DISCOVER A HIDDEN FLAME

Writers and public relations people often work together and are in touch when in work mode. It is, indeed, a blessing when strong bonds of friendship are formed and people from these two worlds just jive and get along so well.

- PEPPER TEEHANKEE

Some writers from The Philippine STAR, together with Lifestyle editor Millet Mananquil, got together high above Makati's skyline, at Discovery Primea's Flame Restaurant, as Toni Gregory invited us to celebrate the birthdays of two other stalwarts of the Philippine PR world—Edd Fuentes and Joy Buensalido.

Toni wanted us to see the type of excellent food Discovery executive chef Luis Chikiamko prepares in this underrated restaurant. Flame brings a spark with its dishes as some are cooked or finished in a Josper charcoal oven—a legendary Spanish oven created in 1969 that can give such high heat that meat can be cooked in a shorter time than usual while locking in the juices. Temperature inside the chamber can reach 350 degrees centigrade, with the cooking process taking only from three to 10 minutes.