Surprisingly Good Kebab with Biryani Rice Dinner!

Persian Grill @
G/F Prince Plaza II, Legaspi St, Legaspi Village

Tita Nelia (The Pink Food Shop) and I were walking along Greenbelt 5 deciding where to have dinner when, all of the sudden, she remembered this Persian Grill in Legaspi Street. She recounted how she tried (via delivery) and enjoyed it while having hair treatments in the nearby salon. 

Well, she was right! The flavorful Beef Kebab and Chicken Tikka were not dry and not leathery. And this is the best thing: we spent less than a thousand for that dinner! To think that we were three very hungry souls.  

Kebab Platter P599
Biryani Rice P75 

6 sticks of assorted Kebabs

(2 Beef Kebab, 1 Taka, 2 Morg, 1 Chicken Tikka)

with grilled tomato, onions and yogurt dip

with steamed long grain Biryani Rice 

Ryzza Mae, The Dancing Queen!

At first, it was Cha-Cha...

at ngayon naman ay iba't-ibang

dance genre ang ipinakita ng 

youngest host on Philippine Television!

Have you been watching her lately sa kanyang
The Ryzza Mae Show
everyday before EB at 11:30am?

Last week nga ay guest niya ang
Master Showman na talaga namang 
game na game sa mga gimik ni Aleng Maliit! 
At sabay silang sumigaw ng...
Walang Tulugan!

That's My Boy: Wildcard!

Prince Justine Navarro

was the Wildcard Winner of 

That's My Boy held last week!

Naalala ko ulit ang isang 

Grand Prize Winner ng isang contest din na 

isa lang Wildcard din! Kilala nyo siya?

Diba si Ryzza Mae ay isang wildcard 

contestant lang ng LMP 2012? 

Mangyari din kaya kay Prince yun?

Who knows?

Watch na lang kayo sa 

That's My Boy

Grand Finals on May 04, 2013! 

Malapit na yun! 

  

Ryzza Mae @ Lunch Time!

Everybody knows 

na isa sa mga paboritong ulam ng ating

Aleng Maliit ay Paksiw but on this 

particular day, chicken ang ulam niya. 

Chicken wings to be specific.

Kasama niya ang kanyang ever-loyal

Papi Jack na kasabay 

niyang nagdasal bago nag-lunch. 

Malakas bang kumain ang 

Princesa ng Cha Cha? 

Well, watch the video to find out! 

Kain tayo! 
Don't forget to watch 
The Ryzza Mae Show everyday at 11:30am! 

Cafe Havana: Despite The Horrible Service!

Cafe Havana @ Greenbelt 3

I bitch about the bad service but I still find myself eating here. Well, I guess I can't do anything about it. I can't avoid NOT to go there because they do serve good food and the servers know that fact. They know the customers would just keep on coming back in spite of them being the biggest motherfu**ers this side of Manila. True. But I have to remind them that the Havana in Gateway closed after a few years of operation. There's a big chance... (smiling face). 

Anyway, like I've said, food is good here... Adobong Kambing on top of the list. But we discovered another gem... the Beef Salpicao. Its just Tenderloin Tips with olive oil and garlic. Not as perfect as the Adobo, but its somewhere near. 

Empanaditas (P150 each)
Carribbean Style Salmon w/ Mango Mumbo Salsa(P595)
Lengue Estofada (P425)
Beef Salpicao (P450)

Bite-sized Cuban sandwich filled 

with Feta cheese and pine nuts

Fillet of salmon with mango and 

grain mustard sauce served with black squid in rice

Tenderloin tips with olive oil and garlic 

Ox-tongue with oilves and mushroom sauce

Ryzza Mae, Vampire Ang Daddy Niya?

Is that blood? 

Or water or Gatorade? 

Well, whatever it is...

galing sa bote at hindi sa leeg.

Speaking of necks...

nanonood ba kayo ng show ng Aleng Maliit 

with Bossing sa GMA every Saturday night? 

At avid watcher na rin ba kayo 

ng kanyang solo show 

everyday from Monday to Friday

11:30am right before Eat Bulaga ang...

The Ryzza Mae Show?!

Well, we tell you na marami pang gimik at guests 

sa mga susunod na mga episodes na 
talagang inuubusan ng panahon ng buong 
production staff ng show! 
Kaya tutok na! 

CPK's Thai Crunch Salad!

CPK's Thai Crunch Salad @ Rockwell

California Pizza Kitchen kept some of the non-pizza (and non-pasta) items after changing their menu a few months back. Thankfully. One of them is the Thai Crunch Salad (Full P560/Half P325). Tita Nelia (of the Pink Food Shop) introduced me to this salad what became to be one of our favorite comfort foods. 

This salad is not light, I have to warn you. As a matter of fact, it's a meal in itself. It has Napa and red cabbage, chicken, cucumbers, edamame, wontons, rice sticks, peanuts, cilantro, carrots and scallions tossed with lime-cilantro and Thai peanut dressing!  

The flavors complement each other (with the scallions bringing in the sharp bite) with the peanut dressing with the slightly tart lime-cilantro bringing the dish to perfection. And I just love the texture with every mouthful of this salad! 

Ryzza Mae, Sinipsip Ang Coffee Stirrer?!?

It was a typical break time ng Aleng Maliit sa kanyang tambayan matapos ang kanyang segment na Hakot All You Can. We were having our usual fun time with Ryzza nang magtawanan ang lahat! Ano'ng nangyari?  Watch! (2:15)!

Disappointing Grace Park!

Grace Park @ One Rockwell

They say that when a restaurant says that it's on still on Soft Opening, customers are expected to forgive whatever boo-boo the kitchen and service people may commit. I say... bullshit. I say, if you're just going to fuck up my food and to be served by clumsy servers, well then, don't open just yet! Simple. 

Grace Park opened to the public a few days back. We were expecting something grand from the owner and Chef of Cibo and Lusso (that night, Chef Margarita arrived way before our orders did. While apologizing for the "mess," she kissed and hugged her very good friend, Tita Nelia Silverio Dee who was with Mark Dee and me).  

That night, the expected grandness was never to be found. Service was clumsy and amateur and the food can be described as bad and very bad. 

Their burger went over the top. There was too much cheese splattered on bad beef. Sa hitsura at lasa, umay na umay ka na. Grace Park calls this OMG Burger which is priced at (unbelievably) P795. Oh my God, alright. 

It was unanimous: this was blandest pasta we've eaten ever. They claim that they use fresh pasta, that's great. If only they put in some flavor... This Squash Ribbons, Pistachios, Goat Cheese was highway robbery at P450. 

What can go wrong with meatballs? Well, this 3-Meatballs (P495) was all-wrong. We didn't like the texture and the beef left a funny taste on our tongues. 

That dinner was not a total disaster. Personally, I liked this Organic Field Greens (P220). The Honey-Dijon Dressing was light and just right.  

The Baked Crackling 2-Ways (P200) is a unique way of serving of chicharon (baked chicharon with cream cheese). We liked this appetizer. 

Ryzza Mae Greets Her Friends (Batch 3)!

As promised...

Kahit medyo na-delay lang ng konti,

here are Ryzza Mae's special friends

that she wants to greet and thank

sa kanilang walang sawang

pagsuporta sa kanya at sa buong EB! 

Ang mga bago niyang friends ay

nanggaling mula sa

Pilar, Bataan; Alberta, Canada; 

Houston, Texas! 

Ryzza Mae sends her love, love, love!

At tulad nang love ng EB sa mga scholars! 

Dahil mamaya ay may special celebration 

ang Dabarkads together with the   

EBest Scholars na mga graduates

na sa High School!
Makikilala natin sila!