I am hugging my coffee right now. Ninety days after the quarantine started, we have changed our season in the Philippines from the hot and dry summer to the rainy and wet season. Ninety days and communities have shifted to a new economy of barter, online selling, and planting.
The search for some local food continues this week and I was lucky to find a wonderful baker who fell in love with Davao just like I did. I was introduced to Mateo’s Cake which is an online store selling delicious pastries and recently moved to Davao from Metro Manila. A year ago, I met the awesome Ms. Tetta who organized a conference on writing for Mindanao culinary history. After our meeting made a trip around the sun, she linked me to her daughter, the master baker of Mateo’s Cake, Ms. Bea. A small world of foodies, right?
This quarantine has changed so many things in our life including the way we buy and consume food. They say this is the new normal but regardless of the normalcy I think the best take away we get in this situation is our capacity to be resilient and find ways to make our culture, or our way of living, to thrive.
This blog post will be short because I intend to make a lengthy listicle afterward so bear with me. I am sharing this blog post because a former colleague in a hotel I used to work at is starting his humble online resto and sells a favorite dish of mine.
Our seventh stop for the Davao Food Crawl has been one of the pioneering Japanese resto in the city that has survived the test of competition and fast-paced trends in food industry in the city. Tsuru Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar will definitely be in your list for Davao’s homegrown food establishment.
New Frappuccino flavors are here!
After a long wait, Starbucks is finally adding new flavors in their core frappuccino drinks beginning this summer. This April 9, enjoy the Triple Mocha Frappuccino, Dark Caramel Coffee Frappuccino and Red Velvet Cake Cream Frappuccino! You can also enjoy a seasonal offering, Mixed Berry with Pomegranate Pearls.
I knew that the perfect timing came when an invitation from Kessler’s to attend their event in Davao happened just in time for my vacation leave. I was afforded an afternoon to smell cocoa in the oven and even get to meet the team who brought Kessler’s to Davao.
We are very happy to enjoy a sumptuous lunch with Ms. Annie Lim and recalled some of the earlier days of the hotel and some of her unforgettable projects at Marco Polo Davao. Of course, our chit chat happened over plates of Asian dishes prepared by Chef Patrick Co himself.
Here is another product that doesn’t just look like a throwback from our younger years but it definitely taste like it too! Our friends from Fly Ace Corporation has brought Cocio, a great tasting chocolate milk drink since 1951.
One of the most exciting season for Filipinos is here. It’s time for vacation, family outing, beach and enjoying some of your favorite food and drinks that you have been depriving yourself to get ready for your summer bod.
