Archive for the 'Hepa Contessa' Category
Published on September 14, 2005
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It’s no secret. I’m an avid fan of weird meats — and it doesn’t get any weirder than what the local isawans serve on a daily basis. Just a little background, though. Isawans are outdoor barbecue stalls that specialize in different types of barbecue. |
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Published on August 30, 2005
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Now this place is highly recommended… at least by my friends. I, on the other hand, don’t quite get it. My mom makes better pancit, and she’s not that great a cook (except when she makes Tapa and Pastel... yum). It’s not that the bihon tasted bad. It was just that it did not taste good either. It was… normal. Which would’ve been okay given that it costs only 30 Pesos, but the hype got me. The pancit bihon was definitely a disappointment. |
Published on August 26, 2005
| There’s this house in the middle of the UP Sunken Garden that I remember fondly. It’s called the UP Beach House, which is weird since the nearest beach is probably at least 50 kms away. Rickey says it’s because the architecture of the structure looks like that of a beach house. Anyway… |
Mr. Barbecue |
Published on August 25, 2005
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Damn! I just realized how obscure my title references are. I don’t think anybody ever went out and saw that movie. At least I didn’t. But there are some titles that just bounce around in the brain and never leave. Enough about that.
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Published on August 23, 2005
| First off, I’ve decided to stop counting the number of food review posts that I make. More and more the Artichoke Adobo has taken a life all its own and it’s mostly about food. The name, apparently, is prophetic.
I was scrounging up some relatively old pictures a couple of days back and I happened upon some pix I took in Taal, Batangas. It reminded me of the reason why I get excited whenever I take a trip to Mox’s province. It is the one place in the world where you can meet royalty right dab smack in the middle of the local wet market. |
Mox and the Tapa Queen |
Published on August 19, 2005
| Along the stretch (not much of a stretch really) of Anonas Avenue, a short walk from the Sikatuna statue watches over the Jollibee-Mcdo-Caltex intersection, there is this place called “Adobo Republic”. Okay… enough with the canned intro. |
The Hepa Contessa visits the Republic
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Published on August 17, 2005
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Ea at Starbucks
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To make a long story short, Ea (my bestbud for the past 15 or so odd years) got the job she’s been praying for… a regular stint as an Events Organizer in the popular RX93.1 radio station. I’ve been raking in the benefits of her new found employment in terms of free tickets to movie premieres (see Fantastic Four article) and concerts. The windfall of fortune (cookies?) continues as she treated us (Moxie, Tammy and myself) to a more-than-enough early dinner at the new Super Bowl of China in Marquinton Mall — and then later on to a grande each over at the neighboring Starbucks. |
