I love Filipino people. They are without a doubt some of the friendliest, most accommodating people in the world. Sometimes they are accommodating beyond the realm of comfort, though, and this is something that often bothers me. An example of what I am talking about is when it comes to food. Sometimes, during the day, […]
Bob’s favorite Davao dining spots
Last year, I wrote an article called Bob’s Top Ten Restaurants in Davao here on this site. Well, a year is a relatively long time, and tastes can change in that time. Restaurants that were great can lose their luster, and restaurants that didn’t even exist can be the newest hot thing in a City […]
Monkeys and Pigs
I must admit, I am a little bit worried about food safety in the Philippines. There was some troublesome news last week that brought this to my mind. Around mid-week last week, it came out that three piggeries in Luzon were found to have Ebola Reston in their pork! It seems like it’s been a […]
Philippine Beef
Whenever I have guests visit from abroad, which is quite often, and I take them around Davao, or outside the City, one reaction is almost always certain. When they see a cow, they are surprised. “I thought they didn’t have cows in the Philippines, where did that come from?” I can assure you, there are […]
Luz Kinilaw, Davao City
The longest running restaurant in Davao City is a place called Luz Kinilaw. It is probably the most famous restaurant in Davao as well. Luz is located in Salmonan, Davao City, right on the waterfront. When I say it is on the waterfront, many of you surely have idealic thoughts of a pure and beautiful […]
The Jaw Bone
One thing that is great about the area where I live is the seafood. I really do enjoy most types of seafood a lot, and here in Southern Mindanao we get not only very fresh supplies of seafood, we also get some types of seafood that many might consider “unusual” to say the least. Last […]