The Pantry

its been awhile that burnz and i have bonded. burnz's been really very busy lately. workdays in manila and weekends in cebu. if im not mistaken, she's been doing that for two straight weeks now. she doesn't like her sched - too much to do, so little time. chos! i messaged her on FB saying, "its so hard to squeeze myself in your ever so hectic schedule!"... and hours later, she called me that she'll be dropping by (she hasn't read my post yet on FB) to have a dessert! i had to halt myself from devouring the strawberry cake, my dessert for tonights' dinner! hahaha... initially, we were supposed to go to La Marea at Cross Roads, then i told her, let's try the gelato of Coriander since i havent tried it yet. then, she quickly decided, i'll let you try "The Pantry"... i have no idea where that is... so, off we went to "the Pantry"! Here's our ganap at The Pantry! :)

The Pantry's facade... very inviting! :)

The Pantry is located at The Gallery along Mabolo Road here in Cebu. ironically, i pass by this place most of the time but never did i really tried to check this out. now, im glad i did! thanks, burnz! the first i noticed was the door, it looks old and distressed, as if it was a handed-down wooden door from past generation... well, it was just painted to be like that! kaloka! hahahaha :)

notice the wall paper - kabog! luv it! :)

1st menu - prices are reasonable since they serve gourmet! sosyal! :)

burnz's drooling over the sausage menu! hahaha :)

notice on that the back of the menu board are bricks! yes, real bricks! im so loving this design. i want my future kitchen to have brick walls too! i hope they're not expensive! :)

with all these descriptions, tell me, won't you be tempted? hahaha :)

there's romaine lettuce on the bowl inside the fridge and there's "Lay's" chips on the counter top! healthy + unhealthy = extremes! lol :)

FIC = Filipino Ice Cream... pricey but super sarap, specially their avocado flavor ice cream. a must try! :)

another view of The Pantry's interior. ganda! :)

since burnz and i were there for a dessert, here's their wide array of desserts! we had a hard time deciding what to order since there's a lot to choose from, as in! hahaha :) click on the pics below to have a bigger view. :)

chef manuel (all smiles) while plating the bacon gourmet dish! :)

i caught on cam their chef making the bacon dish! it was smothered with pesto! burnz and i were drooling! control, control, control! mind over matter! hahaha :)

The Pantry Staff - L-R : Darz, Antonio and Chef Manuel

i am so in-love with the place that i shared to burnz that we shall visit this place again! hahaha... burnz shared to me that the interiors of this place was designed by Hannah Lim, who is also a friend of ours. She's an interior designer by profession... "BOW" ako sa interiors mo dito Hannah, as in! super luv it! :)

P.S. - Hannah, can you do the interiors of my future house? chos! hahaha :)

tight hugs,
AC