The cold one: Pebrero 2012

The City of Tagaytay (Filipino: Lungsod ng Tagaytay) is a component city in the province of Cavite, in the Philippines. It is one of the country's most popular tourist destinations because of outstanding scenery and cooler climate provided by its high altitude. Tagaytay overlooks Taal Lake in Batangas and provides one of the iconic views of the Philippines, the view of Taal Volcano Island in the middle of the lake, viewable from several vantage points in the city.

Tagaytay is relatively close to the capital city of Manila, only 55 km (34 mi) away via Aguinaldo Highway, providing an easy escape for the locals from the heat of the big city. More info here

Leslie's restaurant is one of the most famous in Tagaytay because of its good food, ambience and fantastic views of the Taal Lake and volcano.

Sweet and Sour Lapu-Lapu. This fish in english is called Grouper, can be found in Philippines and is quite expensice due to its delicious taste. This fish shouldn't be confused with Lapu-Lapu (1491–1542), the ruler of Mactan, an island in the Visayas, Philippines, who is known as the first native of the archipelago to have resisted the Spanish colonization. He is now regarded, retroactively, as the first Filipino hero. He is also known under the names Çilapulapu, Si Lapulapu, and Kali Pulako (alternatively spelled as Cali Pulaco),though the historicity of the names are disputed.

PINAKBET or pakbet is a popular Ilokano dish, from the northern regions of the Philippines, although it has become popular throughout the archipelago. The word is the contracted form of the Ilokano word pinakebbet, meaning "shrunk" or "shriveled". The original Ilokano pinakbet uses bagoong, of fermented monamon or other fish, while further south, bagoong alamang is used. The basic vegetables used in this dish include native bitter melon, eggplant, tomato, okra, string beans, chili peppers, parda, winged beans, and others. Root crops and some beans like camote, patani, kadios are also optionally added. The young pod of marunggay is also added.

Bulalo or Beef Bone Marrow

Many cultures have used bone marrow as food throughout history. Anthropologists believe that early humans were scavengers rather than hunters in some regions of the world. Marrow would have been a useful food source (largely due to its fat content) for tool-using hominids, who were able to crack open the bones of carcasses left by apex predators such as lions.

In Vietnam, beef bone marrow is used as the soup base for the national staple dish, phở, while in the Philippines, the soup bulalo is made primarily of beef stock and marrow bones, seasoned with vegetables and boiled meat; a similar soup in the Philippines is called kansi. In Indonesia, bone marrow is called sumsum and can be found especially in Minangkabau cuisine. Sumsum is often cooked as soup or as gulai (a curry-like dish). In India and Pakistan, slow-cooked marrow is the core ingredient of the dish nalli nihari.

Filipino style Fried Chicken

Leslie's Tagaytay Food Fiesta Park inc. Aguinaldo Highway, Tagaytay City

Tel No: (046)413-4271 Fax No: (046)413-1065/860-2694

TAGAYTAY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION HOTEL CENTER

Tagaytay International Convention Center - is the newest addition to the list of local government owned and operated tourism establishments within the city. Constructed within a 2.38-hectare land area at the heart of the City, the Convention Center offers first class and state of the art facilities and services that may be considered at par with other International Convention Centers in the country. Its proximity to major tourist establishments in the city makes it an even more ideal venue for conferences, trainings, and seminars.

TAGAYTAY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER

Kaybagal South, Tagaytay City

Tel.: (6346) 413-0106 to 08, 413-4240

NUVALI as I've read (http://www.santarosa.ph/Nuvali.html) is a new metropolis evolving. Nuvali is Ayala Land and the Yulo family's vision of sustainable future. Covering a total land area of 1,600 hectares, it's growing at unprecedented scale and speed. The evolution began with 3 new residential communities and a new road connecting Nuvali directly to the Mamplasan Exit of the SLEX.

From its inception, Nuvali was developed with one thing in mind: Evoliving, a way of life that promotes intelligent and systematic care for the environment, enriches the community, and values its people. Low-density residential neighborhoods are designed to promote a healthy social atmosphere without overcrowding. It's a metropolitan development project representing Ayala Land's approach to master planning, whereby some 50 percent of residential areas are devoted to open spaces, and it's the first large-scale development in the Philippines to be built on the principles of sustainable design.