Don Juan de Ateneo

* If you like theater costumes, watch "Don Juan" by Tanghalang Ateneo. The play is in Filipino and isn't the traditional depiction of Don Juan, but the costumes and the sets are fabulous.

* Il Ponticello on Valero Street serves a delicious ciabatta loaf with garlic butter for P25. You can get the ciabatta to go (they'll slice it for you), and they'll pack the garlic butter for you in a little container. Yum!

* Did you know that Säntis sells fresh blueberries? P358 for a small plastic container, about half the size of the usual strawberry containers sold in supermarkets. It's nice as a treat, but for that price, I think I'm better off with blueberry jam or pie filling.

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Flute Wine Bar

Flute Wine Bar - in addition to being a bar, Flute is a decent place to have dinner. If you go early (around 7 pm), the restaurant is well-lit and cozy. Plus, smoking is banned thanks to that city ordinance.

It's also reasonably priced. Order cream of mushroom soup (packed with mushrooms) for P85 and ask them to split it between two people, as the soup servings are pretty large. You can have beef tapa with garlic rice for P95. The rice servings aren't large, but just right for light eaters.

Update: As of January 2005, Flute is closed and has been replaced by a Thai foot massage parlor. Haven't tried the new place, though.

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The Sushi Memo

Guide to the freshest sushi in New York - courtesy of the sushi memo. Check out the NY Times article, Legal Research? Get Me Sushi, With Footnotes.

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