April 30, 2010 – Chelsea Market & Cafe, Pasig City – Ortigas is a bustle of culinary activity with representation from some of the best restaurants opening one after the next. And rounding off my roster of favorite epicurean haunts is Chelsea Market & Cafe, newly opened at Podium …
Cafe 1771: Justifying Mismatched Decor
March 19, 2010 – Cafe 1771, Ortigas Center – The waiters were courteous and the evening’s best wishes were quickly followed by a lengthy explanation of the restaurant’s concept. And how could he have not …
read more»Cafe 1771: A Dish that’s Worth the Wait
March 19, 2010 – Cafe 1771, Ortigas Center – Lamb. I’d sneak in a few bites from a restaurant or two just to see who did it right. Cafe 1771 did it right, but the wait was excruciating …
Cafe 1771: A Note on too Long a Service
March 19, 2010 – Cafe 1771, Ortigas Center – A flurry of activity. Disorganized service. Mistaken identities. Mis-seasoned dishes. Incredulously long wait. Gotta love a newly opened restaurant …
Cafe 1771: New Kid on the Pueblo
March 17, 2010 – Cafe 1771, Ortigas Center – Cafe 1771 is the latest, curious project from the Chateau Group opening in (Thank you, God!) El Pueblo, and I can’t wait to find out what they have to offer …
Poached Salmon for the Famished Laborer
March 6, 2010 – Bizu, Greenhills – Poached salmon is easy enough to execute, but hardly anyone knows how it’s supposed to turn out. A good steak of salmon from Cold Storage is my indulgent quickie meal. I’d come home with just one of these after a long day for a quick lemon-butter steamed salmon dish …




