Lechon Bites at Pepita's Lechon, Hole in the Wall, Century City Mall, Philippines

Pepita's Lechon has been on our sights for months but we couldn't commit on ordering one whole pig just to have a taste. Fortunately, Century City Mall's Hole in the Wall held a pop up event to showcase the said dish.

Lechon is all about crunchy pork skin & soft pork meat. Get those 2 just right and you'll definitely be in a yummy albeit sinful gastronomical journey.

Two candelabras with a large silver platter in the middle, this looked like a lechon altar of sorts. But where was the pig? 

It was actually moved inside for easier chopping. We got two orders of the Truffle Rice Stuffed Lechon de Leche. 

It didn't take that long before they served it up on plates. Instead of the usual lechon sauce, Pepita's serves theirs with spicy labuyo on the side. Those tiny Philippine flags were a nice touch.

Cookie Heaven at Scout's Honor, Hole in the Wall Century City Mall Makati, Philippines

Hole in the Wall Century City Mall houses lots of tempting & enticing food stalls. After our horrendous dinner, we just had to have something sweet to cleanse our palates. Ohhh... cookies! ;9

Scout's Honor Craft Cookie Shop, Hole in the Wall

With a clever name like that, you know you're in for a yummy cookie adventure. I was hoping to see the servers wearing the familiar girl scout uniforms or at least the berets but there was no green in sight! :(

Miko & Kristine (owners of Scout's Honor) gamely posed for a photo & gave recommendations on which cookies to try for newbies like us.

Scout's Honor offers two kinds of cookies; prebaked & the to-be-baked ones. Let's start with the prebaked ones. Here's some of the cookies on display.

Cookie Inception

Thin Mints

Samoas Dreams

S'Mores Tag-Alongs

And now for the to-be-baked or simply named Craft Cookie.

Here you get to choose your own dough & toppings. How fun! ;)

Foul Night at Bad Bird, Hole in the Wall Century City Mall Philippines

Remember our first Century City Mall's Hole in the Wall visit? Well, this time around we got to try the much raved about umami fried chicken by Bad Bird with Myka & Joseph. ;)

 After waiting in line for about 25-30 minutes, you choose from their menu, pay for it & they give you this huge black button that vibrates once your order's ready for pick up. Bad Bird cooks as you order so at least you get your chicken fresh from the pan.

Here's when the night turned interesting; the button vibrated & Hubby went to get our order. Lo and behold, the cashier then tells us that the side we ordered was out of stock. This was after 20 minutes of waiting. Bad communication between the kitchen & the cashier should not be our problem. The fact that you ask us to pay even before we get our order guarantees that the item being sold IS in stock right? Hay grabe. 

After that entire hullabaloo, we still tried to enjoy the night. Believe me, we all hoped that the Umami Fried Chicken would be the saving grace.... it wasn't.

Dirty Rice Plate with Spicy Hotness Level (Php 300)

Dirty Rice Plate with Safe Hotness Level (Php 300)

Dirty Rice Plate comes with 2 pieces of chicken with Dirty Rice & Kimchi.  First impression? I felt puzzled. Was this the chicken that were getting raves from the social media sites? Really? I took another bite just to make sure & knew right there that Bad Bird is nothing special. True, the chicken is crunchy on the outside & juicy on the inside but the flavor was not that good. The dirty rice & kimchi fared better.

Chinese Fusion at Kwong's Provisions, Hole in the Wall, Century City Mall Philippines

There's a new foodie place in town and its name is Hole in The Wall. 

This is a food court with an elegant & classier feel to it. The dining areas are cut into sections with different themes & interiors. Playful & inviting, Hole in the Wall have none of the hurried vibe we typically see in food courts. Observe, they even have high-backed chairs for comfort & that antler light fixture that seems reminiscent of the one seen in the Kutcher/Heigl movie Killers.

For their al-fresco diners, seating fixtures that resemble mini-greenhouses; monoblock white chairs & wicker seats were available. 

Due to the time constraint (we had an appointment for 9:15pm), we just went with the first brightly lit food stall we saw.