ECQ Eats: Hot Eats with the New Hot Trays Party Platters by Hanako PH

Good food is meant to be shared. And when one bowl just isn't enough, enjoy more of your favorite Japanese dishes with the lavish new Hot Trays by Hanako PH conveniently delivered to your doorstep.

Going for a second serving? No worries. Hanako PH launches their sumptuous new line of Party Platters, the Hot Trays for intimate family feasts at home in this new normal. From starters to mains, Hanako PH loads generous portions with their new Hot Trays to satisfy the whole family and then some. Each Hot Tray by Hanako is good for four to six, so go ahead and grab a second serving...

ECQ Eats: Easy Curry with McCormick Curry Recipe Mix

The pandemic placed everything on hold in a difficult new normal. But it also gave us more time to appreciate and value what really matters. Including more time in the home kitchen...

Staying home and dining at home is the norm in a prolonged quarantine, and preparing easy yet sumptuous meals are now part of the daily routine. The wide selection of products from McCormick Philippines lets you expand your flavor experience and make complex dishes in a snap. Like comforting Chicken Curry in just a few quick steps, perfect for rainy afternoons at home in the long days of quarantine...

ECQ Eats: Shopping for Provisions and Tasty Finds For Dim Sum Cravings and More at DEC's...

For years, the enduring Chinese deli along Wilson Street in San Juan has been the ever reliable go-to source for authentic homestyle dim sum and other specialty products. In a challenging new normal, it remains as dependable as ever, geared up for the changing times...

Times may have changed in this new normal, but there are a few things that endure like everyone's favorite Chinese deli in San Juan. Diao Eng Chay, popularly known as DEC'S, remains as popular as ever with its wide array of specialty offerings for those dim sum cravings. And more. Familiar, comforting and sumptuous easy-to-prepare dishes at home becomes the norm in this new normal, and you'll find it all at DEC'S. Here are some tasty finds at DEC's that's perfect for stocking up at home in the long days of quarantine... 

ECQ Eats: Celebrate Local, Celebrate Chocolate with Hail Chocolate Artisanal Gelato

Another proudly homegrown brand showcases local ingredients with indulgent tubs of creamy gelato available for convenient pick-up or delivery in the metro. It's time to celebrate local. And celebrate chocolate...

Hail Chocolate celebrates the bountiful harvests of local cacao farmers with a wide selection of indulgent gelato offerings available online for delivery. Sourcing cacao beans direct from farming communities in Batangas, Benguet and Davao, Hail Chocolate allocates a percentage of sales to support cacao farmers in celebration of the local cacao bean. From the lush cacao fields to a decadent tub of Hail Chocolate, you too can be part of the sustained cycle with every purchase. It's always a good time to celebrate local, more so in this new normal. And there's no better time to celebrate local chocolate than with your own tub of Hail Chocolate...

ECQ Eats: Up, Down, Sideways with the Classic Pineapple Upside Down Cake by Flour Pot Manila

Baked top side down and served bottom side up, the enduring Pineapple Upside Down Cake makes a dramatic comeback fresh from the ovens of Flour Pot Manila to your table... 

It's back. Chef Rhea Castro Sycip and Flour Pot Manila takes your palate back on a nostalgic journey with their decadent specialty Pineapple Upside Down Cake, updated and refreshed with contemporary modern touches. The novel procedure of baking your cake top side down popular decades back is recreated with an elegant flair you can expect from Chef Rhea and Flour Pot Manila (for more on Flour Pot Manila, see my post, Indulgence Comes Humming Your Way with the Hummingbird Cake by Flour Pot Manila from two years ago). Ready for a slice?

Stories in a Cup: Capiz Coffee Roasters Shares The Stories of Local Coffee Farmers With Each Soothing Cup of Hand Crafted Native Coffee

Each coffee bean weaves its own flavorful story, retold in a freshly brewed cup. One man's dream slowly transforms the usual narrative of coffee down south while sharing the colorful stories of local coffee farmers...   

Capiz Coffee Roasters redirects the spotlight to local coffee farmers with its wide variety of single origin coffee offerings masterfully roasted at their very own farm. Sammy Sotelo, the founder of Capiz Coffee Roasters, knows his coffee and he's also on a mission. By building relationships with the local farming community based on fair trade, Capiz Coffee Roasters cultivates positivity while preserving the stories of local coffee farmers with each bag of artisan beans. Ready for a cup of positivity? Then, read on...

ECQ Eats: A Game Winning Knockout for Home Dining in the ECQ with the New Mongolian Knockout Bowls by Champion Hotpot

The long and often cloudy days of quarantine in the third bout of the metro-wide ECQ and the lingering threat of the new Delta variant casts even more uncertainty in a seemingly never-ending new normal. Familiar routines are replaced by multiple health and safety protocols, including staying home to curb the spread of the virus. Champion Hotpot gives you one good reason to stay home with their newest offering, and it's a knockout... 

Inventive new offerings make dining at home a welcome option even in a challenging new normal. Brighten up your home dining table and eat like a champ in the ECQ with the sumptuous Mongolian Knockout Bowls and Trays customized to your preference from Champion Hotpot. Simply choose your base, sauce, protein, vegetables and toppings for your very own creation for pick-up or delivery with just a few taps on your mobile device. Easy? You bet.

ECQ Eats: Bambi's Gourmet Kitchen Elevates The Bento Experience

The traditional Japanese Bento is reimagined by a passionate home-based food business with several luxurious variants using the freshest ingredients for a home dining experience like no other. Take a peek at the latest creations from Bambi's Gourmet Kitchen... 

Exquisite Japanese cuisine made with the finest premium ingredients, Bambi's Gourmet Kitchen continues to raise the bar for home-based food businesses with her own lavish take on the traditional Japanese Bento. As we go through the third round of the metro-wide ECQ to curb the spread of the Delta variant, running the usual list of food delivery options becomes a much anticipated event in the long days of quarantine. But Bambi's Gourmet Kitchen lets you experience pure indulgence packed in a bento, available for pick-up or conveniently delivered to your doorstep (for more on Bambi's Gourmet Kitchen, see my posts, A Tasty Peek at the New Premium Japanese Offerings by Bambi's Gourmet Kitchen on her specialty Japanese dishes, Bambi's Gourmet Kitchen Raises The Bar for Home-Based Food Businesses with Restaurant Quality Dishes detailing the use of premium quality ingredients and Turning Japanese with Bambi's Gourmet Kitchen... on my first taste of her Japanese specialties).

ECQ Eats: The Mercato United Kitchen Takes Flight With 19 Restaurants Under One Roof

Adapt. Pivot. Evolve. It's the recurring mantra in this new normal resulting in creative innovations in the food service sector to meet changing consumer habits. The cloud kitchen concept is one of those innovations making its impact on the local culinary scene...

The Mercato United Kitchen, an innovative cloud kitchen from the same group behind Mercato Centrale recently began its pick-up and delivery operations last August 6 just in time for the implementation of Metro Manila's Enhanced Community Quarantine status. With 19 restaurants and counting all under one roof, the Mercato United Kitchen is all fired up to satisfy your food delivery cravings in this third round of the metro-wide ECQ.