Razons My Coolness! Razon's Halo-Halo is simply superb. I haven't been to any of their branches in Manila and so cannot do a comparative taste test but the one we tried at their outlet in NepoMart, Angeles City was a piece of heaven on earth. For the benefit of our foreign readers, halo-halo (literally translated into mix-mix ...??!!) is a Filipino dessert composed of assorted toppings placed at the bottom of a tall glass (hmm, in that case it is no longer a topping but an underling, lol) then heaped with shaved ice, drizzled with milk then topped ... Continue Reading...
Archives for August 2006
Ole! Great Mexican food at Zapata’s
Barely two hours after our hearty American lunch at VFW, interrupted by a little shopping-cum-walking exercise around the sprawling Puregold Supermarket inside the former Clark Air Base, we were ready to munch on great Mexican food at Zapata's. This place was quite a revelation to me as I didn't expect it to exist beside those rinky-dink bars that surround Clark's Perimeter Road. Its heavy wooden door had a sign that said "Open/Abierto" and as we stepped inside, we were treated to its colorful interiors, notably the red and green chairs and the giant replica of a ... Continue Reading...
Good ol’ American food at VFW Post 2485 Canteen
VFW food With barely two hours' drive on the spanking new stretch of the North Luzon Expressway, there's no reason why Angeles City shouldn't be the must have/must eat there! foodie destination. I used to think that this city had just about sunk to oblivion with the closure of the US military bases in Clark as I saw the run-down buildings and the isolated bars on Fields Avenue but I proved to be mistaken. If you're motivated enough, you'd realize why the cabalens reign supreme when it comes to food, boasting of - not just their irresistible Kapampangan ... Continue Reading...
Forget-your-diet, ultimate food trip to Angeles City, Pampanga
My blog amnesia must have really gotten so bad when I get trans-continental phone calls and YM messages asking me "what happened??" It's only been more than a week since I last posted and yet friends and dear readers already think it's not normal. Yeah, you're probably right: am suffering from sort of blog withdrawal syndrome. Which is not fair considering that some people are addicted to this blog like they need coffee in the morning. For reasons I don't know. I also used to be addicted to this blog myself. :P However, am glad that it only took a road trip to ... Continue Reading...
Gumbo, a taste of New Orleans
Gumbo feast Back in the 90s, New Orleans in Greenbelt, Makati was my favorite restaurant. New Orleans is always associated with jambalaya but I didn't order this; I always went for their barbecued baby back ribs - tender, succulent and so full of flavor. The resto, with its grand piano and dark, somber surroundings, was one of my first introductions to fine dining and am sad that it's all a memory now, going the way of similar establishments with a definitive life span. Enter Gumbo, the latest New Orleans-themed resto found at the 2nd level ... Continue Reading...
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