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One cuisine that I’ve gotten fond of with my foodie adventures is Italian. I pretty much evolved from not knowing much about it to enthusiastically reveling in every slice of carpaccio, mouthful of risotto, and twisty-forkful of al dente pasta. Recently, we were able to have another pleasant family-style Italian…
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A couple of weeks back, we scoured the web for a good Singaporean restaurant in town that can satiate my Bah Kut Teh and Hainanese chicken rice cravings. The search led us to Rasa in Cubao’s Araneta Center, right beside the coliseum entrance.
How does it fare? Here’s what I thought.…
Five years after the movie’s release, I finally had the chance to view the critically-acclaimed Jim Carrey-Kate Winslet romantic comedy Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
The film has left me with too many reflections, completely blowing my mind away with its offbeat approach. I’m afraid my review won’t do…
I’ve always been a frequent patron of the UCC cafés around town: brunches before church service at the Podium branch, and breakfast at the Connecticut Street branch in Greenhills post shift on Saturday mornings. As such, I was instantly elated to find out that they were bringing their “hotel coffee shop…
Click here to read the rest of this entry »The fifth and last featured establishment in the Baguio series is Café Sabel, a themed coffee shop right inside national artist BenCab's famous museum. The menu features somee of the same items offered in the earlier-featured Cafe by the Ruins (which ...
Despite having a branch in Manila, Mario's Restaurant Baguio still commanded our time and attention during our recent trip up north. Setting. The place looked and felt like a comfortable lounge with eclectic interiors. The lighting was dim-to-warm, getting the natural ...
Third in our continuing series featuring Baguio is the cozy Forest House Bistro & Cafe along Loakan Road. Setting. The place looks and feels like a homey log cabin with crisp fresh air, woodsy interiors, and live music. A live (and very ...
I am a huge fan of Thai food, and I’m glad I won’t run out of places to get some. Recently, I had my fill at one of the more celebrated local Thai restaurants — chef Colin McKay’s People’s Palace.
Setting. Situated at the ground floor of the posh Greenbelt…
One massively rainy night, we trooped to Greenbelt 5 to get ourselves some stress-busting delectation against all odds. We were fortunate and happy that The Madison Grill was open to serve us that night, despite most other establishments closing shop early.
Setting. Madison looks and feels like a fine New York diner.…
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