Restaurants
By Kitchyart on 21 July, 2017
The great thing about having family and friends visit Manila is being able to go out and discover new places in the city. I’ve heard good things about Goto Monster for some time now. One of our visiting friends is completely obsessed with it that he insisted we had to try it out. I’ve made …read »
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 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 »
Restaurants
By Anonymous Paul on 19 August, 2013
Let’s get it out of the way, I like Victorino’s. In general. I like it’s plantation/hacienda feel, very tasteful decor composed of mismatched antiques and the mostly naturally lit interiors. A great job by the design team to keep things simple, clean and functional. A nice touch to highlight Ilocano products as well as they …read »
Restaurants
By Anonymous Paul on 15 April, 2013
Pansit Batil Patung. Sounds so exotic. To me at least. But it’s a popular dish up in Tuguegarao and I have only recently understood why. It’s primarily made of miki noodles cooked in this richly flavoured brown stock, piled with ground carabeef (carabao meat), chopped liver and crowned with a sunny side up. Here at …read »
Recipes
By Anonymous Paul on 25 March, 2013
Holy Week is usually the time when people go home to their respective provinces and spend time with families. And while reflection and prayer are the central activities (or at least should be; in a Catholic’s perspective) there definitely is a lot of eating in between. My family has relatives based in Bulacan that we …read »