newfound interest that I’d like to improve on – food blogging. Bloggers I meet always say that the serious bloggers use WordPress, so here I am. Plus my old blog has a lot of emotional immature baggage unrelated to food, so there.
This blog is a way for me to combine things that make me happy – food, photography and writing about it. I’ve always been a foodie. Who doesn’t love to eat anyway?
Am I really a Giant? Well, that’s relative. I’m a Filipino, and by Philippine standards I am kind of tall. Hence the name.
What’s my blog about? It’s pretty much a picture of who I am – a frustrated cook, an amateur photographer, a writer, a closet hedonist and a passionate foodie. It’s an outlet of my deep-seated desire to leave my small hometown in the Philippines and eat (and see) what the world has to offer hence the recipes I attempt to try. BUT, I’m passionate about the food I grew up loving as well, so as much as possible I’m trying to really show authentic Filipino food.
My blog’s about good food, brave attempts at cooking, and the honest to goodness love for all things edible.
You can follow me on twitter @giooraay
You can email me @ gio.mangayaay@yahoo.com
The Hungry Giant by Gio Mangaya-ay is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Here is your Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Congratulations!
http://acorninmykitchen.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/3-in-1-very-inspiring-blogger-award-and-one-lovely-blog-award-x2/
Yo Gio – I nominated you for the Kreativ Award! http://foodandwinehedonist.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/ho-hum-more-awardz/
hahaha thank you!
Hi! What part of the Philippines are you from? I’m a Filipina living abroad but I always turn to your recipes to remind me of home. Thanks so much for sharing! Your pictures are beautiful.
Hi! I’m from the little town of Zamboanga. Thank you for the kind words!
Hi! What part of the Philippines are you from? I love your blog! I’m a Filipino living abroad in the US but always turn to your recipes to remind me of home. Thanks so much for sharing!
Do you have a restaurant??? It would be awesome to try all of your food man. cheers
hahaha soon (?) hopefully. thank you!
Hello Hungry Giant! I just nominated you for the Liebster Award! Congrats http://tinykitchenstories.com/2012/04/09/stop-you-guys-are-spoiling-me/
The second I saw the pork belly on FP, I knew, the blogger had to be Pinoy. Congrats on being Freshly Pressed!
Btw, it’s past 12 mn and you made me hungry.
haha thank you! that’s sweet of you.
Very nice blog! Found it via the Kitchn’s delicious links!
Thank you Villy!
Hi Gio! I’m just a fellow Filipino food blogger giving a shout out and wanted to say that you have a great blog — love the photos! Keep up the great work and grats on being freshly pressed!
Nice blog, Gio! I’ll take some ideas from your posts when I miss the food out there. Keep blogging.
Aww thank you Malou! You do that!
Hi, THG! Is there a way that we can make Philippine dishes look elegant to present. I was hoping one chef can start a tradition with how our food is being presented. I was thinking of getting inspirations from Korean dishes like having a main course surrounded by side dishes which compose of, say, a bit of lechon, lumpia, some curry and bread, some vegetable dishes, etc. Then adding varied “sawsawan” from different region. I hope you get the idea.
Hello Gio
Nice blog
super!
Brian
Thank you!
So, is it easy transitioning from blogger to wordpress?
Gio, the world has a lot to offer! Every culture is so different and diverse. I love ethnic food from different countries, but at the end of the day, I would still choose lechon and pancit malabon over some hard-to-pronounce foreign dish.
You’re still young – I believe that you can fulfill your dreams. Heck, I didn’t set foot in foreign soil until I was 27. And I wasn’t as brave or adventurous as you seem to be.
I will be praying for you, my friend. Cheers!
at first it was hard. i sort of regretted it at first because i felt blogger offered more flexibility for free, and you know how wordpress is.
coming from you it means a lot, so thank you and don’t worry, i’ll be praying for your success as well. the world is our oyster, paired with the best wine. hahaha! and i’m really glad i have another blog friend. cheers to an amazing future in the blogosphere!