A rainy Dampa afternoon
Share The Filipino word “dampa” means hut or shanty. Normally a hut that is located inland is called “kubo”. However if the same kubo is built beside the ocean, it is called “dampa”. A dampa is built on bamboo stilts strong enough to withstand the currents. Dampa is also the name of one of the [...]
October 5, 2008
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Tags: amolar's, cubao, cubao seafood restaurants, dampa, dampa at farmer's market, dampa paluto, dampa seafood restaurant, eating at the wet market, farmer's market, farmer's market cubao, fresh seafood, jun castillo, ninang lyn, paluto at dampa, relief for chemotherapy, trinity seafood, turo turo restaurant, turo-turo style eating · Posted in: restaurants
Jonas’ Original Pares in Cubao
Share I always believed that good food need not be expensive. For me, it’s always a matter of finding the right food place that suits your taste. Sure, hotels and High Street will always house the best culinary talents, but these gourmet celebrities have always had their humble beginnings, such as in the canteen, panciteria, [...]
May 20, 2008
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Tags: ali mall, cubao, jonas, lechon paksiw, pares, sweet and sour fish · Posted in: restaurants
Discovering Cubao Expo and Bellini’s
Share This weekend Noreen and I went to the Cubao Expo at the invitation of a friend who owns the Reading Room. I didn’t get to meet my friend, because I didn’t tell her I’d be there. Noreen was planning for it to be a surprise. I guess I was the one getting surprised, hehehe. [...]
May 4, 2008
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Tags: 1958 volkwagen beetle, bellini's. italian restaurant in cubao, cubao, cubao expo, pesto, reading room, restored beetle, roberto bellini, spaghetti al cartoccio, tiramisu · Posted in: markets, restaurants
