Just came from watching Julie & Julia, based on the book with the same title by Julie Powell. Needless to say, I love it. It's not about cooking and baking. But love and passion. I can so totally relate to the movie... with cooking, baking, and blogging all in one movie. But I'm sure a lot of people will also love it and can relate to it. Both Julia Child (Meryl Streep) and Julie Powell (Amy Adams) both dedicated themselves to cooking not for the sake of cooking, but because of love. They were both passionate about different things. While focused on different things, their passions brought them to food and cooking. I share their passion. Passion to cook and bake, to serve the best there is to the people who matter to me. I've been told (more than once, sad to say) that I am addicted to baking and cooking. And I am. I am addicted to making the delicious pastries and meals. And I am passionate about writing and blogging, as well. And I was able to relate to Julie saying that she might have ADD. Coz I feel like I am like that sometimes. Interested and wanting…
Category: food
It Was a Good Night
I had a feeling it was not gonna be perfect but that it was gonna be a good one. And I was right! CACS Davao Skills Batch 9: Cucina Nueve's Legacy Buffet was a good one. ;-) We were a bit harried and chaotic during the few hours from closing the kitchen and transferring the food to Linmarr Apartelle, but everything before and after that was done well. Not perfect but more than good enough. The food was on time, save for the last minute preparations and presentation of the sashimi and maki. (Apologies to my groupmates coz I wasn't able to fully help out with the Cold Kitchen.) And everything looked delicious. There were some kinks here and there but there weren't a lot of complaints regarding the food. Must commend the yummy Waldorf Salad, the superb Chicken Florentine, the tasty Roast Beef and the sinful pastry spread. TWO THUMBS UP! Kasali pati big toes!!! The program was not boring (I hope) and the tarpaulins and videos I made were nice. And the music we played were good enough for the lulls. What made the dinner really beautiful was the very, very, very elegant and bonggang-bonggang set-up by Sul…
Nom Nom Noming at Lachi's
Because me and my cousins are camwhores and we wanted to embarass Gwing's bf Levi, we decided to make this video: HULOLZ! It features me, Kuya Andrew, Gwing, Marc, and LEVI EBDAO! Shot on location at our favorite restaurant Lachi's. :) Mind you this was not my idea. :-&
Davao Food Appreciation Tour 2009 Schedule
It's really going to happen again. One of the best blogging events of 2008 is happening again, this time, with more participants and more sponsors. The famed Davao Food Appreciation Tour, or DFAT, 2009 will be from March 13 - 15, 2009. A select group of bloggers from Davao and Metro Manila will be treated to 3 days of food and outdoor adventure. The schedule is as follows: 13 March (Friday) 12:00 PM — Lunch at Tadakuma Japanese Restaurant * 07:00 PM — Dinner at Lachi’s 09:00 PM — Coffee at Kangaroo Coffee Company * 14 March (Saturday) 09:00 AM — Zip Line at Outland Adventure * 12:00 PM — Lunch at Yellow Fin Seafood Restaurant 02:00 PM — Davao City Tour 08:00 PM — Dinner at Mamu’s 10:00 PM — Free Time 15 March (Sunday) 12:00 PM — Lunch at Café Andessa 07:00 PM — Dinner at Spirale Ristorante * There are still some slots available for Davao bloggers for the events marked with a *. To enlist for those events, comment on Blogie's post. Davao bloggers may also join us at the Outland Adventure Zipline event. The zipline ride costs P300 per person. DFAT is sponsored by Davao…
Addicted to Frozen Yoghurt
Intense Chocolate During my last trip to Manila, my cousins and I went to Amara in Serendra at The Fort twice. Both times, my cousins were craving for frozen yoghurt. Amara's Intense Chocolate did not disappoint at all. It was like frozen native chocolate. We also got to try Mango and Chocolate. Chocolate was kinda blah and boring compared to the Intense Chocolate. Mango was a good alternative if you do not feel like having chocolate. Mango and Chocolate I am not addicted to frozen yoghurt. But my cousin, Tinky is. She kept on bugging us to find more yoghurt places. But since we'd always go out late, we always ended up at Amara. And she was happy with that. Tinky thinks Amara sources its frozen yoghurt from a supplier also sells at the Salcedo Market. Tinky enjoying her Intense Dark Frozen Yoghurt If you know of other good frozen yoghurt places or stores in Metro Manila, do comment here for her. (I'm blogging on her behalf right now, but do watch out for her own blog soon.) Kuya Andrew, Tinky, her boyfriend Allan, and me
There's a Bunny in My Coffee
It's so cute, no? It's the cappuccino here at the Kangaroo Coffee Company where I'm working online using their free WiFi connection. Pardon the imperfect right cheek of the bunny I stabbed it with a stirrer before I thought of taking a photo of it. The Kangaroo Coffee Company is located along Tiongco Street in Davao City. Photos taken using the N95.