Family was informed by their friends to try Blackbird at the Nielson Tower and asked Mom Violy if she has ever been there before. Mom Violy had no clue what it was asked Carmina to look it up and see what kind of food they serve. Carmina gave the phone number to Mom Violy make a reservation for a family lunch. On the day of the reservation, we arrived early and were allowed to enter before the official opening time of eleven o’clock in the morning. We decided to stay in the lobby, where we were asked if we wanted anything to drink. Carmina took videos inside and learned about the history by talking to the staff. One hour later, people started coming into the restaurant and took their seats at the reservation table, browsing the menu to decide what to order. Our family members were running late, but we didn’t get bored thanks to the friendly staff. More customers kept arriving and placing their orders, and we couldn’t help but glance at their dishes, curious about what ...
I went to Cabanatuan City the home town of my mom where she grew up with her family. The drive takes 3 to 4 hours drive from Manila. Every time we visit her home town we eat either in Rustica Restaurant that serves Filipino and Asian dishes. Address : Maharlika Highway Across from Zulueta Street Cabanatuan City, Luzon 3100 Philippines Contact : +63 44 940 7927 Beef Sinigang with Gabi Soup Barbecue Pork Ribs Butter Garlic Shrimp Cabanatuan is known for garlic longganisa served for breakfast. Buro (ferment rice) is a common dish to buy in the Cabanatuan Public Market. I was able to discover someone selling smoked dried fish that is related to the person whom I just went to visit last Sunday in Balanga Bataan. What a small world the person who runs the one in Cabanatuan is the brother and the sister runs the one in Balanga, Bataan. Tip : Rainy season the dried fish are more expensive. ...