How true is it that they're running out of bananas in Japan? That's because the figure-conscious Japanese are into this Morning Banana Diet which goes like this: eat a banana with water for breakfast, eat anything you like for lunch, take a snack but no desserts in between meals, have dinner by 8 p.m. and make sure to go to bed before midnight. It is so good that one actress has reportedly lost 26 pounds with it (via Huffington Post). I do attest that bananas are a good filler. Because am usually rushing to go the office, it just takes a visit to the nearest 7-11 ... Continue Reading...
Cafe World and a real tonkatsu recipe to try
It's easy to immerse oneself in Cafe World. Today, I reached Level 15 which means I can already whip up Tony's Classic Pizza to add to the usual menu repertoire. These include bacon cheeseburger (the most basic), Super Chunky Fruit Salad, French Onion Soup, Triple Berry Cheesecake, Spitfire Roasted Chicken, Home-style pot roast, tikka masala kabobs (or kebabs), jumbo shrimp cocktail, & spaghetti and meatballs. My online kitchen is ever-busy! Good thing there's the husband on vacation (gulp) to keep watch over what's simmering in my stoves. What I like about Cafe ... Continue Reading...
In Singapore: The Coffee Connoisseur & an overpriced meal
This dish mystified me, I simply had to order it. Is it a pasta, or a dessert? Judge for yourself. But the fact that it was placed in the cake counter made me think: surely, that is a dessert? The next thing to do was taste it. Aah, the magic of the pastry bag! It is actually a tart with a spiral shaped cream frosting that tasted like almond and some nut (maybe ginko nut?) Kinda hard to imagine since am not a pastry chef but yes, the magic you can do with the right tools. ... Continue Reading...
In Singapore: the ION Orchard basement Food Hall
It's amazing to see how Singapore has changed in a year's time since I went there. There's a lot of activity in the landscape, as judged by construction cranes all over the place. Take for example the new mall, ION Orchard, which is beside the Wisma Atria and Takashimaya on Orchard Road. Mostly I went here because some friends of mine were talking about its food court, which is now shadowing the Food Republic in terms of its offerings. Initial impression: awesome! In a place like Singapore, am quite content not to be eating in hotel and other fining dining places. ... Continue Reading...
Whistlestop Restaurant Makati : open 24/7 since 1977
I am quite surprised to learn that Manila's famous Whistlestop Restaurant has been open since 1977. Oh well, I was still a child then, innocent of all the beguiling ways of food. By the 1980s, it was already an institution, and roaring well into the 90s, until it met an untimely death in 2005, for the reason that its original owners chose to migrate to other shores. But as most legends go, some nostalgic fellas are bound to save it because they still believe in the name. And so it goes: there's no stopping Whistlestop. The new owners, young entrepreneurs Lex Ledesma ... Continue Reading...
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