Bitewise Trading Now in New Location

Bitewise Trading has transferred to a new retail outlet located at Unit Q, Plaza Salud, 8266 Dr. A. Santos Avenue (Sucat Road), Barangay San Isidro, Parañaque City. From February 17 – March 15, 2009, all items can be availed at discounted prices for pick up only at the new location. See the full post for more information.

Have a Sweet Lorraine Valentine

Get sweet treats for your sweetheart—or your sweet tooth—from Sweet Lorraine Bakeshop.

Merry Cupcake Christmas!

A new cupcake star is born… cheaper than the usual high-end cupcake and not quite as sweet, ienne’s cupcake café has Betty craving some cuppies.

The Cocoa Pantry Delivers to the South!

The Cocoa Pantry is a specialty baking supplies retail store that provides baking items at competitive prices. They offer essential baking ingredients and packaging materials for home bakers and those with small baked goods businesses. They also have baking gifts and party ideas, such as their Recipe-in-a-Jar and Baker’s Bowl, charming packages of pre-measured ingredients that are ready to bake. Finally, they have table centerpieces with mixed cookies and balloons, and cake alternatives, as well as premium baked goods, such as their specialty cookies, brownies and molten lava cupcakes.
For the month of August, Southbound readers will enjoy a reduced minimum delivery price for South pickups! See the full post for more details.

Original Malabon Goodies at Dolor’s Kakanin

Food always figures prominently in our childhood memories, and Dolor’s special sapin-sapin takes Wria back to hers.

Hero Great Bites Sausages and Other Products Available at Bitewise Trading

Hero Great Bites Sausages are available at retail and wholesale prices at Bitewise Trading in San Antonio Valley, Parañaque. A range of varieties are available, all prepared without MSG and food coloring: Hungarian Sausage, Schublig, Cheesy Frankfurters, and different types of hotdogs, longganisa, and tapa. Siomai products by Joax Ingredients, Mantou Stuffed Breadsticks and Country Pride Chicken Nuggets are also available. See the full post for more details.

German Klassisch - Sausages and beer at Old Manila

How old is Old Manila? Pretty old, and it’s still standing! Betty revisits the German deli with a craving for some ice cold Oettinger beer.

Dial “M” for Merienda: munching on Mushroomburgers and Mr. Moo’s carabao milkshakes

Farah finds new merienda alternatives with not-so-typical ingredients on a trip to Tagaytay.

The Laid Back South Blogger Date

What do you get when you take two bloggers, a Southern lifestyle, and Valentine’s Day fever? You get a laid back date with pictures and a post to show for it! Jayvee and Phoebe check out some of their favorite spots in the South for a lazy Friday pre-Valentines date.

Street Shopping for Strawberries along Makati Ave.

Hey, it’s Monday, and the start of another long week, the third long week in a very short month (does anyone else get that feeling? Must be because the holidays are looming and the work is piling up, I guess). Since a lot of folks will be back to their offices in Makati today, I […]

Guilty Pleasures - Sweet but sugar free bazaar treats

As a recovering (but, I suspect, hopeless) pack rat, I find the best gifts to give (and receive, of course) are always the consumables. Think about it, and the simplicity and elegance is obvious: bring champagne to a dinner party, flowers to a housewarming, ice cream to a barkada gimik, a cake to a birthday […]

Fresh From the Farm: Rediscovering Gourmet’s Cafe

Over the last few years, there’s been a huge boom in commercial activity in Tagaytay… lots of new cafés, restaurants, hotels, and spas, giving the weekend warrior more to do there than just sit and contemplate the horizon (though contemplation is one of the best things to do in Tagaytay). There are always places to […]

Have Yourself… Some Spooky Eye Candy!

October is upon us, and so is Halloween. The season for spooks and screams and tricks or treats is just around the corner. The malls are decked out in pumpkins, bats and cobwebs. Ghoulish masks are on display and, best of all, so are tons and tons of candy! It’s that time of year when […]

Pandesal is the New Lechon Manok

Remember them? Back in the late 80’s every street corner had its own lechon manok stand. Heck, there was a whole village of lechon manok restaurants along Coastal Road. Then that trend gave way to pearl shakes, then mineral water stations. In the end, only the strongest brands remain: witness Toto’s Lechon Manok and Zagu […]

More Tagaytay Classics: Good Shepherd, Bag of Beans, and Ilog Maria

Nothing like a new perspective to shake things up a bit. Skipping out on a company outing somewhere in Batangas, my cohorts and I make a run for Tagaytay (I hope I don’t get anyone in trouble with that little revelation, hehehe). From the Star Tollway, we take the Sambat exit and make our way […]

Ralo’s Cassava Cake: Mabuhay ang kakanin!

Sooner or later you will grow tired of hamburgers from fast food joints or gourmet pasta from fancy schmancy restaurants. Supermarket aisles laden with bags upon bags of chips, chocolate bars and other goodies from all over the world just won’t seem to cut it. On those days you will discover the simple pleasures of […]

The Taj Store - Indian specialties in your own backyard

Back in the days when I had all the time in the world (read: when I was a bum), I liked to cook. I didn’t learn how to cook the usual Pinoy basics though: instead of adobo and sinigang, I enjoyed cooking dishes that my then-housemate called “kikay food.” I particularly enjoyed making Indian dishes […]

Memories in the Making - Not just a deli, a place to unwind

Sorry, this establishment is no longer operating. :(

The biggest boom in the BF commercial industry recently has been in bars. From its humble beginnings with Raf�s (still avidly awaiting their reopening!) and Beluga, Aguirre Avenue has grown into a veritable Pasay Road (a friend�s observation, not mine), with places like I am Sam (now […]

evelyn@urservice - decadent chocolate cake and frozen brazo de mercedes

I’ve discovered the best brazo in the world, and it lives in the South.

Nothing like mom’s chocolate cake�
Let me back up a little. A month or so ago, Denise Dahlin’ (the pancit lady, hahaha) asked me to write an article for Burn magazine. It was supposed to be a food feature, and for reasons that […]