Krispy Kreme Baked Creations: All Hail Bacon! on Mar 15, 2010 in food spotlight restos & eateries sponsored events ayala breakfast cinnamon doughnut greenhills holes krispy kreme krispy kremes kruffin makati manila monkey bread muffin philippines pull apart Anything’s better with bacon, worshippers of the Church of Bacon claim. Who am I to argue? Ever since I was small, bacon has been a favorite. To this day, we split bacon fair and square at my house, with skirmishes erupting when I try to sneak...
The Chinese Challenge: How to Duck and Other Stories Part 2 on Mar 10, 2010 in food trips guest blogs beijing candied fruit china dementedchris scorpion seahorse silkworm streetfood The second part of dementedchris’ food adventures in Beijing. Crazy eats! Reward her for finishing everything. Support her story, A Kind of Flotsam, by casting your vote for it in the Philippine Graphic Fiction People’s Choice Awards. Who kno...
Art on the Menu at Caffe Murano and Art Shoppe on Mar 2, 2010 in restos & eateries art shop cafe caffe caffe murano caffe murano and art shoppe greenbelt greenbelt 5 italian italy makati manila murano murano glass museum pasta philippines pizza restaurant ristorante My daily routine after work usually takes me past Caffe Murano and Art Shoppe in Greenbelt 5. I’d always try to steal looks inside the shop, curious about the various Murano glass displays for sale. There are tables inside, with people having s...
Chateau 1771 meets my ratty sneakers on Feb 19, 2010 in restos & eateries 1771 chateau chateau 1771 chateau group filipino fine dining fusion greenbelt greenbelt 5 makati manila philippines restaurant sentro I was a teeny bit nervous when I stepped inside Chateau 1771. It was a glorious looking place, with the big windows and elegant tables—definitely not a place where a t-shirt + jeans + ratty-sneaker-wearing person would belong. But the maitre d...
I love Tocino! on Feb 16, 2010 in bento almusal breakfast cured pork filipino filipino food ham obento pinoy tocilog tocino Ever had days when life seems to throw everything at you, so every free moment you get, you’d rather spend it communing with your bed? That’s what my life has been for the past few weeks, which explains the lack of updates. Lots of things...
Krispy Kreme Minis: Baby-sized Motherloads of Yum on Feb 3, 2010 in food spotlight restos & eateries Some things are just cuter when they’re smaller. Kitties. Baby things. Re-ment miniatures. Does it apply to donuts? When we’re talking Krispy Kremes, they are! I was surprised to see a box of Krispy Kremes waiting on my office desk yester...
Eating more of Singapore Part 2 of 2 on Jan 31, 2010 in food spotlight food trips restos & eateries bah kuh teh balestier bickford bickford ginger beer bickford sarsaparilla clark quay climado clmado din tai fung food food hall food opera food republic french fries hainanese chicken hawkers ion magic mc donalds porkchop rice singapore spicy chicken sandwich turkish ice cream xiao long pao xiaolongbao Despite the earlier trip, December had me back in Singapore. Ready to do all the food things I missed out on in October (find Bickford’s Sarsaparilla, eat at Din Tai Fung), I found it a bit funny that my first meal was at Mc Donald’s. Ma...
Blackbeard’s Seafood Island: Boodle Feast Food Attack! on Jan 18, 2010 in restos & eateries alabang balo balo banana leaves blackbeard boodle boodle feast boodle fight catfish communal plate feast fermented fish fiesta filipino food hito manila philippines seafood seafood island shared food sisig tocino westgate The idea of a boodle fight can be overwhelming. Vast amounts of food, dumped on banana leaves, to be attacked by all. Attack is the only proper way to refer to it—there is no way you can be poised and refined when boodlefighting. We will not l...
Back to Bento for 2010 on Jan 15, 2010 in bento During the last few months of last year, I had difficulty preparing bento. Snoozing in bed for a few more minutes felt more desirable over slaving around in the kitchen. I’m hoping to change that this year. It took me the second week to get sta...
Last one for the backlog! on Jan 6, 2010 in bento Finally, the last of my backlogged bento. I guess this means I should start cooking again, yes? This one is pretty simple to prepare. Complicated looking yes, but really quite easy. First, I cook my protein dish. In this case, fish. These are fish...
