Eat Street: Aguirre

Sharing with you now some photos of my food excursion at Aguirre Street in BF Homes (yet again). I came with the purpose of documenting all the food I sampled that day for a project that I did for school. First stop was Sensei Sushi Bar, a restaurant you might have heard of quite recently or more appropriately, seen a lot lately on instagram. What makes it different from your typical Japanese joint is that it combines western and other Asian flavors and ingredients to their sushi. The fusion is executed sublimely which only ups the umami level of the cuisine.  

First dish was both delicate and bold --- in flavor and in texture. Fried oysters topped with kimchi (2nd photo). It boasted of the flavor of the sea combined with the spice and acidity of the traditional Korean side dish. It was coated in crisp fried batter which eventually melted in my mouth thereafter revealing the slimy and mushy softness of the oyster. What delighted my palate the most though was their tuna and scallop dynamite sushi (1st picture). Chunks of fresh tuna inside the sushi rolls made rich and velvety with cream cheese (anything which has cheese in it is bound to be delicious though, right?) and topped with crispy batter-coated scallops. It was literally an explosion of savory goodness in my mouth. I am going back for this. 

After a full-bodied and flavorful start, we headed next to Larcy's for their cupcakes. I fell in love with their red velvet cheesecake cupcake during my first visit and residing in the North leaves me only a few chances to revisit. Therefore it was only natural that I went back for the red velvet cupcake that captured my heart. This time we tried their Speculoos cupcake and Hot Frozen Nutella Smoothie as well. I'm not much of a fan of both Nutella and cookie butter spreads so I didn't really care much for them. It was my boyfriend who ordered these (very macho my dear haha) and I got to try them out of sheer curiosity. For someone who can't be bothered with them and surprisingly enjoyed them, I could say that they would extremely delight fans of Nutella and Speculoos. They're that good. 

Soon it was time for dinner. We wanted something fancy and ended up in The Girl + The Bull. We got their Pork Confit with potato puree and their 100 % beef burger with fries. It was our 2nd time back and the entrees that we had that night were only okay. Leave room for their desserts though especially their famous Faux Twix! 

We finished off a whole day's meal at Magnum Opus Fine Coffees. This was the perfect end to our day. We sat outside the shop and sipped coffee under the black night sky.

I had their Belgian Heartbreaker served cold which tasted more chocolate-y than coffee which was kind of the point. Meanwhile, Mark tried their hand brewed single origin coffee which had notes of a citrus-y flavor (orange I think) and got too excited and ordered another cup of a much more potent type called Draft Spro which closely resembled the taste and fizz of beer. This was Mark's favorite part of the trip as he enjoys drinking and knowing more about coffee. The staff was very knowledgeable of their concoctions and they humbly explained every drink that we ordered. The purpose is not just to simply gulp down the drink but to appreciate its art and subtle varying flavors. I liked this part of the trip because of its novelty and the conversations exchanged during the night. 

XO.

The (High)Lighter Side Of Japanese

Every Tuesday and Friday, I meet my boyfriend at Makati after his work and go on dates. Since we have limited time during these days, we usually end up bringing out Hungry Boy and Parched Girl within ourselves and embark on different food expeditions. This time, after months of prodding from me, we finally got to try out Umami Hambaagu House yesterday! Quite an indulgent meal considering our food had foie gras (P650) and truffle (P420) in it and yet they weren't that expensive. Not to mention the meal set offered refillable rice, endamame and shredded cabbage! We couldn't help remarking how sulit it was compared to a certain overhyped Japanese food house we ate in as well. And because I knew we were going Japanese this day, I made sure to be clad in a Japanese-inspired outfit too. Yes, I am cliche and predictable that way. This outfit is bright, colorful, quirky, eccentric and dark at the same time which tried to incorporate all types of Japanese subculture and fashion (ie. harajuku fashion, goth loli, schoolgirl, etc.) in one look. Of course, I had to still make it all come together and avoid looking like a mess by toning things down a bit. Plus, my highlighter neon yellow top was already too loud so I opted to pair it with black and added one more punch of color that came in the form of my flatforms. 

'Til the next Hungry Boy and Parched Girl post!

top- blacksheep
skirt- Forever21
flatforms- Manels
bag- bought online

XO.

All Good Food Has A Story

Just like this post, here's a 'lil summary of the weeks that had passed. Most of the photos on this post are different types of food that I have eaten as of late with the special people in my life. Amazing how sharing food or bonding over it can be very intimate and have amusing stories behind it. Let's start, shall we?

Ever since I started dorming, Mark picks me up every Sunday at Orlando to hear mass together. I'd like to think that the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Makati has become our default church. This time though, we attended mass in Magallanes and went to Paseo de Magallanes for afternoon wine and tapas.

Our first Gnocchi dish together. I love everything potato btw so this was just pure love. Ordered it in our favorite sauce: al funghi e porcini. We have tasted this sauce in 3 different types of pasta now: risotto, penne, and gnocchi. I think we've had enough of it already. Haha!

His favorite prosciutto laid on thin slices of pizza at Mona Lisa in Alabang. Mark doesn't fully understand that I enjoy eating with him. I guess it's due to my lack of enthusiasm/poker face when eating that makes him think that way.

Buy 1-take-1 moist cakes at the newly opened Mezza Norte at Technohub in QC. Finally a mercato-ish food bazaar in the North! Went to the opening with my grade school friends one stormy night. :)

My favorite breakfast. Waffles, hungarian sausage and runny sunny side up! :)

Is there really such a thing as a katsu craze? Maybe we were just craving for breaded pork. Whatever. Tonkatsuya is one of those hole-in-the-walls that we tried out which offered delicious katsus in very affordable prices. It was also a plus that the place felt somehow authentic what with its simplistic Japanese-looking interiors (nothing too fancy really), mangas stacked up in shelves and real Japanese customers flocking said place. Haha!

A random Saturday with friends going around in Fairview at the back of my friend's pick up truck. Wind in our hair & Katy Perry songs. Feeling very bagets lang.

One of our favorite snacks, Tri Mo Shawarma Co's famous shawarma in Lagro! Even the name's cute and funny!

 Army Navy in Taft with my cousin Mariel, during one of her visits. 

Mark made me try his favorite dessert, Tony Roma's hot cookie skillet sundae. Quite pricey for dessert (400php) but I guess it's okay to indulge once in a while. But we vowed to go back there and try their steak entrees that are considerably cheap. 

Truffle fries at Charlie's Grill and Grind in Pasig! Lasang Gaas at first taste (according to Mark) but hey that's truffles for you! Haha!

Korean food for dinner with my college BFF Anna Banana over at University Mall! Bibimbap and Bulgogi Wrap. 

PS. I'm no food blogger. Hihi. This is just an attempt to summarize the weeks that had passed for me in food photos. :)

XO.