Food, Art and History in the Heart of Manila

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Food, Art and History in the Heart of Manila

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A few blocks away from the President's Malacañan palace, is a mansion built over a century ago that now serves as a restaurant, and literally serving customers mouth watering delicacies.

The place is La Cocina de Tita Moning, a reservations-only dining spot in the heart of Manila.

It used to be the home of the late Dr. Alejandro Roces Legarda and his wife Ramona, fondly known to many as Moning. The mansion is owned by the powerful Legarda clan of Manila.

Just a bit of trivia. Did you know that Mig Ayesa, the incredibly talented, the one and only Mig Ayesa is the grandson of Tita Moning? Well, now you know.

I know this should be about food but I'm more interested in talking about the family's love for the art than their great skills in the kitchen. Afterall, if you want to look for food reviews of La Cocina, there's a bunch of them online. All of them are great, mind you.

As per the family's artistic side, you would be surprise to know that the late Legarda couple are avid art collectors.

As a matter of fact, numerous art pieces hanging in the walls of the mansions are original pieces. They have the famous Sailboats in canvass by Oscar Zalameda that is worth more than P1,000,000. They also have the original La Inocencia by Felix Ressureccion Hidalgo, an original work of art by national hero Juan Luna, and dozens of other masterpieces.

At La Cocina de Tita Moning, you'll be warped in a completely different environment. They wanted to keep everything genuine they don't even have electric fans so as not to ruin house traditions as well as the maintain the overall theme.

The mansion is truly a 3-in-1 destination. Restaurant, museum and an art gallery in one. What more could you ask for? Another serving of Gambas al ajillo or paella valenciana, perhaps?

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