Indeed, Max’s Fried Chicken doesn’t just live up to its 60 years of serving Filipino food in great tradition, but also the legacy of family cooking as a humble option to the royalist cuisine of the (Spanish) prewar era.

The column today will tackle a very sensitive issue among people who cook and bake and the people they are very close to. For the past few months, I have received several questions some written, mostly, some during conversation on how to treat relatives and friends who ask for recipes…..da…..da…so now you are reading. I’ve been wanting to write about this since it has bugged a lot of people who have worked so hard, tested days and nights to get that perfect butter cake, chocolate brownie or that heavenly raspberry mousse. When one day, a close friend ask for it, and wouldn’t take no for an answer. They don’t even understand why you don’t want to give it…..here are samples of questions I got……with of course fictional names of real people.