I still have a long backlog of posts from a trip to Boracay to my recent trip to Europe but I’m writing about my recent dinner at Cova first. Rochelle and I as well as several US based cousins just came back from Spain where we had a wonderful time eating all kinds of tapasContinue reading “Dinner at Cova tapas y sangria”
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New Cakes from UCC Vienna Cafe
My friend and co-blogger Jin invited to try out her new cake creations at UCC Vienna Cafe. She promised to feed me first so after a long perusal of the menu I finally found something healthy and almost “Cohen” approved. The yakiniku beef was so tender and flavorful with all the sauce that I didn’tContinue reading “New Cakes from UCC Vienna Cafe”
Sarah’s Birthday at Summer Palace, Edsa Shangri-La Hotel
My friend Sarah is Japanese and she married our good family friend who’s Chinese. In the 16 years or so that she’s lived in Manila she managed to master the Chinese language both Fookien and Mandarin and a smattering of Filipino. I’m so ashamed that she speaks much, much better Chinese than me. For herContinue reading “Sarah’s Birthday at Summer Palace, Edsa Shangri-La Hotel”
New Dishes at Lugang Cafe
I ate at Lugang Cafe too often last year specially in September, my birthday month. I went cold turkey and stopped going there for a while. When my mom’s cousin Judie and hubby Rome came home for a visit from Las Vegas and specifically requested to eat at Lugang Cafe I knew it was timeContinue reading “New Dishes at Lugang Cafe”
Dinner at Mangetsu Japanese Fusion Restaurant
When Fran suggested we have dinner with Jin and Paul at the new branch of Mangetsu in Jupiter st. I happily said yes. I’ve eaten at Mangetsu at it’s old location at Mile Long and loved the food but not the place. The lighting and interiors were a million times better. They sell sake from P245 to P320Continue reading “Dinner at Mangetsu Japanese Fusion Restaurant”
Smoothies from The White Hat Italian Frozen Yogurt
I received a couple of gift certificates to try out White Hat’s smoothies. Since I can’t really drink an entire glass I brought my officemate Tina to SM Mega Mall one hot afternoon to have some cold treats. I’ve tried White Hat’s yogurt before and I really like it. I always get a plain frozenContinue reading “Smoothies from The White Hat Italian Frozen Yogurt”
Zubuchon at Mactan Cebu International Airport
Who doesn’t know Marketman’s Zubuchon? Anthony Bourdain declared his lechon “the best pig ever.” I didn’t have enough time to go to their store to try the lechon so I did the next best thing. I bought 1 kilo of frozen lechon at their small space in Mactan Cebu airport. Zubuchon’s price list 1 kiloContinue reading “Zubuchon at Mactan Cebu International Airport”
Sunday Lunch at Laguna Garden Cafe
For our last meal in Cebu, Tes insisted that I try the food at Laguna Garden Café at the Ayala Center. Right across was Café Laguna which was managed by other relatives. This group also had another restaurant in the mall called Lemon Grass. All restaurants were quite popular with diners. Having tried all threeContinue reading “Sunday Lunch at Laguna Garden Cafe”
Dinner at Arano’s
For our second dinner in Cebu we went to Arano’s for some Spanish food. Arano’s was located in Fairlane Village in Guadalupe. From the outside it looked just like an unassuming house. The small restaurant was very simply decorated with pictures of friends and Señor Arano when he was a young and handsome jai alaiContinue reading “Dinner at Arano’s”
Lady Gaga at the Mall of Asia Arena
A few days ago my friend sent me a message, “Do you want to watch the Lady Gaga concert? I have an extra ticket.” Let me tell you right now I’m not one of the ‘little monsters’ but I immediately replied, “YES!!!” Even though I’m not a big Lady Gaga fan I do know allContinue reading “Lady Gaga at the Mall of Asia Arena”
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