Pinoy Food Critic

I used to be a very active poker player. We had a group here at the Level Up office that would have Poker Night mostly on Thursdays. The buy-ins started at P200 (winner take all), then went up to P300, and eventually the norm was P500. After a few more months, the standard went all the way up to P1,000. I remember winning more than P10,000 in one game because some people bought back in. I don’t think that made up for all the time that I lost though, hahaha!

I noticed one thing though - I have the same amount of fun and satisfaction when I play P200, P300, P500, or even P1,000 games. I just have more pressure to win when the amount gets higher. That’s the fun and danger in gambling though. That’s when I knew I crossed the line already since I started taking it really seriously and I wasn’t in it for the fun part anymore. Read more…

I’m currently writing two reviews for posting this weekend. Like what I said in my earlier post, one will be about a Spanish restaurant in Promenade Greenhills. They serve really good Paella there and the customer service is just fantastic. Another restaurant review I’m working on is another Japanese Restaurant I found along Tomas Morato. They actually have several branches spread across the Metro already. They have really good Sukiyaki and special custom sushi dishes. For this post though, I’d like to introduce to you guys the people I’m usually with when I go on food trips. Eating is a social activity, and eating alone in a restaurant is kinda sad.

Meet them all after the jump! Read more…