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Mom Violy and Carmina’s dining experience at Dean & DeLuca

  Mom Violy told me she wanted to order the Paella Negra from Dean & Deluca. Carmina suggested we dine in since we’d never really tried their main courses, always just getting takeout with the cream puffs . Mom Violy agreed, and we arrived about thirty minutes before the lunch rush began. The service was very slow, even though we had ordered ahead of time. They mistakenly brought out the Paella Valenciana , despite Mom Violy repeating the order three times to the person who took it. It turned out the cook on duty made the error, even though it was written down clearly. We know Paella Negra takes a long time to prepare, which is why Mom Violy had requested it to be cooked beforehand. She wanted it as her main meal, but because of the mix-up and feeling hungry, she took a piece of Carmina’s Turkey Club Sandwich and asked for the bacon on the side. I didn’t expect the turkey to be just one piece, and the bread was toasted so hard that it removed one layer of the sandwich. Since ...

Boodle Fight



This is a popular dish that has comes across from the Philippines and any country who love to eat with no plates and utensils known as boodle fight.

This is common from a traditional Filipino in the providences where they use banana leaf as your plate and your hands as your utensils.

Boodle fight has food all stack on a banana leaf that is place on a table just like what you normally do when you serve food. 

Foods are served on a boodle fight:
  1. Rice
  2. Anything Grilled
  3. Anything Fried
  4. Cooked Vegetables
  5. Fresh Fruits
Note:
  • Just no food that has sauce which is place in a bowl

The advantage it is the best way with big crowds of people to fit on your table and the best part the only thing you need to wash are your hands after eating. No need to worry about washing plates or washing utensils.

The only thing you need is to provide plastic cups for drinking water and napkins.

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