emember college? Fairly young, fairly naive, knees and back that still don’t give out on you, but ultimately — broke. So it’s natural that any meal above a 100 bucks seemed like a fortune back then. Although I’m still almost as cheap as I was back in the day, I find myself a lot more willing to splurge the extra ... Read More »
Author Archives: Lester
JT’s Manukan: The Best Inasal in Manila
’m not a big fan of the Inasal Craze in Manila. It started a while back and I’ve never understood what made it so good. It seems simple enough. If you try and Google “Chicken Inasal,” it’s supposed to be this blend of ingredients that should make one hell of a grilled chicken. But leave it up to the fast ... Read More »
Taberna Barcelona Tapas y Vino: A Little Corporate Social Responsibility
f you’ve ever worked for a big corporation, you’d know there are certain people who like to throw around jargon and buzzwords that make things sound really impressive but are really just a load of bull. Here, I’d like to throw in one of these buzzwords: Corporate Social Responsibility. I honesty did not want to write about Taberna Barcelona Tapas ... Read More »
Jang Gun: Crappy Korean Food Along Libis
hile I’m a big fan of BBQ’ing and grilling, Korean food is surprisingly unappealing to me. I’m not exactly sure why that is. My best guess is that Korea was my childhood worst-ever trip. It was filled with Koreanovela shooting locations (which I never watched or even knew about) and steamed vegetables. Worst. Trip. Ever. It’s either that or the ... Read More »
Kim Po Teahouse: Sparerib Rice Galore
f you attended my old high school , one tradition (for lack of a better term) is really to have walked from the school all the way to Greenhills Shopping Center, when it was still called Virra Mall. It was about a 2km. walk and the best place to chow then was Le Ching. More specifically, sparerib rice. Even today, ... Read More »
Yabu: House of Katsu
verytime the NBA trade deadline approaches, it’s like the guy’s version of gossip. Who’s going where and for whom and whatnot. I was reading today’s chismis and apparently Dwight Howard has told the Magic management that he’d like to stay in Orlando for the rest of the year… Presumably to bolt to another team next year without gutting his team ... Read More »
Milky & Sunny: Not So Latest Breakfast Craze
’ve heard about Milky & Sunny for the longest time now. For about a 2-week stretch, I coulnd’t stop hearing about this place from blogs, word of mouth, and through Twitter. Seriously, it was like the next Linsanity, but not as flocked as Lugang when it first opened. But because we here at Food Porn Junkies are responsible eaters, we ... Read More »
Tong Yang Jupiter: Closing Time
irst of all, let me just say that Tong Yang in NOT closing shop. Indulge me for a few minutes and the title will make more sense. I’ll just say it out loud now: I love Tong Yang. I love the yakiniku concept and Tong Yang was really one of the first to do this. So there might be the ... Read More »
L’Incontro Ristorante Italiano: My Best Italian Meal… By Far
his won’t sound new but I’ve been passing by L’Incontro everyday for 3 years and I’ve never gone in. I’m serious. And it’s not like I haven’t heard about it. It’s just every time I pass on my way home, I just keep thinking “I want to go home!” Especially after pretending to work (and stealing paychecks) after a hard ... Read More »
Li Garden Sharks Fin Seafood Restaurant
urns out that the day wasn’t so bad after all. But it gets even better. My uncle read about this promo about a new Chinese restaurant along Macapagal Ave. and we heard it was actually pretty good. Now if there are a bunch of harsher food critics (especially of Chinese food), it would definitely be my family on my mother’s ... Read More »