Grilled_seafood_on a boat "Sutukil" is the compressed Cebuano term for sugba, tula and kilaw. Sugba or inihaw means broiling fish or seafood over charcoal. Tula or tinola means to cook same seafood in boiling water with spices and seasonings. Kilaw on the other hand is to prepare fish fresh and let it cook itself in its own mixture of native vinegar, onions, garlic and pepper. Even though I haven't been to the Sutukil complex in Cebu,I was glad to find out that there's a restaurant similarly named in Manila and adopting the same concept. The one in at ... Continue Reading...

krispykreme Even though am a vedy hearty eater, doughnuts aren't really my thing, maybe because I really don't have a sweet tooth and I know for a fact that those rounded holes pack a gazillion calories. But a piece of good news sent to me by cabalen Spanx sure got me excited: ... Continue Reading...

Call me clueless, but it was my first time to try Manila Chinatown's famed estero cuisine during our food trip last Saturday and I absolutely loved it. Thanks to Eric for pointing out the nondescript row of eateries to me which is located along the river; hence the name estero or estuary, I suppose. Seaside restos - where you buy the goodies fresh and have them cooked before your eyes- have mushroomed in Manila but the one in Ongpin estero remains. What I really dig about the place: it was dirt cheap! ... Continue Reading...