Food

Top 5 Meats I Miss the Most

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  1. Bacon
  2. Pepperoni
  3. Salami
  4. Chicken
  5. Turkey

grocery stores in metro manila

  1. landmark (trinoma or makati branches have GREAT selections)
  2. s&r (filipino ripoff of costco..literally!)
  3. metro gaisano market in market!market!, taguig (carries many hard to find int'l goods)
  4. hypermarket (fresher vegetables than shopwise)
  5. shopwise and rustan's (they're sister companies)
  6. unimart greenhills (carries random imported food from the u.s.)
  7. savemore

My All-Time Favorite Restaurants

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  • Pequod's (Morton Grove, IL)
  • The Homestead (Chicago, IL) Defunct
  • The Admiral (Asheville, NC)
  • Chipotle (Various Locations)
  • Mitchell's Ice Cream (Chicago, IL)
  • 12 Bones (Asheville, NC)
  • Charlie Gitto's (St. Louis, MO)
  • Pensiaro (Evanston, IL)
  • The Works (Glenview, IL)

All-Time Favorite Brands

  • Chipotle
  • Levi-Strauss
  • Ralph Lauren
  • Winchester
  • Scion
  • New Balance
  • Panasonic
  • Guinness
  • Ivory
  • Patagonia
  • Day-Timer
  • Humes & Berg
  • Ace Hardware
  • Coca-Cola
  • Apple
  • Ruger
  • Logitech
  • Kleenix
  • Chess Records

Every Bowl of Pasta I've Had at Il Corvo

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  1. Cappellini Cacio e Pepe (beecher's flagship and pepper)
  2. Tagliatelle alla Pescatora
  3. Fregola di Sarda (Sardinian fish soup with fregola, rock shrimp, fish stock of halibut, black cod and salmon bones, tomatoes, garlic, a touch of spice and fresh oregano)
  4. Malloreddus with Dot's Delicatessen bacon, red chard, tomato and chili (topped with creamy ricotta)
  5. Gnocchi con Carciofi (baby artichokes, lemon and cream)
  6. Orecchiette in brodo with spicy paprika sausage, cannellini beans and sage
  7. Maccheroni with cauliflower, garlic, herbs, tomato, sultanas, butter root, pine nuts, chili flake and olive oi

My Top 5 Desserts

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  1. Strawberry Shortcake (fresh strawberries and shortcake soaked with strawberry juice are a MUST)
  2. Tiramisu (only if it's not too sweet and the lady fingers are nice and soggy)
  3. Ice Cream
  4. Sorbet
  5. Cheesecake

1001 Foods To Try Before You Die

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  • FRUIT

Restaurants I've eaten at in Toronto

  1. Chinese
  2. Lai Wah Heen
  3. Lai Tah Heen
  4. China House
  5. House of Chan
  6. Bright Pearl
  7. Rol San
  8. House of Gourmet
  9. New Sky
  10. The Dumpling House
  11. Mother's Dumplings
  12. New Treasure
  13. Asian Legend
  14. Xam Yu Seafood
  15. Japanese
  16. Sado Sushi
  17. Sushi on Bloor
  18. Tokyo Sushi
  19. Sushi Island
  20. Guu
  21. Thai/Cambodian/Vietnamese
  22. Real Thailand
  23. The Thai Grill
  24. The Loving Hut
  25. Thai Spring Roll
  26. Wok In Wok Out
  27. Thai Basil
  28. Noodle Bowl
  29. Pho Hung
  30. Lime
  31. Hakka Thai Dynasty Restaurant
  32. Korean
  33. Joon's
  34. Ka-Chi
  35. Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu
  36. Indian
  37. Kathmandu
  38. Babur
  39. Amaya
  40. Curry Twist
  41. Nataraj
  42. Madras

Sleep or Food: Which One Do You Need More?

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Choose the option that makes you feel crabbiest when you do without it.