"Clam"ouring for DIWAL on Jun 24, 2009 in diwal Photos Courtesy of Cecille's CASA BALUARTEInteresting features about Diwal on these linksDiwal Conservation Market Manila...
JD Bakeshop's Butter Chewies on Jun 23, 2009 in butter chewies JD bakery JD Bakeshop is among the biggest and more established bakeshops in Iloilo City but surprisingly they dont have what is considered to be Iloilo's moist soiught after pasalubong item, butterscotch. My quest however made me discover that they almoist ha...
Taste testing a new bakery on Jun 22, 2009I was curious about this new La Paz Bakery since it's not among the familiar ones. Got these few items for some taste tests.Ensaymada monggoHalf-moon cookie and hopia "baboy"BulakenyaHalfmoon cookie. One of my childhood favorites. Shaped like a moon...
Turo turo eats at JD Bakeshop on Jun 22, 2009 in jd bakeshop JD Bakeshop was part of my "eatinerary" last Sunday. I was curious about their "Rice Squares" even though I had an idea what they will be like (just rice mixed with meat and veggies or so). It was more on the "Good enough for Two" thing that I got in...
Adobong sitaw on Jun 22, 2009 in homemade I finally was able to cook one of my favorites, adobong hantak (sitaw). And it turned out just the way I wanted, slightly overcooked.
Ocean City Seafood Restaurant on Jun 20, 2009 in ocean city Photos courstesy of CECILLE's CASA BALUARTE...
Andres: Special pata for you on Jun 19, 2009 in pata Photos courtesy of CECILLE's CASA BALUARTENever mind the ambiance in and outside this “payag-payag” restaurant, Andres serves pata as if it's your last meal.Slowly boiled pata with sticky and sour soup base, it would certainly unleash the rice m...
Barbecue Park: The resto that "stopped" a boulevard on Jun 19, 2009 in barbecue park Photos courtesy of CECILLE's Casa Baluarte This was known before as the restaurant the replaced Ocean City, but it’s now the controversial restaurant that caused a boulevard to stir away from its original course. Controversies aside, it's located...
ICEBREAKER: "Eats" your chicken inasal on Jun 19, 2009 in chicken inasal quest Chicken inasal is among Western Visayas' contribution in the national food scene. One can find "inasal" restaurants in almost every corner of Iloilo City thus it was part of my "Quest for the Best" entries.Can you help solve this gastro-detective in...
The Summer House: A landmark Chinese restaurant on Jun 18, 2009 in the summer house One of the Iloilo City’s favored Chinese restaurants, The Summer House was originally located in the old business district of the city along Calle Real (now J.M Basa street). As time went by and commerce seems to have flourished elsewhere, the rest...
