As I was transferring pictures from my camera to my laptop, I found this batch of photos that I'd forgotten about - breakfast at the new UCC Cafe in Corinthian Hills during my last vacation in Manila. I was really happy when Corinthian HIlls started to have an outside commercial area. It makes things a lot more convenient for me in terms of ( Read more... )

My relatives and I travel back and forth between Manila and Vancouver frequently and it's tradition (kind of) that after everyone is properly checked in and holding a boarding pass, we go for a meal.  It seems that we have a new default pre-flight dining location.  This month alone we had three of these meals, all at Daimasu.

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I was in the mood for Japanese food a couple of weeks ago, and
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Had a late brunch with C last Sunday.  Does it still count as brunch if it's 2:30 in the afternoon already?  Anyway, we decided to give Kintaro a try.  Newly opened in Richmond, it's a branch of the very popular spot along Robson Street in Vancouver that I've always wanted to try but have never managed to because of the perpetually long line-ups ( Read more... )

Yesterday morning, I heard on the radio that it was the 23rd straight day of rain in Vancouver and that we are well on our way to breaking a record set in 1953 - 28 straight days of rain.  Now this doesn't mean the rain is non-stop.  We do get periods of cloudy skies once in a while, but just when I think we're going to get a rain-free day, it ( Read more... )

Hi all!  Yes, I'm back after a long absence.  I was depressed, desolate, down in the dumps, deep in the doldrums, discouraged, despondent, dispirited, and really not in the mood for eating or posting.  But that's all in the past.  Let the eating commence!

Three days ago, Ronald and I were in the mood for Japanese food, and we wanted to go somewhere ( Read more... )

Omakase means "chef's choice" in Japanese, meaning you leave all your food choices to the chef.  Here in Manila, in Libis to be more precise, Omakase  is the name of a hole-in-the-wall Japanese restaurant on the second floor of  the building right before Eastwood City.  It's most distinguishing landmark is that there is a Pizza Hut in the same ( Read more... )

Had dinner  a few nights ago with my friends J, K, and L.  After considerable discussion (meaning, no one wanted to park in Greenbelt, and the suggestion of Palm Beach at the Fort met with "pwede ba sa iba na lang") we ended up at Red Kimonoa new Japanese restaurant at The Fort Strip.  The menu posted ( Read more... )

I'm back from my 5 day business trip Hong Kong and China.  As ( Read more... )

Here's a little something to keep you occupied and drooling while I'm away.  These are just some of the dishes we enjoyed last Friday at Yuji's.


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