Archive for January, 2009

A Bigby’s celebration

Share Today, I went with some friends to lunch at SM Megamall. It’s not my usual hangout, but it was the midpoint between me and my friends from way back. When they said they wanted to meet at Megamall, I immediately agreed and instantly remembered Bigby’s Cafe and Restaurant. Incidentally, Bigby’s Cafe is a famous [...]

January 25, 2009 · Arpee · 10 Comments
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F-word’s the word

Share Director Eric Matti’s new restaurant is called “F-word”. When asked about what the F meant, the chef said that it could be anything pleasant. Family, fantastic, fabulous. It could be a bad F word but after you taste their food, you will run out of expletives to use.

January 20, 2009 · Arpee · 9 Comments
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The joys of Jollibee’s 39ers

Share I remember my Korean friend Andy Park, who loved the Jollibee burger steak and the Lucky Me Pancit Canton so much that the first thing he did when he came back to visit after 10 years was to go the nearest Jollibee from his hotel in downtown Manila and stuff himself with all the [...]

January 17, 2009 · Arpee · 6 Comments
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Robina House: pleasant chicken memories

Share I remember having eaten at a chicken restaurant like this as a child. My memories are rather vague but I do remember enjoying chicken to my heart’s delight and my parents would usually mention the name “Robina”. So imagine my surprise when I saw this place while I was stuck in traffic coming from [...]

January 13, 2009 · Arpee · 9 Comments
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Rockepelago: the world’s greatest Pinoy concert

Share That’s our Secretary of Tourism, Hon. Ace Durano giving us hints on, what could be, the greatest music tourism event in the history of the Philippines.

January 9, 2009 · Arpee · 2 Comments
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