krispykreme Even though am a vedy hearty eater, doughnuts aren't really my thing, maybe because I really don't have a sweet tooth and I know for a fact that those rounded holes pack a gazillion calories. But a piece of good news sent to me by cabalen Spanx sure got me excited: ... Continue Reading...

Call me clueless, but it was my first time to try Manila Chinatown's famed estero cuisine during our food trip last Saturday and I absolutely loved it. Thanks to Eric for pointing out the nondescript row of eateries to me which is located along the river; hence the name estero or estuary, I suppose. Seaside restos - where you buy the goodies fresh and have them cooked before your eyes- have mushroomed in Manila but the one in Ongpin estero remains. What I really dig about the place: it was dirt cheap! ... Continue Reading...

If you're wondering whatever happened to the famous Ma Mon Luk, it would be interesting to know that there's still one existing in Banawe, Quezon City. And of course the original one is still alive and kicking, it's just known by another name 'Masuki." How Ma Mon Luk came to be Masuki is a rather long story (labor problems among them) but old-timers in the city can attest that Masuki's same spot on 931 Benavidez St., Binondo, Manila was exactly where Chinatown's first mami house was established, in 1930. For history's sake, Ma Mon Luk (bless his soul) was a ... Continue Reading...