Happiness is a matter of perspective. We love the spontaneity in travel and we love surprises when in comes to food. We’ve long ago decided to embrace the curve balls, good and bad, life throws our way. Ready to deal with the bad times, happier to deal with the good times. So how happy can we get with the evening surprise we discovered at the Ilocano culinary stronghold of Victorino’s? Continue reading Red Velvet + Ube + Bagnet + Ilocos Taste = Victorino’s
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The Rich Taste and Sights of Cafe Juanita (Pasig City)
Telling a story about food, or travel in general, is relatively easy. Simply regurgitate the taste, smell, sights and the rest of the sensory experience (won’t attempt to list down the five senses, as you might have more), and that’s pretty much it. Food, even to non-experts, is food. No one can argue about what you experienced. However, there are times when there’s just too much to digest — the experience, that is — and finding a point from which to start is a chore. Such is our difficulty with Cafe Juanita. Continue reading The Rich Taste and Sights of Cafe Juanita (Pasig City)
Flying Pig: BBQ House & French-American Bistro
Lunchtime. The unmerciful sun was up inflicting intense heat on everyone. Somewhere down a congested road in the Metro, a damsel in distress is slowly growing weak from hunger. She is surrounded by zombie-like creatures who are equally, if not more, hungry. Hope was slowly wearing thin. Continue reading Flying Pig: BBQ House & French-American Bistro
The Poqui-Poqui and Bagnet of Ilocos
What first comes to mind when you hear of Ilocos? It’s perfectly ok if you’d say the Marcoses or Chavit Singson, but we’re not referring to a person. You could also say Pagudpud or the giant windmills, but we’re talking about something you eat. Continue reading The Poqui-Poqui and Bagnet of Ilocos