Showing posts with label makati. Show all posts
Showing posts with label makati. Show all posts

Monday, April 7, 2014

Cucina Andare @ The Link, Glorietta


CUCINA ANDARE is part of the Mecato Centrale Group in which we know as a food market that is now all over the metro. It has been the birthplace of many fast growing food retailers such as Manang's Chicken, Mochiko, Merry Moo, Mio Gelati, Zen Taclings and many more! Now, to continue on bringing great food, music and art, Cucina Andare has found a new home at Glorietta, Makati - The Link!

We can now bond and hangout with our family, friends and co-workers at the roof deck of Glorietta's The Link Car Park while enjoying our food. The Link building is beside Makati Shangri-La and just in-front of the Landmark Department Store. As what I stated previously, the new place of Cucina Andare is at the roof deck of the building and therefore a grand view of Makati Skyline awaits to all foodies out there who'll visit the place.

How to get there?
Take a MRT ride going to Ayala Station. Then from Ayala Station, you'll have to walk until you reach The Link car park building. You'll be passing through SM Makati, Glorietta 4 and Hard Rock Cafe. The Link is surrounded by Greenbelt, Landmark and Makati Shangri-La. As you reach The Link building, take the elevator going to the 7th Flr. Then after that, take the stair going to the rooftop.

CUCINA ANDARE’s new location at the roof deck of Glorietta the Link Car Park building

As we were taking the stairs to the rooftop, we already heard party music playing and by that, we knew it will be a one fun night for all of us. And it really was. Because as we step in and reach the venue, we all went WOW because the site is a great place to spent our Friday night. There were food stalls, music played by live bands, refreshing air, and more! It was like a celebration of great food with music and even art. As there are also stalls which sell drawings, paintings and toys.

Scene at the roof deck!

During the launch, Cucina Andare/Mercato Centrale Group also tagged along people from "Radio Republic" (an online music channel/magazine). They brought musicians and bands to entertain diners/foodies consisted of Inky de Dios, The Slinks, Steady Machine and lastly and definitely not the least, Kjwan. They also invited the creative group of "Vinyl on Vinyl" which highlights pop culture artists ranging from contemporary art, to underground, to street art.

Which one should we order?
I don't know what do they call this kind of art but its nice and really eye catching

That book grab my attention - The 3rd World Traveler. It costs me 300 PhP
Marc Abaya and Kwjan in the house! (Photo from Thea Velasco)

Aside from that, there' also an UNO Magazine press con that day and an autograph signing with the lovely Ms. Dawn Jimenez. She's the cover girl of UNO Magazine for the month of March and I believe she's a perfect choice for their summer edition!

Ms Dawn Jimenez during the the autograph signing (Photo from Cucina Andare Admin)
Question and Answer with Dawn (Photo from Cucina Andare Admin)

Going back, choosing what food to eat has been a challenged for us. There were wide varieties of food available on the venue and what made it more complicated was, it all look good.

Though their specialty is Lechon Kawali hence we bought Sugpo from them

The cheese on their Nachos is overloaded! Try it out!


College days! I miss this one :)
They sell specialties of different provinces in the country (Photo from Thea Velasco)
"Putok Batok" mode!


For the sweet tooth!

Baby Back Ribs at 120 PhP!
Who wants to try this out? Anyone?

I know... they all look good and tasty!

My colleague and I stayed at the Cucina Andare for more than 3 hours. We just talked about life, work, travel, blogging, and more while we enjoy our food. Though we were in the middle of Makati City and eating outside, we had a very cozy and relaxing dinner. We were just chilling and just feeling the breeze of the air.

Group shot with my hair on fire! Hahaha
Thea of PretteaTraveler, Me, Jean of MetroStreetBites and Ate Cath of PocketWisePinoy

Experience it for yourself. I encourage you to visit them at The Link Car Park Building - Makati, Manila. The food, music and art market is open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 4pm to 3am.

Also, for interested vendors who want to join CUCINA ANDARE, you may contact them at (+63 917) 840-1152 or (+632) 812-0102 or email admin@mercatocentrale.ph.


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Thursday, February 21, 2013

8065 Bagnet of Estrella, Makati


Are you a big fan of Bagnet? Well, you don't need to visit Ilocos anymore just to taste this evil invented cuisine. There's this restaurant along Makati that serve not just the the famous deep fried Bagnet instead they give it a twist and flavored it with some of our other local cuisines. Have you heard of Bagnet curry? Bagnet dinuguan? Bagnet binagoongan? and Bagnet kare-kare? Not yet? Then visit 8065 Bagnet.

Just go straight ahead and you'll see 8065 Bagnet in 3,2,1 :]
8065 Bagnet got its name from the street where it is located: 8065 Estrella St., Makati. The co-owner of this resto-house is the brother of a well-known singer [and the lovely], Ms Kitchie Nadal -- Alain Nadal. Kitchie owns a clothing shop at the 2nd floor of this resto so if you're lucky enough, you'll gonna see her in person by visiting the place. 

You can eat inside (fully air conditioned) or outside (I only  recommend this during the night)
The place have this artsy and cozy ambiance which adds factor why this place is so popular to Makati "eater". The atmosphere here is more of the old school type plus books are everywhere! Vandalism here is legal. They have a space or freedom wall where customers can write to address their comments and suggestions. Cool right?

Read as you wait for your order or waiting for your date
Full length mirror wall - Just being created with this shot -- me, Julius, Edward, Paula
I suggest to tag your friends [as many as you can] when visiting 8065 Bagnet. Each order a different dish then just share the food since they have big food servings here. In that  way, you can taste more of what's on  the menu.

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe...
By the way, for those who doesn't know what is Bagnet. Bagnet is a chopped pork belly, deep fried to perfection. For short, a heart artery clogger hehehe. I don't care. I'm still young and its really crazy delicious! Upon our visit, I ordered their Original Bagnet. And as it was served by the waitress to our table, my eyes went wide because it was nicely presented and it really looks tasty -- plus it was served with bagoong and green mango as its side dish. Yum! I can still remember that moment as I write this blog entry. It makes me starve! You can order it as a budget meal with rice and soup at 105 pesos, or on ala carte meal which is good for 2 at 175 pesos.

My Original Bagnet comes with green mango and bagoong on the side!
8065 Bagnet also offers different flavors of Bagnet, among these are Bagnet Binagoongan, Bagnet Curry (which my friend ordered and which I didn't had the chance to take a photo), Bagnet Pakbet, Bagnet Sinigang, Bagnet Sisig, Bagnet Spicy Gata, Bagnet Dinuguan and Bagnet Kare-Kare. Price ranges from 105-115 pesos for budget meals and 175-195 pesos for ala carte meals. They also serve a varieties of steamed fish, crispy chicken, vegetables (my other friend ordered ensaladang talong) and desserts. 

Julius' Ensaladang Talong with tomato, green mango and bagoong. Perfect!
They also offers delivery sevice. Reach them at 519-65-11 and their Manila branch at 516 -78-90. For comments and suggestions dial at 703-30-45. 8065 Bagnet operates from 11:00am to 12:00am every Monday - Saturday and 5:00pm to 12:00am during Sundays. Its complete address is 8065 Estrella St., San Antonio Village, Makati, Metro Manila.


Ratings based on my experience [0-5, 5 is the highest] :
Taste: 4 - delicious plus very inventive on their dish
Environment: 5 - feels like eating in an exhibit house
Service: 3 - just fine
Price: 5 - reasonable

Note to self:
Stop relying on camera phone. Always bring your camera
Take a picture of all the food in the table before eating :P
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