Goldie Goes Global

[The World in a Nutshell] WanderTales: Stories of adventures and misadventures

House of Birria’s Premium Beef Birria Honest Review

Never been to Mexico. Never heard of Beef Birria before. But one time, I was craving for beef tacos and ever since then, Facebook AND Instagram keeps popping up with House of Birria ads. I swear, it’s scary how smart Read more…


Steak and Avocado Salad DIY Recipe (w/ step by step instructions)

Surplus of avocado – what to do? Honestly, I have never eaten so much avocados in my life!! Before this lockdown, my mom has never purchased avocado before. NEVER. But now, I don’t know why but it’s become a staple Read more…


Pho 24 Beef Pho and Fresh Spring Roll Honest Review

When I was working in Vietnam, I pretty much had pho every single day. In part because I couldn’t read any of their menus and pho was really the easiest thing to say, but also because it was so damn Read more…


Rocha’s Puto and Kutsinta (Marikina) Honest Review

I live in Quezon City, and rarely venture farther from QC. As such, the food I’m accustomed to or know are the ones famous in this area. Interestingly, I was really only able to broaden my food adventures during ECQ Read more…


Beef Bulgogi Kimchi Lettuce Cups DIY Recipe (w/ step by step instructions)

Woo this one’s a doozy. After weeks of eating meats in bulgogi sauce, I was on the lookout for an innovative new dish so I wouldn’t be stoned by my family. My gosh, who knew one liter of sauce would Read more…


Bulgogi Meatball DIY Recipe (w/ step-by-step instructions)

I have this huge jar of bulgogi sauce and no idea how to use it all up, so I’ve pretty much been scrounging the internet for bulgogi recipes aside from the typical beef/chicken/pork bulgogi. Hit upon one here with this Read more…


Leanns Teahouse Woosamgyeop, Meltique, Jajangmyeon Honest Review

Craving for KBBQ? My go-to restaurant to order from is Leanns Teahouse. While they don’t have the widest range of meats, their quality is really good and I haven’t experienced any hiccups while ordering from them. To be fair, their Read more…


The Puff Dough Honest Review

I keep seeing The Puff Dough pop up on my Facebook feed – clearly Facebook knows who their target audience should be! So one random Sunday, I decided… why not? Because I suffer from a severe case of FOMO, I Read more…


San Jose Fishball and Manong’s Fishball Sauce Honest Review

Ever since COVID started, I haven’t had the chance to have street food. In part because I haven’t been going out, but also because it’s scary! You don’t know how hygienic the seller is… So I ended up buying my Read more…