Birthday Lunch at Summer Palace

For my mom’s birthday yesterday we brought her to Summer Palace for a change. I saw Lori’s blog about Summer Palace’s La Mien festival and it looked really interesting. I haven’t been to Summer Palace in a long time. Every time we wanted to eat Chinese food it’s always at Choi Garden and now LugangContinue reading “Birthday Lunch at Summer Palace”

Queso de Bola Cheesecake and Creme Brulee Cake

My mom loves cheesecake and since it’s her birthday today I gave her one of the best and most unique cheesecakes I’ve ever eaten. Happy birthday mom! Thanks for reading my blog every morning as soon as you wake up. Thanks for emailing me my mistakes, missing words or wrong spelling. My mom is theContinue reading “Queso de Bola Cheesecake and Creme Brulee Cake”

Shaved ice, other desserts and more at Lugang Cafe

No I don’t have shares in Lugang Cafe but i wish I did. I just darn love the food. Tuesday was a holiday and we brought some friends to Lugang to share the joyous experience of eating there. It seemed half the town had the same idea. The place was packed and I saw aContinue reading “Shaved ice, other desserts and more at Lugang Cafe”

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”

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”

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”

New Products at Amici

I’m interrupting my US blog entries with this important announcement. To all my readers in Manila you have 3 more days to get a free pizza or pasta from Amici. Hurry! Ever since I saw photos of Amici’s 13 new products on Facebook c/o my friends who were the photographer and stylist I started planningContinue reading “New Products at Amici”

Lunch at Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao

I will interrupt my US restaurants tour with a review of our lunch yesterday. Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao is currently the hottest restaurant in Manila as evident with the long lines that form from the time they open until they closes. I didn’t really want to eat there yet since it justContinue reading “Lunch at Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao”

Dinner at Spasso Italian Tapas and Wine Bar

Cherry and Valerie treated a whole bunch of us for their birthday dinner at Spasso Italian Tapas and Wine Bar in Fort Bonifacio. We all had a hard time finding the place but in the end it was worth it. The restaurant specialized in tapas but since there were 18 of us it was moreContinue reading “Dinner at Spasso Italian Tapas and Wine Bar”