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Cebu: Foodtripping Down South
Posted by oggie on 26 Apr 2010 under Gut Feel, Sweet Talk, Tummy Treats · 2 Comments
One of the indelible impressions that going around Cebu City left me is that Cebuanos simply love to eat. I’ve visited this so-called Queen City of the South every year for the last four or so years and seeing new eating places coming up just amazes me. The last time around was for another work assignment when we went around and saw signages on lampposts advertising either lechon (roast pig) and pochero, a kind of beef soup.
Crunchtime at 8065 Bagnet
Posted by oggie on 19 Apr 2010 under Gut Feel · 9 Comments
The menu listed a grant total of 20 food items, six of which are bagnet main dishes and another six are bagnet budget meals. It takes a lot of gumption to offer just about only one thing in your restaurant and build the menu around it. Braver still to name your restaurant after it. But Bagnet 8065 does not disappoint.
Adarna Resto: Food in Culture, Culture in Food
Posted by Ferdz on 12 Apr 2010 under Gut Feel · 2 Comments
“I wanted the people to be revitalized after eating” said Chef Giney Villar, much like how the legendary bird Adarna, where the restaurant’s name came from, would revitalize and cure people of their illness. Chef Giney traveled around the country and brought back the historical and heirloom recipes that date back to the early 1900s and recreated them for people to enjoy now. Just the thought of trying out recipes that probably our lolas used to make was enough to feed my curiosity. And the interesting twist is that Chef Giney’s a vegan. So how would those meat dishes taste without her actually taste-testing it first?