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shakey's original recipe mojo potatoes...why o why did they have to change the recipe! :cry:

budget-wise i like the pasta at Bellini's ( the original branch in araneta center) and for the more expensive place, L' Incontro along Reposo.

for pasta dishes, puttanesca or just plain olive oil, garlic, and chili flakes. :yum:

sorry to burst your bubble guys, pero all the best shawarma's here won't half compare with tha real thang... those made in the middle east.

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i would suppose so...thats the rule when it comes to food...

maybe you should try the places mentioned in this thread...they're much better than anything sold at stalls in the supermarket...IMHO...

i agree with atong ang, cebucitylocal, and roxynonie! the best is still Golden Ship cafe at Sales street. Even before the shawarma craze started they have already been serving the best shawarma. beats behrouz anytime!

good point there atong ang...just get an excellent cut of meat and just grill it urself! sorry OT.

craving for sushi...

i also like drinking wine but i am hardly a connoisseur. i just love reds cabernet sauvignon, merlot, shiraz...usually from chile or australia. i also like spanish tempranillo and italian sangiovese...for white wines i like pinot grigio the most, then chardonnay and riesling...

i just hate how how wine is overpriced here sa pinas...maybe sa shop mo bod1000 reasonable ang price.

he he. i was deciding nga between the don arturo's and the taco pizza. i'll try that next.

if thin is your thing, why dont you try bravo at the corner of j nakpil and adriatico?

yup. tried that. i like their pizza too.

yup. it was the don arturo i tried. sarap!

coffee bean and tea leaf. i love their coffee plus mas kaunti tao...

just tried di' mark's last sunday. i like their crust. its not really that thin but its still crunchy.

jack's loft cheesecake...

almond roca.

i agree. the trend now is low-carb diet. i am trying the south beach diet now. pero all protein? that puts too much stress on your liver and kidneys...

there's this stall near quezon city hall which sells the best mata goto! find it if u can...

hey dude...can you please be more specific? i live near qc city hall e, wanna try that place.

The best for me was this stand (gone now) at the corner of Katipunan and Aurora, where they had the "mata ng baka" goto... Yummm... I'd request them not to slice up the cow's eye and I'd get it whole in my bowl... Da best!

 

If anyone knows any other "mata ng baka" goto place, post it here, I don't know where to find any... :cool:

there was this place near nagtahan before which served mata ng baka...called Mang Tony's...i'll try to check if its still there.

double dutch, pistachio, pralines and cream

powtek! bilib na talaga ako! iron chef talaga. i have a chinese friend who brought me to those places and those are exactly what we tried.

food trip naman tayo atong ang!

as for peking duck, i'd have to go with peking garden as the best and most authentic. order it 3-wat. eat the pancake and the soup. then take the minced meat home if you're full as this is the only part which will taste the same after reheating

 

When trying out a chinese restaurant...my advice is to order fried rice and steamed lapu-lapu. the rice shows the chef's stir-frying expertise and the steamed fish shows his perfection since steaming time should be perfect for fish. too early and it will be raw in the middle, too late and the meat will be too firm. and there's no resteaming as the meat will discolor and show signs of toughness on the surface. it will also show how he controls fire and the water in steaming, two basic elements in chinese cooking.

 

happy dining!

hey...great tip. thanks atong ang.!

tho personally i like the hole-in-the-wall chinese restaurants like Sincerity, Smart, Qwiksnak in chinatown.

to each his own i guess. people express love differently.

cheesecake from jack's loft...

yellow cab

inihaw na liempo

yun nga aling lucing!

 

diba ansarap doc?

 

taga pampanga ka? bestfriend k taga st jude... sanfdo... sarap din sisig sa haws nila eh.

 

ay lammo... pisay din yun

yup. ok dun sa aling lucing's. mura na, punung-puno pa yung sizzling plate ng sisig.

he he. anong batch yung friend mo sa pisay?