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Posted by Lauren | Under Restaurant with 346 views
Thursday Jul 24, 2008
When choosing a Filipino restaurant to eat at, the Aristocrat Restaurant is probably going to be among the first places that will come to mind. It’s easy to see why The Aristocrat has endured for decades; their classic favorites like crispy pata and sinigang are unforgettable, and they also serve new dishes that cater to the fickle palates of modern-day Filipino diners.
The Aristocrat Restaurant’s specialty is their famous Chicken Barbecue. Served with a steaming, tasty cup of yellow java rice and seasoned with a thick peanut sauce, it’s no surprise that this dish alone keeps sending regular patrons back in droves for more.
One of the best teas I’ve ever had in my life was a concoction made by Master Tea Blender David de Candia at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf’s Tea Appreciation Workshop several months ago. I was taken aback by how flavorful it was and I thought it’d make the perfect present for my tea-drinking friends. Unfortunately, that delicious tea brew wasn’t for sale then, and we didn’t know when it would be out in the market until very recently.
Yesterday, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (CBTL) finally launched what I think is the best tea they’ve come up with - African Sunrise.
It might not look like it, but the University of the Philippines Diliman campus is a haven of affordable, restaurant-quality cuisine. In the Shopping Center alone (near the UP Chapel and the infirmary), establishments like Rodic’s have been serving signature dishes (tapsilog) for decades - and they’re still a big hit among students today. Filipino food isn’t the only kind available in the Shopping Center, though. One of the newer restaurants is called Mashita and as you can guess by the name, they specialize in Japanese and Korean dishes.
Posted by Lauren | Under Restaurant with 440 views
Friday Jul 11, 2008
Despite never having gone to Iloilo, one of my favorite Filipino dishes comes from that province. Named after the district from which it originated, the la paz batchoy is a soup broth made out of chicken stock, shrimp broth, pork innards, crushed chicharon, vegetables, and noodles. It’s not a very difficult dish to find in Metro Manila since a lot of Filipino restaurants and carinderias carry this on the menu. And I’m guessing that I’m not the only one who thinks soups like la paz batchoy and beef mami make the best rainy day afternoon snacks.
Just recently, Pinoy fast food chain Jollibee launched their own version of the la paz batchoy, which you can add on to your meal for Php 25 or get as a solo dish for Php 28. My curiosity was stronger than the searing noontime heat, so for lunch I went to the nearest Jollibee I could find to try it out.
Posted by Lauren | Under Supplies with 391 views
Wednesday Jul 9, 2008
People in the Philippines don’t normally rave about locally-made chocolate, probably because when you make a colonial-minded comparison to their foreign counterparts, the texture and flavor of the local ones would come off a little strange. Recently, however, I’ve been hearing a lot of wonderful things about Goya Dark Mint Chocolates from my friends in Twitter and Plurk. Since I go to convenience stores quite often, I did notice that Goya repackaged their sweets and created a high-end line of milk, white, and dark chocolate bars - which I love. But I’ve never seen any of these mythical dark mint chocolates around. Though I was told that you can find them at Mini Stop, I’ve never encountered so much as a shadow of a dark mint in the branches I’ve been to. I was starting to think that maybe the Goya Dark Mint Chocolates didn’t exist after all, until I finally chanced upon them at a Robinson’s supermarket on the way to the shampoo aisle.
Posted by Noemi | Under Restaurant with 637 views
Monday Jul 7, 2008
The first time I tried Brooklyn Pizza was maybe about three years ago, when Yellow Cab pretty much had the monopoly on giant, New-York style pizzas. I was with my family and we were ordering pizza to go, but we couldn’t quite agree on what flavor our pizza should be in because we wanted to try them all. I decided I liked the place when the lady behind the counter told us we can order different flavors in one pizza box.
Seriously, what’s not to love about giant pizzas that come in different flavors? My favorite one’s the white cheese pizza (below, left) - a mouthwatering combination of mozerella, parmesan, ricotta cheese, and garlic.
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