It was quite hectic at work Friday and capping the workweek was an emergency meeting at the office late Friday afternoon.  Traffic was heavier than usual that same day in Ortigas.  Bubba and I quickly exited the scene to avoid getting stuck in the Metro bottleneck with our grumbling stomachs. 

But first, a little antic from Bubs… he picked me up at the office around 730pm.  I got in the car and he was looking outside his window, his nape at me.  He slowly turns to the front and started driving.  I saw papers stuck to his face.  I was already laughing at this point.  The paper said “Hello Booze, Love Happy.”  I removed the small papers and Mr. Pogi gave me the corresponding knick-knacks for each… Skittles for happy, M&Ms for Hello Booze and Maltzers for love.

Bubba looks at a paper (finally, I’m glad he printed it out than zooming in a photo on his phone!) where the location map of Cookbook Kitchen is staring back at him.  Since Shaw Blvd was quite near my place, I asked Bubba if we could make a pit stop first at home.   10 minutes later we were back on the road, following the P. Guevarra street that leads to Luna Mencias.  Without a sweat, we were able to locate Cookbook Kitchen.  We were supposed to have dinner here last Friday but Bubba was feeling sick so we had to cancel.

The street was laden with cars from the diners of CBK.  I’m glad Bubba called and made a reservation for two.

On the Table

Parmesan Crusted White Fish PHP 260

Rich, succulent and baked white fish encrusted with Parmesan cheese -it was okay, I was expecting more from the dish though.  I’ll try another day, might be because the restaurant was fully packed that evening and the staff were a bit rattled… 🙁

Lamb Shoulder PHP 320

I think the lamb shoulder outshines the Parmesan crusted fish even if the latter is their specialty dish.  The lamb shoulder was tender and flavorful.  The meat was so soft that my and Bubba’s focus that evening was on this dish.

Kittin’s Scarlet Cake PHP 130

It’s our first time to try a scarlet cake.  From the name, the cake is made of chewy and moist red sponge-y cake dusted with mocha powder. 

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