Meals with Mark: Hold my Bir(yani)

A new place to visit necessitated a new place to eat.

Before our Side A concert, we decided to have early dinner at SM Manila. Since there are a number of restaurants there that aren't in other SM Malls, that was the jump off point for our dinner venue.

Mark said that he saw an interesting biryani place. Since we're both fans of biryani, it was the natural choice.

And that's what led us to Biryani Boys.

They serve Middle Eastern food, from our favourite hummus and pita, to tikka, to kebabs and their biryani. With so many appetising choices, we ordered a little bit of everything.

We had the nachos - made with pita, the chicken tikka with biryani rice, the falafel platter, and they gave us free chicken soup!

Everything was so good! The soup was hearty and generous with the ingredients. The falafel had the right crunch. The nachos were interesting because of the crispy pita. The chicken tikka and biryani had bold flavours that complemented well.

This was a great choice, and thanks to Mark for spotting and suggesting it.

Hope these boys have a branch closer to us.

Printed Matter: Stylish Manila

Manila has always been known as a very architecturally stylish city. 

If you walk through the old districts of Escolta, you can see a lot of beautiful buildings with Art Deco architecture lining the streets. When you walk through Sampaloc, there are a lot of ancestral homes that are still standing and well-preserved.

Then, there are the old government buildings like museums, offices, and city halls. Plus, the churches! Let's not forget about that. And yes, Intramuros is always a visual spectacle!

And that visual spectacle is captured on this print.

If you look closely, you can see iconic Manila structures on the print. There's Manila Cathedral, The Post Office, and the Intramuros gate. They're rendered in this beautiful sketch that lends a blueprint feel to the print.

That print, of course, is found on the "Intramuros" dress from the Plains & Prints Pamana collection.

A stylish print plus a classic silhouette. It's a 1-2 style punch that's definitely going to be a joy to wear.