(San Diego) - You bet; where there is a Jollibee in the city I am visiting here in the US, I will definitely spend a meal or two there. I have never missed the flavors of our beloved originally Pinoy fast food this intense – well after failing to visit Manila for almost 4 years [...]
(San Diego) - My last meal in San Diego ended deliciously. My flight was later in the afternoon and I wanted to have a memorable lunch somehow. So my friend and I walked 7 blocks to downtown area to look for some good lunch places. We forgot what day it was and the nicest of [...]
(San Diego) - This is the resident restaurant of Andaz hotel where I stayed during my recent visit to San Diego. With a 50% discount, courtesy of my friend who works at Hyatt, and the proximity to my room, it makes sense to spend at least one meal at this restaurant. Actually, the ambiance of [...]
(San Diego) – A friend excitedly brought us to Conching’s Cafe when I visited San Diego a few weeks ago. Yes, he’s clamoring about this place – that Filipinos flock to Conching’s regularly, especially on weekends. I don’t even need to be convinced to come to a Filipino restaurant. I will come whole-heartedly. I’d like [...]
(San Diego) - I was excited for my first dinner in San Diego, but it almost got ruined by the glasses of free wine and snacks that I gorged the whole afternoon in the hotel lobby. In short, it was 8pm already and I wasn’t feeling hungry. But I would not dare waste the night [...]
(San Diego) - My first morning in San Diego needed a humongous and hearty brunch to somehow cure the hang over caused by the reasonably priced vodka drinks in San Diego bars. A little research online and I was lead to Broken Yolk which is just 4 blocks away from my downtown hotel. Broken Yolk [...]
24. Apr, 2012
If I will think of one Filipino dish that can’t be eaten without a lot of rice, I think it is Chicken Curry. The coconut-curry sauce is just perfect for white steamy rice. Though not originally Pinoy …
29. Mar, 2012
Americans have their meatloaf and Italians have their meatball. We, Pinoys, have our very own embutido. The sweetness of the vegetables, meaty juice from the meat and a touch of creaminess from …
24. Mar, 2012
(Cagbalete Island, Quezon Province, Philippines) – The menu when we went to Cagbalete Island early this year was probably the most Pinoy of all the food that Chef Janjie had prepared for his …
21. Dec, 2011
This is a typical Filipino pasta/noodle soup that is inexpensive, highly nutritious and a complete meal in itself- it has protein, starch and vegetable all in one dish.
28. Nov, 2011
Tokwa means tofu while baboy means pork in Filipino. This is a simple mash up of boiled pork parts such as belly and ears and fried tofu soaked in soy-vinegar sauce.
03. Nov, 2011
Chicken Inasal is now big in the Philippines. This is a popular chicken grill that originated from Bacolod in Iloilo region. This dish left a good imprint in my food memory for the first time I tried it when I was a kid. I can …
12. Oct, 2011
Pancit Malabon is a native Filipino noodle dish using tubular rice noodles with shrimp-base thick sauce, just like palabok or luglog, and with generous garnishing of pork crackling and seafood such as shrimp…
22. Sep, 2011
Fish sarciado is a typical Filipino dish which is directly translated as fish with sauce. The fish is usually fried first and then simmered in sauce that is made of fresh tomatoes and eggs. However, I do mine …
14. Sep, 2011
There are only 3 Filipino noodles dishes that are being rotated every time there is a special occasion in my family back home in Manila; it’s either Filipino-style sweet spaghetti, pancit bihon or pancit…
08. Sep, 2011
It could be interesting to know how many versions of Filipino adobo exist currently. There are only a few ingredients used in adobo but there are countless twists and turns that you can do …
01. Sep, 2011
This is no Jollibee or KFC. But in some hidden corner of my mind, I remember my grandmother putting vinegar to chicken before frying them. I asked some elderly Pinoys as well and they affirmed that this is pretty common. Vinegar …
25. Aug, 2011
(Chicago) – This is one hell of a Filipino dish that makes me want to eat 5 cups of rice in one meal. “Binagoongan” is a shrimp paste dish with lots of meat and usually made super spicy. Some people like it with lesser meat but more …
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