Bale Capampangan, one unhurried buffet on Feb 9, 2012 in Bale Capampangan buffet in Pampanga I found myself in the northern part of Manila two weeks ago, going to Pampanga. It was my Mom’s birthday and we had to get to this restaurant she heard about. It was Bale she said, Bale Pampanga. I’m from the South so it was a little unheard of f...
Craving for Banana Cue, Kamote Cue, Turon and Fried Mani on Feb 7, 2012 in turon fried mani Kamote cue Banana cue It’s merienda time and I’m famished. I want to eat some banana cue, kamote cue, turon or some fried peanuts with Coke, yum! Then I remember, it’s a Monday and I will have to scour the neighborhood to find someone selling these or go the m...
Pizza Hut P99 meal, a real deal on Jan 20, 2012 in Pizza Hut P99 meal deal Pizza Hut P99 meal Pizza Hut P99 for one appetizer, main course and one drink. Not bad. And it’s from Pizza Hut. Seriously? Yep. Passing by its poster in one mall, I was initially hesitant to enter during the lunch hour because some restaurants have similar deals b...
A.C. Rumpa Restaurant and their tender steaks on Jan 6, 2012 in A.C. Rumpa Angeles A.C. Rumpa Restaurant Restaurant in Angeles Pampanga I was wondering why my Mom had been so persistent in hauling us to this place. I mean Angeles is more than 10 kilometers away from Bocaue. So before closing the car door to our destination, I was already expecting a grandiose place with expansive gar...
Excelente Ham, our yearning continues... on Dec 23, 2011 in Excelente Ham Quiapo Excelente Ham If there’s something I look forward to every Christmas, it would have to be the Christmas ham. And when I think of ham, it would have to be a ham that was introduced by my Mom, a couple of years ago, the Excelente ham. Before I tasted this ham, I w...
Chicken Adobong Batangas or Chicken Adobong Bukid on Nov 19, 2011 in adobong batangas adobong bukid adobong batangas bukid After so many entries, this is my first time to feature a recipe, our family’s version of Chicken Adobo Batangas or Chicken Adobong Bukid. It is my first time to write about a recipe so please bear with me. Ingredients: 5 pieces chicken parts ¼...
Lee Kum Kee: Cook with the Masters Grand Cooking Demo, a grand 123rd anniversary event on Oct 11, 2011 in Lee Kum Kee's Cook with the Masters Lee Kum Kee's Cook with the Masters Grand Cooking Demo with Chef Bruce Lim
"Jamie does Spain, Italy, Sweden, Morocco, Greece and France"- an eclectic European food trip on Sep 26, 2011 in Sweden Italy Morocco Jamie Oliver does Spain Jamie Oliver books Greece and France Jamie Oliver in Europe I’ve searched for this book for a long time when I saw a short article about it in a cooking magazine. I searched for it in big, specialty bookstores in Makati but to no avail. Then one time, I was chasing my hyperactive child along the aisles of N...
Sen Lek Thai Noodle Better Living Paranaque, more than simple eating on Aug 15, 2011 in Sen Lek Thai Noodle Thai restaurant in the Philippines Sen Lek It has been raining on and off for more than two weeks now. I miss the sun. I would hate being Bella Swan if Edward Cullen would rather be in places that often rain, ugh! So when the effervescent sun graced the sky that day and my son was in ABA ther...
Little Asia Venice Piazza, feast for the eyes and palate on Jun 23, 2011 in Little Asia Little Asia Venice Piazza Venice Piazza restaurants I’ve never heard of this restaurant before. So when my brother took the family for a dinner celebration in Venice Piazza in McKinley Hill and ushered us into Little Asia, I was a little surprised. Pleasantly so. The furnishings were a feast to the...
