Food Trippings

Journey to a fun-filled gastronomic experience

Restaurant reviews, recipes and more

Malinomnom, 195 pesos per order

Entering inside Nomnomnom! instantly gave us that “homey” feel. It’s something that one would usually look for in a restaurant. Nomnomnom! is for those who have an adventurous taste and gives you a different experience for each familiar dish. We tried their Malinomnom and Fried Ravioli. Continue reading →

Fried Chicken @ around P150 half order

A Fried Chicken may sound so common for us to visit a restaurant in Binondo called Sincerity Restaurant, they are the masters of making the common fried chicken extraordinary. For us, this is the best chicken in town. Better than foreign brands that we know of.

Sincerity’s fried chicken is crispy yet tender and juicy. That is the way we like our fried chicken because some may offer crispy fried chicken, yet the meat is dry. Continue reading →

Crispy Liempo, 125 pesos per order

PenPen is the restaurant of Ping Medina, the son of the famous actor Pen Medina. The restaurant is located near the corner of Tomas Morato and Scout Castor Sts. and people who hang out in this area is probably looking for some comfort food that would not cost much as the other nearby restaurants. Continue reading →

Inside Amano

Sometimes, we take for granted that Filipino cuisine consists of a variety of flavors. Since it’s homegrown, we sometimes neglect that there is so much more to explore in Filipino cuisine. Take for example, the new restaurant in Tomas Morato called Amano serves Southern Luzon cuisine. The interesting part is that they fused the dishes and made it into one whole unique dish. Luckily, we were invited to taste Southern Luzon cuisine when Amano held their food tasting event last Sunday. Continue reading →

And so, my other camera failed me to be able to take better photos so pardon us for the quality. Anyway, we had a trip to Taal Volcano just last month and after the trek and taking photos of the views with our respective mobile phones, we had a hearty lunch beside the Taal Lake. We had inihaw na Tilapia and Bulalo. Continue reading →

Aligue Rice, 125 pesos per order

It was our first time at Classic Cuisine (also known as C2) at the Shanri-la Mall and I can’t believe why we haven’t tried that restaurant for the nth time of going to the mall. The restaurant is under the Cravings Group and after having tasted some of what they offer, I’ll be definitely going back there and try something new. Continue reading →

We were looking for restaurants to eat around Greenbelt 5 that was not that really expensive. And so, we found ourselves inside Solihiya. Solihiya is a fusion of Filipino and Chinese. We were supposed to try the Lechon Macau Salad but I insisted on the Sizzling Bulalo Steak which is already good for two. Continue reading →

Inside Cafe Juanita

Many people have recommended me to dine at this restaurant because of its great food and ambiance. There are only a few sources that give information about this restaurant but the common thing they say is that its eclectic ambiance is truly remarkable.

Actually, one wouldn’t realize that it is a restaurant because it’s full of vines and its sign is hidden. Good thing I have sharp eyes and saw that it’s already the place we’ve been looking for . Continue reading →

Hermanos Deli Bar is a new deli bar situated at the Ortigas Home Depot Complex. The deli bar just opened last February and had a food tasting event with the bloggers. Basically, Hermanos offers pica-pica dishes for wine or beer drinking. What differentiates this deli bar from others is that they give a different approach on familiar Spanish and Filipino pica-pica dishes. So for example, instead of using the normal ‘tapas’ they would substitute it with Vigan Longanisa. They currently have 13 dishes under the Tapas de Kastinoy (uniquely Filipino with a Spanish Twist) and 12 Pica-Pica dishes. And because this is a bar, they offer alcoholic beverages such as red and white wines, local and imported beers and many more. Continue reading →

Tamaraw Wings

Oops, it’s not profanity guys. It’s just the name of this new restaurant in Makati owned by film director, Eric Matti. He’s not only a film lover, but he’s also a food lover as he’s also one of the owners of Mogwai in Cubao X.

A week ago, we were invited to a food tasting event at F Word, it was attended of course by online food enthusiasts (like us ). It was actually Karla and I’s first ‘babuyan fest’ after the holidays and for this year too (wow, diet fail. lol). We were introduced to Chef Francis who didn’t hesitate to answer our questions. The menu for the night was shown to us and much to our surprise, it was A LOT. The good thing about it is that they gave us small proportions so that we could at least finish until dessert. So let me give you a run down of the dishes that we tasted that night:

Starters: Black Calamares, Hassle Free Gambas and Tamaraw Wings

Soup: Pakbet Soup, Potato Leek Arroz Caldo and F Soup

Pasta: Chicken Liver with Thai Daing, Hipon Labong Ravioli on Basil Gata Sauce and Tuna Tilapia

Main Course: Lamb Menudo, Isla de Maji-Maji, Lechon Kawali and Sole Fillet with Seafood Paella Risotto

Dessert: Durian Cheesecake, Kasuy Tart and Banana Turtle Pie

****Note, the photos here are not the actual presentation of the dishes **** Continue reading →