#MAFoodDiaries: Pasta

Sunday, April 23, 2017

The Frazzled Cook: New Home, Same Taste

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The frazzled cook was once located in Mandaluyong and moved in to a bigger place in Sct. Gandia, near the Tomas Morato restaurant hub. You can easily detect the restaurant signage. The interior of the place is like an old ancestral house that you used to live at. We ordered Buffalo wings, Paella negra, truffle pasta and tenderloin and sausage pizza.

Buffalo wings, 295php - Spicy and tangy wings served with blue cheese dip. It was always a good way to start off your meal eating an appetizer that would want you to eat more food, and this buffalo wings would surely do. It has that little kick of spice and the chicken is flavorful as well.

Buffalo Wings

Paella Negra, 375php good for 3 persons - Squink-inked rice topped with squid, shrimp, sausage and bell pepper. A classic that paella lovers would really dig in, just don't forget to put on those lemon for a more satisfying taste.

Paella Negra

Tenderloin and Sausage pizza, 380php - Herbed crusted thin pizza dough topped with beef tenderloin salpicao, bell pepper and kesong puti. The combination of the ingredients were spot on, and has the right balance on it.

Tenderloin and Sausage pizza

Truffle Pasta, 325php - Mixed pasta with sauteed portobelio mushroom and homemade white truffle sauce. You can really tell that it's a truffle pasta. It has the right amount of creaminess and this pasta is one of their popular ones and it didn't disappoint.

We surely had fun eating at this restaurant and hoping to go back and try their salpicao.

The Frazzled Cook

78 Scout Gandia Street, Laging Handa, Tomas Morato, Quezon City

Mon - Sun; 11am - 11pm

Monday, November 28, 2016

Soup

PRESS by Fully booked: Eat, read and appreciate.

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Press cafe is a restaurant owned by the people behind Fully booked. Imagine you get to buy your favorite book and you can immediately read it on their restaurant with a cup of coffee or a munch of your favorite fries or mozzarella sticks. We went there to celebrate a friends birthday. I was amazed by the great interior of the restaurant (it was literally full of books on their walls). We ordered Chicken quesadilla, Pumpkin soup, Mozzarella wands, Carbonara, Pork belly, Cheesy eggplant and Herb roast chicken

A wall full of books

Cozy interior

Cashier

Chicken quesadilla (120php) - cheese, pesto, chicken and tortilla. A good way to start our meal. It's best to dip it with the sauce available.

Chicken quesadilla

Pumpkin soup (115php) - pumpkin puree cream. The pumpkin soup itself was not the usual, it was a bit spicy (maybe because there's too much pepper on it). My friend's mom asked the manager if they changed their usual soup (she's a frequent customer in the place and this was her favorite). The manager immediately responded and apologized for having too much pepper on the soup and they served us a new one which was much better (it was creamy and you could really taste the rich pumpkin on it).

Pumpkin soup

Mozzarella wands (235php) - mozzarella, parmesan and marinara sauce. Of course this would always be on my to order list and it didn't disappoint. Cheese lovers would really dig this sticks.

Mozzarella wands

Carbonara (215php) - creamy pasta parmesan with country bacon. Nothing special on this dish. I really wish the pasta was in al dente style.

Carbonara

Pork belly (260php) - pork belly with barbecue sauce. the marinated sauce was a combination of sweet and spicy and the pork itself was soft and not that hard to chew.

Pork belly

Cheesy eggplant (180php) - eggplant, meat and mozzarella. Never imagined that eggplant can be combined with cheese and it actually works. The meat also complements with the two perfectly paired with a cup of rice (or two).

Cheesy eggplant

Herb roast chicken (290php) - slow roasted chicken with gravy and roasted vegetables. The chicken was tender but a bit bland on my opinion. Good thing the gravy saves the blandness of the chicken.

Herb roast chicken

Overall, we enjoy eating at PRESS and would like again to commend the management for owning up to their mistake and immediately take actions on it. Will definitely go back to try their other dishes. PRESS cafe opens

PRESS cafe

Third Floor, Power Plant Mall, Rockwell, Makati City

Mon - Sun: 10am - 9pm