Jul 24, 2011 Posted by Winston

I made myself Tea

If there’s one thing I learned from the Tea Party our friends from Lipton organized, the flavor of your tea doesn’t stop with the label printed on the tea box. For my concoction that day, I tried mixing orange juice, ginger and a few drops of lemon in my yellow label green tea. Adding fruit flavors on your green tea reduces the grassy taste of the green tea. Aside from fruit flavors, you can... read more

Jan 16, 2011 Posted by Winston

Bistro Ravioli

Earlier today, I was to visit the newly opened Bistro Ravioli in Robinson’s Place Manila through the invitation of my fellow blogger Kuya Arpee Lazaro of arpeelazaro.com. Located in one of the biggest malls in downtown Manila, Bistro Ravioli caters affordable Italian cuisine to casual mall-goers, tourists and office employees of nearby establishments. I have read and heard a lot of good things about... read more

Jan 13, 2011 Posted by Winston

Preparing Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus

I recently did a little kitchen experiment with the smoked bacon slices I got last Christmas. Since it has been a while since I last cooked a dish, I decided to experiment with the bacon left-overs a couple of days ago. I decided to make my own version (without looking at any reference for recipes) of Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus. I bought from the supermarket a bundle of Dole Asparagus (PhP 88). Preparing... read more

Nov 21, 2010 Posted by Winston

Olio – Steak Restaurant in Cebu

I would like to share my not so recent food discovery in Cebu City. Not so long ago, in one of my trips to Cebu, I was able to visit this place called Olio. It’s a fine dining joint in Crossroads, Banilad, Cebu City. There’s nothing much special about the place except that they were awarded as the best restaurant in the Philippines (says their menu) for 2008 and 2009. The claims could be... read more

Sep 11, 2010 Posted by Winston

Red Trellis: Seafood Dining in Gensan

Guess what? Mica and I didn’t have enough of seafoods from the our Kota Kinabalu trip that we had to engage again into another feast of seafoods. The week after we arrived from Kota Kinabalu, Mica and I flew to General Santos City for the pre-Tuna Festival event that the Manansala sisters have prepared for us. The original plan was to cover the Tuna Festival but due to some unexpected turn out of... read more