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I tried TGIF in Ortigas, but is there any, let's say, "premium" burger place in Ortigas to try? I like the gourmet burgers.

 

Pinapapak ko buong lata ng Purefoods Vienna Sausage.

M.Y.SAN FITA Biscuit

M.Y.SAN SKYFLAKES

Nuong Grade School pag recess, isang boteng LemOLime at Hopiang Kundol/Baboy.

Kindergarten at Prep recess ChocoVim at Fibisco Marie or Wafer Biscuit.

CHIVALRY Dried Squid

COW LABEL Dried Beef

FAT &THIN Preserve and Dried Fruits (Tsampoy, Dikiam, Kiamoy)

Burong Manga Hilaw (Sweet, Sour & Salty) served cold.

Okay din yun sa tabitabi. Mura pa.

Or a good warm Sourdough bread with butter and a warm bowl of Cioppino. A warm ERIC KAYSER baguettes with butter is heavenly. All you need is a steaming bowl of Boston Clam Chowder that's creamy and bacony with chopped Italian parsley and a dash of freshly cracked black peppercorn.

Ooooops, of course with a chilled glass of Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay or Riesling.

Where can you buy a REAL sandwich here in Manila? SUBWAY or QUIZNO's are too commercial. Something like a real Pastrami Sandwich you get from a NY deli that's oozing with everything including a whole dill pickle and condiments like creamed horseradish and Dijon mustard and honest to goodness Dutch Crunch bread and loads and loads of thinly sliced pastrami. Where oh where? Kase lahat ng nakita kong sandwich dito ay puros payat.

Give me both! Barbecued Chicken with peanut sauce, atsara and Java rice and Fried Chicken with camote fries and rolls w/ butter with banana catsup.

Without being judgmental, are they predestined at birth to have the mindset of a winner or a loser? How about luck? Is there such thing as luck? Are some people just lucky? And some people are just born na malas? Ginagawa mo ba ang suwerte mo? Or dumadating yan sa iyo? Some people say that you work on your luck. They say we are all presented the same opportunities but some can see it and prepared themselves to recognize the opportunity presented to them. Case in point, two girls with practically the same background, same intelligence, same looks, almost same everything, why does the other gets the guy? WHY? (Advertisement ng Salon de Manila)

You make your own destiny. That being said, there are those too who just have the mindset of a winner and a mindset of a loser. Case in point, I got an employee who earns 20K a month, whose lived in partner earns even less than her, nag pabinyag ng anak nila and they spent about 50k for that one day occasion. Ano 'to, winner ba 'to or loser 'to?

My late grandmother, madalas yun sa may Aranque sya namimili. Isa sa mga lagi kong inaabangan na luto nya yung pata with sibut, na minsan naman duck or manok tagalog ang gamit pag hindi pata. Tapos sasamahan pa nya ng litid ng baka Na binibili pa nga nya sa Aranque. Panalo!

Now that you mentioned it, this is truly the epitome of a sentimental food for me. PAKSIW NA PATA, my father's favorite. My father did not cook but when it comes to paksiw na para, he was the one who would cook and stew it. It was one of our family's favorites. In fact last week, I bought some from a carenderia near my place and made "timpla" to taste the way my father did it. My father's recipe tasted more like Chinese Asado because it had star anise, cloves, bay leaf, black pepper, brown sugar, dried oregano leaves, and "bulaklak ng saging". We ate this with sliced Vidalia onions and patis. The thick sauce on steamed rice was already a meal in itself.

Now that you mentioned the possibility of substituting DUCK, FREE RANGE NATIVE CHICKEN or BEEF TENDON for the PATA, these ingredients would work with the recipe and will give it a new twist. The key is to stew or slow cook the whole thing until the meat of the duck or chicken falls off the bone tender and the beef tendon gives the sauce the needed aspic consistency and taste. This can be garnished with whole stalk of fresh green leeks and cilantro (wansoy). This would be a lovely recipe.

BEER Pulutan

Lapid's chicharon

Grower's peanuts original flavor

Garlic and double cheese pizza from Shakey's

Cabernet Sauvignon Pulutan

Jamon Serrano

Assorted Cheese

Walnuts & Dried Fruits

Riesling Pulutan

Crispy Pata

Bratwurst

Schublig

Olives

Cognac & Whiskey

Cuban Cigar or Tabacalera

Monkey picked Tee Quan Yin. Great aroma, full bodied flavor with very subtle and without the harshness after taste.

Puto ng Calasiao binili ko sa White Plains.

Hototay Soup

Cold Cuts na Halo Halo

Lechon Macao

White Chicken with Mustard Sauce

Pancit Canton Guisado

Camaron Rebosado

Diced Chicken with Green Peas and Cashew

Pata Tim

Yang Chow Fried Rice

Standard Menu ng Father ko pagkumain kami sa T.Pinpin nuong bata pa ako.

Dagdag ko pala ang Pinsec Frito at Lychees with Almond Jelly.

For everything mga 40.00 Pesos lang kasama San Miguel beer para sa kanya at Soft Drink para sa admin mga anak. Ang Mommy ko, hot tea lang.

Btw, sa Pilipinas lang ang gumagamit ng SOFT DRINK. Minsan sa America nagtanong ako sa waiter, what soft drinks do you have? Tinignan lang ako. Yun pala ang tawag sa kanila ay SODA.

Strawberry with Vanilla ice cream with sprinkled almonds and walnuts, cream, fresh strawberries and strawberry marmalade with whole maraschino cherry. Otherwise, Strawberry Cobbler ng Ghirardelli pwede a rin.

Macadamia with White Chocolate

I have tried the YAKIMIX at the Fort, the one at Masinag and the one at Macapagal Ave. in Pasay, on all occasions I found the food was commensurate to the price I paid. The only thing I noticed in these huge Buffet restaurants, the food are not protected with SNEEZE GUARDS, and this is not only true with Yakimix but even the like of Spirals, Circles, Vikings, etc. One time as I was lining up for some sushi, the guy in front of me cough right into the food without covering his mouth. One time I saw a woman pinching the lechon skin trying to find out whether it was crispy. Often times unsupervised young kids left on their own were playing with the desserts, candies, chocolate frosting. Kung minsan talaga bigla ka nalang mawawalan ng gana.

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Riesling is good even with Chinese and Filipino cuisine. This is my go to wine when I want a white wine. The light and sweetness goes very well with lechon, crispy para and other fried foods. Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnays are second choices not unless it will be paired with light sauce pasta, grilled seafood or light sauteed vegetables or even fresh garden salads.

Cabernet Sauvignon is my go to wine when I need a red one. The full and robust taste goes very well with red meat types of food. If not available, I can go for Shiraz or even Zinfandel. But these are second choices not unless they are reputed to be from good years.

Best Lunch Menu

Crab cakes with aoli dip

Linguini with clams in olive oil

Baguette with butter

Glass of Chardonnay

Americano coffee

Lemon/Lime Tart

Best Dinner Menu

Campari Soda w/ lemon twist

Fresh Oysters with Lemon

Caesar Salad

French Onion Soup

Grilled Rib Eye Steak medium well

Cabernet Sauvignon

Americano coffee

Key Lime Pie ala mode (french vanilla ice cream)

Cabernet Sauvignon

Riesling

Americano with cream and sugar

Ice Cream Bar or Ice Cream kung ano ang meron sa freezer.

Generals lechon original style

My favorite at DAIRY QUEEN when I was growing up was their DILLY BAR. We would go to their Taft Avenue location in Malate, almost in front of PWU. Then they opened one during the 70's along Buendia Avevue corner Batangas St. In Makati. Though they had a sit down area inside, most kids would just use the drive in counter and stayed in their cars.

Leftover Spaghetti