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9/9- A Culinary Tour of Pampanga 2.0

9/6/06: LAST Call for all those who wants to join us in Pampanga. There would be slight chances in the itinerary but these trips are usually anything goes. Total damage might be P1,000-P1,500 depending on how many will be joining to share on the transpo costs. Pick up areas would be Makati and North Edsa.

Open Invitation to all foodies out there:

We loved it so much that we felt that we are just scratching the surface of the Kapampangan cuisine. Spanky again agreed to lead us to another food adventure on Sept. 9, Saturday and here is the tentative schedule:

Leave Manila at around 9/10am.
Take Nlex and exit San Fernando.
Razon's Halo Halo at their original location in Guagua.
Check out Wood Carvers in Lubao Drive to Subic SBMA and have lunch at Meat Plus.
Take the Haribon Foundations's GuBAT Biodiversity Conservation Education and Bat-tour
To make Ajay happy, Duty Free shopping in SBMA.
After Subic, drive to Sen. Lito Lapid's legacy of the Megadike
Pasalubong shopping in San Fernando at Aurely's Bakeshop for the sinfully rich Brazo de Mercedes "bars"
Pasalubong shopping at Pampanga's Best & Tita's Pasalubong
Finale Dinner at Everybody's Cafe

There are already a few people who have confirmed to join so let me know if you want to join. Everybody is invited and the only requirement is that you need to be ready for a food marathon. Based on the first culinary tour experience, we would like to hire a van so that we can maximize the interaction and bonding in the car.

If you have any other suggestions on the itinerary, please let us know.

Brought to you by: Spanky Culinary Tours of Pampanga.

Philippines, Restaurants

Sanctuario Spa, Tagaytay

Philippines, Spa, tagaytay

Pizzeria via Montenapoleone: The Best Italian Pizza in Town in just 5 minutes

Romana Pizza (P270+). Tomato, Anchovies, Capers, Olives, Mozzarella, Oregano, Olive Oil

This pizzeria has a canteen feel of Amici de Don Bosco, the pizzas are wood fire oven cooked, and owned by an Italian. Finally, another authentic Italian pizzeria in town and it boasts of perfect pizzas in only 5 minutes because they use a high heat imported Italian oven. There is no such thing as crunchy thin crust, or thick crust for Italian pizzas --- so expect a soft, chewy and thin crust pizza. The pizzas are great and remind me of Amici de Don Bosco pizza. I noticed that there are only a few burned portions and this is a good indication of how well they cooked the pizza.

As for the pasta, it tasted ordinary. You should definitely leave room for the gelato dessert! It is a simple pizzeria which serves pizza and pasta:
>> Pizza Menu
>> Pasta Menu

Have you eaten here?

Philippines, Restaurants

Bag of Beans: Beyond English Pies

There are no new restaurants in Tagaytay, recently. So, you have to go back to old favorites like Bag of Beans. If you have not been here, BOB is a good place for lunch and desserts. Initially, this place was promoting their English Pies that gets mixed reaction from customers. These days I go here for a nice ambiance (ala Sonya's Secret Garden), good food, and coffee Alamid -- which is one of the most expensive coffee in the world :) Coffee Alamid is Philippine civet coffee that comes only from the sweetest coffee cherries of the Philippine forests. (trust me you don't want to know what civet coffee means :)

This place is conveniently located near the Mendez intersection so you'll never miss it. Chances are, you would have seen this place already when you get stuck in traffic in that intersection. Another landmark would be when you start seeing vendors selling steamed peanuts (I'm addicted to this), which signals that you are near Bag of Beans already and there are a lot of cars parked along the road.

For those who haven't been here, let me tour you around the place.

>> Bag of Beans Coffee and Bakeshop Menu
>> Main Courses and Dessert Menu

Technorati Tags: Philippines, tagaytay

Philippines, tagaytay

Is It Really A Fantasy World?

Sunset Air Plane Watching

It's a bird, It's a plane, or Is it superman?

I have another discovery. I surprised my wife and son that I'll bring them to a unique place that they would enjoy. I got mixed reaction from both of them.

Check out the photos and can you guess where this is?

Philippines

City Kart Racing, First Indoor Go Kart in the Philippines!

Before.

After the race.

This was my first time to try out Go Karting and I loved it! It is a great team building session that somehow simulates how it feels to race in a F1 circuit. (Ok, that might be an over statement but you need to imagine that you are in one to get the best experience :)

To tell you frankly, I was hesitant to try Go Kart and I can't understand what's the fuss about this. It is fortunate that Jeff, a French guy, decided to open City Kart, the first indoor Go Kart and most technically advanced in the Philippines, 4 months ago. Aside from being indoor, the City Kart circuit have an outdoor portion and an elevated track to go on a second level. It also boasts of a higher standard of safety better than any of our Go Kart racing circuit. This was highly recommended by my friend, Jovy, a passionate racer.

We had definitely had fun! I was already getting the hang of it during the third race that I'm more confident to turn into the tricky corners at high speed of maybe 50-60kph. Of course, what is a Go Kart without its racing suit and helmet. What a memorable experience for my team!

This is still a secret for most people and only popular to racers. You would normally see this on the right side (if you are going to Alabang) along the service road in between the Bicutan and Sucat exit of South Super Highway. Here's more of our experience.

Manila, Philippines