e joined a local tour for 2 days to visit Meteora. We were brought to this place to a little town called Kalambaka that reminded me of Canada (even though I’ve never been). I admit to be skeptical because it’s a tour-arranged lunch (although it wasn’t mandatory), which usually translates to “tourist trap.” I was wrong. First, what were we ... Read More »
ou always want to start off any trip well. Always. And considering the stress we had encountered with planning our trip to Greece and a curveball to our plans, lunch at Taverna Rozalia was a good start to what became a great trip. And expectations were a bit high. Rozalia is listed by TripAdvisor as #45 out of 694 eateries ... Read More »
e were quite lucky this day. It was October 28 and we had planned to see the Acropolis of Athens. Fortunately for us, it was a public holiday called “Ohi Day” or “No Day,” which was to commemorate the start of World War 2. October 28 was the day that the Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas said “No” to Mussolini ... Read More »
robably one of the more well-known eateries among tourists in the Omonia Square area of Athens is Athinaikon. Omonia Square is generally like the business district of Athens, kind of like what Makati is to Metro Manila, but with the Binondo-area looks. It’s also the unofficial drug (the illegal kind) store and escort service district of Athens. Not the best ... Read More »
yma is not the only restaurant that serves Greek food in the Philippines. Greek cuisine is mediterranean in nature. You will see the same things like kebab, shawarma (or gyro’s in their case), salads, etc. I’ve been here a few times, but I was set to go to Greece and I wanted to compare Cyma’s authenticity to real Greek cuisine. ... Read More »
y sister’s been bugging me to try out Chelsea for the longest time. We’ve passed by their Podium branch dozens of times now and we’ve actually planned to eat there for some time now. It just never happened. I had been looking forward to it mainly because of good reviews and constant recommendations from different people. First sign of a ... Read More »
t was Lester who first told me about it. ”Hey,” he started, “there’s a new cheesesteak place in Makati.” I’m usually wary of Lester’s recommendations, partly because we don’t exactly have the same tastes in food, mostly because he eats weird things like snake’s hearts. I brushed it off. A couple of weeks ago, I overheard somebody raving about this ... Read More »
have to come clean here. I’m biased. I’ve said it before, but I think I need to qualify this statement: I love the traditional taste of certain cuisines. I mean, the best way to eat anything for me is to eat it the way locals do. Like, if I’m in Rome, you won’t see me putting ketchup on my spaghetti. ... Read More »
irst of all, I just love that line “Christ, you know it ain’t easy!” It probably doesn’t have anything that’s remotely related to food. So why did I put that line? It’s from an old Beatles song called “The Ballad of John and Yoko.” The concept should be a dead give-away, even to non-Beatles fans, that a restaurant named “John ... Read More »
e’re foodpornjunkies.com. The restaurant’s name is Orale. It’s a match made in heaven. First, a little background: Orale is the first in a chain of restaurants being planned for 2012. Joe Orale was dating this girl named Peaches, and they were very happy. At least, until Peaches realized she was actually a lesbian. Still, Joe Orale loved his ex so ... Read More »
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