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I'm happy to say that the latest Davao Food Trip was an affair of my arrangement: Emmylou Yap, proprietor and master cook of Honeybear Restaurant, is a long-time family friend; when I broached the idea of hosting bloggers to sample her menu, she readily agreed...and how! We set the food trip on Saturday evening. There were seven of us: Blogie, Andrew, Ria, Gwing, Migs, Winston, and myself. I

Saturday turned out to be more fun I had expected. There was, of course, the Davao Food Trip at Honeybear, a worthwhile event in itself. But it was a Saturday night, after all, and for the students, the classes were winding down and the professionals didn't have such a heavy schedule. Ria and Gwing were aching for the local perya over at the Matina Ma-a intersection, and Migs enthusiastically

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Saturday evening found me, care of the Davao Food Trip series, in the company of blogpals at Metro Grub. Now, I'm no stranger to Metro Grub, having patronized the joint several times in the past. But it was good to have dinner there with a larger group. Metro Grub is one of the restaurants in Metro Avenue. It's a small place, almost-but-not-quite a hole in the wall. In keeping with the

Ria Jose first announced news of the speed-dating event in Davao a couple of weeks ago during one of our food trips. Would I want to go? Absolutely! Even if I didn't get to meet anyone, it would be something new to write about. Some words about the place: Cafe Vivere is a cozy new coffee shop along Mt. Apo St. (near Davao Doctors Hospital.) The palettes of the cafe tend towards browns and

If it weren't for a family friend's alertness and assiduousness, she would have been cheated of P100. Now, P100 isn't such a big amount, but as we like to think, it's the principle of the thing. Besides, the culprit was one of the cashiers at the grocery of Gaisano Mall of Davao. It's a story worth telling, if only for its cautionary value. Last weekend, Mrs. D purchased groceries worth

An unexpected text message came my way Friday evening. "I'm on my way to Aseya. See you there." From Blogie. Well, that was a surprise. I knew Aseya was next in line for the Davao Food Trip but I didn't sign up for it. Nevertheless, food is food and free food is free food and free good food is even better, so I went. Aseya Bistro Orientale is a small Oriental restaurant is housed under

At the Davao People's Park.

Thanks to Blogie's efforts, I joined the usual gang for another episode of the Davao Food Trip last Saturday. Our host this time around was Hanoi, Davao's premier Vietnamese restaurant. For Davao foodies, Hanoi needs no introduction. It's a well-known fine dining destination in the city, popular both for its ambience and cuisine. It has two branches, one in Damosa Gateway and the other in J.

I’m now in Manila for a Vacation! That means I have more time for blogging! hahahhaa. I’ll try to maximize the use of the Nokia N95 and i’ll post my n95 experience here. I also wanna blog about my flight today. I was seated beside the window like i always do). I saw cracks in the inner [...]