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Wee Nam Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice in Manila

Popular Hainanese chicken restaurant Wee Nam Kee from Singapore just opened it’s first overseas branch in Ayala Triangle Garden in Makati. It was my first time to go to the new Ayala Triangle Garden and it was beautifully lighted at night specially with all the holiday decor. The place was full with many patiently waitingContinue reading “Wee Nam Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice in Manila”

The Best Milk Tea Ever – Gong Cha

This is the best milk tea I’ve ever had in my life and I found it in Hong Kong. Well it is the best until I try something better. For now it’s number 1 in my list. For a long time the best hot milk tea for me was at Cafe de Coral. Now IContinue reading “The Best Milk Tea Ever – Gong Cha”

Bubble Tea Restaurant and Awesome Ph

I’m always on the look out for good milk tea in Manila. I’ve finally found a good hot milk tea at Lugang Cafe but so far the bubble milk teas I’ve tried have been disappointing. They all taste more milk than tea. Will this be the one? I’ve seen Bubble Tea restaurant in SM MegamallContinue reading “Bubble Tea Restaurant and Awesome Ph”

Lunch at Lugang Cafe

Lugang cafe is a new Chinese restaurant located in Greenhills and specializes in dishes from Taiwan, Beijing and Shanghai. The restaurant opens to the public today. I was fortunate to have been invited to the soft opening yesterday noon. You see one of the owners is my dad’s god daughter and her dad is oneContinue reading “Lunch at Lugang Cafe”

Buffet take-out from Mayuri Indian Cuisine

All this food tightly packed in a styrofoam container cost $10 and fed 3 hungry adults with leftovers to boot. Mayuri Indian Cuisine is located in a strip mall in Reston, Virginia. The place doesn’t look like much but their food is authentic and the buffet is truly value for money. Their lunch buffet costsContinue reading “Buffet take-out from Mayuri Indian Cuisine”

Lunch at Booeymonger

My cousins brought me to Friendship Heights in DC for some shopping. It was my first time to go there and I really liked the area. Too bad we couldn’t stay longer. We did have time for a quick lunch at Booeymonger. Booeymonger is a deli/sandwich shop that is also in Ray Foley’s book “1,001Continue reading “Lunch at Booeymonger”

Bonchon Chicken

These are the best chicken wings I’ve ever eaten. I first read about Korean fried chicken in an article in the New York Times back in 2007. When I went to Virginia in 2008 I looked for Korean fried chicken and found Bonchon. I told my cousin Sharon about it and she bought a coupleContinue reading “Bonchon Chicken”

Dinner at Borough, The Podium Mall

I still have a lot reviews from restaurants in the US, Hong Kong and Manila but I had to share the restaurant we ate in yesterday because it was a very good discovery. Chris wanted to treat us for her birthday and she asked me if I could suggest a place. I just saw theContinue reading “Dinner at Borough, The Podium Mall”

Georgetown Cupcakes

I’m not a big fan of cupcakes. I don’t remember the last time I ate one. I didn’t even join the cupcake craze that hit Manila a couple of years ago. I did hear a lot about Georgetown Cupcakes from my cousins who raved about it. Sharon promised to let me try them so IContinue reading “Georgetown Cupcakes”

Have you tried Dirty potato chips?

No, they’re not really dirty. Those are cracked pepper on the chips. Filipinos love junk food and one of the most loved is potato chips. There are several local and imported brands of potato chips in the Philippines and they are all selling well. I think the market is big enough for even more brandsContinue reading “Have you tried Dirty potato chips?”