Cookbook Kitchen

This past Wednesday, we had our lunch at Cookbook Kitchen. As two of us were tied up in an extended meeting right before lunch break, we left the office a bit late (T plus 6 minutes). Fortunately, the place was not crowded when we got there; this being attributed (probably --i'm just assuming here) to it's hidden location within the folds of San Juan. Unfortunately, we were so famished, none of us remembered to take pictures. Instead of grabbing pics off the internet, (here's a link to their not-so-updated site, by the way) readers are herewith encouraged to use their imaginations, and/or go there and try the food for first hand experience.

So there we were in a nice homey place.. we ordered Parmesan Crusted White Fish, White Fish with Lemon Parsley Sauce, Holiday Roast Pork, and the Lamb Shoulder. Everything was gooooood. We couldn't get enough of the Parmesan fish, the lemon parsley gave the right amount of kick to balance the flavors, and while the roast pork melted on our mouths, the lamb had just the right toughness to even it out.

Fair warning though, side effects of this scrumptious meal may include half a dozen corny jokes on the way back to work, and may manifest a few more times for the next day or two (say, on a T.O.S.H. Friday lunch, before basketball at Tom's).

Maimee's Garden Cafe

It's a bit of a bumpy start as we try to have this up and running by installments. We beg your pardon.
Anyhoo, here's our escapade for the week:

Service was impeccable. Their waiters were attentive, if not entirely sensitive to our needs. Without having to say anything through the course of the meal, we had our drinks refilled before it went down the quarter full level. Tissue was provided even without us having to request them. Although not really a standing requirement, their servers even had impressive english without the annoying mispronunciations (i.e. ~weird~ accents)

Yes, the food was good. Special mention should go to the kare-kare, which was especially thick and nutty. All in all, it was a fairly satisfying meal.

Introductions

Hello, world! Welcome to Lunch Out Wednesday's blog debut.

Lunch Out Wednesdays, hereon referred to as LOW, was established for the sole purpose of enjoying good food. The experiences whether good or bad shall be documented along the way.

(Testing and trying things out. Actual blogging to be continued soon.)