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Normcore
A package was waiting at my desk. The pretty card read – from Kit M. (of Ava’s). I was envisioning a custom cake. Open sesame… a cake without the froufrou! I honestly thought it was a joke. However,...
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Chef Paul and his Shepherd’s Pie
Don’t you love surprises? City Cup Cafe is running a special, featuring fish ‘n chips and shepherd’s pie. Says Paul Kinpsmon, the new resident of Barangay Pila, Laoag, and an executive head chef back...
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The new cupcakes in town
Just when I thought of giving food blogging a rest, Cefi and Me is hatched. Toni Carag, the young owner of Playa Tropical Resort Hotel in Currimao, gets bitten by the baking bug, or was she born a...
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Where Sugar Is
When spontaneity hits, Chef Nic Rodriguez’s Rufino’s is our new go to for desserts. We had the Bailey’s and chocolate cakes first. For dessert, we split a Caesar salad, roast beef pita and Sunny Vigan...
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Tea Time Thursday
The one cupcake has reached epic proportions. It’s a rare moment that the man of the house splurges on a girl thing, and I’m enjoying such aberration. Oh, the new green tea with guava of Share Tea...
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Reminiscing the good old Magnolia days
Back in high school, as a student of St. Joseph’s College, (Q.C,) I was able to tour the Aurora Boulevard Magnolia dairy plant. The entire class ogled the mounds of butter, saw how ice cream was made,...
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The Ramen Nagi Adventure
Forever the noodle kid, Reny spotted the 2 week-old Ramen Nagi branch at Robinsons Magnolia. Before Ramen Nagi’s arrival in Manila last year, local food bloggers have been raving about its HongKong...
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‘Coz the best things in life are sweet
There is always room for another pair of shoes, like there is always room for dessert. Photographed by Brandon and Blauearth Blauearth © Blauearth™ All Rights Reserved 2009-2014
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Mañosa’s Shin Din Kha Maki Place
Anywhere you go in Binondo, there is always something eye catching for the foodie. Lately, Benavidez is turning into an interesting one-street food destination, if you’re not the person who likes to...
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Sushi Yum: That Little Japanese Place in Manila Chinatown
Going against a Chinese pattern on Benavidez Street is a Japanese restaurant named Sushi Yum. Very minimalist in decor, it is friendly especially to cost-conscious diners. Now a resident of Manila...
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Big Breakfast at Ying Ying
Ying Ying Tea House is not new to this blog. I discovered it by accident (read story here). It’s become an instinctive habit upon reaching Manila. Hot congee or mami with something from the dim sum of...
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My best cheese ever and Vault
I suddenly ran out of words to say. Let me start, my Davao food adventure with FoodPrints brought me to write a story about the Malagos Farmhouse artisanal cheese. It was a very hectic morning in...
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Lanie’s Batac empanada: Deviating from tradition
My most frequented empanadista in Batac, Lanie Simbulan (of Lanie’s Empanada), opens a Lanie’s Fastfood focusing on new forms of the uber popular orange turnover thingy while still maintaining her...
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All the Mooncakes in Manila Chinatown
Though the Philippines is enjoying only two seasons, the Chinese community in the country celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival, dubbed locally as the Mooncake Festival. This year, it falls on the 8th of...
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Kesong Puti from Mang Efren
Plying the streets of Binondo is Mang Efren aka Dodong with his kesong puti (white cheese) from Sta Cruz, Laguna. I buy from him a four-pack. Kesong puti is native cheese. A form of cottage cheese, it...
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Dining at a Century-Old Restaurant in Metro Manila
From the Condesa side of the Binondo Church (the Norberto Ty St.), we strolled to the direction of the San Nicolas district in Binondo, where period houses are getting fewer and fewer to make way for...
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Unmistakably Wai Ying
Wai Ying Fastfood, a Chinese restaurant on Benavidez St. in Manila Chinatown is such a hit with the Filipino palate. You will see mostly students and Divisoria shoppers among the diners. We were lucky...
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Cakes by Arlene
I met someone who could possibly help you with your party food needs in Laoag. Not the big time caterer kind. Arlene and her daughter just love to bake cakes. She also makes fondant cakes, toasted...
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Cefi & Me opens at Paseo de Paoay
Sunny, effervescent, refreshing — those three words enter my mind as soon as I step into Cefi & Me. The baker in Toni Carag has been unleashed and baby Cefi, the frosting to her cupcake, appears...
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The Malagos Tree to Bar Chocolate Experience
A plain chocolate lover will know what is a good chocolate. And “a good chocolate comes from good beans,” says the Puentespina family of the Puentespina farms in Malagos, Davao, producers of single...
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