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  • 2012-05-21

    elyuwaii: Because it felt like a slow day. (Taken with Instagram at Starbucks Coffee) I’ve been quite inactive on this blog, but I just recently linked Instagram to my Tumblr. I hope that remedies my inactivity!

    elyuwaii:

    Because it felt like a slow day. (Taken with Instagram at Starbucks Coffee)

    I’ve been quite inactive on this blog, but I just recently linked Instagram to my Tumblr. I hope that remedies my inactivity!

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  • 2012-05-10

    elyuwaii:

    BRGR Project and Sancho at Maginhawa St.

    Finally got to spend time with MJ and Jordz again, after Charles suggested we invite them today.

    Yayyy for finally getting to try BRGR Project. We came in at around 1PM to sort of avoid the lunch crowd. Luckily, there was a parking space. It was full inside though, so we had to eat al fresco, which was actually quite…really hot. Wrong move.

    I had fun making my own burger, and the price was student-friendly enough I was able to treat Charles for a change :) I had beef patty+mozzarella+caramelized onions+special BRGR sauce+BLT on mine. It was okay: not extraordinarily good, not bad either. The patty was moist, though a bit too soft for my liking. Also, I think getting Gruyere cheese instead would’ve worked better for my burger. We also ordered french fries and sweet potato fries. I enjoyed the sweet potato fries a lot.

    After our burgers, I took Anton Diaz’ (of Our Awesome Planet) advice to try the churros from Sancho, just beside BRGR Project. I was glad we did, even if I was quite full from the burger. The churros really were like Dulcinea’s! And for only 80 bucks, it was a great way to end our lunch :) 

    sidenote: Sancho’s menu items and surprisingly affordable price (150 bucks would already get you a good lunch) actually caught my attention. I’m definitely coming back there to try their entrees!

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  • 2012-05-04

    March 5, 2012: NY Comfort Food on a Rainy Day

    I haven’t been updating much, I know! Sorry for that. Internship+Org duties have been taking over my life recently.

    I’ve been wanting to eat at Borough in Podium, a New York themed restaurant, for quite some time now, and I finally got to! Charles and I had a late 10th month celebration at Borough today, and it was as comforting as I imagined it to be. I think it was extra comforting since the weather this afternoon was quite gloomy and rainy. 

    We shared 2 appetizers. The Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup was really good! The bread was nice and soft, the melted cheese inside was perfect, and the tomato soup wasn’t too overpowering. We also had the baked Mac and Cheese which was okay, I didn’t find it too fabulous. It was also quite rich, so we only finished around a third of the baked mac (my brother was happy tho, we had take home haha).

    Charles ordered the Sole Amadine, which was fried in batter. It was quite ordinary, I don’t think the way they cooked it gave justice to the fish’s flavor. I would’ve preferred it more herb-y. I ordered the BBT (Breast, Brie and Tomato) Sandwich, which I really loved. For some reason, I was craving for chicken today, so this satisfied my craving. I like how the chicken breast was juicy and cooked just right. The sandwich had a lot of bread though! I was only able to finish half the sandwich, with half the bread on (so, bale, one-fourth? haha).

    We ordered Mom’s Milk and Cookies for dessert, (which I forgot to take a photo of. boo) because I heard it was good. We rarely have dessert, but this time we decided to order since a lot of my friends recommended it. They served us warm, moist cookies in three flavors: cranberry oatmeal, gingerbread and peanut butter. I’m a sucker for oatmeal cookies, so I think I enjoyed the cranberry oatmeal ones most. We also loved how the milk tasted like melted vanilla ice cream! Yuuuum.

    Overall, we both enjoyed our meal. I’m definitely eating at Borough again, I heard there’s one in Eastwood! :)

  • 2012-04-12

    April 12, 2012: Breakfast Date at Cafe 1771


    Their claim is that they’re “The Best Breakfast Place”, at least in the Ortigas area. Surely, they did not dissapoint :)

    Surprisingly, I was able to drag Charles out to have breakfast with me today. Maybe it was that we haven’t seen each other in over a week that made him agree to waking up so early. Haha. We were thinking of a place to have a good breakfast at, and I suggested going to the Ortigas area. He’s eaten here before, so he quickly suggested we eat here.

    He ordered the beef tapa, and I ordered the pancakes. They were heavenly: just the right amount of fluffy and melt in your mouth. It was topped with caramelized bananas and candied walnuts, which really gave a nice sweetness to it. 

    We split the Eggs Florentine (poached egg and creamed spinach on puff pastry w/ smoked salmon—you can choose to have ham—and hollandaise sauce). Again, amazing. The eggs were perfectly poached and the smoked salmon went well with everything else. 

    I’m a big breakfast person since I like waking up early, so this was definitely a great foodie experience for me. I’m definitely coming back! 

    (note: They also serve Lunch and Dinner. Check out their website here [click])

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    Food from my Bicol trip: Laing (Taro Leaves in Coconut Milk) Probably one of my favorite Bicol dishes, I ate so much laing during our stay. Locally, it’s called pinangat which, if I remember correctly, translates to tied, pertaining to how it’s tied with banana leaves while being cooked. The leaves melt in your mouth, especially if young taro leaves were used.  I like my laing super spicy! I just have to eat it with a LOT of rice :)

    Food from my Bicol trip: Laing (Taro Leaves in Coconut Milk)

    Probably one of my favorite Bicol dishes, I ate so much laing during our stay. Locally, it’s called pinangat which, if I remember correctly, translates to tied, pertaining to how it’s tied with banana leaves while being cooked. The leaves melt in your mouth, especially if young taro leaves were used. 

    I like my laing super spicy! I just have to eat it with a LOT of rice :)

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    Food from my Bicol Trip: Fern Salad and Prawns We also had a Salad and some (huuuuge) Prawns for lunch. They were as big as my face! :O And really juicy too!  The salad was different, so I enjoyed it a lot. Instead of lettuce, we had locally-grown ferns (forgot which kind though) as the leaves for the salad. We had it with hard boiled egg, onions and a vinegar-sugar dressing.

    Food from my Bicol Trip: Fern Salad and Prawns

    We also had a Salad and some (huuuuge) Prawns for lunch. They were as big as my face! :O And really juicy too! 

    The salad was different, so I enjoyed it a lot. Instead of lettuce, we had locally-grown ferns (forgot which kind though) as the leaves for the salad. We had it with hard boiled egg, onions and a vinegar-sugar dressing.

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    Food from my Bicol trip: Inihaw na Baboy (Barbecued Pork) Probably a staple at most gatherings, we had inihaw na baboy as one of the dishes for our lunch at Tito Ayi’s Farm. The pork was really tender since they bought it from the market on that day itself.

    Food from my Bicol trip: Inihaw na Baboy (Barbecued Pork)

    Probably a staple at most gatherings, we had inihaw na baboy as one of the dishes for our lunch at Tito Ayi’s Farm. The pork was really tender since they bought it from the market on that day itself.

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    Food from my Bicol trip: Suman for Breakfast Had this suman (sticky rice wrapped and cooked in banana leaves), which unfortunately I couldn’t remember what it’s locally called, for breakfast. Apparently, you eat it with tsokolateng batirol (a thick hot chocolate) poured on top. Also, it substitutes for the normal white rice. We ate it with scrambled eggs and daing (dried fish): I of course enjoyed the twist to the usual Filipino breakfast. :)

    Food from my Bicol trip: Suman for Breakfast

    Had this suman (sticky rice wrapped and cooked in banana leaves), which unfortunately I couldn’t remember what it’s locally called, for breakfast. Apparently, you eat it with tsokolateng batirol (a thick hot chocolate) poured on top.

    Also, it substitutes for the normal white rice. We ate it with scrambled eggs and daing (dried fish):

    I of course enjoyed the twist to the usual Filipino breakfast. :)

  • 2012-04-09

    April 9, 2012: Bread Shoot Okay, so I didn’t exactly eat this, but we had a photo shoot of some bread for our store. It was tough since I had to improvise. Good thing our porch had white walls, and was well-lit at noontime (yes, I shot at 12nn and it was SO HOT). I think it turned out well. p.s. I know I still owe you guys the food shots from our Bicol trip. haha!

    April 9, 2012: Bread Shoot

    Okay, so I didn’t exactly eat this, but we had a photo shoot of some bread for our store. It was tough since I had to improvise. Good thing our porch had white walls, and was well-lit at noontime (yes, I shot at 12nn and it was SO HOT). I think it turned out well.

    p.s. I know I still owe you guys the food shots from our Bicol trip. haha!

  • 2012-04-05

    Just got back from an awesome trip to Bicol! Of course, what would a vacation be without getting to taste some of the local delicacies, right? I have a ton of photos of food to upload. I’m just going to start with this one, which is a pipino (cucumber)salad of sorts. I’m not sure if it’s a local thing, but with the host family we stayed with, it’s eaten as a palate cleanser. I also found it effective in relieving my tongue from all the spicy food (read: Bicol Express and Laing!) I’ll be uploading the other food photos soon :) 

    Just got back from an awesome trip to Bicol!

    Of course, what would a vacation be without getting to taste some of the local delicacies, right? I have a ton of photos of food to upload. I’m just going to start with this one, which is a pipino (cucumber)salad of sorts. I’m not sure if it’s a local thing, but with the host family we stayed with, it’s eaten as a palate cleanser. I also found it effective in relieving my tongue from all the spicy food (read: Bicol Express and Laing!)

    I’ll be uploading the other food photos soon :) 

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