I love birthdays.
I get giddy waiting for 12 midnight just to greet my favorite people. And I
want to be the first one to greet them. Yes, I could be competitive with those
things too. (I also want to be the last one to greet them [again] just because
I like to pester the people I love.) And birthdays are always best celebrated
with people dear to you. Okay, I kind of forced myself to be dear to Lil R.
It was one
(failed) tea
afternoon when my favorite Dragon lady (T), Lil R, Big R and I decided to
explore the new restaurants of SM Megamall’s Fashion
Hall. We originally planned to visit Ippudo but I think Ippudo hates me.
Every time I plan to visit, the line looks like Nokia’s Snake that has been
played for 10 hours.
We roamed
around for a bit and saw Linguini Fini,
a new Italian restaurant near Boqueria
(which is now Alqueria).
The place looks cozy. So, why not?
It took us
quite a bit to decide on what to order but finally decided to get Porchetta (PHP595, served sliced and
with chili mostarda), Bianco
(PHP745), On Top of Spaghetti
(PHP425), and Pappardelle “Nose to Tail
Bolo” (PHP430).
First served
was the Pappardelle “Nose to Tail Bolo” and it doesn’t look pretty. But the
taste says otherwise. The bouncy pasta
with the pork testa, veal
and oxtail
ragu were savory and delightful. T though found a bone on her portion.
The Bianco is your usual cheese
pizza.
I only had one slice as it was oily. (Sadly, my tummy reacts funny to oily food
after two weeks of Alkaline diet.) Cheese
lovers would love this though as the pizza had a generous serving of mozzarella,
gorgonzola,
ricotta, Parmigiano, and Grana Padano.
