Davao Delicious

With its cobalt-blue lighting and intriguing name, the Blue Carabao Eatery stands out above the other karinderya joints on Sobrecarey St., Bo. Obrero, Davao City. I’d heard that they served a mean bulalo, so off I went to Blue Carabao for a spot of dinner. Turns out it’s Pochero (Bisaya style) and Hinalang that they [...]

Café Andessa — a quiet, out-of-the-way little restaurant that’s perfect for sharing a good meal with friends, close business associates, family. It’s pretty far from the Davao downtown area, but the place and the food are worth taking the trip for. At first glance, the restaurant’s design looks like a mountain cabin, what with all [...]

After a long spell, I’ve finally gotten around to eating at La Toscana again. The last time was last year! Check out my post about this Italian restaurant at my Davao blog, Ang Dabawenyo. Together with some friends, I had a sumptuous dinner at La Toscana the other day. We had tons of pasta! Check [...]

With a new menu of culinary offerings ready, Banana Leaf Asian Café hosted an intimate dinner for a number of bloggers and journalists last 26 June. More than a year ago, I’d gone to that branch in Davao with some friends, but we were disappointed with the food and the service. This time, I believe [...]

This restaurant has long been in existence in Davao and in Cebu, and it’s actually one of the first that capitalized on fried chicken as a delicacy among Filipinos. Sunburst Fried Chicken is practically an institution already; sadly, though, it has not maintained its market dominance. Last night, I convinced my friend Alex to have [...]

Last night, we hosted another party for the bloggers of Davao at Casa Leticia. As usual, the people behind it were Migs (always the emcee by default), Ria, Andrew (our dependable guy behind the scenes) and myself. Unfortunately, the fifth member of my intrepid team, Winston, was in Cebu and will be there for another [...]

The first time this blog was nominated to Janette Toral’s Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 2008, I was rather surprised, because I hadn’t realized that Davao Delicious could gain so much readership in such a short span of time. Now the blog has been consistently at the top positions in the weekly charts since [...]

Coco’s turned out to be not what I had expected it to be. Formerly a so-so seafood restaurant called Regine’s, now it’s the closest to a sports bar Davao has to offer. I don’t know if the owners really meant it to be, but the place has that feel of a sports bar. They do [...]

The Marco Polo, Davao is incontestably the premier luxury hotel in Davao City to date. Naturally, they offer the best in fine-dining experiences — from Western fare at the Eagles Bar to Cantonese cuisine at the Lotus Court. And now, the newest addition to the Marco Polo’s culinary offerings is Polo Bistro. The allure of [...]

One of the Filipino foodstuffs that I will never refuse to eat when served is Lumpia Ubod, especially the fresh variety (as opposed to fried). Roughly translated: spring rolls. Lumpia = our version of the roll. Ubod = heart of palm (coconut) or bamboo shoots. Yum!! So, here’s a recipe I got from a friend [...]