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June 27, 2009 by Janey

The usual suspects of the Thursday Food Club met yet again last Thursday for dinner. This time it was Didi’s turn to choose the restaurant and since she was craving for pizza (like we all were after reminiscing about the pizza event we attended the other week), her choice was Pizzeria Toscana.

Bubba and I have eaten here before and liked the comfortable homey ambience. Like usual authentic Greek/Italian/Persian restaurants where the whole family is involved in the business, Filipino owners Chef Angel Aban and former bank director Anthony Parungao decided to dedicate their time to the restaurant business –a lifelong dream for the two who are equally passionate about food. I remember that during our first visit, our table attendant who was the son, told us how inspired his parents were about starting this restaurant.

Image Source: Fran

There is a younger boy now who attended to our table and he fancied us with his magic tricks. He reminded me of “me” when I used to do magic tricks as my “show and tell” project in speech class both in high school and college. It was cute and he was nice enough to let me show him a trick (I was really rusty but he appreciated it).

On the Table

Pumpkin Soup (2) PHP 150 (?)

Since the dinner schedule was pushed back an hour later 8pm, Bubba and I were really hungry and couldn’t resist taking a bite at home. And yes, we took more than a bite. We even nicked the plate. And so, we didn’t order much this time around.

Didi and Fran both ordered pumpkin soup for their starters.

Pizza Rustica PHP 310

Thin crust pizza with anchovies, pimiento and black olives.

Pasta Salmone PHP 260

Cream-based pasta with smoked salmon. Fran really loved the pasta. I took a bite to taste it and it was pretty good al dente cream pasta with bits of salmon.

Gelato Balsamico PHP 70

Even if there was no room anymore, I couldn’t resist not getting Gelato Balsamico. This was after all the most memorable for me during the first visit… I still love it. Some might find it weird on their first try ice cream with sour balsamic taste and garnished with slop of mint, but it’s really good and transports me to the mountainous picturesque Tuscany.