A Dessert Discount for all DCF Readers!
August is a good month to head on over to Fleur de Lys. From August 1-31, Fleur de Lys’ pastry chef-owner, Jackie Ang-Po, is offering a 10% discount for all Dessert Comes First (DCF) readers! The...
View ArticleThe Cafe for the Casanova
My high school History teacher was named Ms. Casanova. My classmates and I never did find out what her first name was but she was quite unforgettable: she always wore her black hair in a tight...
View ArticleGrub at the Grotto
A grotto is a cave or cave-like excavation, and its Italian counterpart, la grotta is the name of a restaurant in Legaspi Village. Its somewhat esoteric location adds to its intrigue as a place far...
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Celebrate Di’Mark’s 50th Anniversary with a FREE Dessert!
Di’Mark’s, the Philippines’ pizza pioneer, turns 50 on April 1, 2007. That’s a long time to be around and that’s a lot of pizzas! Di’Mark’s started out as a mom ‘n’ pop operation way back in 1957 by...
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A Little Cucina Italiana
At its basic level, this la cucina italiana offers up familiar dishes where what you know is what’s offered. The proprietor of Spiga d’Oro is Steve Ang whose fervor for Italian cooking belies his very...
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Lust, Love, and Lardo
It’s not stretching the truth to say that this restaurant could very well survive on these two outstanding dishes. Whenever people tell me about Spasso, the Italian tapas restaurant located in a rather...
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When Eating With A Good Friend, Order Two of Everything (A Short Story)
A good friend will do anything for you. Except share her dessert. Two friends, Maude and Juno, are doing lunch, a favorite activity for women getting together. Today, the restaurant is bustling —...
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The Pasta & Pizza I Dream About Right Now
Drool-worthy Italian food hiding in plain sight. A day devoted to errands and depriving me of sustenance has me ravenous by evening. Life has its way with the restaurant I originally have my sights on...
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Right Now, The ONLY Pizza I Want
Pizza so good and fluffy, I want to bury my face into it and breathe in deeply. Kick-ass-good Crack Pie, too.
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Making The Grade
One of the better meals I’ve had in some time begins with a discrepancy in pronunciation.
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L’Opera: A Photo Essay
I was at L’Opera recently for a writing assignment for a magazine. The restaurant’s been around since 1994, and it’s kept its legion of fans since its location hops from Jupiter Street,...
View ArticleAnchovies on the thick-thin pizza
Of course the anchovies that I’m talking about are not the ones pictured above, which are fresh marinated anchovies from Spain. I just wanted to share this photo that I took at a Spanish food fest....
View ArticleA Dessert Discount for all DCF Readers!
August is a good month to head on over to Fleur de Lys. From August 1-31, Fleur de Lys’ pastry chef-owner, Jackie Ang-Po, is offering a 10% discount for all Dessert Comes First (DCF) readers! The...
View ArticleThe Cafe for the Casanova
My high school History teacher was named Ms. Casanova. My classmates and I never did find out what her first name was but she was quite unforgettable: she always wore her black hair in a tight...
View ArticleGrub at the Grotto
A grotto is a cave or cave-like excavation, and its Italian counterpart, la grotta is the name of a restaurant in Legaspi Village. Its somewhat esoteric location adds to its intrigue as a place far...
View ArticleMy best-kept Italian secret
I wrote an article before about Amici being Manila’s best-kept Italian secret. There’s another restaurant, also Italian, which I consider my best-kept secret. It’s a place that’s particularly dear to...
View ArticleLiquid Love
Three years ago, I wrote an article detailing my 6 Exciting Desserts for 2003. Included on that list was the panna cotta at Caffe Maestro. I followed up that article with my 10 Best Desserts in Manila...
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