It was a stark contrast from our last meal in Macau. As soon as we enter the 3rd level of Crown Tower within City of Dreams, we knew we’ll be treated to a luxurious dining experience this time around. We were at Horizons, a restaurant known for its grilled steaks and seafood.
Macau’s Little Turtle with Big Noodles
The noodles came one after the other. It seems overwhelming but after at least a two hour- flight, we were famished and ready to eat just about anything. It’s my first time in Macau and what better way to get started but to sample some good ole local food. “We’re heading to the Little Turtle,” said Joao, our Portuguese with Chinese lineage guide. The name was intriguing enough to make everyone want to check it out.
Singapore’s World of Flavors (2 of 2)
Lucky Plaza is said to be dominated by the Filipino Crowd, but on a hidden corner of this mall is a really good Indonesion restaurant called Resto Surabaya. It has simple earthly colored interiors and comfortable dining area. The Ayam Penyet (Surabya style Fried Chicken) was tasty on every level from meat to skin, especially with a dip of spice.
Singapore’s World of Flavors (1 of 2)
Hopping in from a hole-in-the wall restaurant to an al fresco street dining , to a humble stall in a kopitiam to an unpretentious mall restaurant, food tripping is one activity I cherish when I’m in Singapore. Food offering is so diverse I can eat different cuisines from different parts of the world depending on what my appetite dictates that day. During my week-long stay in Singapore, I tried different restaurants my friend recommended which were good on the type of cuisine they serve yet thrifty.
Adarna Resto: Food in Culture, Culture in Food
“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?
On the Chinese food trail with the Big Binondo Food Wok Map
Say Chinatown and one of the first things that comes to mind is the chow. It’s almost a sacrilege not to sample the food when one ventures to Binondo. Little wonder that Manila’s foremost streetwalker, Ivan Man Dy, came up with the Binondo Food Wok Map.
He was getting too many texts and calls from people asking about the whereabouts of eating places in Manila Chinatown that he felt compelled to come up with something to help people find their way to the divine food offerings that await in the busy streets.