Category: food
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Rau-Ram Café: three years of Vietnamese cooking
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I haven’t been to Saigon Café’s humble beginnings but I have witnessed it become what it is today – Rau-Ram Café. I wrote about their opening, which happened earlier this year. This authentic Vietnamese Restaurant in Bacolod City celebrated its third anniversary and we were the special guests by the…
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Welcome Home Natural Garden Cafe
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From the main highway of Lacson St. in Mandalagan, I turned on a road going towards Villa Valderrama. Before the entrance, my fellow blogger, Mea, told me to park underneath the canopy of trees and pointed me towards a small entrance at the side of the street. “Is this the…
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Dine Bacolod, Dine Philippines
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Dine Philippines 2015 recently graced the City of Smiles with known names in the food industry. This food business and tourism caravan, held at the Santuario de la Salle at the University of La Salle Campus in Bacolod City, presented business and learning opportunities and profitable gastronomic ventures. Rustan’s Supermarket…
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Ambronite: Your Health On The Go
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It was quite a surprise when I came home one day that the shipment from Finland has finally arrived. It was the Ambronite that I have been expecting. But what is Ambronite? I was equally intrigued by it that when they e-mailed me if I wanted to try the product,…
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Mely’s Garden: All-Filipino Cuisine
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My sister and I were having an early dinner in this relaxed atmosphere – a dining place in a veranda. Every corner and décor screams “homey”. And rightly so, because the diner, Mely’s Garden was situated (at that time) in Mely’s own abode. [UPDATE 2023: This establishment has closed in…
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BonChon comes to Bacolod
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No, we’re not getting enough of yummy chicken delights in Bacolod City. While we boast of a Manokan Country (“manok” is the Filipino word for chicken) where delectable grilled and barbecued chicken abound, we still welcome other chicken treats – fried, roasted, simmered, glazed, or cooked in any other way.…
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A Day at May’s Organic Garden & Restaurant
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The sun shone brightly on the small body of water that was surrounded by greens. The atmosphere was peaceful yet alive. The clear blue sky at the backdrop adding life to the already vibrant scene. A gazebo like structure sat at the center of the six-hectare property. I walked the…
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Kenny Rogers Roasters is roasting in Bacolod
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With all the restaurants and food outlets sprouting all throughout Bacolod, it is no big surprise to find global brands, like the Kenny Rogers Roasters, finding its way in the City of Smiles. After all, just utter Bacolod and food instantly comes to mind. Travelers who come to Bacolod find…
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All-Filipino lunch at Chalet Restaurant
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It was a satisfying Independence Day celebration for me this year. It seemed that it was a day that granted me freedom from hunger, to be specific. I might not be in nearby Iloilo City, a sea away from my hometown Bacolod, where the President of the Republic commemorated the event;…
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Negros Gourmet Experience
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There’s a new gourmet experience in town. Bacolod, known for its good food, has a new dining adventure to offer to both locals and visitors alike. It’s an open-air-dining-beneath-the-stars kind of night that makes eating more fun and alive. Metro Manila has many Mercato-type dining places. Even when I stayed…
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A piece of Saigon in Bacolod
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Sipping a hot soup of beef with rice noodles, cilantro and mint, I can’t help but allow a bowl of pho to transport me to the time when I was exploring the streets of Ho Chi Minh City, trying their local cuisine, and getting to familiarize the city that we have…
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Sharing the J.Co Way
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We were at the terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport when a lady ran after my niece and grabbed her hand. Surprised, my niece turned, who was walking in front of me. The lady asked, “Where did you buy your J.Co Donuts?” My niece was still taken aback…
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Quan Delicacies and their sugar-free goodies
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I’ve got friends who happen to visit Bacolod City recently. Of course, the first question always is “where is a nice place to eat?” I blurt out several names of restaurants, depending on their preferred food. But I also get questions about what would be the best “pasalubong” from my…
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First-time in Kuya J Resto
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When you happen to be in the Philippines, you’ll definitely hear the word “kuya” a lot. It means big brother, but it is also used to call an older person, like a street vendor, a jeepney driver, or a man you meet on the road, as a form of respect…
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First-time in Orange Karenderia
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The good thing about visiting – or, in my case, settling back in –Bacolod is that you will never run out of restaurants to try. Another new eatery that arrived in the City of Smiles is Orange Karenderia. How uncanny, we thought, that it sits next to Pizza Republic and…