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Yogurt

Ever since I started the Cohen Lifestyle diet last year I’ve eaten yogurt almost everyday. There are precise brands of yogurt that I must eat but when I was in Hong Kong last December I couldn’t resist buying this French yogurt simply because it was on sale and I liked the blue terra cotta container.IContinue reading “Yogurt”

Lunch at Yabu: The House of Katsu

Recently my friend Michelle invited me to try out her brother John’s new restaurant, Yabu at SM Megamall’s Atrium. I went there for lunch on a weekday with Rochelle. The place was full and there were even a couple of tables with Japanese diners. Warning: I broke my diet to eat here. And yes I’mContinue reading “Lunch at Yabu: The House of Katsu”

Recipes by Cafe Metro

Let me interrupt my posts on my recent trip to the US with this local restaurant I treated my office mates to last September for my birthday. I don’t know how I missed posting these pictures. The first time I tried Recipes several years ago was at SM Mega Mall. My friend Rizette treated usContinue reading “Recipes by Cafe Metro”

Birthday Dinner at Shang Palace

My two friends, Deb and Debbie celebrated their birthday together and treated our group to dinner at Shang Palace at Makati Shangri-la Hotel. the two Debbies I must admit that I never liked the food at Shang Palace as much as Summer Palace in Edsa Shangri-la Hotel. But I must admit the food was fantastic!Continue reading “Birthday Dinner at Shang Palace”

Dinner at Agave Mexican Cantina

Recently our HS classmate, Lily came home from California after many, many years. We met up with her for drinks and some Mexican chow at Agave Mexican Cantina at The Fort.pic c/o Florence The place was surprisingly full considering we arrived at 6:30 pm on a Friday night. The restaurant/bar had a good mix ofContinue reading “Dinner at Agave Mexican Cantina”

Sencha Tea from Chatime

The first time I tried Chatime was when they opened their first branch at Pioneer Center where I usually do my groceries. I ordered the Chatime Roasted milk tea since it was the first item on their menu and their bestseller.You may have read my entry for my favorite milk tea and know that I likeContinue reading “Sencha Tea from Chatime”

Cha Dao Tea Place

Unless you’re living under a rock you surely noticed the milk tea craze in Manila. There seems to be a new brand opening another milk tea store every week in every corner.Why is Manila so much into food trends? Do you remember when the hottest thing in town was shawarma? Then it was lechon manokContinue reading “Cha Dao Tea Place”

Lunch with Fran & Jin at Le Bistro Vert Sustainable Foods

Our friendship started with the mutual admiration of each others blogs and by leaving comments on blog posts. Maybe another reason is that we’re all of Chinese ancestry or simply it’s just that we all love food.Our first meeting was dinner at Myron’s where I was happy to treat Fran and Jin since I wasContinue reading “Lunch with Fran & Jin at Le Bistro Vert Sustainable Foods”

Lunch at Nomama

I have a couple of friends from Ateneo that I keep in touch with at least three times a year, usually on our birthdays. But this year Jane was unusually busy with her new career as an interior designer so we combined our birthday treats into one lunch instead.I don’t get a chance to eatContinue reading “Lunch at Nomama”

Dinner at Aomori

I tagged along with my cousin Stanley for dinner with his HS friends. We were supposed to eat in another restaurant in Northeast Square but it was closed on Sundays. I chose to eat at Aomori instead and I’m glad we ended up there.Aomori is a Japanese style cafe that also sells a lot ofContinue reading “Dinner at Aomori”