When we were in Don Salvador Benedicto last April, we decided to drop by St. Therese Retreat House for a cup of coffee, fresh fruits and palitaw. Palitaw is a small sweet flat rice cake eaten in the Philippines. It is made from sticky rice (malagkit) washed, soaked, grounded and molded. Then it is dropped [...]
One of the places I frequented since I was back in Bacolod City is the Frankie’s Crepes & Pancake House at the MetroDome Araneta. Continue reading Frankie’s Pancake House
It was a boring afternoon so I asked Chelle if she wants to go food tripping and of course she said yes right away. Well, since I’m craving for pasta while she’s craving for some cakes we’ve decided to go to Bascon Cafe at Lacson St. Bacolod. Continue reading Bascon Cafe
Just recently, I had the privilege of meeting the new Executive Chef of Marriott Hotel Manila, Chef Meik Brammer, a 33 year old native of Beirut, Germany. It was a heartycraving-fun-filled afternoon as Chef Meik showed us how to make his mom’s favorite German Pancake and also his famous Lobster Soup.
Last July 24, 2010 I was privileged to witness the unveiling of the World’s first cheese Café: Café 5845, at the SM Mall of Asia Seaside Boulevard area. This was made possible by Kraft Eden Cheese and Magsaysay Center for Hospitality and Culinary Arts after pulling off 5,845 cheese-infused dishes in one day that beat [...]
I recently discovered Café 1925, a quaint coffee shop located at the heart of Silay City in Negros that is owned by the Gaston. It’s just a small cafe but the ambience is really cozy and inviting. It’s a place where you could hang-out with friends over a cup of coffee or you could have [...]
Just recently, Portia, Celia and me had dinner at Alice’s Recipes. We were supposed to eat at Chicken Deli but opted to dine at Alice’s Recipes instead for they haven’t eaten there yet.
Last week, Enrico invited me to join him, Marc, Junnjunn and some local media for lunch in Bauhinia Filipino Cuisine Restaurant at the posh Avenue Complex, Smallville Iloilo City to get a taste of its new menu that will satisfy our palate with sumptuous classic Filipino delights.
FROYO! They say that yogurt is a healthy dessert option for everyone. Since my sister is really a froyo lover, I’ve decided to try it out. Actually, I’ve tried eating yogurt a couple of years ago but didn’t really like it but this time I have to say it’s quite good.
Flowers Say “your special”, Chocolates says “your sweet” but with new Red Ribbon special Valentine’s cake – Roses and Kisses Cakes, says it all.
