Wickedly delicious desserts and drinks from Chateau Hestia in Tagaytay City

Posted on May 22, 2008 - Filed Under Food trip, Road Trip | Leave a Comment

After our hearty Vietnamese lunch over at Bawai’s Vietnamese Kusina, we walk a a few meters away from the Viet resto and head straight to Chateau Hestia.

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Bawai: Authentic Vietnamese Fine Dining goodness

Posted on May 19, 2008 - Filed Under Byahilo Recommends, Food trip, Road Trip | Leave a Comment

I got all giddy and that after reading our proposed itinerary for the weekend South of Manila Tour organized by Verdana Homes Mamplasan. Our lunch was set at Bawai’s Vietnamese Restaurant in the breezy city of Tagaytay.

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BYAHILO enjoying the world’s best mangoes in Guimaras

Posted on May 7, 2008 - Filed Under Food trip, Road Trip | 1 Comment

The April 26-27 trip was supposed to be reserved for the Silay-Talisay Tour, Panaad Festival in Bacolod and the Yagyag Festival in Sibulan Oriental Negros. But changes happened, so I have to scrap my trip to Sibulan and replace with with an island hopping escapade in Guimaras.

Mangoes as far as the eye can see

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Byahilo Feasting on Bacolod’s Calea Cakes

Posted on April 30, 2008 - Filed Under Food trip, Road Trip | 9 Comments

Several times, I keep on rambling to some friends that Bacolod, unlike Vigan Iloilo or Baguio, is not rich in touristy sights. We only have the Cathedral, the Plaza, the Capitol and some few others. All the rest it’s outside of the city already. But one thing why people continue to come in droves [...]

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Byahilo’s Weekend Escapade in Bacolod and Guimaras

Posted on April 28, 2008 - Filed Under Beach, Events, Festivals, Food trip, Fun Time, Heritage Watch, Road Trip | 2 Comments

I just came back from my Bacolod and Guimaras Adventure. Since the day I bought my ticket, I was all giddy and excited for this trip. My partner in crime, BoohBooh is also looking forward to this trip too!

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BYAHILO and the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Experience

Posted on April 17, 2008 - Filed Under Events, Food trip | 1 Comment

Last night, I went to the tea appreciation workshop at the Coffee Bean and Teal Leaf Coffee Shop. The event was lead by the world’s tea master David de Candia who brought with him some select variety of tea where we had the privilege to be the first to try.

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Chef D’Angelo Greenbelt Makati: Customer Service at its worst

Posted on March 11, 2008 - Filed Under Food trip, Random Thoughts | 8 Comments

Last Friday my office colleagues and I (six of us) attended a seminar workshop somewhere here in Makati. For our lunch, we decided to have it in Chef D’Angelo in Greenbelt. . I really don’t have any issues with Chef D’Angelo because I have already tried their menu countless of times. I love their pasta [...]

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A Mediterranean Binge at the Mall of Asia

Posted on March 2, 2008 - Filed Under Food trip | 1 Comment

Last week my friend Gy, and I decided to meet in Mall of Asia. As always, we do our chitchats over a meal. But this time, we never had any specific restaurant of choice. So we strolled the entire Mall of Asia in search for the food joint where we could eat and talk. Then [...]

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