Last week, my mom’s cousin from the US came to the Philippines and saw her for the first time in over ten years. Since Filipinos love to mark family occasions with food, we all went out for dinner at Kamayan Restaurant where we can stuff ourselves silly with a rich buffet of Filipino, European, and Japanese food at only Php 595 per person.
Pepper Lunch Manila Franchise
My parents and I have heard a lot about Pepper Lunch at the Power Plant Mall, which opened about a month ago, and they’ve been really curious about trying it out. I wasn’t too hot about the idea. In the first place, I’m not really one to eat out and spend money on food. But what had me rather skeptical about Pepper Lunch in particular is the over-hyped way people have been talking about it. Obviously, Pepper Lunch is the hippest, coolest restaurant these days and something tells me that people go there not so much to eat as to be seen eating. But that’s just an impression I got.
I’d have never suggested eating at Pepper Lunch last weekend, but since it was my mom’s birthday and she was curious about the place, I went along with the plan. It’s not as if I were paying for my food anyway. 
The bill for four meals amounted to 1,472.00 but since my sister and I wanted dessert, the total reached 1,502 pesos. I’ve heard that the meals in Pepper Lunch aren’t exactly easy on the pocket (average cost of about 300 pesos) but I gave the place the benefit of the doubt. Maybe they’ve got really orgasmic food, and 300 bucks doesn’t quite cover how orgasmic it really is.
Besides the place itself, one of the things I miss the most about the cities and countries I’ve been to is their cuisine. Southeast Asian food in particular, is made up of a complex blend of spices and flavors, and I bet I wouldn’t succeed in trying to replicate them at home. That’s why I love it whenever our neighboring Asian countries open up branches of their most popular restaurants in the Philippines.
Secret Recipe is a restaurant from Malaysia that serves unique fusion dishes with that zesty Southeast Asian flavor. One of my favorite offerings is the Tom Yum Spaghetti (pictured below). It’s topped with stir-fried minced chicken and is not as spicy as the food you’d find in Singapore, but it’s good enough if you’re missing the flavor and want another bite of the country.
Tom Yum Spaghetti at 180 pesos
Secret Recipe is also well known for their award-winning cakes, the most notable of which are the Marble Cheese (which won the Best Cheesecake Award) and the sumptuous Chocolate Banana (which won the Most Original Chocolate Award).
More photos of the restaurant and the food under the cut.
For Father’s Day, get something different for your sports-loving dad besides accessories and the usual paraphernalia. Krispy Kreme donuts honors all hard-working, fun-loving dads on June 15 by offering the Sports’ Lovers Donuts for the entire month of June. Give your dad the gift of four sporty donuts - Strawberry-Filled Baseball, Caramel-Filled Basketball, Lemon-Filled Tennis Ball, and Custard-Filled Football. Make your gift even more special by getting Krispy Kreme gift tin cans if you add Php 140 to your dozen donut purchase. Never mind the calories - Dad will burn them somehow!
The Krispy Kreme Sports Lovers Donuts will be available for a limited time only, so grab a dozen at any of the seven Krispy Kreme stores (Bonifacio High Street, Greenhills Shopping Center (drive-through), SM Megamall, SM Mall of Asia, TriNoma Mall, Robinson’s Galleria, and Ayala Avenue).
Join cooking demos at PISTANG KAPAMPANGAN at Salcedo Market on saturday, June 21. Learn techniques of authentic Kapampangan recipes:
Loads of food and fun at PISTANG KAPAMPANGAN. Block off June 21 from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Salcedo Community Market.
Salcedo Community Food Market- At the Velasquez Car Park, Leviste St., Tordesillas Sts Salcedo Village, Makati City
Desserts are always pretty and yummy to start with. The child in me is always in awe whenever I see plates and plates of dessert. If I had my way, I’d take a pick of all the sweetness in this dessert buffet that Diamond Hotel is offering. I have known all the time that Diamond Hotel is one of Manila’s dessert Mecca where sweet excess and wild abandon are forgiven. One of my favorite all-time desserts are their mouth-watering ensaymada.
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