Cucina Manila

Cucina Manila

I was craving for Filipino food so I jogged five blocks and went to this local carenderia to try their kare kare and kaldereta. I think it’s been at least eight months since I last went to this place, and I only went just to 

It’s a Wonderful Life

It’s a Wonderful Life

– that’s the name of the play we saw at Granville Island last Saturday. But before feeding our penchant for the arts,we went ahead and indulged at Joe Fortes, a really cozy upscale resto in downtown Vancouver with very attentive waiters. The amuse-bouche was seared 

not just another sushi place

not just another sushi place

Eclectic and inventive are two words that best describes Kiku Sushi. With the myriad of sushi places sprouting up along Kingsway from Vancouver to Burnaby, it’s easy to miss Kiku, hidden away at the RBC/London Drugs complex. What’s good about trying out hole-in-the-wall kind of 

On the spot

On the spot

@ White Spot. As I was cleaning up my dresser, I saw a pile of unused gift cards, remnants of my rewards for being a reliable software warrior back when I was still using my left brain. Since the rest of my place is empty, 

Green Basil: The house that Pad Thai built

Green Basil: The house that Pad Thai built

or at least that’s how I call it. I was invited to join a girls’ dinner out last night with L, J and F, and since my fridge only had cookies I felt it was time to go out and eat real food. They were 

After checking in at the YVR

After checking in at the YVR

and while waiting for PR107 to board, we decided to grab a *light* dinner while watching the Canucks beat the Capitals at the comfy couch of Koho. For starters we got the calamari which was cooked to perfection, although a bit salty I might admit; 

At the corner of Robson and Bute: Moxie’s Classic Grill – Robson

At the corner of Robson and Bute: Moxie’s Classic Grill – Robson

is Moxie’s Classic Grill. “Let It Snow” was blasting from the restaurant’s speakers as we walked up the stairs to the dining area, I do hope it would snow, I like waking up to a white Christmas. The server led us to good seats, right