Kirk Damasco was a simple guy coming out of Iloilo for college to take up his management course at Ateneo about 5 years ago. After the pre-requisite ORSEM which we all had to endure, I remember sitting beside this shy young guy, wearing glasses. Our very first class of our college journey would be Chemistry class. It was with Mr. Macahig.

As we sat in silence, I turned to Kirk observing him for quite some time and wanting to make my very first non-Ateneo HS (I came from Ateneo GS & HS) friend in college. We started light chit-chat. Basically we got the minor thins out of the way like name, course, hoemtown where he staying etc. I then asked Kirk what his biggest fear/apprehension was entering college at Ateneo. He turned to me and said, coming from the province my biggest worry would not be the tests, the workload, nor would it be the teachers. My biggest apprehension would be if he could make friends because of the difference in cultures.

Fast forward 5 years. Kirk is the man behind the hit shirts like Ang Sarap Maging Atenista, I <3 Ateneo , and other shirts we see so often during the UAAP Games. He recognizes that the brand Ateneo is not only for Ateneans that is why he has a disclaimer “to all ateneans & those who love the Ateneo…” He left his corporate job at a multinational to do business and is now living one part of my dream.

He has a restaurant located at Brgy. Kapitolyo, Pasig. It is called Zulu Grill. If you ever tried the JSEC Liempo, you can find it here! Here are some of the food fares they carry.

Chicken w/ Marinara

Chicken w/ Mushroom and Cream Sauce

Chicken w/ Pesto

Liempo

Ising-Ising

Sisig!

And of course the best part:

Unlimited Rice!

All those fares are about Php 120-160 each! They come with Iced Tea!

Kirk has gone a long way! Way to go buddy! Congratulations!

The other day I decided to submit my photo to a FOOD PORN website. Yes, I said PORN. You see Food Porn is a site where people upload photos of food and other users indulge their sinful cravings for food without actually eating. I chanced upon the site www.tastespotting.com from http://www.foodbloggersunite.com. I have my other blog at http://foodiemanila.com where I try to just chronicle the food that I find most interesting. I do not claim to have a vast knowledge on food and the different tastes but rather I am a staunch believer of the saying “you are the food you eat!” and this is my attempt to discover who I am. Anyway, I digress. You see the quality of the photos at the site are astonishing. I never really believed I would make it. They styling, the lighting, the composition, they were all at the highest caliber. I thought I would not make it.

But today, when I checked my traffic for Foodie Manila I was really surprised to get 300+ visits just for today! I checked my analytics and they all came from tastespotting! I quickly click the link and lo-and-behold, my photo made it! This really made my day! It may be no big deal but it further re-affirmed me that indeed I do have talent. You know, as bad as it sounds, sometimes a little validation really gets you out of a rut. (despite it coming from some website that I never heard off before!)

That’s my photo right there! That is soooo cool! I just had to share!

Thank you tastespotting! I will definitely be uploading more photos!