The Wholesome Table Review

The Wholesome Table

30th St, corner 7th Ave. Bonifacio High Street Central, Bonifacio City, Taguig

Tel: +6328670000

This is a new organic food restaurant by Bianca Araneta Elizalde. The ingredients used are of good quality and from organic sources, even the sauces are all-natural and made from scratch. The recipes do not consist of high fructose corn syrup, refined sugar, or trans fats. 

What caught my attention was the "organic food" sign outside. In the past, I would have turned around but since I changed my life and started eating healthy, I have been begging for there to be more places like this. 

As I walked inside, I was impressed; it was everything that I had planned for a future restaurant; tree in the middle, wooden ceiling, bar with a chalkboard, glass windows to the kitchen. If I do make a restaurant in the future, I'm going to have to change my ideas a little so that it isn't too similar. 

Dining in the Philippines

        Dream Job?? To be a food critic. Who doesn't want that? To be paid to eat at restaurants, taste several dishes and critique your overall experience, that would be the life! Since I have not acquired that job yet, I thought of putting together a few of my favourite dishes from restaurants around the Philippines, mainly in Makati.

 If you would like to know what other dishes are available at the restaurants, you can view the menus by clicking on the links of the restaurant's title. 

Creamy Truffled Mushroom & Double Smoked Bacon Pasta
Chelsea Market and Cafe

        Truffles, ah Truffles! The Diamonds of the Kitchen. Who doesn't like truffles?? Okay, it may be expensive to buy truffles and cook with them, but it isn't expensive to go to restaurants and eat a truffled dish! That's the beauty of restaurants.

        When I lived in Barcelona, I had one restaurant I would frequently eat at, only because of the Truffled Pasta. When I returned to the Philippines, I wanted to find a restaurant with the best truffled pasta. I found several that had this dish, but many used truffle oil; a big NO NO in the culinary world.

         I was walking through Serendra in Fort Bonifacio when I found my new favourite restaurant, "Chelsea". That is where I found the "Creamy truffled Mushroom & Double Smoked Bacon Pasta". This dish was creamy, earthy, aromatic, smooth and mouth watering. On my cheat days, I usually get this, but thanks to finding this dish, I was able to try Chelsea's many healthy recipes as well; such as the pumpkin soup, or the roasted vegetables with feta and pesto. I am now a happy regular customer there!

Creamy Truffed Mushroom & Double Smoked Bacon

Chelsea Market and Cafe
Php395