We've got lucky with our 8 delightful dish from Figaro, they are mouthwatering and will really fill-up your tummy. If you're craving for something that you have not tasted you might want to check out my list of dish from Figaro. As I have mentioned they are really dishes that you will include in your list of good food.

Figaro is our usual hangout when we are hungry and this is not just a coffee shop but its also a dine-in restaurant where you'll enjoy plenty of delectable dishes. You can enjoy it with your partner, a date or just simply hangout, or with your family for a chit chat and snack. Whatever may be your activity there's Figaro, a place where you can enjoy a good conversation with a cup of coffee or any drink, much more food. So lets start with our list.



Here are the 8 irresistible foods offered by Figaro:
1.Magandang Umaga Platter - All star breakfast combo, creamy scrambled egg, smoked ham, bacon, logganisa, potato wedges, sliced batard baguette, tomatoes and cucumber. My kids love it, me as well because all our favorites is there and it is truly irresistible.
2. Pork Longganisa - Savor the sweet and spicy flavor of homemade pork longganisa perfectly complemented with tomato cucumber salsa, fried farm fresh egg and jasmine rice. This is our favorite (family) every time we visit Figaro regardless what time, this is included in our menu. Our dine-in experience will not complete if we don't have this.

3. BLT Croissant - Layers of honey cured bacon, fresh lettuce and ripe red tomatoes on freshly baked butter croissant. My brother and I spend a date at Figaro we tasted this and it is so delicious that I was able to finish it in one sitting. I am not fond on bread or sandwiches but this one I super like it.
4. Pasta Ala Carlo - Figaro's signature pasta, sweet and spicy medley of flavors, light tomato basil sauce, capers, tuna chunks, black olives and olive oil. My hubby and I super love it, especially my hubby is a pasta lover. If I crave on pasta, I look for this one.

5. Classic Pepperoni Pizza - Premium pepperoni slices, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and onions. The all time favorite of my eldest son. He always ask for it every time we visit Figaro
6. Adobo Flakes Kare Kare - Classic Pork Adobo flakes served with java rice and Kare Kare sauce. This comes with a twist, instead of having a bagoong on the side they change it to adobo flakes. The taste of kare kare and adobo blend in one that you'll definitely enjoy.
7. BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich and Chicken Ceasar Salad Combo - This is truly a perfect combination. I truly love caesar's salad always. While the sandwich blends on the salad, it tastes sweet, those who have a sweet.palate will enjoy this.

8. Hot Choco - I don't know why, but regardless of the food that I eat at Figaro, I always make sure to have the hot choco. My finale, I love their hot choco and this is truly irresistible.

Those are the foods that I really enjoy at Figaro. Mommies, you can have your own list as well, just visit Figaro and try their food offerings. Oh by the way, you can ask also their best seller as well, just as I do every time I visit any resto.
For more details, visit www.figarocoffee.com and like their official facebook page https://www.facebook.com/figarocoffeecompany. Follow @fiagrocoffeehq on twitter and @figarocoffee on Instagram.

Few days ago one of Kwento Ni Toto's correspondent was able to be part of the group that Chef Robby introduced and have a taste of his entry for the Manila Food and Wine Festival which is called Porchetta which is an Italian dish but what make it interesting is that Chef Robby put a Filipino twist in it.


Chef Robby will present his take on Porchetta, which is usually referred to as the "Italian pulled pork" made of savory, fatty and moist boneless pork roast of Italian Culinary Tradition, spice with garlic, rosemary, fennel and other herbs.  Chef Robby puts a Filipino twist in this Italian dish by using the Pinoy's well love lechon, spice and dressed with caramelized onions and arugula leaves to suit the Pinoy taste.

Present at the opening were Karate Kid Business Unit Manager Wilber Z. Escleto, CafeFrance Corp. President Malou Molina, Karate Kid EVP Raymond Yap, Manila Complaint and Action Team Chief Franklin Gacutan, former COMELEC Commissioner Rene Sarmiento, and former PNP Director General Nicanor Bartolome.

Hay... yah!  Here's a good news for all food lovers in the metro, specially those who are near the Quiapo area.

Karate Kid, home to the metro’s favorite Japanese-American specialties, gives more Filipinos a chance to experience its delectable offerings as it opens its newest store in Quiapo, the first one for 2013.

“The market for Japanese fusion cuisine has shown steady growth through the years and we feel that Karate Kid has greatly contributed to that,” says Karate Kid EVP Raymond Yap. “After the success of Karate Kid’s five store openings last year, we continue to strengthen our commitment to provide Filipinos with the brand’s signature Japanese-American delights as we expand in key areas in the metro.”

In 1956, Gennaro and Carmela Sbarro left Naples to migrate to the United States. Of course, their Italian roots were never far behind. Along with their three sons, Joseph, Mario and Anthony,they soon opened a salumeria, an Italian delicatessen in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, that was an exceptional showcase of authentic and fresh Italian fare, from freshly made mozzarella and homemade sausages, to traditional Italian delicacies and desserts, all based on the Sbarro family recipes.

Image from Sbarro Philippnes Carmela Sbarro

As they branched out to more locations and grew into delivery for family celebrations in 1967, Carmela "Mama" Sbarro gave a new twist to the business: a restaurant with a pizza area in full view of customers and a fast moving self-service style, with the same Sbarro family tradition of delicious, authentic Italian food. The modern day Sbarro was born.

In 1972, Pampanga native Jaime "Jimmy" Salvador joined the Sbarro business. Jimmy worked alongside the original founders and their sons, living and breathing the family brand. He worked in operations as a store manager, then ran the corporate commissary in Brooklyn, and eventually served as Sbarro’s first Area Manager.

Then, in 1989, after 17 years of living in New York and working with the Sbarro family, Jimmy returned to the Philippines — carrying the Sbarro brand with him. Along with Ma. Teresa Rodriguez and her family, he opened the first Sbarro Philippines branch at the Annex in SM North Edsa in 1990 — the first Sbarro in all of Asia. Years later, Sbarro Philippines expanded to the Visayas, thanks to a partnership with Gerardo Luzuriaga and Marcelino Florete, Jr.

And so today, Sbarro Philippines continues to satisfy the cravings of Filipinos with 25 branches nationwide. And through all these years, Jaime Salvador – together with his family – ensures that Mama Sbarro’s legacy remains unchanged: the commitment to good food, fresh ingredients, excellent service and great value for money.

So what is Sbarro’s recipe for success? Over forty years later and with over 1,000 outlets worldwide, the secret remains the same. All across our values, traditions and recipes – It’s all about family.

I’m so delighted that I was able to attend one of the cooking demo of the SM Hypermarket Master Chef Marathon at SM Clark, Pampanga. Good thing that it’s just near. Aside from us bloggers who were invited to cover the event, HRM students from different colleges in Angeles City were also invited to watch and learn in the said event. Everyone was very eager to know and taste the recipe that is going to be cooked by one of the Chef.


The guest chef during that time was Chief John Paulo Sia, one of the known chefs in the metro. Chef Sia has worked for C2 Classic Cuisine, the Linden Suites and he has also set up his own catering business and is now the corporate sous chef for Unilever Foodsolutions. He has also been into a cooking show in one of the local TV Network.

When Chef Sia started his demo, most of us were so eager to see and know what he will be cooking for that day. He even asked anyone who would like to be part of the cooking demo as his assistant, more likely of a sous chef for a certain dish. One fortunate and brave guy took the apron and stand beside Chef Sia.



Chef Sia created two menu for the day but he has noticed that there so many students and spectators he decided to add one more to the list. The cuisines are Menudo Tapa's Version, Beef Adobo, and Beef and Mushroom in Oyster Sauce (I forgot what Chef Sia named this one). All of the ingredients came from SM Hypermarket so it would be much easier to look for the ingredients and of course to cook it as well. One of the main ingredients is the products of Knorr.


Some of the students were able to taste Chef Sia’s cuisines and as I see it they were all nodding their heads, perhaps they were agreeing with the great taste of the menu. Of course they are not the only ones who tasted the food but me and the rest of bloggers as well. The good part is that the three dishes were laid to us. Great! My favorite was the Beef and Mushroom in Oyster Sauce. The taste is very much enticing.



It was really great tasting those foods, wish to get a taste of the other chefs as well.

By the way this cooking event is part of the 10th Anniversary of SM Hypermarket.