Table for Three, Please.

It’s the final stretch as voting period ends this May 25 for the 2012/2013 Miele Guide. And as we’re hoping for, say, Antonio’s or The Goose Station to make it on the list; it’d be great to get Philippine representation in general in the Top 10 for this upcoming edition. Just to show that eating can …read »

I chuckled while browsing through the Team Manila shop in Rockwell yesterday. And though upon research this limited edition t-shirt line was launched late last year, the concept incorporating an unusual and unexpected Pinoy brand remains pretty fresh. Too cool to be left unnoticed; at least to those in the know of Mang Tomas‘ goodness. …read »

Some of you may remember that little Japanese shop next to Sango! The Burger Master in Creekside Mall, Legaspi Village called Co Op. Most of their food items sold at around P68 then eventually increased to P75 then suddenly, it closed down. It took months or a couple of years until Co Op reappeared in …read »

  It’s not common for Time to feature a chef on the cover so it’s probably a big deal. Rene Redzepi is the top chef in the world; his restaurant Noma has taken up where El Bulli has left-off. But with molecular gastronomy now seeming a bit passe, Redzepi pushes for locavore cuisine. It’s both …read »

It’s been seven months. Seven months of cutting mirepoix and battling with burning ovens. Seven months of standing around waiting for water to boil and praying that your chicken won’t dry out. Seven months of soothing cuts and burns while trying to heal beaten down self-esteems. Now, the students of the Professional Culinary Art Program …read »

2011 was a good year for eating. We make it a point to publish and share only what’s worth sharing on Table for Three, Please to keep things positive. Of course not every meal was perfect; we’ve also had our (lion’s) share of experiences that have left rather strange tastes in our mouths. However we’re …read »

Home cook, king of the grill, weekend chef, domestic goddess. A growing number of food lovers have now moved on from simply searching for the best places to eat to actually cooking for friends and family themselves. Some develop this fondness for cooking earlier than others; being born into culinary adept/food crazed families. Others seem …read »

Last June, Anonymous Paul and I attended Oxfam’s Good Food Lunch at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani in Quezon City. This was for the launch of the campaign called Grow to ensure underprivileged Filipinos have enough to eat now and in the future. The lunch featured recipes of chefs using mainly local ingredients produced organically …read »

I swear that cookie eerily looks like Steven Tyler. Everybody has secrets. You know you’re guilty when you can’t even tell your closest ally. Whether it’s an act or even just a thought that you’re fully aware isn’t quite right and still you act upon it, it’s sin. Blame it on our Roman Catholic roots, …read »

The ‘hood. We spent some time in the United Kingdom recently.  We planned the trip partly because we wanted to go somewhere different for our family vacation.  But the main reason was that it was a graduation gift for our daughter S who just finished elementary.  Part of our itinerary was a visit to Edinburgh, …read »

Coming out of the “Season of Lent”, when most hold back on what they eat (if they’re Catholic), we’ll be covering our takes on foods from hell. Decadent, salacious, sinful and whatever it is one so easily gives in to with a little seduction. Or whatever concept that correlates to hell. For me that abstraction …read »

There are people who look forward to eating a home cooked meal… at another person’s house.  It’s like a surprise each time, you never know what to expect.  Last February, my newly wedded cousin and her family invited us over to their home to get to know her new family.  Her in-laws flew in from …read »

Anchovy Lovey and Pizza Cebuana I found out about Handuraw Pizza a couple years back from a friend’s Facebook status; with her thanking the gods that Handuraw was now in Manila. She had tried it on her frequent trips to Cebu and was apparently hooked. I’ve only actually been able to try it over the …read »

Shaken and poured by hand. Yes. Another bubble tea place. And the largest Taiwanese chain at that; brought in care of the French Baker group.  We popped in the Pioneer Center branch in what seemed like it’s soft opening; with family members and actual owners manning the counter. There were still some Taiwanese trainers from …read »

check out the massive 36″ box One evening I took my family to try out Calda Pizza.  As we walked into their Madison Square outlet, the setting made me wax nostalgic about the days when my parents used to take us swimming at the old Green Valley Country Club in Pasig.  Aside from the actual …read »