Boodle Fight Manila. Kainan Na!

It was my mother-in-law’s 88th birthday yesterday. A food lover throughout much of those 88 years, one of her greatest joys in life is to eat at restaurants. Sadly, with her health in decline, she hasn’t been able to do that at all for the last four years. She’s been dependent on a ventilator that sees her confined to her room under the watchful care of 24-hour nurses.

This year, Ren and her sister Rosalie wanted to do something special for her. Going to a restaurant was out of the question so they wanted to somehow bring the restaurant experience to her. Why not prepare their own boodle fight at home? They were discussing the logistics of the meal – where to get the banana leaves, what to include, which dishes to make and what to order, etc. – when by serendipity I saw Great Big Story’s feature on Boodle Fight Manila. They had produced and shared a story on their Facebook page about this catering service that would come to your house, office, or event and…