Every afternoon, I hear the familiar call, which starts on a high note and ends low: “Tahoooooohhhhh! Tahoooooohhhhh!” This is the familiar refrain that comes from the person we’ve dubbed as the “taho man,” or simply, Manong. Manong carries two aluminum containers, one that is long and narrow, the...
read moreUntil I met Anabel Tanco, the owner of Bizu, I wasn’t a fan of the French patisserie and bistro. Granted, the place was truly a feast for the eyes with its lavish display cases, and ornate cakes with their euphonious names — but it wasn’t the place I’d go to for dessert. I found the cakes, complicated as...
read moreWhen it comes to baking, muffins are not my thing. Not because I don’t want to bake them, but for some reason, I can’t get them right. They always come out tough and hard –not at all like the fluffy muffins I eat in my dreams. Barring that however, the banana-nut muffins at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf come pretty...
read moreLast of a 2-part donut postWhen GoNuts Donuts first exploded onto the food scene about two years ago, the inevitable comparisons to Krispy Kreme were endless. People were divided into two camps – those who thought GoNuts was just as good or even better than Krispy Kreme, and those who maintained that GoNuts was just a...
read moreThis is Part 1 of a 2-part post. Krispy Kreme may have declared bankruptcy, but here in Manila, everybody is doing donuts now. Used to be there was just Dunkin Donuts and Mister Donut duking it out, but now the playing field has expanded exponentially. Off the top of my head, I can count these places that have opened shop, and just...
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