WHAT happens when two foodies meet up at the Culinary Capital of the Philippines? Long-time friends and renowned chefs Claude Tayag and Sandy Daza take Metro Channel viewers on an exciting food journey in Angeles City, Pampanga in the latest edition of “The Crawl” which premiered on March 20.
The two culinary masters started their all-day affair in Angeles City with breakfast at Chef Claude’s very own private dining restaurant, “Bale Dutung” or House of Wood, his love letter to Filipino cuisine. They followed it up with brunch at Perfect Loaf, which features mouthwatering delicacies including its signature pandan-macapuno cake, dinuguan, pancit luglug, and sotanghon.
For lunch, they headed on to 52stone, a boutique-themed family restaurant known for its vast selection of Asian and Western food from pizza to Korean Bingsu.
At sundown, Chef Claude and Chef Sandy drove to Pineapple Coast for cocktails and LA-style tacos. Then, they visited The Quad at Nepo Center to enjoy Spanish cuisine at El Español with a tender cochinillo as the main attraction.
Before making its stop in Angeles City, Metro Channel’s “The Crawl” has visited some of the best restaurants and watering holes in different parts of the world, including Japan, Italy, France, and New York.
Find out Angeles City’s must-try food destinations in “The Crawl Angeles City,” which airied for the first time on Sunday (March 20) at 7:30 pm on Metro Channel, available on Sky Cable channel 52 (SD) and channel 174 (HD), Cignal channel 69, and GSAT channel 70.
“The Crawl Angeles City” will also be available on Metro.Style YouTube channel.