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Archive for the ‘Drinks & Grub’ Category
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Connie’s Other Kitchen
There are three things that will make me go back to Soloviento—the sweet escape, the dog, and the food.
We were fortunate to meet the owners of Soloviento during our stay last month. One of them is Connie …
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Bottomless Coffee For ₱65
I always see this hidden coffee shop whenever I’m in St. Paul Street, Makati, looking for parking space. Most of the VTRs I’ve been attending recently are in this area, and I always told myself that I’d give it a …
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Tagaytay’s Café Voila Is Worth The Long Drive
When there’s no time or budget to book a flight out of town, Tagaytay is an easy escape for Manila and Cavite dwellers such as myself. Depending on what day and time you go and how fast you drive, Tagaytay …
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My Space: Remembering Le Petit Cheri
Was there ever a restaurant or café you loved so much that you nearly cried when it closed down? Mine is Le Petit Cheri, a corner coffee shop once located at Molito Lifestyle Center, Alabang.…
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My Space: A CO/OP That Ticks Everything On My Hipster Checklist
There’s a game I like playing with friends whenever we enter a new hip café or restaurant. I call it, “How hipster is this place?” It gets one point for every item ticked off my unofficial checklist: 1. Mason jars, …
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10 Signs You’re Having a Filipino Christmas
1. Jose Mari Chan dominates the radio. It’s been 25 years since he released the iconic Christmas in Our Hearts album, and while there was a follow-up album released in 2012, we’re still playing Christmas in Our Hearts like it’s …
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New Coffee Shop in Cavite: Café 506
There’s a growing café culture in my hometown, Cavite City, and its nearby districts. The newest addition is Café 506 in Kawit, Cavite, a 25-minute drive from my neighborhood. It’s under the same management as Samala Kitchen Delights in …
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Honesty Café: 98% Honest Since 1995
I first heard about this Batanes café in the late ’90s when it was featured in a Filipino news program. It was about a small store that’s so honest that there were no waiters or servers tending it. Customers picked …
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These Hotdogs Are Wicked!
When you were a kid, did you ever play with your food? I don’t mean slingshotting your marshmallows in the air like a mesh hall food fight. I mean experimenting with your food with no regard for posh culinary standards—layering …
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My Space: BW Concept Space
I decided to go freelance in 2008 because I could no longer stand toxic 9-5 office jobs. I hated having to log in and out of a boring office and being stuck in a sunless cubicle all day. Did you …
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Villa Escudero: A ₱1,400 Deal
Whenever I have balikbayan friends and relatives visiting the Philippines, I always hear at least one person say, “I want to visit Villa Escudero!” The funny thing is, I had never visited this famous resort in Laguna until last …
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Nuts About Pili
Mama was born and raised in Daet, Camariñes Norte, an 8-hour bus ride from Manila. When she married Papa and they moved to Cavite City, my sister and I saw our grandparents, Belen and Vergel, only once or twice a …
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My Neighborhood Café
Most of my life, the idea of putting up a Starbucks branch or any coffee shop in Cavite City seemed impossible, given the thrifty and conventional culture of my sleepy town. But two brothers changed up Cavite City’s vibe when …
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New Year Discovery: Tequila in a Tetra Pak
I was at a post-Christmas party on a Makati roof deck when the host, my photographer friend, Dix, asked me if I wanted liquor in a tetra pak. Curious, I got the strawberry margarita flavor from the cooler. The label …
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Puzzle Café: Serving Coffee and Love
“Good afternoon. Welcome to Puzzle Café!” said 20-year-old Jose Canoy when I entered the door.
“Table for one, please,” I said.
Jose’s older sister, Ciab, beamed next to him. When he missed his cue, the 22-year-old preschool teacher assisted her …
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Is Tapeo My New “The One?”
My regular night spot changes every two to three years as I get older. In the ’90s, it was Glorietta Makati’s Street Life and Hard Rock Café, where I once convinced the bouncer I was 19 years old, only to …
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The Only Restaurant in Nunica
“Doesn’t it remind you of Merlotte’s Bar?” asked Mama Cherry, my second mother from Michigan during my visit in March. She pointed at a restaurant we passed on the way home to our snow-capped cottage along Cleveland Street, Nunica.…
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Monster Cookies
Poor Cookie Monster. He’s wants to get his paws at those sweet and savory cookies, but he’s always stuck somewhere—behind the counter, on the chandelier, or in the shelves.
But that’s how the cookie crumbles at Schmackary’s. Each time …
