Who are the Bucu's?

"Not all those who wander are lost.” –J.R.R. Tolkein

In this blog, my hunger leads the way to television gossip and fancy food without fine dining.

The Bucu’s are my family and we all suffer with an uncanny inability to say no to delicious food! Phrases like… “You’re poor!” OR “You’re on a diet!” do not posess any strength when it comes to a delicious night eating out! Unfortunately for me, my entire extended family basically all have this same problem. I guess you can say it’s in our genes. My grandma had her own restaurant back in the Philippines and my favorite cousin, for obvious reasons, is a chef!

Our solution to this problem is what we’ve termed “Gourmet Night.” The phrase “You’re poor!” cannot get in the way of eating delicious food on gourmet night in our home. However, “You’re on a diet!” can! Oh well… Us Bucu’s have accepted that we will never be on a diet… EVER!

So what is gourmet night?! Well, it all started when I was younger to be a Sunday night tradition. My parents would comb through cookbooks and foodie mags to find new and delicious recipes to try. They would prepare the meals and I would get the best job… Plating the dishes and turning the meals into an artistic masterpiece! Then in typical Asian fashion… No one, I repeat NO ONE, is allowed to eat anything until the meal is thoroughly photographed at all angles!

What happens next? Do we eat at the dining table with perfectly placed settings? Do we discuss our daily lives? NO! We sit in the living room. Plop out those folding tables (Yea, you know what I’m talking about) and watch TV. My parents will never stop loving Survivor and I will never win in trying to convince my parents to watch any of the Bravo Housewives. But this is what we Bucu’s do… Have fancy TV dinners and eat in a manner that fine diners would frown upon. And dearest readers, this is what the blogs about… A combination of foodie gossip and criticisms on the latest and greatest in entertainment scattered with a few foodie adventures in the Tri-state area! Like I said, we Bucu’s have an inability to say no to delicious food, may it be from a restaurant or from our own kitchen! Start salivating!  

Potential Bucu Family Contributors

• My Dad, Occupational Therapist and Fellow Foodie
• My Mom, Member of the Restaurant Group behind Keen's Steakhouse, Temple Bar, The Noho Star, and Elephant & Castle
• Abby, Cousin, Chef, and Culinary Instructor at Le Cordon Bleu in Boston 
• Karla, Abby’s toughest food critic
• George, Cousin and Food photographer behind @foodballin on Twitter and Instagram
  
• Tito VG, Uncle and Fellow Family Foodie
• Matt & Val, Foodie Family of Hoboken and Manhattan