One of my default lunch choices when I’m in the SM Mall in our area is Tokyo Tokyo’s Beef Misono rice bowl. It’s a little pricey compared to fastfood usual offerings of fried chicken and rice stuffed inside a styro.…
Rolled toasted pita bread with sliced tomatoes, crunchy cabbage strips and marinated slivers of grilled beef drizzled with garlic-infused sauce and fiery chili. What is not to love about this shawarma. I tried other shawarmas in various places in the…
What a way to start the New Year, a good beginning for 2011. To be invited in a bloggers night sponsored by Carnation inside the cozy Italian themed-Buenisimo in Eastwood Mall attended by accomplished food bloggers and well-known celebrities like…
If there was one thing I looked forward to these past holiday season it would have been Tya Belind’s embutido, macaroni salad and fruit salad. Her embutido is a staple during family gatherings like Christmas dinner and fiestas. We would…
It’s been awhile since a book brought lots of smile in me and had me wiping my eyes in the end. So let me digress for a while from my restaurant adventures and give you a glimpse of Julie/Julia. This…
It’s easy to leave this place smiling. Why not when it feels like stepping through time when the ilustrados lived and Maria Clara outfits were in style. Going to the food writing workshop by Writer’s Block Philippines in Adarna that…
Yes, I’ve missed writing last month’s blog entries. Things have been hectic at home I was too tired to write. I’m sorry. Just the “inconveniences” of being a mother with no nanny. So here I am attempting to write while…
I haven’t enjoyed a decent meal in a while, so many things happening on my plate lately that having a great meal is something I look forward to. It’s a good thing my husband and I have arranged for a…
Who would have thought that a salad can hold so much memory? An aunt who now resides in Canada introduced me to Mexicali’s Chicken Taco Salad during one of our forays in Glorietta. This salad also reminds me of a…
Walking inside Fish & Co. in Mall of Asia you immediately notice a large fish hanging in the counter, the blue palette in the walls and trinkets that remind you of the ocean, a wry sense of humor lest you…