Table for Three, Please.

It was great timing for Chihuahua to launch their brunch menu. Not only for Cinco de Mayo but I have been craving for texmex for breakfast recently. I brought along a friend who had never been there and she was the perfect companion since we were craving the same thing. We started with the Breakfast …read »

Fridays have always been reserved for family dinner night.  It gives our kids S and N a nice change to start their weekend after a tiring week at school.  It also gives C and I an opportunity to catch up with the kids in a different atmosphere. Our rules are simple: no fast food and …read »

Sometimes one has to venture out of one’s comfort zone to experience new things and get surprised in the process.  This was the case for me when I recently joined a group of foodies on a day-long food tour of Pampanga, organized by Spanky Enriquez. One of my favorite stops was at an unassuming and …read »

The family got together last Easter Sunday for dinner. And whilst nobody could be bothered to prepare anything, someone had just bought food for everyone. Kare-kare with bagoong, some great stir fried squid, spring rolls with glass noodle filling, lechon kawali made of lean strips of pork belly and a version of baked chicken chopped …read »

It is that time of year again when most everyone I know is giving up something they love to eat as a sacrifice. Yes it’s the Lenten Season. In keeping with this tradition, many restaurants come up with their own version of dishes that have a common theme.  They are mostly seafood or veggie based …read »

My friend G amuses me. We were out for dinner in Singapore and throughout the day he was quite conscious of avoiding meat as it was a Lenten Friday; a day of abstinence for guilty Filipino Catholics. He was really worried; not thinking about how even more decadent our seafood binges were. I, for one, …read »

The original purpose of my trip to Singapore was to watch a concert. And then it got cancelled a week before the concert date. Airline bookings had already been made so I still decided to push through. So on this particular trip to Singapore I just made it key purpose to eat. Primarily to seek …read »

I have never been a big breakfast eater.  I normally allocate five minutes of my morning routine to either having some oatmeal with fruit or a protein shake. I am constantly in awe at how some can eat eggs, rice, cured meat, bread, jam, coffee and fruit and still call it a regular breakfast. I …read »

Before the ramen explosion hit the city, a steaming bowl of Katsudon was my comfort food.  It was the perfect companion on a rainy day: the hot rice, the fried pork cutlet topped by an egg mixture with onions in a slightly sweet sauce.  It was a quick and hearty meal that does the job. …read »

Samosas The year was 1991.  I was at an unforgettable family gathering to celebrate my aunt’s birthday.  What made it unforgettable?  It was the first time I ever tried this amazing mutton dish called Raan Masala.  There was a whole platter of tender mutton legs simmered in an excellent spicy sauce that I could not …read »

Achiote’s menu board reads similar to that of B&T’s in Greenhills. With this restaurant’s menu being a little more condensed and carrying a few different items like the queso fundido dip and the guacamole bar; in which you can have your guacamole with different toppings as sun dried tomatoes and spicy roasted peppers. They also …read »

I was starting to feel restless as it was already Saturday noon with nary a plan for the evening. Then I got a text out of nowhere from a friend, inviting the wife and I to go over to some “Uno Restaurant” in Binondo for the Oysters XO. In addition to saying Uno was quite …read »

If I had to eat like a man I had to do a bit of research; and I came across a series on YouTube called “Epic Mealtime”. I’m not sure people are going to recreate the food they prepare on the shows, but it usually consists of massive amounts of bacon, all sorts of meat …read »

In a recent trip to Davao a friend brought me to this place one afternoon for merienda. It was a charming nook. A quirky little French bistro with plum colored walls filled with these beautiful engravings and curious goods (scented soap, cans of pate) for sale. I liked the contemporary wicker furniture and the dim, …read »

I am back in hong Kong for a quick business trip and some R&R with the family.  I arrived a few days earlier than the rest, so I decided to take advantage of the situation and check out two Michelin star restaurant Cuisine Cuisine. Cuisine Cuisine is located at the Mira Hotel in busy Tsim …read »