Restaurants
By Anonymous Paul on 28 July, 2015
Chef Myke “Tatung” Sarthou returns to his Quezon City roots and opens up a new restaurant called Alab. I’ve always liked how Chef Tatung focuses on Filipino dishes. And his current menu of Filipino food from different regions is obviously well researched. The gising gising they serve is made with seafood and vegetables in coconut …read »
Restaurants
By Anonymous Paul on 23 July, 2015
There are a few things different about the Hot Star Large Fried Chicken available here in Manila. In Taiwan, you’d order the breaded fried chicken off a night market stand, they’d stuff it in a paper sleeve and off you’d go looking for other treats. The local Hot Star has Filipinized this Taiwanese treat by …read »
Restaurants
By Kitchyart on 20 July, 2015
When the weather gets gloomy, we lean towards comfort eating. I’m a sucker for breakfast food and I’ve written about pancakes in both savory (Pajeon) and sweet (pancake recipe) forms; even a combination of both (Bacon Pancakes). Cafe Breton has been around for over a decade and in its early days the first and only …read »
Restaurants
By sanju on 16 July, 2015
I have always liked eating at Caruso. It is actually our go to place for Italian food in the area. We also like to take our out of town guests for a meal, as the food is always consistently good. One can always tell that only fresh ingredients are used with all of their dishes. …read »
Conversations
By Anonymous Paul on 9 July, 2015
The past few days have been a struggle. Incessant rains. Cool weather. Dark and gloomy. Impossible to peel one’s self out of bed in the morning. Zero productivity. Which has made me crave for warm, soupy, hearty comfort food. In Sekitori (at Little Tokyo), you can get a big cast iron pot of chanko nabe. A …read »
Try This
By sanju on 6 July, 2015
Most everyone has heard of the trail of Notoriety that Absinthe has left throughout recent history made from Aniseed, Wormwood and Fennel, Absinthe was banned in the early 20th century, but has now made a come back into the mainstream. It is now available for all to sample and possibly join the ranks of famous …read »