Wooden Spoon: Wonder Foods

Reyna Blanca:

Stuffed Pechay:

Current hit among food lovers is Wooden Spoon on Katipunan Avenue in Loyola Heights Quezon City. Prices are reasonable with most dishes priced below P200 although servings are not really generous. But the good thing is that their food is great! The place is owned by Sandy Daza who has a column of course about food and restaurants in the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

I have tried a number of dishes in this restaurant which specializes in Filipino cuisine. Lumpiang sotanghan (P95), wansoy shrimp balls (P95), binagoongan (P195) lemon grass chicken (P185) are good. A disappointment is the new addition to their menu, crispy fish which is actually a seafood take on crispy pata but this time using tuna. The fish skin with meat came out tough instead of the crispy skin and tender meat of the really good crispy patas.

What stands out is their stuffed pechay(P155) which is smokey tinapa wrapped in pechay and swimming in really flavorful spicy sauce. You can end your meal with the delightful reyna blanca (P65) which is a milk gelatin topped with pinipig and milk cream.

There are a number of dishes which I heard are also great so another visit to this restaurant is in my To Do list.

La Boca Colors My World

La Boca in Buenos Aires is famous for its houses and establishments painted in bold and bright colors. This used to be meat-packing plants, warehouses, and houses which the dwellers painted with leftover paint on the corrugated metal sidings of these structures. As a result, a charming community came about where you now have coffee shops, restaurants, art galleries and souvenir shops, and has become a favorite of tourists.

Puerto Madero: Modern Buenos Aires

Puerto Madero was Buenos Aires major port in the 19th century. Today, this old waterfront is a modern barrio hosts to gourmet restaurants, residential apartment lofts, and offices. It is the most expensive real estate in Buenos Aires.

You can spend a lazy afternoon here strolling by the river and having coffee, snack or dinner in the numerous restaurants in the area.