Photo Essays
By Anonymous Paul on 27 January, 2014
A quick trip was made to Ongpin Street in Chinatown a couple weekends before Chinese New Year to update some feng shui “ornamentals”; to welcome a more auspicious and favorable year. God knows we all need luck. But after lunch at President, it just turned out to be a big food shopping trip. Fruits at …read »
Food and Travel
By sanju on 23 January, 2014
I spent a large part of the recent holidays in Davao with family. Aside from visiting the usual haunts, I was lucky enough to find a couple of hours to have an early lunch at Dods Ihaw Ihaw & Grill. My partner in crime for this excursion was my client J. J was …read »
Restaurants
By Anonymous Paul on 20 January, 2014
The trend I notice now is that there’s so much hype about a place sometimes months before it even opens. (On the corollary, what happens when a place does open and doesn’t live up to the build-up of expectations?) Sarsa was one of the popular places to open late last year that was in everyone’s …read »
Photo Essays
By sanju on 16 January, 2014
The Legaspi Market has been around for the past few years. Open from 8 AM till 3PM every Sunday, it is located at the empty parking lot in the corner of Legaspi Street and Herrera Street. Smack dab in the center of Legaspi Village, Makati. I do not visit as often as I should, but …read »
Restaurants
By Anonymous Paul on 13 January, 2014
A meal at Cafe Shibuya spells death for someone on Cohen diet. We had set to meet with friends for lunch one Saturday and decided to give Cafe Shibuya a shot. It’s menu is about 75% dessert. And even most of the savory items make use of their signature toast. Which is a massive 2.5 …read »
Restaurants
By Anonymous Paul on 6 January, 2014
When we go out to eat, I’d like to think I’m more on the adventurous side when picking out things on the menu. More often than not I try to stay away from the “best sellers” (whatever that’s supposed to mean) as it may be popular choices but not exactly what a restaurant or chef …read »