Happy Mothers Day to all the wonderful mothers that put up with our tantrums, cares for us when we are sick and loves us through thick and thin! Thank you so much for everything you have done and hope we show our appreciation daily; but today just a bit more! Well technically this was a premature Mothers Day celebration as my brother is busy all of the Sunday we had a small early lunch at sort-of newly opened El Toro Loco.

The tables along the verandah had a nice view of the crystal blue water; perfect for relaxing, casual eating

The restaurant was surprisingly roomy with a great row of tables along the verandah for prime view of the water. The Spanish feel of the restaurant is proud and bold with Spanish rumba beats pumping loudly (I think the whole album was Gipsy Kings but Bem Bem Maria was the only one I recognized). Miguel Maestre, of Boys Weekend and Miguel’s Tropical Kitchen has an infectious lively personality which is seen reflected in this restaurant.  Read the rest of this entry »

Now that it is near the end of the year it means people are going on holidays to wonderful places like Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong etc etc where food is plentiful, cheap and super tasty while others (like me) are here going work work like a peon. For those who don’t know but D has actually gone away to Japanland for a few weeks so there will be ramen/tonkatsu/sushi posts a-plenty when he gets back. But before they left, it is always a good excuse to get together with a bunch of good friends and share some tapas! (aka leftovers according to some) Encasa is a pretty decent place for tapas action and they have some reasonable set menus so

Here Comes the Food

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Once again I eat along the path of fusion at Japaz where my first visit had left a very good impression on me in particularly the way Chef Hiro is able to fuse Japanese and French into a Spanish style tapas. This time, however,  is a big thanks to Yas who along with Chef Hiro and director Maori invited a couple of foodbloggers to a evening if sampling their tasting menu. I immediately noticed a few changes from last time (not that difficult since it has been a while) but the obvious ones were the renovations which gave the place a warmer feel and the additions of a specials board with a number of items that we hoped to sample that evening.

Here Comes the Food…bloggers – Shez, Suze, Yas, Simon, Lorraine and Howard!

As soon as we had gotten comfortable the whipping out of cameras begins. Of course, a comparison of sizes could not be avoided Especially when Yas was showing of his new baby proudly! I did feel a little bit uneasy at first surronded by Canons but I had to represent Nikon power hee hee

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