Spoon & Fork
A Pavilion of many flavors
One of the most historic hotels in the Philippines is the Manila Pavilion, the most favored and famous Philippine hotel when it opened about four decades ago as the Manila Hilton.
Who can forget the basement bar/disco/quick bites dungeon called the 1571, named after the year when explorer Miguel Lopez de Legazpi established a settlement in what was to be called the City of Manila?
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Great Quezon City Burger Finds (Part I)
I've recently been cruising around the Katipunan and Sikatuna areas and have noticed a great proliferation of diners all laying claim to having great burgers. I’ve not finished my tasting trips on this side of town and I’m sure I will discover more great and pleasurable finds. But here is one of two that I’m adding to my list of favorites.
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One happy lemon, please!
Once upon a time, when the British ruled over Hong Kong, afternoon tea parties were practiced in the Chinese community. The black teas then were served with milk and sugar and pastries on the side.
The milk tea suited their palates; hence, the Chinese people accepted the new tradition. It eventually grew popular across Hong Kong. But they decided to use the local tea leaves and introduced new innovations such as using silk screen for the panty hose milk tea and adding evaporated milk, instead of milk and sugar, for a silkier and smoother finish.
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The Chicken Rice Shop built by Moms
At the recent opening of The Chicken Rice Shop (TCRS) at Robinson’s Place in Manila, Ms. Gaik Wong, Managing Director of TCRS was both excited and nostalgic. It seems like only yesterday when her daughter, after graduating with an accounting degree from an Australian university, decided to go into the food business. Ms. Gaik was quite open to the idea, as she herself had extensive experience in the food and beverage industry, having served as Executive Director and COO of a leading fastfood chain in Malaysia for 30 years. She recalls: “I said, why not? After all, I had the background and the business network. Plus, we had grandma’s secret recipe for authentic Hainanese chicken rice.”
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