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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD184QZmEyDvn5m3lQXg09-HxrRfvMdKmkpUtmXFFJJzV4UniP0dlYRJ1J6pXbAB6dvWnmQUfPd8Z4BXXAF1HGzDJn-oBbyGtcSzM_CTK9lZv3uMo2D10kBUplIo6AZXIV9QrdC_G1d3rpXAlhn8c0GKpO4Rq4TUEAk2c-pQgb72fRWGOIyG7onauhhhE/s1024/eagles-nest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD184QZmEyDvn5m3lQXg09-HxrRfvMdKmkpUtmXFFJJzV4UniP0dlYRJ1J6pXbAB6dvWnmQUfPd8Z4BXXAF1HGzDJn-oBbyGtcSzM_CTK9lZv3uMo2D10kBUplIo6AZXIV9QrdC_G1d3rpXAlhn8c0GKpO4Rq4TUEAk2c-pQgb72fRWGOIyG7onauhhhE/s16000/eagles-nest.jpg"></a></div> What do you do when you find yourself in Anilao on the eve of a brewing tropical storm? You pray for better weather and find other things to do while on staycation. For your Happyfoodies, it was a good excuse to food trip at the Eagle's Nest Restaurant and Bar of Eagle Point Resort, perusing the menu and asking the friendly staff for recommendations and suggestions. We haven't been anywhere around here for a long time so it was nice to find that the resort's eating venue offers a great view of the sea (roiling as we sample the fare the two days we stayed there).

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9sFRB7PiUJDLU6mEbDARaSkAS_088yGbTYxmHnDhYdvm2ykYuCmOH2Fb3xaB_xQIu4NYDykUVYbo1-rB1Ree50sLVFJvLoOzvWfojwALqW4hYq27orc7RMwV9NNQRHfSBMoUAZBBZKPN_hZZgcQfRILs27l2dVTibytXSibs7jnptvKGvQRse11OC2A/s1280/kainan-sa-dalampasigan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9sFRB7PiUJDLU6mEbDARaSkAS_088yGbTYxmHnDhYdvm2ykYuCmOH2Fb3xaB_xQIu4NYDykUVYbo1-rB1Ree50sLVFJvLoOzvWfojwALqW4hYq27orc7RMwV9NNQRHfSBMoUAZBBZKPN_hZZgcQfRILs27l2dVTibytXSibs7jnptvKGvQRse11OC2A/s16000/kainan-sa-dalampasigan.jpg"></a></div> Dalampasigan, a tagalog word which means "seashore" and it was something I was expecting to find when we arrived at Kainan sa Dalampasigan in Nasugbu, Batangas. There was no seashore nor a view of the sea but we weren't disappointed. Instead, we found a gem of a restaurant, like a secret garden, breezy and exuding with Filipino hospitality and charm.

<figure class="wp-block-image alignnone"><img alt="Fried Tawilis (P130)" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2570/4116856375_825ecac1b7_o.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Fried Tawilis (P130)</figcaption></figure> We came to Taal Town in Batangas to revisit this heritage town and bring home some captures. But like in previous out-of-town trips, we had a hidden agenda: to eat something out of the ordinary. We prepared for the shoot but we weren’t able to research well in advance where it’s good to eat. Good thing the kind lady seller we brought some panucha from at the Basilica de San Martin de Tours went out of her way to show us Bistro Taal. It was just 5 or so minutes away from the Basilica and while it’s not really a bistro in the real sense of the word, we thought we had a hearty lunch alright.