After walking around Times Square a bit we went to Magnolia Bakery to try their famous cupcakes and oter goodies. I first heard about Magnolia Bakery from the famous skit on Saturday Night Live and scenes on Sex and the City. Since they made cupcakes famous a lot of bakeries have followed suit. I boughtContinue reading “Magnolia Bakery”
Category Archives: Sweet Treats
Truffettes de France
Yes I am a chocoholic. But I don’t eat just any chocolate. It has to be good, dark and preferably orange flavored. I’m not wasting precious calories on ordinary chocolates. I remember receiving a box of Truffettes de France several years ago from a friend who came from Canada. It was a melted mass ofContinue reading “Truffettes de France”
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”
The Best Milk Tea Ever – Gong Cha
This is the best milk tea I’ve ever had in my life and I found it in Hong Kong. Well it is the best until I try something better. For now it’s number 1 in my list. For a long time the best hot milk tea for me was at Cafe de Coral. Now IContinue reading “The Best Milk Tea Ever – Gong Cha”
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”
Georgetown Cupcakes
I’m not a big fan of cupcakes. I don’t remember the last time I ate one. I didn’t even join the cupcake craze that hit Manila a couple of years ago. I did hear a lot about Georgetown Cupcakes from my cousins who raved about it. Sharon promised to let me try them so IContinue reading “Georgetown Cupcakes”
Dinner from Wegmans Supermarket
It was another busy day for my cousin La. She had to ferry her kids from piano class to gymnastics to the dentist and many more. She didn’t have time to prepare dinner so before driving all around town she dropped me off at Wegmans supermarket and tasked me with buying our dinner. Wegmans isContinue reading “Dinner from Wegmans Supermarket”
Shoot First Eat Later 