“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.” – Forrest Gump That’s what Forrest said. But if you have a box from Machiavelli Chocolatier, you know exactly what you’re gonna get… temptingly great fine chocolate with a unique and unforgettable filling. Machiavelli Chocolatier sells chocolate pieces with fillings that are uniquely Filipino. Each filling…
It’s finally here. The liempo (pork belly) that claims to be tastier than lechon! Balamban Liempo has been making Cebu residents and tourists happy for quite some time. Balamban is a municipality in Cebu province. It is the place where this mouth-watering liempo dish originated from. The original Balamban liempo restaurant and several copies have been selling this kind of…
It’s the season of giving. Yes, it is. This Christmas season, give the gift of all-natural yummy goodness from The Cereal Bar. The Cereal Bar is one of my favorite booths at Mercato Centrale because they sell no sugar added cereal bars which my Daddy loves. For the 2011 holiday season, they have prepared some yummy treats in beautiful packages…
When I visited Alor’s Home Kitchen I was expecting great food. What I didn’t expect was the surperb desserts that we had an overload of. After serving loads of appetizers, main courses, and several desserts, Alor’s Home Kitchen ended the dinner with several servings of Frozen Brazo: Chocolate, Mango, Durian, and Strawberry. Brazo is brazo de mercedes, a soft meringue…
One of the classic Filipino pastries is ensaymada. It’s a soft, fluffy, tasty bread usually topped with butter (or margarine) and sugar. It is originally from Majorca, Spain. Classically, it is made of flour, water, sugar, eggs, mother dough, and pork lard. Some bakeshops serve special ensaymada with cheese or salted egg on top. Mary Grace Cafe is famous for…
Here’s yet another reason why I love Mercato Centrale, Mini Cupcakes Baked by Anita. These cupcakes are cute, cute, cuuuute. But don’t let it’s cute-ness deceive you, there’s a whole lot of flavor in these cupcakes. I got to try some of these cupcakes while I was at Mercato Centrale and I fell in love with it. The texture is…
The heat was overwhelming when I visited Mercato Centrale last June so was happy to see several stalls selling frozen treats. I gravitated towards the whimsical stall of Merry Moo Artisan Ice Cream. Before choosing the flavor of ice cream I would eat, I taste-tested several flavors including Sea Salt Caramel, Strawberry Basil, Cardamom, and the very intriguing Candied Bacon….
I was invited to the opening of Go Nuts Donuts at Abreeza Ayala Mall and I was excited to go. Unfortunately, I had to go out of town. For a few weeks, I would try to buy donuts from Go Nuts everytime I was at Abreeza but they always ran out of donuts right away. When I finally got the…
I went to Mercato Centrale determined to have some of the famous Pan de Bagnet. It’s an Ilocano dish served with an Italian flair. Bagnet is deep fried pork belly popular in the Ilocos Region. It is a distinct Ilocano dish that is prepared through an arduous process of sun-drying, boiling, and deep frying. The pork belly is marinated in…
During my last visit to Teriyaki Boy, I decided to try a dish I haven’t tried yet, the Crunchy Salmon Salad. The salad is composed of cabbage, salmon, Japanese mayonnaise, salmon roe, nori flakes, and crunchy salmon skin. It’s a delicious mix of flavors that blend perfectly well to create a delicious and memorable salad. As a fan of salmon,…
If you’re planning to start a restaurant or a food service establishment, you should think of using attractive packaging which would make your delicious meals even more appetizing. Whether it’s a restaurant, a bakery, a cafe, or a fastfood place, cute packaging can help you market your products effectively. And ensure that whatever your customers take home will be kept…
Several years ago (almost a decade now actually), I attended a wedding reception and the star of the buffet was the dessert table. There were heavenly pastries which excited my sweet tooth to no end. At the end of my night, my prying aunts found out that the pastries were froma then little known pastry shop located in Parañaque. The…
