Friuli Trattoria

Again, I experience the blessing of food and friendship at the Fruili Trattoria, through the generosity of KB (happy birthday!). After a visit to the bookstore of Claret in Quezon City (where we got books for as low as P10), we had a lovely early dinner at this little Italian place behind the school.

The mozzarella sticks (P140) were generous in size and filled with cheesy goodness. It came with a not-too-spicy salsa that was okay but the tomato ketchup combination was even better.

I've come to prefer veggie pizzas to the meat-loaded ones... the thickness of this Margherita pizza (P190) is just right--not too thick--and loaded with tomatoes, cheese, and other spices. The flavor is subtle and light, but the pizza itself is very filling. I enjoyed this dish the most. 

The tuna and mushroom spaghetti (P120) was the spiciest dish we tried that day. So if you like a little kick in your pasta, you might want to try this. 

The best part of the meal was the conversation. Thanks, KB, for sharing and listening. May God bless us both in our faith journey. May he bless you on your special day and grant you the desires of your heart. 

Feeling Italianni's

Thanks to my housemate, Doc S, we had a lovely salad for Valentine's Day. Fresh lettuce, ripe mangoes, and corn coupled with a mayo-peanut dressing on the side and tuna. Super yummy! Felt like I was at Italianni's... =)

Momo Cafe

Thanks to generous Le Chink, got a taste of food from Momo Cafe at Ayala Triangle.

     The MoMo! Gourmet salad (P295) has roasted garlic shitake mushrooms, candied walnuts, grapes, white cheese, raspberry-balsamic vinaigrette, mixed greens, sliced oranges and hard boiled egg. I prefer regular walnuts to candied--it was a little too sweet for the salad especially since the vinaigrette was also on the sweet side. Otherwise, I enjoyed everything on the plate, especially the two types of cheese. If I had to rate it on a scale of 1 to 5, I would give this salad a 3.5.

     My favorite part of the meal, however, was the soup. We ordered two kinds: I had the herb pumpkin cream & bacon bits soup (P150) while Le Chink had the wild truffle mushroom "cappuccino" (P175). The pumpkin soup was on the sweet and creamy side while the mushroom soup was on the salty side. Both were good but I appreciated each soup better since I could take a bit of the mushroom soup when I found the sweetness of the pumpkin becoming too much.

     As a main course, we had slow roasted herb beef fingers (P495). I enjoyed all the side dishes: the roasted sweet corn, the mashed potatoes and the veggies. The beef was tender and melted in the mouth. 

     Though dessert was offered, I could not eat another bite. Thank you, Le Chink, for another taste of the good life!