Cornucopia
By franco on 28 February, 2009
Our 2nd Anniversary Cupcake We can’t believe it has been two years… Thank you so much to everyone who has made this blog possible. Most especially to those of you who continue to read and share their thoughts on Table for Three, Please. Here’s to another great year of shared foodie moments. Good Eats to …read »
Restaurants
By Mariko on
In History class, we were taught that civilizations all go through the same cycle: growth, development, and decay. The same goes for food/drink trends, e.g., the once-ubiquitous pearl shake stalls. A few years prior to the whole sago shake craze, there was the shawarma craze, when practically every street corner had a shawarma stall. The …read »
Restaurants
By franco on 25 February, 2009
A Mess of Flavor It’s an hour after lunch and I’m sitting in the midst of chaos. Charlie’s Grind and Grill is the newest burger joint in Metro Manila. And like some of the newer establishments, this restaurant suffers from a fortunate conundrum: popularity. Because of certain food writers (no names but you know who …read »
Restaurants
By admin on 22 February, 2009
Box of Five to Go When Franco tapped me to once more be their guest, I have to share that I was overwhelmed by two emotions: surprise, because I didn’t expect to be asked to once more write for them, and worry because of the topic I was given. It wasn’t one I felt capable …read »
Cornucopia
By franco on 17 February, 2009
Big flavor comes in small packages. During a much-delayed, housewarming dinner, my friend T unexpectedly hands me a small package. T and her husband E had just recently returned from their honeymoon at the current destination du jour, Cambodia. The little wrapped gift I held in my hands is my post-Christmas/pasalubong present rolled into one. …read »
Food and Travel
By franco on 10 February, 2009
Panutsa on the Table Last November, Erik Lacson and I accepted an assignment from Cebu Pacific’s in-flight magazine, Smile. Our job was to document a Kulinarya Tour of the historical town of Taal for their January issue. Enjoy. Continued from here… Call it the Filipino version of peanut brittle. Panutsa is a simple Filipino snack, …read »