Happy Foodies

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Dg9b7jSIXlGUSvJSNyErADXcx6U-G5JBLlwflx3RnkuVbvzpersP1VwPzZuIoSz0mZx6f5BDOhu300SyRPsg6qaSwHKbUqZJMSi_Dt-Nu3KFM5HJRfZ0LEivgF0qMSg3MCmuV2Zi8iIwCQpEUmjuKy8Mrs9rf7ISoJlG2aGLlick-oT8oDdFvCnf9uI/s1600/the-farmaccist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Dg9b7jSIXlGUSvJSNyErADXcx6U-G5JBLlwflx3RnkuVbvzpersP1VwPzZuIoSz0mZx6f5BDOhu300SyRPsg6qaSwHKbUqZJMSi_Dt-Nu3KFM5HJRfZ0LEivgF0qMSg3MCmuV2Zi8iIwCQpEUmjuKy8Mrs9rf7ISoJlG2aGLlick-oT8oDdFvCnf9uI/s16000/the-farmaccist.jpg"></a></div><br><div><br></div> <p></p>“We are driven by the knowledge that food is medicine. Beyond just food, we serve nourishment.” This is one of the core values of <b>The Farmassist,</b> a new restaurant in Pasig. Don’t be misled by the name; although it may sound like a pharmacy, they serve affordable plant-based meals. In 2024, Happy Foodies will start featuring establishments and products that promote vegan, vegetarian, plant-based, and healthy food, beginning with this neighborhood find in Pasig.<p></p>

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfv46Dk6qq6WpjMRbi9-Y_dZZLTBhn-ah5P9z0ZUEZQvwGrRXMQThvo1i-ltZEibJGALz9HmeLK7KBJyjFocsVFfg9IlXHtimQgdw1Ex4bb3tCV4gbxhXRQ7CINhpVE0Shm4NesSDigTHL3hYdd1UkDUyksZZQTa8430fGHGCyAUGk4IZnLbQtGjITGA/s1280/gubat-qc.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfv46Dk6qq6WpjMRbi9-Y_dZZLTBhn-ah5P9z0ZUEZQvwGrRXMQThvo1i-ltZEibJGALz9HmeLK7KBJyjFocsVFfg9IlXHtimQgdw1Ex4bb3tCV4gbxhXRQ7CINhpVE0Shm4NesSDigTHL3hYdd1UkDUyksZZQTa8430fGHGCyAUGk4IZnLbQtGjITGA/w640-h480/gubat-qc.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>It was hidden in plain sight. The “Gubat” signage is even so inconspicuous I passed by it twice and didn’t easily notice. Little did I know, that ensconced behind the bamboo walls and door, there’s a little al fresco dining restaurant inside. <strong>Gubat QC</strong> does feel like being inside a forest (<em>gubat</em> is a Tagalog word that means forest) with its lush environment surrounding the wooden tables and benches of the dining area. Everything feels organic. From the food, the banana leaves as plate and even the way people eat - <em>kamayan</em> style (with bare hands).</p>

<figure class="wp-block-image alignnone"><img alt="Mamous Lamb Tapa (P 395)" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3482/4052949540_4c43c11b3d_o.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Mamou's Lamb Tapa (P 395)</figcaption></figure> <p>I first met Malou Fores (Mamou as many call her), the sister of Margarita Fores, when I took on an assignment for a magazine that featured one of Malou’s food shop, The Blue Kitchen. It never occurred to me that I’d see her again but don't look now, she has her very own restaurant. I even had to blink my eyes a few times if she was the one I met before. I loved her Blue Kitchen goodies so I was excited to see how she renders her favorites for <strong>Mamou</strong>, a restaurant at the heart of Serendra.</p>