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MG Marina Grill: UNLI-LECHON for P149 + P1,000 GC Giveaway!!!
Earlier this month, we were invited to try out some new dishes at MG Marina Grill at the Araneta Center in Cubao. I didn’t know that there was an area in Araneta Center that was slowly being gentrified. MG Marina Grill is located on the ground floor of the Manhattan Parkway condominium building, right across…
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Checking Out Okada Manila + Dinner at their Red Spice Restaurant
The Okada Manila has been on soft opening since December 2016, and it’s already been featured during the whole Miss Universe event, but this is the only time that we’ve had to check it out. Aayyyyy, it’s already February! It seems like everyone has already been there but us! So we drove out to Okada…
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Osaka Ohsho Introduces New Dishes!
Last week, I attended the 3rd anniversary of Osaka Ohsho in Megamall. I already reviewed them some time ago, and I love their original gyoza – that is what they are famous for – but I’m glad to see them also try different things. At least, as a diner, I won’t get bored with their…
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Sasa Asian Cuisine, FREE Ice Cream + Shopping at Estancia Mall
The other day, we went back to have dinner at Sasa Asian Cuisine in Estancia Mall. Estancia Mall is my current favorite mall when I’m clothes shopping. Sure, there are limited brand options and there’s no cinema, but hear me out. 1) the aircon is cold; 2) there are very few people in the mall,…
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The Wholesome Table + The Wholesome Bakery Review
I was recently invited to check out The Wholesome Table’s new bakery creations at their Estancia Mall branch. We were greeted by the lovely Bianca Araneta-Elizalde, founder of The Wholesome Table. She shared her passion for healthy, organic food, and introduced the new dishes we were about to try. THE WHOLESOME TABLE I love how the restaurant…
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How To Tell If Your Soy Sauce is Fake!
Have you been cooking your favorite soy sauce based dishes and realized that they did not taste the same as before? It had been bugging me for some time a few years back. Adobo doesn’t taste the same. Steamed fish with soy sauce doesn’t taste the same, either. The soy sauce was too harsh, for…
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Painting My Own Fish Tikoy, Chinese New Year 2017
I have been hunting down this Fish Tikoy at S&R for the past week. I’ve actually dropped by S&R three times this week just to get my hands on this, but it’s always sold out right after delivery! Anyway, I got a tip that they just delivered a fresh batch today, so I dropped everything…
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Novotel Manila Araneta Center Chinese New Year 2017 Promos
Novotel Manila Araneta Center recently introduced some promos they have for the Chinese New Year 2017 coming up this weekend! FAMILY STAYCATION FOR 6,888 with Dinner! For me, the best promo they have is the weekend staycation package. Enjoy a relaxing weekend staycation with family and friends for only P6,888 nett. It includes: overnight stay…
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Germany’s #1 LANGNESE HONEY Is Now in the Philippines!
You may not know it, but you might be a victim of fake honey! A few days ago, I attended the launch of this authentic, premium, quality, pollen-packed honey. It is pronounced lang-neh-seh. I must have been cross-eyed because I have been reading it as langanese when I received their invitation! Germany’s #1 honey, Langnese…
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Unlimited Wagyu for P899 at Hogs & Cattle Steakhouse
Last week, we heard about this new restaurant that had an Unlimited Wagyu offer for only P899 per person! The restaurant is called Hogs & Cattle Steakhouse, and it is located at the al fresco dining area on the ground floor of Century City Mall, beside Starbucks. You have to pass through that area with…
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Try the Padilla’s Kare-Kare at Lula’s House of Kare-Kare
Some time ago, we tried this new place in Marikina called Lula’s House of Kare-Kare. It’s a few minutes by car from Riverbanks Mall and SM Marikina. It was the garage of the Padilla home in the Industrial Valley Subdivision that was converted into a restaurant to showcase their beloved family recipe for Kare-Kare. In…
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HK 2016: Tim Ho Wan in Sham Shui Po
This was our second attempt to eat at Tim Ho Wan’s main branch in Sham Shui Po, and this time, we finally succeeded! TIM HO WAN The first time, we arrived at 9:15pm and Tim Ho Wan was already closing! I am so used to restaurants in Manila still being open until 11pm or later,…
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White Moon Bar at H2O Hotel along Manila Bay
A couple of weeks ago, I attended the relaunching of White Moon Bar by Hotel H2O. To be honest, although I had never been to White Moon Bar before, I did not have high expectations because of the location of the hotel. Hotel H2O is located somewhere behind the Quirino Grandstand, a little past the…
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Mighty Quinn’s Famous NYC BBQ Just Opened in Megamall + Review!
Last week, I was invited to attend the media launch of Mighty Quinn’s. Yes, the highly-rated barbecue place from New York is now here in Manila! Mighty Quinn’s is a fast-casual bbq place that was named by New York Times as the highest-rated barbeque in New York, at 2 and a half stars, a rare feat…
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Catch All the Flavors with Oishi World of O, Wow! Bags
A few days ago, we received Oishi World of O, Wow! Bags to try! These big bags of snacking goodness contain different, random flavors of Oishi snacks. But more importantly, they contain different Oishi snacks from different countries! Yes, flavors you won’t find in the Philippines are available. Of course, we pounced on the Oishi World…
