Mr. Choi Kitchen at Robinsons Galleria

Mr. Choi Kitchen located at Robinson's Galleria used to be one of the restaurants I frequent to during the time when I was still working in Ortigas Center.  They serve good dimsum which suited my liking, hence, the frequency of my visits during those days were slightly beyond recommended.

Known as one of the best traditional Chinese restaurant in Manila which serves authentic Chinese cuisine, Mr. Choi Kitchen has been in the list of most favored restaurants by most of the foodies I know.

When moving on to a new job commensurate to parting with some of the restaurants in Ortigas area which I regularly visit, my affair with Mr. Choi's dimsum was put into a halt. Recently, I was able to unite again with my favorite during some random snack meet up with a friend.

The Cake Club by Diamond Hotel at Bonifacio High Street

Dining at The Cake Club by Diamond Hotel at Bonifacio High Street in BGC Taguig is like getting in touch with one's childhood dream of entering the world of saccharine treats, yet, with a mature and sophisticated flair.  An addition to the posh line of restaurants at Bonifacio Global City The Fort, particularly Bonifacio High Street, The Cake Club by Diamond Hotel is set to offer sublime dishes and delectable desserts meant to satisfy discerning palates. 

While signature cuisines and delicacies of Diamond Hotel served at The Cake Club are proved to be noteworthy, it is the line up of their best selling cakes that take the spotlight.  And to complete the ultimate sweet experience they give to their customers, The Cake Club also offers luscious homemade ice cream of different flavors!

Our recent dinner at The Cake Club Bonifacio High Street was a saccharine overdrive which left a big smile on my face even days after.  Having tasted 10 of their best selling cakes and 10 best selling homemade ice creams after a hearty dinner was the best kind of initiation to any club there is.

Binulo Restaurant at Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga

Its color is that of a sad sunset refusing to let go of the gleaming sky.  I stared as it slides down slowly out of the bamboo called Bulo.  A golden breath of aroma leaped out as each freshwater prawn with glistening shell made its way from the bamboo reed to the immaculate pot.  Dining at Binulo Restaurant located at Clark Freeport Zone Pampanga yields a beautiful kind of epiphany and echoes a tradition as beautiful as history.

When I cut through the head of the plump prawn and separate it from its body, the prawn’s delicate and creamy curdy fat invitingly stared at me. The flow of sour broth stained with a translucent shade of mandarin seeped underneath its shell to moisten its flabby flesh.  There was a subtle resistance to the bite making the flesh bouncy with interplay of sourness from the broth and delicate sweetness that the prawn naturally has. 

Faultless is a rather dangerous superlative I rarely use, if not at all, when it comes to describing a restaurant experience.  Yet, all hands down to Binulo Restaurant, as there couldn’t be any other word that will aptly describe how our dinner went that night. Although Binulo also specializes in U.S. grilled steak, our host opted to go local that night. This led us to a feast of Kapampangan cuisine, tradition, history, and then some.