Ilustrado

1.  Butter
2.  Bread
3.  French White Wine
4.  Soup:  Roasted Tomato Soup with Quezo De Bola Biscuit 
5.  Entree:  Grilled Fillet of Cream Dory with Fresh Pasta in Tomato Pesto Ragout
6.  Dessert:  Mango Crepe Samurai


With the tagline "Dining Excellence in the Walled City,"  Ilustrado never failed to give me that awe and wonder and of course excellent dining experience.  It was my first time actually to have a full meal at Ilustrado, since before I've been here for short "dessert" meetings and press conferences.  Man, their food is awesome.  A little bit pricy, but worth the experience.

Ilustrado 
744 Calle Real del Palacio (Gen. Luna), Intramuros, Manila 2001, Philippines Telephone: + 63 (2) 527 3674 Fax: + 63 (2) 527 2345

When in China, I met Frogs!

Chinese Frog Hotpot

When I was asked to go to Guangzhou, China,  I didn't want to miss the opportunity to taste and explore local but with a touch of exotic food.  In this post, a Chinese friend of mine took me to a local restaurant.  One that foreigners don't usually go to.  They serve all kinds of hotpot.  Don't ask me what are the ingredients (lol).  I don't know most of them.  I just ate.  One thing I knew that the hotpot we ordered is all about frogs.  3 kgs of frog she said.  Dang!  But surprisingly, this frog tastes like chicken!  Soft chicken in fact.. and I love this hot-chili pot!

Highlands Steakhouse

1.  The place

2.  The decors

3.  Bread to start.

4.  Clam Chowder soup.

5.  Vine Ripe Tagaytay Roma Tomato and Italian Buffalo Mozarella

6.  Angus Roast Beef Salpicao on Pilaf Rice

7.  Lamb Chops

8.  Duck Salad

My friends and I decided to meet up and have dinner.  We met at the SM Mall of Asia and since I was craving for Steak, we scanned the mall directory and found Highlands Steakhouse!!!  Without much hesitation, we entered the lovely place.. Cowboy style.. Cozy, sweet.. Though the food are a bit pricy, but the taste is worth it.. Together with friends.. we enjoyed the night!