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When Mom Violy spotted Crisostomo’s handwritten menu, something in her chest lit up: home-style lumpia, sinigang steaming in clay pots—could this be the comfort food she’d been missing?

Carmina informed Mom Violy that she would visit her home on Saturday, November 8, 2025. She asked if Mom Violy wanted to go out for lunch and mentioned needing to do some grocery shopping due to an upcoming big storm. Mom Violy suggested trying Crisostomo, a Filipino restaurant inside Robinsons Magnolia. Carmina forwarded the menu for her to choose what she wanted to eat, while Carmina already knew her order. I chose pork barbeque served in a set of three pieces with a vinegar dipping sauce. I skipped rice and opted for lumpiang hubad, fresh lumpia without a wrapper, topped with peanut sauce.  Mom Violy initially craved the classic Pinoy paella, but when it wasn’t available, she decided on sinigang na baboy with an extra serving of rice. A family member chose sisig with garlic rice. Carmina enjoyed her meal with Mom Violy and particularly liked the  lumpiang hubad , though she kept wondering why it had no wrapper. I explained that it’s called "naked" because it’s served witho...

Catalina's Favorite Italian Restaurant is Pasta Prego Napa


It has been twenty-four years since Carmina and Catalina met each other in person. Sometimes in life when our life is moved apart within boundaries what people drawn themselves in losing in touch we've known for a long time in college.

We tend to drift and find each other again.

Carmina was able to arrange a weekend to spend time with her family up in Napa, California

Catalina decided upon eating at her favorite Italian Restaurant called, " Pasta Prego" located downtown a place you can explore after you've eaten a meal.



Did you know you can bring a wine bottle from your home to Pasta Prego?

It is possible all you need to pay is the uncorks fee at the restaurant.


Red wine match well when eating Italina food is what Catalina recommended us to try by picking what we wanted from the menu from Pasta Prego Napa.

Appetizer is Bruschetta


Catalina had ordered her favorite Fettuccine with Chicken.


Venna who is Catalina's daughter asked for the special of the day.


Carmina wanted to try her favorite Ravioli although never tried it with citrus cream.


We had shared stories of our life and was able to enjoy it with our red while and our Italian dishes cooked by Pasta Prego Napa.

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