Caldereta & ‘que at Countryside

Aug 02, 11 Caldereta & ‘que at Countryside

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This eatery is my idea of a hole-in-the-wall, and it’s one of my favorites.Countryside was one of those restaurants that I’d drive by everyday when I was in college. I never ate there though, I was too busy with Full House and Sally’s (gosh, I miss those places). Plus, my boyfriend at the time once pointed at Countryside...

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M.I.Y.O. Monday: Where Is Your Favorite Hole-in-the-Wall Restaurant? (And what do you eat there?)

Aug 01, 11 M.I.Y.O. Monday: Where Is Your Favorite Hole-in-the-Wall Restaurant? (And what do you eat there?)

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This M.I.Y.O. Monday question is extra special – it comes from a reader of DCF.Hole-in-the-wall restaurants are a unique breed of eating place. The food is as straightforward as one can get, it’s cheap, and it takes some imagination to describe any of them as having any “ambience.” I’d like to say...

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One, Two, Tres

Oct 27, 10 One, Two, Tres

Posted by in Filipino, Restaurants

The theme of three plays a central role in this new restaurant.One: Filipino and Spanish Tres is a new restaurant barely a month old, venerating Filipino and Spanish food via family heirloom recipes. The menu tells me that these recipes are “…perfected over months of intense kitchen testing by three master chefs with a...

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Myrna’s New Manila: A Private Kitchen

Aug 23, 10 Myrna’s New Manila: A Private Kitchen

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It’s the newest little private kitchen for that special meal.Myrna Segismundo is many things: a chef; the guiding spirit behind 9501, ABS-CBN’s corporate dining room; and a fervent proponent of Filipino cooking, among others. There are many things that are memorable about Myrna, but it’s her laugh – that for me –...

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