incessant rambling

5/5 Beef Adobado i've been looking for a good indian restaurant in cebu. okay, skip that. at least a decent indian restaurant. 5/5 Kinamatisang Kawali the chicken tika masala in dessert factory is the closest approximation i can find of an indian dish that slightly resembled my memories of the gorgeous smells and flavors of india. i'm talking about food. 4/5 Chicken Tikka Masala finding myself decently appeased, i decided to make it a point to come back every now and then and order a new dish i haven't ordered previously. if and when a friend comes along for the meal, i try to subtly convince them to order something i haven't tried before. 5/5 Beef Adobado you see, i wanted to ask for a taste and of course, get a picture of the dish to add to my library. my friends would say i can pass for a food critic. that's too presumptuous of me. i never claimed to be a zagat. i just like my food and i have certain biases - like the fact that i'm starting to thin...

everyone knows how difficult it is to go beyond your comfort zone. the same problem happens when you go back to a restaurant and you resist the urge to order the same set of dishes you've come to love. my best friend is a classic example - i can literally rattle off the same order in just about every restaurant that we usually go to. which is why it was hard for me to resist the urge to order the chicken tika masala or the kinamatisang kawali in Dessert Factory. I made a promise to myself that i am going to order different dishes each and every time i go back to dessert factory. and yes, just in case you're wondering, the place really do serve dessert - except that most people are finding out that the dishes are actually just as delectable as the creamiest blueberry cheesecake you can find in the place. today i ordered beef adobado for a number of reasons. any restaurant who can not cook adobo needs to cease existence. just as any japanese restaurant that can not serve...

so today i decided to come back to dessert factory as i thought that the original picture i took of the kinamatisang kawali didn't do any justice to this amazing dish. despite the sweltering heat, i made it a point to sit outside by the terrace to get some natural light. voila! food that is as delicious as it actually tastes. it's simple really, cook your lechon kawali the standard way then sautee in onions and ripe tomatoes. the acidic taste gives this dish that additional body. perfect on top of steaming hot rice. Kinamatisang Kawali, Dessert Factory. Ayala Center, Cebu City