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Las Tablas

(Chicago) – It’s not difficult for a Pinoy to love Columbian food. Both Filipino and Columbian cuisines are rooted from Spain. They have empanada, corn, cassava…

Colombia’s Best at Sanpocho

(Miami) – I feel at home here. Sanpocho serves authentic Colombian comfort food that every Filipino can relate to. Right off the bat, I could think of a corresponding Filipino version with each of their dishes in the menu. This restaurant is not fancy at all and very inexpensive but the food is ultra savory [...]

Deliciousness in Unlikely Places

(Miami) -  There are moments that I get sick of the whole process of eating out in a restaurant: short listing, selecting, reading reviews, calling to reserve a table, dressing up, waiting in line, so on and so forth. The effort it takes could qualify as a full-time job. But I just hope I get [...]

Say Hello to Ola!

(Miami) – What is a trip to Miami without trying some ceviche? I brought my friends to Ola at the Sanctuary Hotel in South Beach to have a taste of the phenomenal “Fire and Ice” ceviche. It’s exceptionally good- a perfect balance of the extremes: hotness of jalapeno with the chill of granita and the [...]

The Real Deal Cubano: Versailles

(Miami) – I am no green to Cuban cuisine.  My associations and immersions with Cuban and Latino friends exposed my palate to their native food and my awareness to their deeply passionate culture. But I am not claiming to be an expert of their food. I am not really into dissecting the flavors of everything [...]

Steak Romance at Tango Sur

(Chicago) – If you are looking for something romantic, Tango Sur can be your place. If you want something intimate to spend a night with your close friends and share some great and reasonably-priced steak, you can come to this Argentinean steak house in Southport. The steaks here are not the best in town but [...]

Churrascaria Galore

(Chicago) – It’s always a feast in Texas de Brazil. With elegant ambiance, bountiful salad/appetizer buffet spread, abundant selection of perfectly cooked and well-seasoned grilled meat (churrasco-style) and a mesmerizing acrobatic sommelier, 3 hours of dining just went by unnoticeably.

Coobah, Latino-Filipino Fusion

(Chicago) – It is fairly typical nowadays to find restaurants offering fusion cuisines with Asian dishes.  But the word “Asian”, in most cases, refers only to Chinese, Japanese, Thai or Vietnamese.  There are very few attempts to fuse with Filipino food. Coobah is one of those bold restaurants in Chi-town that presents Latino dishes with [...]

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