I actually expected a few hotcake stalls that morning. Mrs. Carissa Tolo or Nang Isang would later tell me that there used to be five of them back in 1984. Her fellow hotcake vendors have since left Butuan, but she chose to stay in the city. She has been flipping these beloved pancakes ever since.
Brennan Mercado
The Philippines
Brennan is an electronics engineer by profession. From time to time, he gets to travel beyond his office cubicle, try new restaurants or catch up with his terribly long list of unread books. He likes museums, spicy food and talking with habal-habal drivers. For now, he's still deciding on whether to play Pokémon GO or not.
Awards
Best of Cebu Blog Awards
2015
- Best Food Blog
- Best Creative Writing in a Blog
- Finalist, Best Travel Blog
- Finalist, Best Food Blog
- Finalist, Best Travel Blog
- Grand Winner, Visit Davao Tuloy ang Byahe Experience Blogging Competition.
- Winner, 2013 TLC Asia’s The Layover contest
Recent Posts
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Mactan, Cebu: Island Hot Wings March 20, 2019 -
Choobi-Choobi x GCash-Alipay January 13, 2019 -
When in Cebu: The Market by Sugbo Mercado January 5, 2019 -
Penang | Kaze Japanese Restaurant November 26, 2018 -
Passable burger but the beer saved the day November 4, 2018 -
Aidalicious: Bacolod-style chicken inasal May 14, 2018 -
Manang Juling’s: Sinugbang Tasik and Steamed Bongkawil April 15, 2018
