A Night of Food & Culture

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Last week’s night out is the closest thing I could think of of a summer getaway. It’s already the month of May and I haven’t been to any resort (beach, pool or spring). I went to the beach too early (February). :D My time—or should I say, mine and my officemates’ time—is occupied by the routine at work. Maybe all of us were too busy to notice that summer is slipping away, fast and unnoticed, and the thought of some summer adventure only occurred to us in passing. Haay…

Anyway, on the last day of April, my colleagues/friends at the office decided to push trough with our plan of dining together at Adarna Food & Culture. It was also a farewell dinner for Conrad as it was his last day at the company. That was my third time at Adarna, and like my previous visits, it was again an enjoyable experience. This restaurant really keeps on surprising me and my taste bud. :D

There were thirteen of us who dined at Adarna. Butch, the waiter assigned to serve us, ushered us to our reserved table near the piano (we really specified that our table be by the piano because we planned to sing some songs after eating). Everybody instantly liked the homey ambiance. We ordered several platters of Batanes yellow rice, dilis, piassok, sigarilyas salad, Adobong Batangas ala Adarna, Pochero, Tapa served with a very interesting dip, and Gising-Gising. It was a delightful dinner; every bite a moment to relish. Personally, I have never imagined that sigarilyas (winged bean) could taste that good. The salad was one of the groups favorite. Piassok was a sure hit, of course—the beef melts in your mouth. This dish is a must-try at Adarna. Everything is a must-try at Adarna! ;)

The Group (from left: Che, Avi , Yme, Chris, Tet, Leng-leng, Gemma & Alan, MJ, Obet, Conrad, Sir Jojo, and Sir Jay) Just finishing our cups of coffee, tea and hot choco. Thanks to Chef Giney for this photo.

Adarna Food & Culture is open until 10:30 in the evening. But we were enjoying the place, the company of each other and the singing that we somehow lost track of time. It was half past eleven when we left; many thanks to Ms. Beth and Chef Giney for allowing us to stay that long.

Here are some more pictures:

Jamming time! Yeah, we weren’t “that ready” for a night of music (`yan may baon talagang songbook :D )

Havin’ some good time.

Another group photo, taken just before we left Adarna.

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107 Responses to “A Night of Food & Culture”

  1. witchy says:

    ayyy kainggit!!!
    enjoy nga!!
    I just missed my old working mates…

    Salve: witchy, when you visit manila, kain tayo dito. :D

  2. rhapsody says:

    wow it looks like everyone really enjoyed it… the way your describing how nice the food there especially the beef… makes me hope i was also there dining with you & ur mates hehehe…

    Salve: lahat yata ng luto dun masarap. gusto nga nilang bumalik at i-try yung dishes na di namin in-order. :D

  3. sonnetshaven says:

    I missed the piassok again…huhuhu:(

    Salve: next time sama ka na, mare. :)

  4. kengkay says:

    wow, mukhang maganda dyan ah. akala ko may kinalaman sya dun sa adarna books din :D

    Salve: ganda talaga dun at sarap ng food, sobra. sa ambiance pa nga lang panalo na! :)

  5. obet says:

    panalo talaga ang gimik natin! pakiramdam ko arkilado buong adarna. diba? kaka mis naman food nila kahit sinangag lang okay na sarap kc hehehehehehe at ung mga lumang gamit na hindi pa yata ako pinapanganak. sino kaya ang susunod na aalis sana doon uli hahahahahahahahaha (nag aabang ng aalis uli). thanks conrad we love u we miss u sana lipat narin kami sa bago mong tahanan (pssst! wag kaing maingay!)

    Salve: panalo talaga! hanggang sa muling gimik ng grupo! cheers!

  6. rommel says:

    These kinds of photos depresses me. NAIINGIT kasi ako :-) Both for the food and the smiling faces around the table. Bringing a ‘song-book’ for a chance there is a piano – classic!

    Salve: sarap mag-dinner pag marami kasi marami ding kwentuhan at tawanan. :) dapat ready lagi, kaya inabot kami ng halos midnight sa kakakanta dyan. :D

  7. raft3r says:

    wow
    your group sure knows how to have a great time
    gusto ko na talaga subukan ang adarna

    Salve: try mo na, raft3r. di ka magsisisi. :D

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