January 21, 2010
Casa Escaño B&B
Cebu City, Philippines
Casa Escaño B&B
Cebu City, Philippines
Driving down Juana Osmeña St. was an exercise in nostalgia for me.
My old stomping grounds...ehem..I mean, an alma mater of mine (St. Theresa's College) has an entrance on this street. I used to have my dad drop me off during my Grade Six school year on the Juana Osmeña gate as it was nearest the Grade-Sixers building.
I used to drive by here too when I went to work at the Cebu branch of Sara Lee. But aside from that, there are places of interest along this road or roads leading off it - you have restaurants, pension houses, and old, old houses (like one which has those marvelous dark and light-colored hardwood which could bounce off a bullet).
My old stomping grounds...ehem..I mean, an alma mater of mine (St. Theresa's College) has an entrance on this street. I used to have my dad drop me off during my Grade Six school year on the Juana Osmeña gate as it was nearest the Grade-Sixers building.
I used to drive by here too when I went to work at the Cebu branch of Sara Lee. But aside from that, there are places of interest along this road or roads leading off it - you have restaurants, pension houses, and old, old houses (like one which has those marvelous dark and light-colored hardwood which could bounce off a bullet).
I remembered Mommy Loy (Louellaalix) and Tito Rudy saying there was an eat-all-you-can Angus (?) steak dinner only on Thursdays at Casa Escaño - at a very reasonable price!It was either PHP 600 or was it PHP 800?
Still, an eat all you can good quality steak at around USD 17 max?
Intriguing thought, and one which instantly calls to my looking-for-a-bargain foodie heart.
Well it was Thursday, and we were on the road where this B&B I've heard a lot about was located.
But I couldn't stay to eat due to my tight schedule. However, my mom did get to interview one of the owners as she was buying some banana chips for our snacks.
Scattered on this page you will find some shots I hastily took before we sped off for my next appointment.
I will taste that eat-all-you-can-Angus steak dinner the next time I visit, as well as take a look at the rooms they rent out 
Mind you, I heard breakfast here is good and cheap too!
I'm really looking forward to my next trip back to my hometown.
Mind you, I heard breakfast here is good and cheap too!I'm really looking forward to my next trip back to my hometown.
The website for this seemingly delightful B&B is: http://www.casaescano.com/
btw, for those who can't wait but are interested in how the rooms would look like etc. here are nice photos, plus some interesting write-up I found from another Multiply site:
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Great pictures, Cat! The bedrooms are great and not too pricey too. I still remember having initiations in the garden of this house a long time ago when the world was young. . .
ReplyDeleteinitiations po? parang sorority? hmm.....
ReplyDeletebtw Mommy Loy, they have another promo involving steak..and it was on Tuesdays I think...
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking us around your neighborhood, Cat.
ReplyDeleteWe'll keep it in mind too where to find a good bite of beef, when we take a brief break from the crisp Cebu lechon.
once in a while Mar, I do dream about the wagyu beef Helene served in Singapore...waaah...parang melt in your mouth..
ReplyDeleteLook for some Filét Mignon. Sounds fancy but don't let that detract you.
ReplyDeleteIt's great lean, succulent beef that "melts in your mouth" like you said.
hi Mar,
ReplyDeletetruly, I have enjoyed fillet mignon...and *drum roll* at Morton's Steakhouse in Cincinnati.
you know, that was a surprise coz I remember the first ever fillet mignon I've eaten back in in my younger years when my dad used to take us to steakhouses - bad memory - not very tender.
But sa Morton's it was pretty good. BUT, I still say, mas grabe ka tender yung wagyu beef ni Helene sa Singapore hehehe...leagues away...or maybe kc iba nga ang steak cuts dyan sa US from Japan beef. I'd still "steak" my life on the true-blue wagyu beef *wink*
Eto pala ang link to that old entry:
http://cuh888.multiply.com/photos/album/185
Sorority initiations, yes. One of the daughters of Gloria Escano was a sorority sis.
ReplyDeleteShe's the mom of the girl who posted the bit about the Escano B&B.
ayan.."small world" nga pala
ReplyDelete*gags* Well, with your unbelibaboyly (hehe) fast metabolism, you can.
ReplyDeletewell, ever since I ate that wagyu steak at Helene's...and na-taste ko yung sa Morton's, I'm more choosy in my steaks. Quality over quantity on such things..though I'd like to try it just once to be able to say - I did it (and survived). (takot kaya ako sa mad cow disease)
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