Friday, April 20, 2012

Food and Wine Pairing at Tosca

By Lea Paz Torre

Some dishes are best served with wines, at least for Tosca, an Italian Restaurant at Dusit Thani Makati known for its wine and dine offering.

Food and wine pairing becomes a staple here, as their wide selection of wines grow in number. Yes, they have more than 200 labels of various wines from around the world. I've had the chance to taste some of the light ones. Ah, they're good.




Light wines should be matched with light food like salad says Katherine Santos, the Marketing Director of Happy Living Fine Wine . So this garden fresh salad in orange balsamic vinaigrette honey melon and grilled prawns should be paired with sparkling white wine.


US fillet mignon steak is partnered with Sauvignon Napa Valley Wine.


And this panna cotta with saffron and pineapple-orange carpaccio is never perfect without Founders Estate Pinot Noir.


Beware of mismatch. Doing so will ruin your fare.

Good news for wine enthusiasts. Tosca has a Wine Stock Market every Wednesday. It starts at 6 PM where a bottle costs PhP 600.  Price increases every hour by PhP 100 until 9 PM,   so better come here early.



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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

A Food Walk at Eastwood's Marketplace

By Lea Paz Torre

Marketplace, a new food haven at City Walk 2 in Eastwood just recently opened. If you're familiar with Il Mercanti at Metrowalk Ortigas, basically this is their extended branch. 

A great array of food awaits hungry nocturnal, well, call center agents around Eastwood who are tired of gorging on fast food. 

Roast beef

Roast beef and pasta
No one can resist buttered freshwater shrimp, I bet. Now my palate starts to crave!


Aligue, anyone?


You can actually pass the kanin and feast with these scrumptious finds.


Cebu-style lechon

Ilocos' bagnet

Saucy chicken
Italian pizza and pasta in huge servings.



Get amazed with their black pasta. It's actually the squid tint that made it black.


Sushi on the go. You can always request how do you want it served. They can fry and chop it for you. But the owner has this "eat it like a sandwich" version.


Pork and chicken isaw

Hot bibingka
Succulent desserts from cakes to pastries.




See the actual cream brulee torching.
Cream brulee


The Marketplace is open Monday to Friday, 11PM to 9AM.
Enjoy your food trip!

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