Food As Grace

Sumo Sam

2012-01-22T16:02:00.000+08:00

1. Sumo Sam
2. Miso Soup
3. Sushi
4-8. Miyuki's Feast

One can just say yum-yum and nom-nom-nom while enjoying Sumo Sam's meal. We had a dinner meeting at Power Plant mall and we've decided to have it in Sumo Sam. And I fell in love with the place and the food. Am a Japanese food lover. Every time I get to eat sashimi or sushi or teppanyaki, my heart skips. :) And especially during that time I was super-craving for Miso Soup. I praise God for the grace.

And btw, the meeting that we had, same as the food, was the best.

Sumo Sam
Power Plant Mall

They also have branches in Trinoma, Shangrila-Mall, ABS-CBN, Nuvali-Sta. Rosa, Ayala Center Cebu, Abreeza Mall-Davao, Marquee Mall-Angeles

Ilustrado

2012-01-11T21:08:00.002+08:00

1. Butter
2. Bread
3. French White Wine
4. Soup: Roasted Tomato Soup with Quezo De Bola Biscuit
5. Entree: Grilled Fillet of Cream Dory with Fresh Pasta in Tomato Pesto Ragout
6. Dessert: Mango Crepe Samurai

With the tagline "Dining Excellence in the Walled City," Ilustrado never failed to give me that awe and wonder and of course excellent dining experience. It was my first time actually to have a full meal at Ilustrado, since before I've been here for short "dessert" meetings and press conferences. Man, their food is awesome. A little bit pricy, but worth the experience.

Ilustrado
744 Calle Real del Palacio (Gen. Luna), Intramuros, Manila 2001, Philippines Telephone: + 63 (2) 527 3674 Fax: + 63 (2) 527 2345

Club Filipino

2012-01-11T20:54:00.000+08:00

1. Callos
2. Fried Chicken
3. Crispy Pata

Fun Dinner with my Uncle, Aunt and cousins. We had a post-wedding celebration of one of our relatives and of course, the food was amazing.

Club Filipino was the best place was for us to gather at that time. Since it's a celebration, I ate everything that I could eat. And I went home full and satisfied. I'm so happy for the newly weds too!

Club Filipino (Greenhills)
This place is for members only.

Crisostomo

2012-01-11T20:40:00.003+08:00

1 & 2 . Crispy Pata

3. Kangkong with Pork

4. Pork Sinigang

A feast of food as me and my friends decided to meet up after the new year. A good friend arrived from the US together with her fiance and another good friend just got married. So, our table was full of in-love couples and happy singles.

We had dinner at Crisostomo (Eastwood Mall) since we are all craving for some Filipino goodness. And Crisostomo is the perfect setting. The ambiance the food, it's classic Filipino. We all loved it.

The night was fun with all these food on our table.

Crisostomo (Eastwood Mall)

Orchard Road, Bagumbayan, Libis, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Phone Number (+63 2) 710-1693

Operating Hours: Monday to Sunday 11:00am to 11:00pm

When in China, I met Frogs!

2012-01-03T22:09:00.000+08:00

Chinese Frog Hotpot

When I was asked to go to Guangzhou, China, I didn't want to miss the opportunity to taste and explore local but with a touch of exotic food. In this post, a Chinese friend of mine took me to a local restaurant. One that foreigners don't usually go to. They serve all kinds of hotpot. Don't ask me what are the ingredients (lol). I don't know most of them. I just ate. One thing I knew that the hotpot we ordered is all about frogs. 3 kgs of frog she said. Dang! But surprisingly, this frog tastes like chicken! Soft chicken in fact.. and I love this hot-chili pot!

Highlands Steakhouse

2012-01-03T18:09:00.000+08:00

1. The place

2. The decors

3. Bread to start.

4. Clam Chowder soup.

5. Vine Ripe Tagaytay Roma Tomato and Italian Buffalo Mozarella

6. Angus Roast Beef Salpicao on Pilaf Rice

7. Lamb Chops

8. Duck Salad

My friends and I decided to meet up and have dinner. We met at the SM Mall of Asia and since I was craving for Steak, we scanned the mall directory and found Highlands Steakhouse!!! Without much hesitation, we entered the lovely place.. Cowboy style.. Cozy, sweet.. Though the food are a bit pricy, but the taste is worth it.. Together with friends.. we enjoyed the night!

One Spanish Lunch

2012-01-03T01:36:00.000+08:00

Bread & Wine to start, Rice topped with tomato sauce and egg as appetizer and Potatoes and Meat as main course. Lemon Yogurt for dessert.(La Monteria, Aliseda, Spain)

This is our typical lunch when we were in Spain last August of 2011 for the World Youth Day. Prior to the main event, we had our Days in the Diocese where we get to experience the local Spanish life. But then, I think we were loved enough that the locals fed us in their main restaurant called La Monteria. Som we are all our meals there.. Grace is amazing.

Coffee and Chocolate

2012-01-03T00:22:00.000+08:00

RainTree's Oliang Thai Coffee, Mary Grace's Hot Chocolate, Dome's Hot Chocolate

Currently, these three are my favorite hot drinks. I love Coffee and Hot Chocolates. I actually don't like putting on creme or milk on them so when I got to try RainTree's (along White Plains) Oliang Thai coffee, i say, they got one of the tastes i want. Mary Grace (Bonifacio High Street) Hot Chocolate is a winner. I consider Mary Grace as my comfort zone, my "peace" moment. Just had a meeting when I get to try Dome's (Edsa Shangrila) hot chocolate and it just melted my heart. I love it.

Media Noche: Welcoming 2012

2012-01-02T23:43:00.000+08:00

Beef Lasagna, Ham, Raisin Bread, Prawns, Bread

As the clock strikes 12, I said a little prayer of thanks and proceed to the table. The food is just yummy (though didn't get to eat much since I've been so full of our dinner and the snacks we took after the mass). But man, everything is just so delicious. Baguio's cold weather complimented the grace that was laid down on this table. Thank you, Jesus.

The prawns were just the best!!! And the raisin bread from Baguio Country Club is now a favorite.

New Year's Eve

2012-01-02T23:27:00.000+08:00

Baked Potatoes

Salad

Pancit!

Grilled Fish

Chicken Fillet

Beef Nilaga

Welcoming 2012 in Baguio as well as to attend a wedding.. and this is our last dinner for 2011. We are staying at a place called Mount Peace and truly, peace is all we got with all these food on our table.

Man! can't stop eating.. but we have to prepare for mass afterwards and another midnight meal so better not stuff myself to much. Dinner with much Grace.

PS. we actually had mango float for dessert but was too busy eating and forgot to take a photo. lol

Bangkok Food Trip

2011-12-30T18:41:00.000+08:00

midnight snack.

one big thai breakfast

coffee. caffeine never fails

sort of like tacos with egg whites and coconut fillings

my favorite. i forgot the name of this dish though. :(

Last October, I went to Bangkok, Thailand for a conference with CFC Singles for Christ. Every time I'm in Thailand, I always make it to a point that I'm being well-fed. lol. I love Thai food. All of it. The spices, the taste and the abundance. When I think of Bangkok, I think of food. Truly Grace at its best.

Will definitely go back someday.

Terra

2011-12-29T01:23:00.000+08:00

Walnut Rocca Salad

Honey Clamshell Pasta

Walnut Rocca Salad, Honey Clamshell Pasta from Terra Restaurant, Smallville, Iloilo City

One of my good friends, Jane, brought me to Terra, a mediterranean restaurant located in one of the hangout spots here in Iloilo City called Smallville. We were so hungry when we got to the place that the Walnut Rocca Salad (photo above) was finished in under 5 minutes. The Honey Clamshell Pasta, which is one of their bestsellers was good as well. I love the ambiance of the place. It's good for intimate dinners and great conversation with friends.

Love it!

What Would Jesus Eat?

2011-12-28T18:16:00.000+08:00

This is supposed to be the original title of this blog. But then, I didn't know what Jesus would be thinking at the times when He is hungry, so just to savor the moment of my love for food and hmmm the grace that comes with it, Food As Grace became the food-blog of the moment.

So, welcome to my food blog. this is it. I've been trying to explore all different kinds of food blogs and titles. I love to eat. I eat anything (that is edible of course!). But I like to eat healthy as well (at most times!). I love eating out and having intimate conversations with friends and family. It's always the best time to catch up on each other and of course enjoy the feast that is being prepared. :)

By the way, Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year. For my first foodie, I think Jesus would like this. Here you go...

Oysters!

We all had this for Christmas day and we loved it. Here in Iloilo (my province), it only costs Php 30.00 a bucket. Very cheap huh. and of course this made my day.

Happy Christmas!