Flavours Gastronomica
Penafrancia’s Culinary Miracle
(Penafrancia Fiesta 2014, Series 2)
The opening of Flavors Gastronomica Restaurant
in CBD 2, is a miracle of the Lady of Penafrancia that
happened this fiesta season in Naga City’s culinary front.
It is difficult find the right words to describe how delicious
Penafrancia’s Culinary Miracle
(Penafrancia Fiesta 2014, Series 2)
The opening of Flavors Gastronomica Restaurant
in CBD 2, is a miracle of the Lady of Penafrancia that
happened this fiesta season in Naga City’s culinary front.
It is difficult find the right words to describe how delicious
is the food in this simple but elegantly designed restaurant,
…that reminds me of the modern spick and span designs
…that reminds me of the modern spick and span designs
that I see in some contemporary European Restaurants.
The chairs were comfortable,
…the high ceilingsand the light colored
wall create an airy look on the interiors.
The chairs were comfortable,
…the high ceilingsand the light colored
wall create an airy look on the interiors.
The menu written on blackboards,
…and a display of lovely silver and porcelain European
inspired tea pots on
the cupboard create an old world feel
to the otherwise ‘avant garde’ setting of the restaurant.
to the otherwise ‘avant garde’ setting of the restaurant.
Cooking with flavorful spices is the restaurant’s forte,
and this the kind of cooking that Nagueno diners deserve,
and this is the kind of restaurant that Naga City
needs.
We started our dinner with Potato and Crab Chowder.
We started our dinner with Potato and Crab Chowder.
It was made of pureed potato, where one could still feel
and bite some tasty bits and pieces of potatoes from the
patato brunoise adding texture to the very creamy soup,
blending with leeks, pesto oil and morsels of crab meat.
The delicious soup was a prelude for one of the best
The delicious soup was a prelude for one of the best
dining experiences that my family ever had in our lives.
First to be served was the Rosemary and Thyme Porkchop.
This tasty dish is made with a slab of grilled tender pork
chop
flavored with the minty astringent taste and aromatic
Rosemary
perfectly blending with the sharp savory after taste of Thyme.
I was topped with Madagascar Sauce and served with rice.
The New Zealand Rib
Eye Steak is the best steak dish
in the city that I
have ever tasted to far. The tender, juicy
beef was grilled to a medium rare perfection and was served
with a heady pepper cream and Madagascar Sauce and rice.
The Peppered Salmon
was so delicious and was flawlessly
grilled without losing its natural juices. My daughter raved
about how delicious the tangy Lemon and Butter Sauce was.
It was served with Flavour’s
Pasta
which was also very delicious.
My wife ordered a Baked
Salmon with Crusted Pesto.
and it was a succulent awesomely baked salmon bursting
with the delightful flavors and aroma coming from pesto
topping that congealed into a flavorful crust after baking.
It was served with Aioli that had a perfect
blending of bitingly sharp and tangy flavors.
blending of bitingly sharp and tangy flavors.
The Cinammon Pork
Kebabs was their most impressive dish.
We have never thought that cinnamon would go well with pork
and no other barbecue versions ever smelled better than
this.
The Chef used sugar cane as skewers that made that made the
pork
sweet but not sickeningly sweet as the regular Pinoy pork
barbecues.
The mild sweetness from the sugar cane and the sweet-
smelling
cinnamon tasted so naturally with the perfectly grilled lean
pork.
Most of Flavour’s a la carte dishes comes with a choice
of rice or pasta, but I would like to make a special mention
about the very delicious
herbed rice that they serve.
The dishes were also served with Fresh Vegetable Salad
as a side dish and the vinaigrette had a perfect sweet-
sour- tangy taste that even young kids would love.
The restaurant also had a wide choice of
healthy drinks like the Kalamansi
Juice,
…and the Healthy
Green Juice
which is made of fresh zucchini.
We ordered Strawberry Cheesecake, for dessert. It
We ordered Strawberry Cheesecake, for dessert. It
was very delicious as it wasn’t so sweet and not as salty
compared to the regular New York style cheesecakes.
They also served a complimentary herbed tea
and was a perfect conclusion to a satisfying
dinner in this wonderful new restaurant.
I asked the waiter on who the chef was as we
wanted to thank him for the delicious meal. He
came to our table and we learned that young chef
grows fresh ingredients in his herb garden in Pili.
Flavours Gastronomica is located way off the
popular Magsaysay Strip and stands by its lonesome
Flavours Gastronomica is located way off the
popular Magsaysay Strip and stands by its lonesome
as the only restaurant at the entry way of CBD 2,
…but I hope Naguenoes would go beyond the too greasy,
too salty, too sweet
regular Pinoy fares- discover the
wonderful flavors of healthy herbs and fresh spices and
realize that there is a better alternative to “Magic Sarap”.
Read my other Penafrancia 2014 Series
PenafranciaFiesta 2014, Series 6
Read the links below for related articles:
Penafrancia Fiesta; All Day Home Cooked Feast
Penafrancia Translacion 2013 @ Caby’s Cabana, Naga City
'Pagsungko ki Ina', 2013 Jardin Real de Naga Clubhouse
Pagsungko ki Ina, 2012; the Clubhouse,Jardin Real de Naga
Naga City’s Flores de Mayo at Penafrancia de Mayo
Read the links below for related articles:
Penafrancia Fiesta; All Day Home Cooked Feast
Penafrancia Translacion 2013 @ Caby’s Cabana, Naga City
'Pagsungko ki Ina', 2013 Jardin Real de Naga Clubhouse
Pagsungko ki Ina, 2012; the Clubhouse,Jardin Real de Naga
Naga City’s Flores de Mayo at Penafrancia de Mayo
