I have 3 cousins who live in Taipei and all are fluent in speaking, reading and writing in Chinese. How I envy them. For dinner we met with my cousin, Angie the oldest of 3 siblings. She took us to Taipei Hwashi Tourist Night Market for dinner.This night market was different from Raohe St. nightContinue reading “Seafood Dinner at Taipei Hwashi Tourist Night Market”
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Silks Palace at The National Palace Museum
The business conference I attended hosted a welcome dinner at Silks Palace at National Palace Museum. The restaurant was housed in a beautiful 3 storey building. The 1st floor was a regular walk in restaurant. The second floor had bigger tables and private function rooms. We were on the 3rd floor for our private event.Continue reading “Silks Palace at The National Palace Museum”
Lunch at Shin Yeh 101
We had some free time so my parents and I went to Taipei 101 to look for good Chinese food. Our hotel, Grand Hyatt Taipei, was connected by footbridge to Taipei 101 and several big malls in the Xinyi district. Taipei 101 facade We took the elevator all the way to the 85th floor toContinue reading “Lunch at Shin Yeh 101”
Buffet Breakfast at Cafe, Grand Hyatt Taipei
My stay at the Grand Hyatt included breakfast buffet at the Café. As with any buffet I was wary of the food offerings. Nice water feature at the entrance. Different food stations were scattered around the huge restaurant that’s why there wasn’t any lines despite the almost full restaurant. dried fruits and nuts bircher muesliContinue reading “Buffet Breakfast at Cafe, Grand Hyatt Taipei”
Vegetarian Dinner at Taipei 101’s Food Court
For dinner we decided to have a simple meal at Taipei 101’s food court before checking in our hotel. Again Charlie and I had a vegetarian set meal which consisted of four items. First was this thing with filling inside. I had no idea what the slimy exterior was made of. My cousin Charlie toldContinue reading “Vegetarian Dinner at Taipei 101’s Food Court”
ç´ é›…å±‹ Vegetarian Restaurant in Taimall, Taoyuan
My cousin Charlie picked us up from the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and brought us to a nearby mall called Taimall so we can have lunch and meet up with his brother Benjie. It was exactly the same thing we did when I went to Taipei two years ago with some friends. That time weContinue reading “ç´ é›…å±‹ Vegetarian Restaurant in Taimall, Taoyuan”
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”
Dessert at Maitre Chocolatier Boutique Cafe
After our dinner at Mangetsu we went to the nearby Maitre Chocolatier Boutique Cafe for dessert. It was my first time to try out this place. That’s unusual for a chocoholic like me. Wow chocolate alcoholic drinks! Jin told me that the owners were also the Philippine distributors of some of my favorite brands ofContinue reading “Dessert at Maitre Chocolatier Boutique 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”
Dinner at Rizette’s House
Our group had a mini get together following our trip to Cebu all because of this bbq ribs. Rizette told us she brought home several slabs of Tony Roma’s cooked ribs from the US. She bought them frozen from Costco and just baked them. She said it was the best and we dared her toContinue reading “Dinner at Rizette’s House”
Shoot First Eat Later 