Friday, February 25, 2011

Midnight Mercato @ BGC

Mercato, an Italian word for market, has known to be a different take on just a place for buying assorted stuffs.


Angel and I, together with some blogger friends had a chance to go to Midnight Mercato after we watched a movie. Midnight Mercato is the newest late night weekend food bazaar for everyone. This food haven, according to the organizer (who also organized Mercato Centrale) is a place to meet all late night food cravings. Midnight Mercato, which is inspired by the night markets and hawkers center of HK, and SG, offers a wide selection of good food for almost anybody. The place is divided into two areas, the airconditioned tent and the outside tent.


Friday, February 18, 2011

Rairaiken Ramen House and Sushi Bar

In the Beginning

The origin of Rai Rai Ken is rooted in Old China. The word "Rai Rai" means welcome in Chinese and Japanese, while "Ken" means restaurant. The Japanese people who developed this into an authentic fine food concept would like to show that this two words combined creates a place where we can expect to be pampered and satiated with delicious and appetizing foods.


Sunday, February 13, 2011

Beef Tapa & Boneless Bangus now in Figaro

YES! You read it right! There's two additional breakfast set for Figaro's All Day Breakfast! I was able to try the new new breakfast set with my friend, Jed.

Beef Tapa Supreme - P150
This breakfast set offer a very tasty fried slices of marinated beef tapa that is perfect with your choice of egg and cucumber-tomato side dish. The beff tapa is very tender and tasty, I love it!  

Marinated Boneless Bangus - P150

This Filipino classic breakfast is served by Figaro the healthy way. The boneless bangus is marinated and cooked to perfection for all seafood lovers to enjoy. Perfect with the cucumber-tomato sidings.
Breakfast will not be complete with a cup of Figaro coffee, free with every breakfast set.  

Enjoyed Breakfast the Figaro Style.

Celebrate Valentines @ Figaro


May it be a coffee date, a breakfast date of just hanging out with friends or special someone, for every minimum puchase of p200, you get a FREE VALENTINE COOKIE! Figaro made it even sweeter for you this Valentine.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Hainanese Chicken and Beef Noodle Soup in Makansutra

Angel and I spent dinner in Makansutra, the Asian Food Village in Manila Ocean Park while waiting for the fireworks last February 2. This is not the first time that we ate here. Family loved the place and the food. Our dinner was light because we are not that hungry and most of the dishes that we wanted is for group :)

 
The Hainanese Chicken Rice (p160) is one of my fave dish and I love it in Makansutra. The chicken is well cooked and the rice is deliciously cooked in chicken broth. Below are the sauces to choose from, I think it spicy, soy sauce and ginger.



Angel ordered Beef Noodle Soup (p160) because his head is aching and he needed something hot to sip. Beef Noodle soup is his fave. The aroma of the noodle soup is enough to satisfy one's hunger. The beef is tender and the noodles they use is perfectly cooked, Al Dente! The soup is very tasty too!

Try Hainanese Chicken Rice, Beef Noodle Soup and other Asian Cuisine at Makansutra.

Makansutra Asian Food Village
Manila Ocean Park
Behind Quirino Grandstand
Luneta Park, Manila
Telephone: +63 2 567 3512
Fax: +63 2 567 3512 loc. 105
Email: contact@makansutra.com

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Kabigting's Halo Halo

I was in Pampanga last weekend to visit a family close to my heart, Ate Gigi, Ptr. Jonjie and Jared. Ate Gigi, always surprise me with great food finds in their area. Pampanga is known to be the culinary capital of the Philippines. Their food products ranging from ordinary to exotic never fails to make a person crave for more.

Ate Gigi treated me and Ate Marie for merienda since we were still full from having lunch in Luk Foo. We checked out Marquee Mall and headed to Kabigting's Halo Halo.


Kabigting's Halo Halo (p60) originated from the town of Arayat. Kabigting's Halo Halo differs from other Halo Halo simply because of the ingredients they use for their concoction. Unlike other Halo Halo, Kabigting's only has a few ingredients. But it doesn't limit the delicious taste of the dessert. Instead of the usual, sago-gulaman-ube-monggo-nata type of Halo Halo. When you dig in you will only find corn, sweet beans and pastillas. The sweetness of this Halo Halo is very special because instead of sugar, the plain ingredients is sweetened in advance.
You might notice the whiteness of the Kabigiting's Halo Halo, this is because instead of using evap or condense milk, they use Carabao's milk for a more fine taste. The pastillas is a very delicious addition to the Halo Halo.


Love the interiors also. They have a touch of a Filipino home. The chairs and even the table no. has letter "K" as their motif. They also offer other merienda selection such as Palabok, Arrozcaldo, Dinuguan, Fresh Lumpia, Pitchi-Pitchi, Siomai, Puto and Toasted Bread. 

Kabigting's Halo Halo
Marquee Mall, Pampanga