Mrs. M: Pork and Bean Casserole

GUEST POST: My mom has always enjoyed writing (must be where I got it from) and she has happily expressed interest to write a guest post for Savvy about Nothing. Very cool! Here's her very first post, one about a simple everyday household recipe. SaN finally has recipes! Haha. - Joaquin During all my years as a stay-at-home mom to 3 little boys and wifey to a guy who appreciates good food, I was always challenged to come up with tasty but simple...

Dippin' Dots: The Ice Cream of Future Past

I've really liked Dippin' Dots since I was a little kid and we occasionally had it in Glorietta 3. Self-proclaimed as the ice cream of the future, I thought this was what all ice cream would be like in the year 2015. I couldn't have been more wrong. Haha. Just the same, when we saw a voucher from Ayala Deals, I figured I'd take advantage before Dippin' Dots becomes an ice cream of the past. Strawberry and Cookies (Large), P165.00 (P99.00 through...

Brasas: Latino Heat

Latin American Street Food. In the semi-new SM Aura, there is a food court called Food on Four, and in that food court, one of the first restaurants that opened is a Latin American restaurant called Brasas, which means embers, as in the embers from charcoal. Lookin' forward to some warm Latin food! Carne Asada (Beef) Rice Platter, P250.00 The meat is as reddish as it should be. It was buttery, flavorful, and had good texture. It was, however,...

Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe: Mango Christmas Tree

A welcoming facade. A Hong Kong Cafe! We were early in MOA for a concert (as you should be if you don't want to wait an hour to park) and looked around for a place for a good, quick dinner. We ended up in the inviting Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe. Surprisingly, the menu had so many choices that it was not easy to settle on anything. Here's what we ended up with. HK Braised Beef Brisket Bamboo Rice, P215.00 Braised beef has always been a favourite...

Game Review: Bayonetta

Image from here. Bayonetta. This is basically Devil May Cry without Dante and well, it's Devil May Cry with better action but horrible plot and characters. Lookin' very.. um.. strange. Image from here. Plot Yep, horrible. You play a witch (literally) called Bayonetta (also literally) who has to beat all the bad guys in a world that has lost its balance. It's quite obvious that the game is banking on how attractive they design her to be,...

Sentro 1771: Sensational Sinigang na Corned Beef

OpenRice is taking me places. First, it was the Hong Kong trip, which I've only started writing about, and now it's something a bit closer to home, or since it's a place of good Filipino food, a lot closer to home. Right at the center, or "sentro", of Greenbelt 3. After a boring hour-long taxi ride from BGC, I found my way to Greenbelt. I had to start walking from Ayala Triangle due to the insane traffic. Haha. I was late to the event, but most...

McDonald's: Holiday Sweet Pleasures

Happy Holidays! McDonald's is making its presence felt even more by releasing some new desserts for the season. The more interesting one is the Salted Caramel Sundae. No big surprise because there's just about salted caramel everything nowadays. Salted Caramel Sundae, P29.00 I actually liked this one. I wouldn't say it's better than the hot fudge or regular caramel sundae, but it's about as good. Worth a try and worth ordering every once in a...

El Sur: Mercato of the South

Alvie and I got invited to the opening of El Sur, the new Mercato of the south, conveniently located at Alabang Town Center. This also marked my first time back in ATC since high school. During the two-hour drive it took us to get there, I remembered why. Haha. Nevertheless, it was a fun night we were more than grateful for. Feels like Christmas. The event was slightly drenched by the rain, but fortunately, it eventually stopped and things started...