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Contrary to its name, Gold Ribbon is not just a bakeshop. It's a gorge-yourself buffet of Philippine dishes combined with a Mongolian stir-fry. The buffet includes some standout dishes such as pork afritada, sontanghon and chicken tinola. But, for better or worse, our favorite was the dinuguan, pork blood stew.
Buffets can be a wonderful way to sample the cuisine of a particular country, especially if you're not familiar with it. At Gold Ribbon, names of dishes appear above each item on the buffet, which helps to identify the choices. White rice and fried rice anchor the buffet offerings, where you will find such dishes as green beans in coconut sauce, fish with ginger escabeche, a rich, dark chicken adobo or a chicken afritada stew. The lechon kawali, or roast pork, comes with the crispy pork rind... More »
Sometimes, when grazing from an all-you-can-eat buffet, it's best not to know exactly what you're stuffing into your mouth. More on that in a minute, but first some background: Gold Ribbon Bake Shop, contrary to its name, is not just a bakeshop.... More »
Every evening, when the late shift shows up, the Medical Center begins to look like an outpost of Manila. For reasons that, to me at least, are not perfectly clear, the night crew that keeps the Center going, from doctors down to the lowest... More »
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