Bacolod, Day 1: A Province Whose Dialect Is As Sweet As Its Sugar
(1st of 3 Parts)

Sep 14, 09 Bacolod, Day 1: A Province Whose Dialect Is As Sweet As Its Sugar (1st of 3 Parts)

Posted by in Food Tripping

I’m absolutely giddy to be in Bacolod, the Philippines’ Sugar City. As per all my travels, I’m armed with my food research (codigo) and recommendations from DCF readers (thanks so much all, you know who you are!)The new airport is in Silay City, a quick 20-30 minute drive from Bacolod. Since we’re...

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On Sept. 14 Only: The P33 Halo-Halo

Sep 13, 09 On Sept. 14 Only: The P33 Halo-Halo

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Deals like this don’t come around that often.The Lobby of The Peninsula Manila turns 33 on Sept. 14, 2009. To celebrate, the hotel is offering the halo halo harana, pancit luglog, and schueblig at 1976 prices: P33 – one for every year that The Peninsula Manila has been in operation, from 12:01 am to 11:59 pm. Call The...

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Beyond Pho and Spring Rolls

Sep 08, 09 Beyond Pho and Spring Rolls

Posted by in Asian, Restaurants

A typical Vietnamese meal this isn’t.It’s easy to get stuck into a routine when it comes to particular types of cuisine: sushi and tempura for Japanese; pizza and pasta for Italian; bagoong rice and pad thai for Thai. Bo-ring. Having grown weary of such monotony ages ago, it’s become an adventure to expand my...

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Products Of A Sleepless Mind

Sep 02, 09 Products Of A Sleepless Mind

Posted by in Recipes

If only my sleep could be as sweet as the desserts I eat…Life is something that happens when you can’t get to sleep. ~ Fran Lebowitz, American author/social commentator I envy people who can sleep anywhere, in any position. Unlike them, I’m completely wide-eyed during those 13-hour transatlantic flights, to say...

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Eating and Cursing

Sep 01, 09 Eating and Cursing

Posted by in Filipino, Restaurants

This place makes such an impression on me that I eat there two times in two days.Of course I’ve heard about Kanin Club. But what’s especially irksome is how long it took me to haul ass and eat there. Frankly, now that I’ve discovered how good it is, the threat of a much-expanded girth has become all too real....

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