Lizada: Food Trips
HERE we go again.
Recently my wife and I went on a food binge. That is what happens when two of your children are not in Davao. And the other is taking up law. You and your spouse get to stare at each other and wonder what to do. Well in our case, when there is nothing to do, we either watch dvds or eat. We actually did both. Right now we are in the midst of A Golden Girls marathon. But you only watch so much and so we step out of the house and eat.
Aseya
One of our favorite restaurants has moved closer to our home and lucky lucky us. Their new place is in the new hotel Tropika in Lanang. The hotel is at the back of the K7 building. If you are coming from the city it is to your left. Aseya is one of our favorite restaurants simply because of the food. They serve Asian cuisine and the food is excellent. Because my wife and I are creatures of habit we insist in eating the same food. She likes the Sukiyaki.
Actually it is good for two but in Aseya, it is good for the wife only. My favorites are the Kamameshi Rice and the Pad Thai noodles. The noodles are extra delicious when you squeeze some lemon! The last time we went I asked for the chorizo bilbao but it was out.
Well, that would only motivate us to go back and finally get to taste the bilbao. I can hardly wait. Galing galing Aseya!
C Tres
We wanted to try C Tres because of their crabs as my wife and I are crab lovers. We decided to go early because we heard the place gets filled up quickly. We got there just before six and true enough the place was almost filled up. We managed to get a table because of the good service of the crew. The crabs were there all right but what surprised us was the buffet spread.
There was so much food on the two long tables. And the food was more than what we expected. The food was really good and tasty. There was salad and soup and a whole range of vegetables, meat, poultry, fish. The dessert line was varied and was the perfect ending to that dinner. Of course we had the crabs but we had a lot more. We will go back to C Tres.
Lyndon's
Lyndon's is this small place along Roxas. They say they have the worst ribs. In truth they have great ribs. Plus they have wonderful scallops. You can have the scallops saut,ed or baked. We had ours baked. That was a perfect combination, scallops and ribs. Several people like Lyndon's. I know why.
Farfalla
In case you did not know, my wife celebrated her 100th birthday last August 11 and 12. You see up to now we still do not know her exact birthday. That is one of the great mysteries of the universe. She said it is August 11 but her sister said it is on the 12th. So Chona celebrates her birthday twice. And on this centennial birthday of hers we decided to try Farfalla inside the Victoria Plaza complex. It is owned by a former student Celina Le Neindre. She studied Culinary abroad. We asked Raphael and his girlfriend to join us.
Celina welcomed us and I was happy that I had texted her ahead for a table because the place was full. We took our seats and were handed the menu.
For appetizers we had the Goat Cheese Salad. That was really good and I would recommend that. We had pumpkin soup which was divine. For our main course Chona chose a pasta dish while I had the roasted garlic chicken. Chona likes white sauce and I prefer tomato based dishes. We had our fill.
When Raphael and Hazel arrived they ordered. Raphael had the same food I did, while Hazel had Marinara. We had fun eating and talking and to top everything Celina surprised Chona with dessert. We had Choco Lava and the house specialty, Pecan Pie. It was not surprising why the Pecan Pie is a hit.
Crepelato
Talking about dessert. We had crepes at Crepelato. This quaint place along Mayon Street fronting the old Sampaguita Inn. The crepes and the gelato were scrumptious and the atmosphere of the place was bubble gummy! It is becoming one of our favored dessert places.
So there, five reasons. Ribs, pasta, sukiyaki, crabs and crepes! Happy eating!