Eats N Gadgets

Alright, let me say first and foremost that I promised in the very beginning NOT to slam an establishment — this is not a slam! Ok, with that out of the way, let’s talk about the new Malcolm’s Place.  Apparently, Malcolm’s Place has taken over the former Maurizio’s! They’ve retained the Maurizio’s menu, which was [...]

L’Opera remains one of my favorite restaurants in Manila.  The food is excellent and consistent.  They used to be located right across the street from my office and I would eat there once a week.  Now that they’ve moved to the Fort Strip, I don’t get to go as much as I should … I [...]

Over at the old Blanco Center Apartments (now renamed Picasso Serviced Residences Makati), on the ground floor, there’s a new restaurant called Brasserie Boheme.  I first dropped by on the first week it opened to take a look at the menu.  It looked good enough, so I planned a dinner with some friends who work [...]

Maurizio‘s is a wonderful Italian restaurant along H.V. dela Costa.  It’s near the Saudi Embassy and Planters Development Bank. I’d passed this restaurant over and again coming from Valero on my way home to San Antonio, and often wondered what the restaurant was.  It’s raised slightly from street level, with open air dining fronting the [...]

I love Zuni! It’s at the quiet side of Greenbelt, with gardens on one side.  The waiters are friendly friendly friendly … and incredibly attentive.  The kitchen is consistent and puts out wonderful dishes. After work, I sometimes go there with family or friends to have a glass of wine and some pica-pica before dinner. [...]

Here’s a free plug for the Pacquiao-Cotto fight promo of Lolo Dad’s Brasserie at 6750 over in Makati (Ayala Malls).  Received this by text message. For P500/head, you get a free drink and watch the fight live on November 15th.  The fight starts at 10AM, so you might as well stay for Sunday brunch/lunch. Since [...]

What is it that makes Max’s Fried Chicken so yummy? I had to do a quick errand at SM Makati today during my lunch break. Lucky for me there’s a Max’s at the 2nd floor right before you hit Kultura. I ordered my staple 1/2 spring chicken and crabmeat fried rice to share. Yumm!!!!! Good [...]

This is a small restaurant along Pasay Road, near the corner of Edades St. (the SanLo side of Paseo de Roxas).  For those of you familiar with the area, it used to be a larger dining establishment under the name Joni’s.  As you know, Joni’s closed down years ago.  Then, I think around 3 years [...]

Zuni at Greenbelt 5 (GB5) in Makati is one of my favorite restaurants.  In short, I eat there a lot. I’ll post about Zuni more another day, but I wanted to share with you this birthday dessert that Zuni staff gave me last week. It was quite funny because I went there with friends, and [...]

Note to self:  Blog about these great places to eat! Note to you, the reader:  Even while I haven’t blogged about these places, yet, go try them out! All are great! Lolo Dad’s – Quirino Avenue cor. Leon Guinto, Malate, Manila Casa Arams – Nakpil, Malate Ilustrado – Intramuros, Malate Zuni – Greenbelt 5, Makati [...]