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Steak at Meat Plus Restaurant (Subic Bay)
What do you do when you go to Subic Bay? You’re most probably on a business trip or a special mission to raid the duty-free shops. And because it’s summer, you’re probably off enjoying the beaches in Subic (like Camayan Beach or Grande Island) or simply enjoying the sights and sounds (like the Ocean Adventure ). Yachting, karting, hiking, biking and much, much more. Boracay is more fun, true, but Subic is not boring, either. Read the rest of this entry »
Mary Grace Cheese Roll: Love at First Bite
A cheese roll is, well, just a cheese roll. A cheese roll that you buy from any bakery would contain the same basic ingredient, cheese. Nothing new. Or so I thought. Read the rest of this entry »
The Jolly, Red Bee known as Jollibee
He dances. He jumps, giggles and give high fives. He goes around the entire area with the same level of high energy. He hugs everyone and that smile never leaves his face. He’s round and always jolly. He’s a bee but he’s red. And he doesn’t fly. Read the rest of this entry »
Boneless Crispy Pata at Serye Restaurant
In the rare instances that I want to eat in a restaurant, when doing transactions at the Quezon City Hall or in that area, there are just a few restaurants I can think of. These are the restaurants I usually mention when acquaintances ask for recommendations in the immediate vicinity (there are other good restaurant strips in Quezon City, like in the Tomas Morato area, but let’s limit ourselves to restaurants within walking distance from the City Hall). Read the rest of this entry »
First Encounter with Suman Lihiya
I’ve eaten tons of suman in my lifetime. Suman from gelatinous rice. Suman from cassava and other root crops. Green, yellow, while and all shades of color. Sweet, very sweet, bland, and all shades of taste. Just ordinary food, not gourmet. Read the rest of this entry »
Let’s Play (Fish) Ball
There’s a different level of contentment in enjoying the simple things in life. For instance, we thank a Supreme Being, whoever may that be for each of us, for waking up in the morning and for the lovely sunrise that greets us after a storm (or, in the case of Ondoy, after the flood). We enjoy the refreshing beat of waves pounding the beach. Read the rest of this entry »
San Miguel Beer Premium All Malt
I’m having trouble classifying this post. The closest category is “food“, but I’m always reminded of a certain witness during the impeachment trial of former President Estrada, who cleverly retorted: “Iniinom po ang iced tea, hindi kinakain, your Honor!” Would you say beer is beverage, not food? But as my cousin would always say, when asked why he’d drink beer even before eating, beer is derived from grains (barley and hops) so it is “food”. Read the rest of this entry »
Muhlach Ensaymada Espesyal (Megamelt)
Consuming a box of ensaymada, once upon a time, was a three-step process: (1) Buy box of ensaymada; (2) Eat the contents of the box of ensaymada; and (3) immediately throw away the box. It’s a process that focus mainly on the second step. Read the rest of this entry »
Tahoooooooooooooohh!
If you’re about to click that mouse and leave this page because you’re wondering what on earth Tahoooooohh means, then you don’t know anything about taho sold the old-fashioned way. In the Philippines, at least. Sure, you may have ordered, at some mall, a concoction named taho (or tofu or soy milk). But let me go back to the original challenge — shout Tahoooooohh! in the usual manner. If you can’t , you’re missing the experience. Read the rest of this entry »
Must be Mom’s Ensaymaditas
Couples normally argue. And one of the juicy source of discussion is food. Let’s take for example my (inconsiderate) experience. A couple of times I’d say the food prepared by my significant other tastes, well, significantly different from what my mom used to prepare. This is inconsiderate, I suppose, but I tried to say it in a good way (then again, how good could you say it without hearing a mouthful from your spouse?). It’s just we’ve grown up with how our mom would flavor, spice and prepare our food, so we couldn’t help notice. This is how mom would cook it, I’d say a few times (in my defense, even if I said that once or twice, I never fail to eat, with a smile, anything, and I mean anything, my spouse prepared). But I’m way past that (inconsiderate) behavior (I mean, the this-is-how-my-mom-would-cook-it part, not the eat-anything-on-the-plate part). Read the rest of this entry »
Lechon Filipino: Best Roasted Pork in the World
No celebration in the province, at least in ours, is complete without a whole lechon in the middle of the main table. Fiesta, weddings, baptism, graduation, vacations, etc. It’s the centerpiece of the feast. City friends who are visiting are often amused at the sight of a perfectly roasted whole pig hogging (pun intended) the gastronomic limelight. Lechon is among the recipes closest to the (cholesterol-saturated) hearts of Filipinos, just like adobo. Ask any Pinoy if he/she knows what lechon is, and he/she will most certainly answer “yes” — probably accompanied by a Mona Lisa-esque smile; hard to define, a smile that borders on wickedness and food-lust. Read the rest of this entry »
Long Weekend Trip to Tagaytay
Posted by Fred in Food, Places to Go, Things To Do, Tips and Reminders, To See, Where to Stay on June 19, 2009
Another long weekend. The past long weekend, that is, Independence Day. There’s some sense in this holiday policy of the government. Perfect excuse to go out of town; somewhere relaxing but not too far — like Tagaytay City. Read the rest of this entry »
The Cliffhouse (Tagaytay City)
Posted by Fred in Food, Places to Go, To See on June 14, 2009
Sometimes it’s difficult to decide which article to write first, in the same way that it’s painfully mind-boggling to decide which restaurant to prioritize in a certain cluster. Take, for instance, the higher-end alternative to the group of restaurants surrounding Leslie’s restaurant and Starbucks in Tagaytay. The cluster is called The Cliffhouse, just a few meters from Leslie’s. Read the rest of this entry »
Vigan, Ilocos Sur: Philippine Heritage City
Posted by Fred in Food, Places to Go, To See on April 22, 2009
Postcard-perfect. That’s how I’ve always imagined Vigan would be. Kalesa (horse-drawn carriage) leisurely rolling through cobblestone roads, passing century-old houses that are witnesses to Vigan’s rich history. I thought it would feel like being brought back in time, walking through the past which we’d otherwise read only in books. Read the rest of this entry »
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