You just know you belong to a past generation called the baby boomers (post World War II) if you remember Casa Marcos. This resto - located in Gilmore, and then Tomas Morato - flourished at a time when today's modern fusion restos weren't even conceived yet. Because the original owner was Spanish ( a pelotari named Marcos de Guisasola), it was famous for traditional Spanish favorites like paella, gambas, the original pugon-baked pan de sal and of course its steaks. It's been more than 60 years and there is now a Casa Marcos ran by the second generation of owners at ... Continue Reading...
The Bread Bag Pandesal Bar
What could be more Filipino than pandesal? One good part of living in the Philippines is being able to partake of piping hot pandesal during breakfast, or merienda. There is nothing like the taste of this rounded bread full of crumbs, about the size of a fist, which is versatile enough to be eaten with a lot of fillings, with coffee or with native hot chocolate. Pandesal has social relevance too. Observers are fond of equating the size and price of the pandesal with the state of the economy. Indeed, it has upped its value from one peso each to about two pesos ... Continue Reading...
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