June 10, 2010 – 4:46 pm | 3 Comments

Cebu City is eager for the imminent opening of the Cebu South Coastal Road Project’s four-lane subway tunnel.
The P1.63-billion project consists of a twin box tunnel and a reinforced concrete wall. The tunnel is approximately …

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Kumprahan Supermerkado
July 21, 2010 – 4:25 pm | No Comment
Kumprahan Supermerkado

The Kumprahan Supermerkado in Bridges Town Square, Mandaue, gives consumers the freshest produce at cheaper prices while helping farmers in Cebu earn more.
The formal opening of the Kumprahan Supermerkado, the first community market in Cebu, …

Kukuk’s Nest Garden Restaurant and Pension House
July 16, 2010 – 10:02 am | No Comment
Kukuk’s Nest Garden Restaurant and Pension House

The Kukuk’s Nest Garden Restaurant is a very homey, laid-back haven for locals and tourists alike. It is popular among backpackers and local artists and writers.
What makes Kukuk’s Nest stand out? There are interesting local …

Steak of the Nation: I Love Steak Delivers
February 18, 2010 – 12:20 pm | 3 Comments
Steak of the Nation: I Love Steak Delivers

I Love Steak’s service is also great, with service attendants quite attentive and prompt. Combine that with a suitable ambience with a slightly too-much-yellow motif, and you get a great place with which to heartily feast on juicy steak goodness.

Apgujeong: Korean Cuisine for Everyone
January 27, 2010 – 4:49 pm | No Comment
Apgujeong: Korean Cuisine for Everyone

Cebuanos are beginning to notice the wonders of Korean cuisine and its relative  healthiness. Korean dishes are well-known to have the healthiest ensemble of food stuffs in the world, and having them regularly served here …

Mango Mania!
July 13, 2009 – 10:30 am | No Comment

Cebu is famous for its mangoes. Sweet, delicious, juicy – once you’ve tasted Cebu’s mangoes, it will leave you wanting for more.
Mangoes are abundant in Cebu. Cebu’s mangoes are the most recognizable in the country …

Chicharon as Chicheria
July 8, 2009 – 1:40 pm | No Comment

(Chicheria: Filipino slang for snacks like chips, crackers, etc.)
Chicharon is a very popular snack in Cebu and all over the Philippines. This crunchy delight is one of Cebu’s best and tastiest products.
Chicharon are pork …

Buwad
July 1, 2009 – 8:16 am | No Comment

No Filipino can ever mistake the smell of the buwad for something else. The mere whiff of the buwad can make any appetite soar or any hungry stomach growl.
Here in the Philippines, salted and dried …

La Tegola in Banilad, Cebu
May 7, 2009 – 1:46 pm | No Comment

The La Tegola Cucina Italiana restaurant located on the ground floor of the Foodland Building in Banilad, Cebu City, is one of the branches of the La Tegola chain of restaurants in Cebu.
I have eaten …

The Otap as a Snack
March 30, 2009 – 3:30 pm | 4 Comments
The Otap as a Snack

The otap is an oval-shaped puff pastry that is about four to six inches long and about two inches wide. The surface of the otap looks very crumpled and is sprinkled with sugar that has somewhat hardened on the otap. The crumpled look of the otap is what makes it very fragile and easily to break into bits of pieces when you bite it…

Lechon Cebu
March 18, 2009 – 4:40 pm | 2 Comments
Lechon Cebu

Lechón is the Spanish word for suckling pig and in the Philippines, it connotes a whole roasted pig or “ litsong baboy,” in the local language. The process of cooking the lechón involves the whole pig or piglet that has been…

Tastefully Cebu: Culinary Delights at Every Corner
February 26, 2009 – 10:16 pm | No Comment
Tastefully Cebu: Culinary Delights at Every Corner

Cebu is home to many local and international chains of restaurants. The local cuisine in the many Filipino restaurants available is something you will never forget…

Delightfully Cebu: All In a Class of Its Own
February 26, 2009 – 10:00 pm | 2 Comments
Delightfully Cebu: All In a Class of Its Own

Queen City of the South. The Oldest City in the Philippines. Birthplace of Oriental Christianity. Hardly has there been any other Philippine metropolis that has richer cultural and historical material as that of Cebu City. Throughout the centuries…