Fried Chicken Paprikash in Gravy

Cres Yulo August 11, 2014

One color, yes, but it hits the spot!

Fried Chicken Paprikash - crispy chicken with a paprika cream sauce on rice.. yun o.. my ladies lunch special. 😜

Melting Pot Kitchen & Bar.

Sweet Potato Cheese Balls

Cres Yulo August 9, 2014

Muy espesyal Sichuan province sweet potato cheese balls --- specially made by Sichuan chefs here at#ModernSichuan!

#BGCEats2014 — with Bel S. Castro, Mio Infante and George Nocom Pua.

The Flying Pan

Cres Yulo August 3, 2014

A rare indulgence: "Franco's Breakfast"

Angus beef "sisig" with the usual suspects - egg and garlic rice, and a refreshing side of cucumber, tomato and salted egg relish. A tad bland - but nothing a splash of Knorr couldn't fix. 😜

#TheFlyingPan

Vask

Cres Yulo August 2, 2014

The thing with eating here at Gallery VASK is you allow yourself to go on a journey, to soak stories in, and experience new things. Not the place for meat and potatoes, but if you open yourself to it, you will be rewarded. One of my favorite things from last night is this dessert of humble cassava, with coconut ice cream and torched carabao's milk. The effort they put into this is crazy (especially with the boiled and torched milk!) and it tasted awesome! 🙌

I love this picture because it captures a lot of things: the images of foreign chefs Chele (VASK) and Julieta (formerly of Mugaritz in San Sebastián) - who've scoured the Philippines to make a modern meal of all local ingredients and using flavors familiar to us but through their personal interpretations (Chele says he now knows how the great Brazilian chef Alex Atala felt when he fell in love and cooked with ingredients from the Amazon) --- but more importantly, the two chefs showing their playful side, showing us how a meal like this should be enjoyed: with a sense of childlike wonder and whimsy. It may not be for everyone, but I'm happy that things like this are happening on our shores. Our food scene moves forward.

— with Juan Carlo Calmaand Chele Gonzalez.

La Cabrera

Cres Yulo July 22, 2014

Check it: Php 1,500 for Asado del Centro (prime short ribs), good for two pax, with unlimited sides. Oh yesssssss 🙌

Juicy Ojo de Bife

that's Prime Ribeye to us. Php 2,680 for two with unlimited sides (which are great, by the way). This place has left quite an impression on me. 🙌 #lacabrera

The Argentinians wrote the book on dulce de leche - behold the Rogel de Dulce de Leche ---- think Dulce de Leche Sans Rival. Perfect with a cup of #LaMill Argentinian coffee.

Proceed to pass out. Zzzzzzzzz.... Awesome, #lacabrera

Balbacua

Cres Yulo July 14, 2014

The #Davao gift that keeps on giving! 😜

This is how the Davao peeps give a hangover a beat down - a bowl of this balbacua, patis with kalamansi, and hot rice. 🍚

From the awesome kitchen of Carmina del Rosario. She comes into Manila every so often - you can order her balbacua by emailing carminadelrosario@gmail.com or texting 09285053605 :)

Perfect rainy day grub!