The following announcement is courtesy of Vibal Foundation
๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ: ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ง
๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ก๐ ๐ณ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ: Vibal Foundation unveiled two new inspiring books edited by award-winning author and editor Cecilia Manguerra Brainard: ๐๐ต๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด: ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด and ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ: ๐๐ด๐ด๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด.
๐๐ต๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด is a rich culinary memoir that blends personal stories, faith, and over 70 cherished recipes contributed by Theresians and their families. More than a cookbook, it reflects the legacy of shared meals, childhood memories, and the enduring spirit of the graduates of St. Theresa’s College from its campuses in Manila, Cebu, and Quezon City.
In her Introduction, Brainard reflected on her concept for the book which came after the 60th reunion of her high school class of 1964 at St. Theresa’s College-Manila: “The idea rooted in my mind was that we should leave something behind for our families, friends, and the next generations—a small something of ourselves. The ‘cookbook project’ started forming in my mind… Perhaps because I am primarily a fiction writer, I considered creating a food book that tells a story. I thought of combining recipes, anecdotes, longer personal essays, and the history of our STC Foundress, Mother Marie Louise De Meester—a kind of memorabilia, thus the title: ๐๐ต๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด: ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด. Here, then, is that food book.”
The book is under the Gastronomรญa Filipina imprint of Vibal Foundation, which aims to showcase established and emerging voices in Philippine food writing, while reflecting the evolving narrative of Filipino food. Its editor-at-large, food scholar and book designer Guillermo “Ige” Ramos, was also present during the launch to show his support for Brainard.
๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐’ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐
๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ: ๐๐ด๐ด๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด gathers deeply personal essays from Filipino and Filipino American writers, tracing their journeys into the literary world. With 22 stories of discovery, struggle, and transformation, the collection offers insight into the lives behind the words, making it an essential read for aspiring writers and lovers of literature.
Among its contributors are award-winning and esteemed writers: Merlie Alunan, Ian Rosales Casocot, Kristian Sendon Cordero, Neni Sta. Romana Cruz, Jose “Butch” Dalisay Jr., Allan Derain, Yvette Fernandez, Caroline Hau, the late Tony Perez, John Iremil Teodoro, John Jack Wigley, and Hope Sabanpan-Yu. The book is part of the World Nonfictions imprint of Vibal Foundation, curated by best-selling author Charlie Samuya Veric from the Ateneo de Manila University. He refers to World Nonfictions as an imprint “dedicated to illuminating the Filipino experience, the Asian region, and the wider world through bold, timely, and original works.”
The twin launch included book talks led by Brainard, who later signed copies of her books. An award-winning author and editor of over 22 books, she has written three novels: When the Rainbow Goddess Wept (1999, 2019), Magdalena (2011, 2016), and The Newspaper Widow (2017, 2021). Her Selected Short Stories (2021) won the National Artist Cirilo F. Bautista Prize for Best Book of Short Fiction in English at the 40th National Book Awards, and Growing Up Filipino 3: New Stories for Young Adults (2022) was a finalist for Best Anthology in English at the 41st National Book Award. Her work has been translated into several languages, including Turkish, Finnish, Greek, and Japanese.
Brainard has received an Outstanding Individual Award from her birthplace Cebu City, a California Arts Council Fellowship, a Brody Arts Fund grant, and several travel grants from the US Embassy, among others.
She has taught at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), California State Summer School for the Arts, and the Writers’ Program at UCLA Extension. She has served as an executive board member and officer of Poets, Essayists, and Novelists (PEN), Pacific Asian American Women Writers West (PAAWWW), Arts and Letters at California State University, Los Angeles, and Philippine American Women Writers and Artists (PAWWA). She also runs a small press, Philippine American Literary House (PALH), which publishes select Filipino and Filipino American books.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
Founded in 2007 as the corporate philanthropy arm of Vibal Group Inc., Vibal Foundation’s advocacy is to nurture Filipino readers and help them access Philippine culture and heritage through diverse channels such as literacy programs, open knowledge websites, printed books, and most recently, digital media platforms. The Foundation’s catalog engages Filipinos in more intellectual discussions, authored by distinguished writers and experts who are passionate about Filipino culture and heritage.
Vibal’s books are available on Shopee, Lazada, Vibal’s online shopping portal, and at the bookstores of Fine Philippine Books at Lucky Chinatown Mall, Ramada Hotel in Binondo, and Casa Vallejo in Baguio, with more stores set to open in the coming months.
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