Food-Stars Goes to Tagaytay: Tootsie's Home-cooked Specialties

Needing a break from the hustle & bustle of Manila, we decided to go on a road trip. With a tank full of gas & snacks for the road, we piled in & headed down the road. 

With hours & miles tucked under our belts, we rolled down our windows for a whiff of the cool fresh air.

Sigh... A view like this was enough for us to forget our troubles. We could feel our stress rolling right off our shoulders ;)

Tootsie's Home-Cooked Specialties, J. Abad Santos cor. Aguinaldo Hi-Way  Tagaytay City

J suggested this place for lunch. Our taste buds were ready for the renown Filipino cuisine they had to offer. 

Of Pen and Paper at Elias, BGC Makati

Dinner with the in-laws was becoming a regular thing. Every week brings new food adventures & more quality time; which can't be anything but a good thing... sorta like hitting 2 birds with one stone. :) This particular Thursday night, our taste buds led us to a new place to try out, Elias at Bonifacio High Street Central.

Darn Electric Fan!

Elias at Bonifacio High Street Central

With a live band in the middle of the grounds, Bonifacio High Street Central was crawling with people. The rows of restaurants were filled with diners & patron, enjoying this refreshing cool night.  At last, we were in front of the expanse of Elias. With the tagline "Turn of the Century Filipino Dining", we couldn't wait to put that to the test.

Black & White at Romulo Cafe, Jupiter Street Makati

For our weekly Saturday dinner out, it was decided that we were going to eat at Romulo's Cafe. Honestly, this was our first time to hear of this place. We soon learned that this was already their 2nd branch, the first was located in Quezon City. 

Romulo Cafe, Jupiter Street Makati

Because of wrong directions given, we got lost. After asking the guards at one of the restaurants at Jupiter Street, we soon found ourselves in front of a black & white house-like setting with a brightly lit patio and large windows with glass doors.  Hmmm... is this going to be like a homemade sort of food trip? Wasn't actually in a mood for that. So with fingers crossed, we walked thru the threshold... 

3 for 3 at TRES, SM The Block

A last-minute lunch run to SM The Block resulted to us going back to our regular Filipino/ Spanish haunt, Tres. 

TRES at SM The Block Ground Floor