MORE THAN JUST CHOCNUT, CHAMBA AND THE OCCASIONAL VICTOR BASA AT CANTEEN

Friends since college, Chefs Fernando Aracama and Jerome Valencia, Philip Gosiaco, A.L Lazaro and Jem Raymundo have a passion to making you the best meal in town.


(80's weekend brunch - Pasta Chamba, Chef Fern's ChocNUT ice cream, Green and good bennies / spam-a-licious, cheddar and orange hollandaise and a huge glass of lemonade)

Hidden among condominiums and office buildings of Legaspi Village, +Canteen provide options for those who like simple but really good food. Like me, I like my food done well – nothing too complicated.

I know I’ve written about the place a couple of times but hey, they serve perhaps the best brunch in the metro and be sure you pick up a trailer park montecristo with your cup of Segafreddo coffee. I always tell myself, “If the food is good, people come” and yes, they do come.



This 30-seater self-service café inside Trilogy not only is a foodie paradise but also is a place for artfully dishelved fashionistas in the heart of Makati’s trendy neighborhood. This discerning boutique houses labels like Jeremy Scott for Adidas, Generic Surplus, Obey, Anthology, Toms, accessories from Lego, I Love you and scents from Wright supply.

And oh, there’s no shortage of eye-candy if you visit alone. *naughty grin*

Canteen+Trilogy
110 ALVION Center Bldg
Rada St., Legazpi Village
Makati City

WHEN THE BELL RINGS, RUSH TO CANTEEN!

The style of dining is reminiscent of the restaurants along the artistic meat packing district of Soho in New York City. My meal at canteen was pure Aracama, unlikely ingredients enhanced by unsurpassed imagination. Much of his food appears unstudied and spontaneous, but it is entirely a product of perfectionism-definitely up there at the top level of the top restaurants in the metro.



(Canteen is a small laidback restaurant serving a variety of salads, soups, pastas and sandwiches.)

Canteen’s food is one of a kind. You might find it peculiar, I find it earnest, innocent, irresistible, and imaginative – a little art naïf, a little emerging rock-band.

(Cheese steak US beef onions, bell pepper and cheese wiz sandwich and Lemongrass beef and nuoc cham dip in soy sauce.)

Anyone who dines regularly at Canteen knows to expect perfectly prepared salads and sandwiches and the finest homemade chocnut ice cream in town.


(Canteen’s unassuming storefront entrance in Legaspi Village sits across furniture heaven, Habitat and a stone throw away from 105 Rada.)

TRILOGY: REDEFINING RETAIL THERAPY

Shopping and great spaces are just about my favorite things. It lightens my load and lifts my heart when I can fit both into a single trip. Thank god for lazy Sundays, I decided to tag along with Philip to check out Trilogy+Canteen.



Sneaks from Adidas and Generic Surplus

This book is quiet a visual experience

Utilitarian watches from Issey Miyake in black and beige

(Issey Miyake, Generic Surplus, Jeremy Scott for Adidas, Graphic design books, etc)

Trilogy+Canteen is a happy blend of fashion, lifestyle and food, and is finding favor with the seriously stylish. A sleek nod to a neighborhood dominated by modern office buildings, the store includes a retail area and a CANTEEN – a pretty unique set-up in the city.

Also, drop by CANTEEN for some pasta chamba,the best CHOCNUT icecream, insalata uva and french onion soup, plus they serve lavazza coffee (double treat!)

Trilogy+Canteen is located at G/F 110 Alvion Center, Rada Street, Legaspi Village. Makati