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Chelsea Market and Cafe

After the horrendous dinner at La Régalade we didn’t dare order dessert lest it be another disaster. We decided to go to Chelsea in Serendra where the desserts are fabulous. Warren and I wanted to go for food and not dessert. I only ate 2 slices of bread and a bite of lamb chop atContinue reading “Chelsea Market and Cafe”

Araw ng Kagitingan / Day of Valour

Last Friday, April 9, the Philippines celebrated a holiday called “Araw ng Kagitingan” or Day of Valour. I don’t think many remember the reason for this holiday. It was my American friend, Beau, who loves the Pinoy Culture and became a part of it, who reminded me it was to honor the thousands of FilipinosContinue reading “Araw ng Kagitingan / Day of Valour”

Dinner at La Regalade

I’m jumping over a month’s worth of restaurant reviews and fast forwarding to last Friday’s (4/9/2010) dinner. It’s important for me to get this review out as soon as possible. I need to share our experience so others will be informed on what to expect at La Régalade. It was Rochelle’s birthday and her belovedContinue reading “Dinner at La Regalade”

Honeymoon Dessert

After dinner at Te we went next door to have dessert at Honeymoon Dessert. I never had such a hard time choosing dessert. In a western restaurant my choice would almost always contain the word chocolate. In Honeymoon Dessert you won’t find the word chocolate anywhere. What you will see are the words sweet balls,Continue reading “Honeymoon Dessert”

Dinner at Te quick pasta & herb tea

We went to iSquare for dinner on a Saturday night and all the restaurants were full. We ended up at Te where all the white chairs were waiting to be filled. I first saw Te at the food court of the Venetian hotel in Macau. I didn’t really pay attention to it until I sawContinue reading “Dinner at Te quick pasta & herb tea”

What I Want In a Man – changes every 10 years

image What I Want In a Man, Original List1. Handsome2. Charming 3. Financially successful4. A caring listener5. Witty6. In good shape7. Dresses with style8. Appreciates finer things9. Full of thoughtful surprises What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 32)1. Nice looking2. Opens car doors, holds chairs3. Has enough money for a nice dinnerContinue reading “What I Want In a Man – changes every 10 years”

Lunch at Pho24

In our effort to try as many restaurants in iSquare, Tsim Sha Tsui we tried Pho24, an international chain of Vietnamese pho noodle restaurants. It was only when I saw the placemat on the table did I learn Pho24 has a branch in Manila at Rockwell, Makati. I’ve never eaten there so my first timeContinue reading “Lunch at Pho24”

Dinner at Yakiniku Gyukura

More than half the restaurants in iSquare in Tsim Sha Tsui are Japanese. You can find bread, pasta, tonkatsu, ramen to shabu shabu and sukiyaki and the prices range from affordable to expensive. I featured Gyu Jin Shabu Shabu & Sukiyaki where we had our fill of eat all you can shabu shabu. This timeContinue reading “Dinner at Yakiniku Gyukura”

Praise House Congee & Noodle Cuisine

We stay so close to iSquare in Tsim Sha Tsui we decided to try out all the restaurants there since all were new to us. In the next few posts I will take you on a tour of the restaurants we tried in iSquare. We were eager to try Praise House Congee & Noodle CuisineContinue reading “Praise House Congee & Noodle Cuisine”

Food on Philippine Airlines

Here’s another installment on my homage to Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) fabulous inflight food. This was taken on my trip to Hong Kong last February. Mnl-Hkg breakfast menu As usual the bircher muesli was excellent. Despite several attempts I couldn’t get my muesli to taste as good. I suspect they used heavy cream instead of yogurtContinue reading “Food on Philippine Airlines”