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Ramen is our ultimate comfort food, especially when it is raining really hard. A steaming hot bowl of noodles always cheers us up even on the gloomiest of days. In our search for the best ramen in Manila, we were surprised to discover that UCC also serves Tonkotsu Ramen in a special branch in Makati. … Continue reading UCC’s Tan Tan Mian Tonkotsu Ramen!
Chihuahua’s Hot Sauce Bar! I like my Mexican food hot and spicy, and that’s exactly what Ines Cabarrus and Elian Habayeb offer. They have just created the perfect hangout with good Tex-Mex food (and Margarita to match!) đ Since Ines and Elian wrote the coffee table book, Manila’s Best Kept Restaurant Secrets, and created the … Continue reading Chihuahua Tex-Mex and Hot Sauce Battle đ
Ever since the man behind the once-popular Tequila Joe’s opened Ristras, a Mexican Revival has swept Manila and has led to the opening of really good Mexican restaurants (Tex-Mex, Cal-Mex, and other Mexican variations) in the metro. The market has even come to accept buying really good burritos at the P250-P300 range. One of Manila’s recent favorites … Continue reading Ărale! Ole!
Stacy’s is like a full-blown Sonja’s resto with interiors inspired by Martha Stewart. It is a family-friendly restaurant in Capitol Hills serving home-cooked comfort food. It’s cute, designed for kids, and a place with all-day breakfast goodness. I guess you could consider it the Conti’s of QC. Stacy’s is the first restaurant venture of partners Aby Natividad-Nachura (the … Continue reading Stacy’s @ Greenstreet
Update 6/6/2012: This restaurant is now closed đ The TournĂ© restaurant concept by a balikbayan Le Cordon Bleu Dallas chef whose passion is to serve modern good food using the local produce in the Philippines is interesting and admirable. Chef Sandra’s concept is similar with Chef Tatung’s Private Dining and Chef Sau’s Le Bistro Vert. She aims … Continue reading TournĂ©, Slow Food, and Chef Sandralyn Hataway
This is Part 2 of the Beer Pairing Basics with San Miguel Lifestyle Brews. This time, it was a private, by-invite-only event. (Maybe because matching beer with French food is risky and experimental?) The premise is, if we can pair French food with wine, why not beer? Let me share with you our experience… San … Continue reading Beer Pairing Basics 2: French Food with Beer?
We †Manang’s Chicken! It has the double-fried crispiness of Bon Chon Chicken, but with a sweet/spicy Filipino sauce comparable to (if not better than) Charlie’s Chicken. Their story is typical — Jill’s Manang (a trusted househelp) created this fried chicken at home with a signature Filipino sauce. Every time Jill’s friends would come to their house, … Continue reading Manang’s Chicken – the Unofficial Story…
Here is a chance of a lifetime for our generation to help build the Catholic Church of Bonifacio Global City, dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel. The church will be located along 39th St., North Bonifacio Triangle. This is different from the St. Michael the Archangel Chapel along MRT Avenue (formerly Bayani Road). Here is a … Continue reading Building St. Michael the Archangel Church @ BGC a Square Meter at a Time!
Food is an integral part of the Filipino culture. To understand why, you need to travel and experience it. We asked the most passionate Pinoy Travel Bloggers this question: “What is Your Most Awesome Food Experience while Traveling in the Philippines?“  The answers pleasantly surprised us. We have only tried 16 (â) out of 30.  Our favorite posts … Continue reading 30 Awesome Food Experiences around the Philippines (by Pinoy Travel Bloggers)!
When I first visited Hong Kong Roast, I had this nagging feeling that the food seemed familiar… Later on, we found out that this HK-canteen-type resto along Bagtikan St. in Makati was actually the morphed version of Fortune Empire, an Ultimate Taste Test 5.0. winner and one of the pioneers who helped us launch Mercato … Continue reading Hong Kong Roast: A Bagtikan Hole-in-the-Wall Favorite
