FLAVOURS OF ILOILO

Early morning mass-goers are in for a special gastronomic treay as The Promenade at Days Hotel Iloilo brings back MISA DE GALLO Breakfast Buffet. In time for the Filipino Mass Tradition, it will started today Dec. 16 until the 24th from 530am until 10am Ilonggos will surely delight in the best breakfast buffet in town featuring a wide array of dishes and within this Christmas season, it featured an assortment of native delicacies that will make breakfast have a taste of home.   Today, on the first day of the traditional early  morning mass, we found ourselves flooded with the goodness of native delicacies on top of their usual and already very satisfying line up of breakfast specialties.  For only PhP495/net/pax, here are just of the native food finds on top of the soups, bread, appetizers, salads and main course at Days Hotel Iloilo's Misa de Gallo Breakfast Buffet.  If you miss or enjoy ...

There’s an unwritten rule in the house – leftover fried fish will become cardillo while broiled fish becomes linagpang . While cardillo involves a more complicated process of making an egg-based broth for the fish, making linagpang is just easy as 1-2-3. It has become quite a dish in the house as there’s no need to wait for leftover fishes – bangus in particular, in order to make linagpang. We usually broil bangus for that purpose – just cooked whole (still with scales but cleaned of, course) over charcoal. Then it is coarsely flaked or maybe bigger chunks according to the one who cooks. It is then mixed with slices of fresh tomatoes (other recipes call for broiled ones though), onions and salt. Hot water is poured before serving and a quick “tosses” ensures the mix of the flavors of the broiled fish and the vegetables. Other recipes add siling labuyo and onion leaves for flavor and visual presentation. With an aroma that inviting and ...

Celebrating its 2nd Thanksgiving in the City of Love, Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo made the last Thursday of November a gastronomic day to remember.  The Runway Kitchen was abuzz with guests, both locals and tourists alike, enjoying the delectable offerings the the hotel has to offer. The foodie festivity also coincided with Courtyard Iloilo'a annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. Enjoy these mouth-watering offering Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo has lined up for Thanksgiving 2019.

Dairy Queen is finally back in Iloilo! It was decades ago when this dessert royalty captured the Ilonggos' hearts but it eventually just disappeared . Fast forward two  decades later, DQ is back in Iloilo with bang as it opens its first "comeback" branch at SM City Iloilo!  This branch is dessert cafe where DQ lovers can sit and linger contemplating for another order, perhaps?  A second branch located at Robinsons Place Iloilo is set to open by December 2019 DQ BLIZZARD A popular Dairy Queen item is the Blizzard, which is soft-serve mechanically blended sundae with mix-in ingredients such as chocolates, cookies, brownies, fruits and more Blizzards derive their name from being so thoroughly cold that they can be held upside-down without any spillage. DQ employees often demonstrate this to customers as a company policy that one Blizzard per order is to be flipped upside-down before the customer! (Wikipedia) ...

BORACAY. White sand beaches, crystal clear waters, fun-filled activities under the sun, superb nightlife and of course-lots and lots of food! And we had to look no further than Brick & Basil, the in-house restaurant of our host hotel for the weekend getaway.  Ferra Hotel and Garden Suites Boracay hosted members of the Iloilo Bloggers Inc. over the Halloween weekend showcasing the hospitality the year-old hotel is known for. And among the superb experiences we had was just lounging at Brick & Basil savoring all the wood-fired specialties they had for us. What comes to mind when you hear " brick, basil and wood-fire"? Ofcourse, it's none other than the Italian specialty enjoyed around the world - PIZZA! With the freshest ingredients, the use brick oven and wood for the fire, how can the pizza go wrong? We just devoured and enjoyed every bite of the Butcher 's Choice or Four-Cheese & Garlic pizzas - right off the...