the epicurean journey of a foodie
When I started this blog I didn’t know a thing about SEO, Google visibility, etc. I thought once the blog was up and someone makes a search on Google my site will come up. This was not the case. It took a lot of tinkering, learning and pinging for my entries to show up on Google. So from time to time I do a search of Shoot First Eat Later just to see what comes up. I found this Google result so funny.
We had an impromptu lunch at People’s Palace today. Thanks to Pat’s carpenter who didn’t arrive thus starting a chain reaction that led to our having lunch for no reason at all.
People’s Palace is a Thai restaurant in Greenbelt 3 that has been around for a long time. It’s my first time to eat here. It’s a bit pricey and the servings are small but the food is good.
Deb was right. This was the creamiest, lightest panna cotta we’ve ever eaten.
People’s Palace
G/F Garden side Greenbelt 3,
Ayala Centre Makati City,
Metro Manila Philippines 1223
telephone : 729-2888
Here’s a blast from the past – Cow Label. This used to be a popular snack item when I was a kid. That was many, many years ago. It’s still around although not as popular. I haven’t eaten this in decades.
The packaging hasn’t changed at all. There’s 10 packs inside a box.
Each pack has different labels on each side. Fancy!
The only thing new is this nutritional information which I hope isn’t correct. 860 calories for a serving!! What?!? I hope it’s 860 calories for the whole box which will make it 86 calories per pack and 8 calories from fat? This is giving me a headache.
Cow Label is dried beef similar to beef jerky. But in this case it has a sweet, mild chili sauce. The beef is hard and chewy. It’s still finger licking good. The serving below comes from 1 pack. I doubt anyone who opens this will stop at one pack.
Good grief! All the heat about her $20,000 dinner at Le Cirque hasn’t even died down and there’s another report from The Washington Post of her group’s dinner at Bobby Van’s Steakhouse, a restaurant in Washington DC. At least this time it’s for 65 people although no one knows who paid for the $15,000.00 meal.
Check out Manolo Quezon’s in depth report on all her wining and dining in the USA.
Beijing Hand-Pulled Noodle House is the newest restaurant along J. Abad Santos st. in San Juan. It’s right beside Tofu store where I buy the best taho.
It’s a small and simply decorated restaurant. I went there around 2 p.m. today that’s probably why the place was empty.
They have an open kitchen where you can watch them make the noodles. Too bad I wasn’t there at the right time.
 P120 for 15 pieces
A clever beer ad from Israel made by McCann Erickson.
Thanks to Valerie for this amusing email.
A Filipino is worth dining for! Thanks Sha!
I’ve never heard of Crepe de Chine since it’s located in Binondo, Manila. I almost never go to Binondo since it’s so far and I always hear of really bad traffic stories. I didn’t have any expectations when I opened the styro container. It didn’t look so good. I didn’t even know what was inside the crepe. When I took a bite I was very pleased with the soft crepe and the burst of flavors and textures that assaulted my taste buds.
CDC crepe roll P180
I opened the crepe and realized it was salad inside a crepe. It had lettuce, grilled chicken, ham, cucumber, asparagus, tomatoes, pineapple, cheese and dressing. I had one crepe for lunch. It was very filling and satisfying. I never thought of putting salad inside a crepe. It sounds odd but the combination works! It’s a welcome change from the usual creamy savory or sweet and fattening crepes.
I like the food of Crepe de Chine based on these 2 dishes. I hope they open in Greenhills or Ortigas area or else I doubt if I’d ever get to try their other dishes.
This eat all you can hot pot promo looks interesting. I would order a lot of imported beef to make it worth it.
I was shocked to read that our President Gloria had dinner with her party of 28 government officials at Le Cirque in New York and the bill came to US$20,000.00.
New York Post’s Page Six first broke this story.
Read more about it at Manolo Quezon’s blog. This is what Manolo thinks they could have ordered.
Here’s MarketManila’s blog about it.
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