Foodie Manila

I love to bake. There is just something about playing chemist that just absolutely fascinates me. One thing about baking though, is the exact measurements needed. Every single step is critical to coming out with the right product. Having grown up in Heny Sison’s kitchen I know the painstaking detail of how exact each ingredient is. This holiday season, I am definitely sure of giving out some of my yummy treats to my friends, colleagues as well as family. But nowadays, who has time to bake?

Enter The Cookie Jar.

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With the air getting noticeably cooler, and christmas carols being played constantly at the malls, Christmas has definitely arrived in the Philippines. It may be the single largest consumer driven holiday in the country. If Singapore has their GSS, and the US their Black Friday, Canada Boxing day, the Philippines has an entire season of sales. But the cost savvy consumer would be avoiding those long queues at the check out counters with over priced goods. Despite some braving the more intense places of Divisoria, Raon, 168, and other thrift shops, others like me, would rather venture into the online world for this season’s batch of giveaways.

Here’s Christmas gift idea #1: Gigi’s Custaroons and Poppers. [Check out their website here]

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I just had to write about it. This is the burger of my dreams. Its juicy and tasty and hits just the right spots as it slides down. I love the burgers at Boulevard Diner. Never heard of it? Don’t worry it just opened over at Katipunan. As with most burger joints, you get the best ones at the most oddest locations. But like devotees drawn to Mecca, we troop on over to Burger Mecca and Boulevard Diner is definitely one.

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Most if not all of you have probably already been making your lists and checking it twice. I certainly have. No doubt Christmas is around the corner and we have to take into account all those who is special to us this most joyful of all seasons. But of course with the dozens of people we would like to get presents for, who has the time to actually prepare those personalized gifts or at least come up with unique gift ideas anymore?

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The most important meal of the day is definitely breakfast.

I especially get cranky when I don’t get to eat good breakfast. But after eating so much unhealthy stuff, I sometimes need to balance everything out with veggies or healthy alternatives. Enter Healthy Wonders. Healthy Wonders have brought to us Australia’s favorite muesli. But what exactly is Muesli?

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I love me my chicken rice. No I am not an avid fan, I am one of the most hardcore fans of HCR or Hainanese Chicken Rice I know. You see, I go to Singapore and Malaysia quite often for work, and I usually stay for 5 days up to 2 weeks. During my entire stay I would usually have HCR for lunch or dinner. It never fails. Whether it be the common Hawker Center HCR thats costs 2.90 SGD or the more notable places I will definitely visit these places at least once. Wee Nam Kee is right up there with the best of them. Along with its own history and traditions, Wee Nam Kee, promises to deliver one of the best HCR’s in town. So imagine my delight that Wee Nam Kee will be arriving here in the Philippines.

And arrive it did.

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Parvati (Tamil: பார்வதி, Sanskrit: पार्वती Pārvatī, Malayalam: പാര്‍വതി Parvathy; Malay: Parwati, Thai: Nang Uma-Devi) is a Hindu goddess. Parvati is also regarded as a representation of Shakti, albeit the gentle aspect of that goddess because she is a mother goddess.

But in the foodie world, Parvati is a place for bakers to come together and sell their goods to a wider range of audiences. You never know what you will find at Parvati.

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Caramia or My Dear in italian has gained reputation after the previous owners of Red Ribbon bought the fabled franchise from the Bosconian priests. They offer a wide range of desserts coupled with the italian resto Amici, which started

from the printing press canteen founded by Salesian Italian missionary Fr. Gianluigi Colombo, Amici di Don Bosco Incorporated was established in 2001. The Italian canteen, which was first known for its home-made Italian gelato, became a popular choice of the general Makati public for value-for-money food. In 2003, pastas and wood fire oven-cooked pizzas were added to its roster of authentic Italian offerings.

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It is said that, in the beginning, the Lord created chocolate, and he saw that it was good. Then he separated the light from the dark, and it was better. And nothing could be more true at Chocolate Fire located at the heart of Makati CBD. Every conceivable chocolate item they have, and even those you’ve never heard of, they would probably have. I was ready for my chocolate battle for today and I couldn’t imagine a better way to finish my week.

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Every Filipino has his or her own preference regarding food, most especially when it comes to Filipino Food. It is a tough task to enter native cuisine restaurant business, somehow you just can’t get it right. Whether it be too salty, or too sweet, or not enough seasoning, one has the tough task of having to live up to the dishes your mom or grandmom used to prepare. Its just the way things are. Nothing can live up to your mom’s cooking. But every now and there breaks unto the scene a star and man among boys and this is Kainan Au Gusto. With its peculiarity and in your face character, you would be surprised why I would regard this as the quintessential Filipino restaurant I’ve eaten at to date. Cheap, full of flavor and character, and most of all tasty, this restaurant, to quote our most prolific mall, has got it all.

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