Sunday, October 25, 2009

Kiss the Cook Cafe

It has almost been a month since my last post. The series of typhoons and all the incoming work had kept me too depressed to write about food and too tired to make anything in the kitchen.

Yes, A. and myself have been living mostly on fast food deliveries, canned goods and left overs these past few weeks. I thought I would never get out of this processed food rut.

And today, I got a lip-smacking experience that made me sit-up and write... Kiss the Cook Cafe.






This cozy cafe is situated at 59 Maginhawa St., UP Village, Diliman, QC, across Holy Family School. Friends have been raving about the place since its soft opening last 19 October. A. and I finally got the chance to dine there tonight.

For starters, A. picked the Crabstick Mango Spring Roll with Nouc Mam dip. Once dipped,  the mix of  the slice of sweet mango, fishy crabstick and the neutral rice paper wrapper is coated in the salty sour  goodness of the dip. The dip is the rock star in this wrap and roll experience.



I had the  Curried Shrimp salad with grilled pineapple and curried cabbage. I am not a big fan of curry but this unusual mix of familiar tastes was a new experience for my palate as far as salads go.




We asked for the best pork dishes. A. got the  Asian Braised Pork Belly and I had the Five-Spice Spareribs (a.k.a. ang pinakamasarap na piniritong baboy sa balat ng lupa). As I am a guiltless pork-lover, nothing makes me happier than soft fried fat melting on my tongue.  So, this dish is a declared winner in my book. Augie's braised pork sauce was, thankfully, not overwhelming as some Chinese restaurants tend to make.
We capped our dinner with a dark chocolate gelato and Bailey's dessert, Truffette.  If you get off on chocolate, dig deep into this dark dessert and you'll pop a cherry by the time you get your last spoonful.  This dessert got me all worked up and I forgot to take a photo. All I have for you is the spent, empty cup of the highlight of my first time at Kiss The Cook Cafe.

7 comments:

  1. Tita Mikers, sounds yummy!!!
    Will drop by this week with the family=)

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  2. For those interested to visit, here are the resto's details. BTW, was told they;d be closed this Friday-Sunday (Oct 31-Nov1).

    Location:59 Maginhawa, UP Village, Diliman, Philippines, 1101

    Phone:+632.434.3700

    Mon - Thurs:10:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Fri:10:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Sat:11:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Sun:11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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  3. hay. kailangan kami mag-date ng jowa ko dyan. nakakagutom itong post mo, mike! great job, naglalaway na naman ako :P

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  4. MIKE!!! Tunay ka. Everything you said about the place and the food is true. But we skipped the appetizers and went straight to the entrees: Five-Spice Spareribs for me and Thai Spiced Grilled Chicken for Alcuin. Yummy!!! Even my side salad was yummy! And, we were able to take a pic of the Truffette! Thank you for sharing this tip with us. Already we're planning our next trip :)

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  5. Hehe. buti ka pa nakunan mo ng pic yung trufette. na-excite kasi ako dahil chocolate adik ako kaya hindi ko nakunan. I'm really glad you liked the food :-)

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  6. i agree your honours !!! :-)

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  7. Salamat Uge for visiting the site and finally reading the blog tungkol sa food na nakain mo na. Looking forward to share a Kiss the Cook experience with you soon :-)

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