101 Hawker Food House

Finally! I was able to try 101 Hawker  Food House Yey!

A  few years back after getting back to Manila after a trip to Singapore, My friend Winnie and I had this crazy quest to find the best Singaporean Restaurant in Manila, We loved the food in Singapore so much that we went crazy looking for restaurant that offer the same tasting Singaporean food.  On top of the List are Cereal Prawn and Laksa. I really haven’t found any restaurants that serves the same Cereal Prawn that I loved in Singapore, As for the Laksa, the closest one would be the one from Toast Box. Some of the best restaurants that we got to try that has some awesome Singaporean Food are:

• ·         Malacca in Makati Jupiter we got to try it few years back but I think it’s already closed.
• ·         Tao Yuan in Malate
• ·         Toast Box
• ·         Banana Leaf at the Podium

It’s just too bad that I don’t have my multiply account anymore that’s where I blogged about my food adventures before.

                So back to 101 Hawker Food House, We had to run some errands that day around Makati and I was with Winnie so I told her that we try this Singaporean food joint I’ve been wanting to be visit since. I heard a lot of good reviews about it before. So after our errand we braved the heat of the Makati Streets and walked our way to 101 Hawker Food House.  Winnie’s strictest rule was not to over order.. ok fine! :P  So we just got our favorites, hers the Laksa and mine the cereal prawn. We also got the Beef Satay and it’s just too bad that they didn’t have the Prata Roti with Curry which we missed so much. I was contemplating  on getting myself the Milo Dinosaur, but decided not to, Since I felt so guilty after getting Starbucks’ Caramel Ribbon Crunch Venti and the Chocolate Layered Crepe Cake for breakfast.

Verdict: its was OK.

The cereal prawn didn’t have that sort of sweet taste from the cereal, the only saving grace was they have big prawns. It was good in its own way but still the not same cereal prawn I was looking for from Singapore.

 The Satay was good the curry sauce that came with it looks more of a peanut sauce than curry. Its weird in a good way the taste was a combination of curry and sweet peanut sauce.

 The 101 Prawn Laksa didn’t taste like the authentic Laksa. It tasted creamy like somebody messed up their carbonara sauce and it didn’t end up thick and it ended up in our bowl of Laksa. No hint of coconut cream just plain ol' cream and butter in our Laksa. I don’t know if it’s because it’s their own recipe of Laksa but Laksa is supposed to be a bit spicy with coconut milk.

Would I be coming back? Hell yeah! I haven’t tried their Chili Crab, Sambal and Roti Prata and becauseI believe in second chances ;)

Heartaches over Breakfast

                I invited my friend who at that time was pouring her heart over a break up with her bf.  It was after my shift when I met up with her and suggested we get a good breakfast to atleast take her mind off her problems. I suggested a place we both haven’t tried and remembering that she always wanted to visit the food joints at Teacher’s Village, I took her to Breakfast and Pies.

Facade

Le Menu looks depressing they need to change this ASAP.

Corn Flakes Cereal Milk + Crazy Cookies <3

         To get her distracted I ordered Cereal Milk, I told the waiter I wanted the Fruit Loops Cereal Milk and the waiter broke my heart by saying “Ma’am, wala po ngayun ng Fruit Loops , Corn Flakes lang.” I was devastated, Immediately a tear fell from my eyes as I try to remain calm and told him, “Cge Corn Flakes na lang..” (Char lang but still it was sad because I LOVE FRUIT LOOPS!!!!) (Yes and yes to those extra exclamation points.) I also got us some of the Compost cookies which they now call Crazy cookies. This is a weird but awesome cookie because these cookies are made of random (edible ;) ) ingredients that the baker finds. Pretty Crazy right? The Cereal milk tasted awesome and it paired perfectly with the Crazy cookie.

Caramelized Spam

                There were a lot of stuff in the menu that looks yummy but the one that caught my attention was the CARAMELIZED SPAM. SPAM. Yes you got me there at SPAM. ‘Twas the bomb! I loved it.

Dark Chocolate Champorado

                As for my friend  she wasn’t really hungry but decided to get the Dark Chocolate Champorado. Comfort Food and Carbo loading for emo eater :P It has a weird twist because its Served with Cream Cheese and Cereal Milk. Cereal Milk is not weird it’s L-O-V-E, Cream cheese was the weird part in a good way. It gave that sour taste in the sweet Dark Chocolate Champorado Love Story.  It was also served with a caramelized I dunno if its some sort of dried fish or squid but whatever it is It worked well with the Champorado, I didn’t bother to ask the waiter what it is because 1) I didn’t want to interrupt my friend as she pour her heart out and 2) the waiter already broke my heart. Hmp!

After a good breakfast and heart to heart talk, I hoped that my friend would  be ok soon.

PS. I tried to make my own Fruit Loops Milk and failed haha >.< and that I think is the perfect reason to go back to Breakfast and Pies. My friend is now OK. Their back together. I’m happy that she is happy ^_^

Dining Solo at Persian Grill

I came to work too early and that's unusual and without anything to do I decided to take myself on a date. Dining solo was always something scary for me and definitely didn’t like to venture on to. But as I grew older the dreaded solo dining became part of bucket list. Sooner or later one has to face the challenge of eating alone. I've been in to several restaurants to dine solo mainly because I want to spend some time alone thinking and eating good food. One more things I'd like to get of my bucket list is to go in a bar and grab a drink - solo, But I don’t think I can at the moment, The though still scares me. 

Now, down to this cute lil’ Persian Restaurant, Plus points for the interiors and the background music. The staff was really friendly and accommodating. 

There were only a few specialties or Chef's recommended item in the menu so I went for the Hummus and Pita and for the main course I got the Chelo Kebab Makhsos and for Dessert I got the Pistachio Baklava which was heavenly in every bite. 

Interiors

A socket!!! --but it ain't workin' :( 

This is something I look for when I go to a restaurant or coffee shop so minus points for the non working socket :( 

Hummus
A dip that is high in fiber made of mashed chick peas, olive oil and persian spices.
Solo Php 120.00

Chelo Kebab Makhsos
Combination of grilled beef tenderloin (Barg) & grilled beef kebab (Kibudeh)
Php 329.00

Please excuse me while I eat and pour all the sauce in my plate! ^_^v

Pistachio Baklava
Php 130.00 / 2 pcs

Brewed Coffee
Php 65.00

National Siblings Day @ Recipes

To celebrate National Siblings Day I decided to treat my sibs to an early dinner before going to work. It is seldom that we would go out for Filipino Food but I got this crazy craving for Recipes' Catfish - Green Mango perfectly paired with Crispy Tilapia. Yummy! 

Le Menu

Catfish Green Mango

Lechon Kawali With Kangkong
Belly slices, kangkong in vinegar and soy sauce 
I think It would've been better without the sauce at the bottom because it doesn't give off that crunchy texture we like in our Lechon Kawali.

Crispy Tilapia
Fillet Strips, sweet and spicy soy sauce on the side
This is heaven. I don't like fish that much but this is sooooooooo good! A must try! :) 

General's Chicken
Thigh fillet chunks, eggplant slices, Recipes' special sweet - spicy sauce

LE SIBS
Too bad we didn't have a group pic because my other sister took forever to return to the restaurant and my brother was sleeping in another time zone. But here's A throwback pic of us together.. from another resto.. hihi ^_^v

BBQ sa Kanto

I went outside to buy meds at around 7:00 PM and to my surprise the Barbeque stall at our kanto was still open. Its usually open at around 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM and most of the time its always sold out, but today they are still open. I didn't ask why I just grabed 10 pcs of pork BBQ and 4 isaw.  BBQ was just 10 bucks  per stick and the Isaw were 5 bucks per stick. I SUPER LOVE THIS BBQ the marinade is just divine. Its definitely a must try when you get to Project 8 :)  

Lucky me! ^_^

ISAW

Hello there you yummy goodness come to my tummy ^_^

Lovin this Pork Barbeque

Vinegar Dip is simply delish too! :) 

Brasas Latin American Street Food

We went to Brasas SM North Annex for my Le Sisters Post Birthday Dinner and to see a movie. During our birthdays its already a tradition to eat outside and go to restos that we haven't tried yet. But for some reason our schedules aren't jiving so we have to resched and when we finally got the same time off from work we were all too lazy to go far,  I was suggesting Tajimaya Yakiniku Restaurant but we figured that we're too lazy to go out that far.. and yes.. its far :P 

So we went to the nearest mall, SM North Annex and tried out Brasas. We we're really not that hungry and my other sister is on diet she just had the soup.. what a bummer >.<

The Food was great and I remember El Chupacabra because.. well.. they have the same concept of Street food :P haha Plus the Patacones it reminded so much of El Chupacabra. 

Hello Brasas! :) 

The Menu Board

Counter

Le Menu

Carne Asada Platter

Charcoal grilled meat with South American Slaw, Patacones and Yellow Rice 

served with Chimichurri sauce 

Php 220.00

Patacones
Crispy plantain chips with smoked pulled pork and tomato salsa and melted Monterey Jack Cheese
Php 140.00

Carne Asada Platter
Charcoal grilled meat with South American Slaw, Patacones and Yellow Rice served with Chimichurri sauce
Php 220.00

Puerco AsadoSlow-roasted pork belly with crunchy skin, roasted seasonal vegetables, rice and beans
Php 240.00

Picadillo SoupBraised beef brisket, ripe tomatoes, carrots and green peas topped with polenta ake
Php 140.00

GuarapoSugarcane juice, muddled mint and squeeze of lime 
Php 80.00

Le Sisters <3

Over all food was great! :) Enjoyed all the Appetizer to the main entrees. The Guarapo though was too sweet for me I had to ask for another glass full of ice and I was able to make 2 cups of  Guarapo since its that sweet. 

Unfortunately we we're not able to try any chicken dish since my other sister was not eating.. bummer >.< Maybe next time. :)
After eating here I started to hum the chant for the game PATAPON.. maybe because of the PATACONES.. gah! Cray! >.<