Lunch at Paseo Uno

I’ve been meaning to write about Paseo Uno over at the Mandarin Oriental in Makati for the longest time but never actually found the time for it till now.
(Actually, I’m nursing a cold at home at the moment, alas…)
It’s one of my family’s favorite restaurants and it’s a fascination that began when my mother and [...]

Food for Functions: Decadent Cups from Bake & Churn

A Decadent Cup, a Scoop-a-cake… It’s what the little cup of madness above is called at the shop that makes it, Bake & Churn.
 

These babies were served at a recent company affair that started with boxed lunches of boneless barbecued chicken and Java rice from Reyes Barbecue, followed by a fab Parmesan-crusted baked salmon [...]

Comfort Food Confessions: KFC

I have a confession to make: while I’m completely and utterly mad about trying new things and indulging myself in the finer treats the culinary world can offer, I can be most plebian about my comfort foods.

Case in point: KFC.

You read that right: greasy as heck, certainly bad for you, but nevertheless oh-so-good-tasting [...]

Dezaato Pan (Part II of II): Two Chocolate Rolls

With the Nagasaki tea latte out of the way, my focus was automatically fixed on the pair of chocolate rolls I bought to go from Dezaato Pan.
The first one up was this Choco-Almond Bread, a pretty rectangular roll drizzled with semi-sweet chocolate and sprinkled with flaked almonds. As almond breads go, however, that was [...]

Dezaato Pan (Part I of II): Nagasaki Milk Tea

I’ve been meaning to try Dezaato Pan, the nouveau-Japonais (New Japanese) style pastry-shop / cafe over at Tomas Morato’s Thompson Square for ages, but never had an actual opportunity to go till last Monday.

Truth be told, Heavenly Chocolates is my sweetshop of choice and Kozui gets my nod for the nicest teashop in the [...]