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The Best of the Beast Dinner at Elbert’s Steak Room
Before we scratched June off the calendar, the last day of the 1st half of the year was celebrated with beasty pride. PTR caught the announcement of the collaboration between the beloved blog Table...
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HOT Item: Wildflour Café + Bakery Cronuts
New Yorkers troop to the SoHo district of Lower Manhattan going gaga over this schizophrenic pastry item called by many names. Like a trending Hollywood couple, this has been dubbed a shortcut...
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Lola’s Café, Tomas Morato
The car turned left to the street where Uno restaurant is located. It was supposed to be our destination for a quick dinner before poker night with the group, until he mentioned that there’s a good...
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Sophie’s Mom Red Velvet Cupcakes Steal a Kiss
My Monday morning at work last week was greeted with a bit of surprise. Ken gave Jen and I a box of cupcakes each from Sophie’s Mom. When I finally found the chance to open the dainty box with blue...
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Kitayama Meat Shop
Wagyu is that renowned Japanese meat that has intense marbling that demands a high price tag. Breeds of cattle differ in several areas of Japan, which are known for the place it is sourced from...
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Revisiting Agave Mexican Cantina
Mexican is my favorite cuisine and while I had to satisfy my incessant hankering for all things Mexican for many years with only 2 restaurants then, Agave Mexican Cantina broke into the scene in 2009...
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Sunshine Kitchen
Saturday night felt so bright celebrating Carol’s birthday. Rizza picked the place and we headed to Sunshine Kitchen at the Fort. This fairly new restaurant is located on the 2nd floor of Shawarma...
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Stockton Place
Getting stuck in traffic for 2.5 hours last night is the main reason I avoid going to Makati during weekdays for the past 3 to 4 years. I made a table reservation for 4 at 8pm but my Twin and I...
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Spatzle Euro Market Cafe
It’s hard to miss its bright and spacious interiors on the 5th level of East Wing Shangri-la Mall. We ditched our usual joint at Starbucks Coffee at the Cinema level for Bible Group study and headed...
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Le Café Curieux
I try to sneak inside Makati some Sundays or Saturdays, not that I’m declared as a persona non grata in this city, in fact I had a Makati residence for a while back in 2006-2007, but it’s the heavy...
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Griddle Melts at IHOP Philippines
I see myself back at IHOP checking out a new reason to visit. IHOP Restaurant in BGC launched handcrafted made to order sandwiches that come in three variants – experience the new item in their...
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Silantro Fil-Mex Cantina, Kapitolyo
I appreciate how Mexican cuisine is gaining ground in becoming a choice cuisine in the Metro. Some are trying their hand in marrying Filipino flavors with Mexican, thus calling it Fil-Mex. There’s...
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Earth Kitchen
Saturday night, since we were already within the Katipunan area, Timmy decided to grab a light dinner at Earth Kitchen. He’s been hearing a lot of good things about it from his friends. I shouldn’t...
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The True Mettle of Comfort Food at Kettle
Routine brings us to welcome and dive into the unknown and take pleasure in the unfamiliar. That is precisely the reason I love traveling so much, a momentary or season-long escape, or else, hunt and...
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Relish Hello! Happiness Restaurant, Morato
Last year, I suggested Lola’s Café to the SOLA gang to celebrate Isis’ birthday. They were pretty happy about the homey ambience in the traditional house-cum-restaurant and generally with the food....
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Marufuku Japanese Restaurant
There is no longer a valid reason for secrecy. The word has been out for quite some time even before I first dined here sometime March 2013. It was a lovely lunch and I remember it well for various...
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Gandiva Archery
Dear cupid, we need to talk about your aim. You probably need to train hitting the target at Gandiva Archery. Look at me, after one year of considering doing it, I’ve finally scratched it off my list...
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Silantro Mexican Kapitolyo Pasig
Since start of June, I’ve made it a regular Sunday habit to pick up my sister and her son and go to the 9am CCF Service in Tiendesitas together. We love singing praises to our loving God thanking him...
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Food Bites: Silantro Mexican Nachos
Beef Nachos P180 My cravings as of late include Silantro’s Mexican Nachos. It’s a basket plate of corn tortillas sauced over with cheese, a salsa of chopped tomatoes and onions, and splits of grilled...
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Mama Empanada
The empanada yo momma doesn’t know about. Okay, she does know about it. She should. Mama knows best and Mama Empanada could just very well be the best empanadas I’ve tried in Manila. – One is...
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