Category Archives: Foodie
After going to seaside ( Seaside June 1, 2009), Mom prepared our Sunday lunch with the seafood that she bought… Mom’s the best!
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Mom picked me up at 6 am to join her in her seaside adventure! We went to Roxas boulevard and went seafood shopping. Mom brings her cook with her too so she can assist and check Mom’s buys for the day. Another exciting adventure with Mom…
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After having difficulty taking photos in Icings the last time I was there ( September 8, 2008 ), I was so happy to get hold of a copy of their brochure with all the photos of their cakes. I saw many other cakes which are not usually on display in Market Market Branch. I have only tried one of their cakes…for some reason, the colorful cakes attract me.
Not only do they have a cake Shop but they have a cafe in their two other branches. I want to try one of these days out of curiosity
I accompanied Mom to Ayala Alabang Towncenter and she invited for lunch…we ate in Bizu which is right across Starbucks. We enjoyed our lunch at the same time enjoyed looking at all the goodies inside!
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We had the chance to go back to one of our favorite places.. they renovated a bit…
Mom was apparently craving for her new favorite here…
Our usual favorites, oysters
More oysters
Portabello with foie gras
Mom’s new favorite…the Kurobota Pork ..she warned us already that she is not sharing! She really did not share! 🙂
Wow! Look at it!! Deadly but yummy!!!!
And our favorite as well…. Angus rib eye
Still need to come back for breakfast!
Previous Entry: Antonio’s August 3, 2008
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I went to visit the Salcedo Market two saturdays ago to visit my friend Michele. She had started about a month ago in the market so I wanted to see her set up and her yummy food! But because I arrived already at around 10 am, most of the food items were gone!
Previous Entries: Filo Rolls and Breakfast Sausages February 18, 2009
Arf Arf Confectionery July 29, 2008
Dinner by Michele October 26, 2008
Healthier Italian Cooking May 24, 2007
I went to visit my other friend also there, Josie. Her table was almost sold out too when I arrived. Josie was happy to tell me that the Salcedo market is on it’s 5th year anniversary and that she has been a vendor since the very beginning
Previous Entry: Josie October 7, 2008
Right beside Michele was Lance who also recently started in the market as well… selling burritos, tacos and totopos
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Thanks to Ricky and Bubu Andres for inviting us to their new restaurant, Basty’s!! We enjoyed our meal and have been back already with the whole family and we intend to be back again and again….It is also one of Javier’s favorite places. Good luck and more power to you!
A nice and cozy two level restaurant at the new Quad building at the Fort
Thank you also to Tinggoy, who is also one of the owners and is the chef responsible for all the food items on the menu! The restaurant was named after his late father.
The whole meal, he sat beside me and explained to me everything about his food, how he cooks it, how he chooses his ingredients, how he prepares them and the strict guidelines he implements in the kitchen! A very interesting guy and obviously very passionate about his work – his food and about his cooking! I enjoy people like that, they inspire me! 🙂
He makes his own sangria from an old family recipe..it is really good
Orange crush- one of the best seller drinks
They give this bread in the beginning – make sure to keep some to eat with the chorizo and gambas and to dip in all the sauces from the dishes! YUMMY!
Tinggoy also makes his own chorizo! YUMMY!!!! Chorizo Frito
You will notice a lot of chorizo dishes in the menu
His version of Gambas Al Ajillo comes also with chorizo bits in it! YUMMY!!!
Mejillones con Ajo – I do not really eat mussels, but this is one of the best sellers also
Ceasar Salad – also Tinggoy’s recipe. Tinggoy proudly told me that he is very confident and very proud of everything that comes out of his kitchen.
Chicken Ala Kiev!! Our brother, John’s favorite! He calls in advance and he has them cook it already while he is on the way
Paella!!! YUMMY!
Adobo Paella- what a unique paella! And it was really good!! Yes, yes…that is chicharon bits on top! 🙂
Paella Valenciana
Torta de Chorizo
Bacalao ala Portuguese- first time for me to try it this way with cream instead of tomato sauce. I liked it very much
Sebastian’s Chicken, bestselling chicken dish
I liked also their Pollo Al Ajillo which I ordered when we went back!!! YUMMY!
Tinggoy does not make his desserts but he orders it from a friend. Even if he does not make it, he specifies what to do 🙂 Like this apple pie has little sago balls inside! Very yummy apple pie especially with the caramel sauce!!
After serving us all of that, Tinggoy let us try one of his future dishes which is like crispy adobo flakes. I could eat there all day!! 🙂
Other dishes we ordered on our second visit with the family:
Solomillo Ala Pobre- very good!!!
Javier’s favorites: Croquettas and Lengua Sevillana
They have a freezer which sells all the deli products Tinggoy makes
The bacon was really good- it was sliced thick and Tinggoy made us try it too. So you can order or just go there and take out the deli products.
Homemade chorizo and other food to go products being sold for those in a hurry or just want to take out
Basty’s is at The Quad, Shop A, Ground Floor, Net Quad Bldg, 30th street corner 4th Avenue, The Fort
Telephone #: 85609132 or Bayantel: 379-2197
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How come no one ever told us about this place??? We always see it beside Starbucks on our way from the Fort going to Mc Kinley. I always wondered to myself if the it was a good place. I was waiting for someone to recommend the place to us. Finally, we decided to go and try it for ourselves….and WE LOVE IT!!! Now, whenever we want pizza, we go here because it is so convenient for us- it is in Fairways Tower behind Manila Golf Club. Even at night when we get hungry, Jaime tempts us by saying” Joey Pepperoni?” 🙂 and of course we all do not refuse!
Only to find out that the Executive Chef is the chef behind the famous Don Bosco Pizza place which we also like!
We like the fact that they put the parmesan cheese on the table because we always like to sprinkle additional parmesan cheese on our pizza while it is still hot and straight from the oven!
We asked them what their bestsellers are- they said THE WORKS and JOEY PEPPERONI – so we ordered that! YUMMY!!!!
The next time we came, we ordered THE WORKS but Jaime had the green and red peppers removed- still yummy!!
And I wanted to try the FOUR CHEESE!!! YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!
And to top it all of…they give less 50% between 2 pm to 6pm for all PIZZAS!!!! What a GREAT DEAL!! Sometimes we just TAKE OUT if we are a bit lazy to go there!
And they serve Jim’s beers ( Jim’s Global Beer Exchange August 31, 2008 )!!!
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