Tag: BF Homes
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Elias Wicked Ales opens a proper craft beer tap room in BF Homes with brewery behind it
Finally, a proper craft beer tap house right beside the Aguirre Ave gate. The history of BF Homes’ drinking culture goes back a decade and a half with affordable bars like Central and Tides selling cheap cocktails and mixers by the tumbler (Blue Illusion for P120 for a tumbler — why not?!). Fast forward to…
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Spiffy’s Grove Cider Bar in El Grande, BF Homes
Aguirre Ave in BF Homes has garnered a reputation for being a food haven. Though not quite in Aquirre Avenue, El Grande, which runs perpendicular to BF Homes’ main road brings a similar charm of food real estate. For instance, Fat Butchick’s and Spin Cafe are some of the must-try places for any southern (or…
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Mensakaba Geishu: Ramen with a Heart
It is May 2014. A quick Google search for “Mensakaba Geishu” and you’ll find a couple of placeholders in online food directories (like TripAdvisor and Looloo), a Facebook page and a couple of geo-located Instagram posts of noodles from an up and coming ramen bar in the south. I heard about the new ramen bar…
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Jonathan’s Greatest Work: Magnum Opus Fine Coffees
Jonathan is what I would call the “reverse bartender.” He’ll listen to you. He’ll engage in small talk but in return he’ll serve you an upper. Jonathan Choi is the proprietor and head bean of Magnum Opus Fine Coffees, an artisan coffee shop located in the always-busy intersection between Aguirre Ave and Elizalde in BF…
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Twenty One Plates by Tinette Villanueva-Miciano
Editor’s Note: Oh no, I’m being sucked in further into writing about gastronomy … O tempora! O mores! Tinette Villanueva (now Miciano) was a former professor from college, and like most teacher-student relationships in UA&P, we (students + young faculty) all pretty much became a close knit group outside of class. Add the fact that…
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Believe it or not: BEER Ice Cream from Elfav (!!!)
At 3% alcohol, the P60.00 per scoop ice cream is the only one of its kind that comes with a warning label: 18 years and above only. I wrote about Elfav a couple of days ago, being happy that we finally have a decent malt shop in the south. Elfav is short for El Favorito,…
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Kopi Roti BF Homes Pergola is OPEN FOR BUSINESS!
Yay! They’re finally open! Sonny Young, Mike and Ven opened Kopi Roti this 08.08.08. I was not able to attend the store opening and blessing but I was able to grab a freebie yesterday (I was the hamster guinea pig for their very first batch of buns during their dry run). I dropped by today…
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Kopi Roti Pergola, BF Homes has a blog!
Editor’s Note: Kopi Roti BF Homes is now open! You can proceed here for more details and photos. Many reasons why I’m plugging this: 1. Kopi Roti is an excellent brand. Anybody who knows good coffee (and BREAD!!) knows Kopi Roti! And now finally, us folks from the south need not go up north to…
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