Cornucopia
By franco on 26 May, 2007
Images from the Dining Experience Franco says: Question: What makes an amazing dining experience? Sharky says: Oh Franco, this is such a HARD question!!! An amazing dining experience must cover the basics — good food, relaxing ambiance, and excellent customer service. What makes a dining experience outstanding is the discovery or revelation of something new …read »
Guests
By Guest on 21 May, 2007
Recently, the San Francisco-based Sunshine Girl asked me for a list of must-eats for her and her hubby, Click Mo Mukha Mo!, to try on their great Philippine homecoming. Their plan: “We’ll be visiting (and eating our way through) Manila, Cebu and Leyte…mega food trip, hehe.” So here’s the list I contributed for the Manila …read »
Cornucopia
By franco on 17 May, 2007
We decided to improve the look of our blog. Just a little. So what do you think? Your comments would be greatly appreciated. To Paolo, your contributions to this makeover are beyond measure. Many, many thanks. The Three
Interviews
By franco on 13 May, 2007
After ten years of working at Le Souffle, Chef Florabel Co decided to strike out on her own with much success. She began by providing clients South Beach style meals delivered to their homes and then, in December 2005, opening her first restaurant, Florabel. Since then her little culinary empire has grown: Cafe Ten …read »
Restaurants
By franco on 8 May, 2007
At first I wasn’t sure if it was a tarot card reader in the corner or the waiter. It turns out it was a Balinese Wayang shadow puppet. I may have been confused by the waving porcelain Good Luck cat blocking the view. Either way, I can see what Sharky and Franco mean by eclectic, …read »
Guests
By Guest on 6 May, 2007
Because I am a novice cook, just adventuring happily, but also haphazardly, in my kitchen, I don’t usually cook for anyone I don’t know very well. Cooking to impress is too stressful, and I prefer feeding my immediate family and friends…people to whom I can say, in case of any culinary mishap, “Ok, we’re ordering …read »