A Tribute to my Friends & "Enemies" (Part 2)

I celebrate by feasting on a buffet meal when I'm happy. Food is the shoulder I cry on when I'm angry (I cry when I'm angry). When I'm down in the pits, food is my consolation. I eat when I'm tired, I eat when I'm at rest. In short, whatever physical or emotional state I'm in, food is my constant companion. It is no wonder that this Part 2 will solely touch on F-O-O-D, my passion of all time. I pay tribute to all of you who paved the way to my gastronomic journey. Without you, my life (especially my stomach) would have been "empty". Thank you for opening my doors to the exciting new world of culinary experience. 

 1. Thelma: taco & chef salad at Pancake House fresh lumpiang ubod & sotanghon soup at Goldilocks, Caesar salad, sangria and steak at Mario's, her very own recipe of chocolate mayonnaise cake, palillos de Milan of Goldilocks (cried for days when this was phased out), super large siopao & mami of Ma Mon Luk, fruit salad of Milky Way

 2. Louie & Vins: baked oysters in white wine sauce & garlic at Mingoy's, bibingka & guinumis at Via Mare, marjolaine cake at Sugarhaus (enjoy eating this with beef stroganoff & French apple pie), fried chicken at Tom Sawyer, roast beef of Dayrit's, baked potato topped with sour cream & bacon of Wendy's.

 3. Tess & Ted: shrimps with green peas, quail eggs & cashew nuts, buffet lunch at Dad's, ready-to-eat tapa & squid flakes of Cebu 

 4. Ate Alma: tapsilog at Don Galo & halo-halo at Digman 

5. Mimi, Elsa and Malou: churros con chocolate at Dulcinea 

6. Zeny: sugbakilaw at Gerry's Grill (we order this with guinataang kuhol & sizzling sisig) 

7. Jessy: whiskey/rum/gin with pineapple juice and SMB Super Dry 

8. Angie: chicken a la king

9. Choy's spaghetti carbonara of Carousel Diner (the best I've ever tasted) 

10. V.C.: bar-b-q and garlic rice at Nipa Hut (one goes to Nipa Hut not because of the food but to enjoy drinking under the stars and marvel at the magnificent view) 

11. Kuya Herman: bouillabaisse, crispy pata & kare-kare at Barrio Fiesta 

12. Jun & Lea: Brooklyn Pizza (near gate of Tahanan Village, BF Paranaque) 

13. Jojo: His very own recipe of grilled panga ng tuna 

14. baked tahong & fish salad of Ats 

15. Nilo: Manager's Choice of Shakey's 

16. Tho & Elsa: sushi & sashimi of Saisaki 

17. Madel: grilled ensaymada & hot chocolate of Red Ribbon 

18. Gay: Tokwa't baboy of 3 Sisters 

19. Marilen: Daiquiri drink, goto of Gooodah and cuapao of . . . (forgot the name of Chinese rest.) 

20. Agnes: vegemeat, baked macaroons & buko pie from IRRI 

21. Cyndi: baked macaroni 

22. Majella: green mango shake, Wewin's biscocho, Teriyaki Boy's kani salad 

23. Vicky: baby back ribs of Outback