15 January 2010 ~ 7 Comments

Van Gogh is Bipolar

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This is going to be my third time in Van Gogh Is Bipolar in the span of three weeks. My cousin Ashley introduced me to this small, beautiful hole in the wall when I was down in the dumps some two weeks ago, and the cafe’s pebbly courtyard, the violet fairy lights and a perfect cup of tea was the best defiance to a thoroughly rough day.

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29 September 2009 ~ 0 Comments

The Great Binondo Food Wok Tour

Say hey to Zoe Dulay, my good friend and our World to Table tour guide through the crowded streets of Old Manila’s Chinatown in the Philippines. Join her as she ventures to Binondo’s restaurants and street stalls, where she experiences delicious encounters with dumplings, tea eggs, lumpias, hopias and more. — Veronica

I have realized that my love for food will topple most things, like my dislike for the outdoors and apparently, my common sense.

September marks the start of stormy, rainy weather here in Manila. One would think that maybe traipsing around Chinatown (Binondo, as it is locally known) is hard enough in the usual muggy heat- what more in torrid rains? Yet the minute my History professor mentioned the Binondo Food Wok Tour as an option for extra credit, I took it.

Chinatown

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