Davao’s Kangaroo Coffee Company

Starbucks is not the only coffee place in the world with free wifi. Incidentally, this wonderful coffee place in Davao City serves the same quality coffee and desserts that you can find in your neighborhood Starbucks and even more. While the free wifi isn’t the only crowd-pleaser, the coffee is too, most especially the civet coffee or the Kape Balos which has been rumored to be the best-tasting coffee there is. And it comes from civet dung. For those with a flair for the exotic and new, Kape Balos may just be the right pick-me-up for you. In Luzon, it is generally...

Davao FAT: Day 2

Lunch for Davao FAT Day 2 was at Pepper & Peppers. It is a quaint little place in the heart of the city (Central Convenience Store Compound, E. Jacinto Extension corner V. Mapa Street, Davao City) where you can sample their specialty, the Iberian Chicken. They get a whole chicken, then marinate it with their own special herbs and spices, lavish it with olive oil and grade A potatoes then pop it in the oven. True to the owner’s description, it really did deserve a special place in the table. Pepper & Peppers opened late last year, 2008 and already this...

Davao FAT: Day 1

Upon arrival yesterday, we checked in to our hotel and I was not at all disappointed. Before leaving for Davao I had prepped myself for possible scenarios that might stem from ignorance of this sorely misunderstood city. In Manila, I was told by a lot of people not to go because of the “situation” in Mindanao. Being in Davao now and talking to some locals, I wonder what “situation” it was that they were talking about. Was it the cheap bargains, the warm and friendly people, the overly accommodating restaurants or maybe the wonderful sights and...