Tag Archive | life in excess

Soledad’s: Where Memories of Good Home Cooked Food Come Back to Life

A common proverb in the Philippines goes; ‘Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan, di makararatíng sa paroroonan’.  (Literal translation: He, who doesn’t know how to look back on where he came from, will never reach his destiny.)  This can also apply to food when we take a look at the options we have for getting good food today.  Our society has developed so much in the food industry, that even the biggest brands for food in other countries, e.g., McDonald’s and Starbucks have found their way here.  Some had a little difficulty breaking into the Baguio market and some even failed (Wendy’s and Kenny Roger’s Roasters) but with the arrival of these restaurants, the number of places to eat at in the city had risen exponentially.

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When Marooned on Blackbeard’s Seafood Island…

When marooned in Blackbeard’s Seafood Island, there’s only one thing to do and that’s TO EAT.  In thinking about the best dishes that you could get for yourself and your crew,  boodle fight, I think, is your best choice here.  Luckily, there’s more than one type of boodle fight available at this establishment.

Blackbeard’s Seafood Island scene

The Island Scene

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Reminiscing Our Eve’s Garden Adventure

The date:  September 29, 2010.  The place:  A deserted winding road.  There  I was, standing in the middle of it, barefoot, sweaty and out of breath.  How did I get here?  What just happened?  Before we get into that, maybe we should go back to a week before.

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