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Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes in Manila
Last weekend, I had the privilege of seeing the famous duo from the Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes at the Glorietta. Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes Bestfriends Valeri Valeriano and Christina Ong are the self-taught buttercream masters behind Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes. Currently based in London, these two Filipinas are renowned globally for their edible…
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Milky & Sunny – Comfort Food Just Like Home!
Last week, I joined a late, late brunch with some foodie friends at Milky & Sunny, a cute restaurant that really will cheer you up when you walk inside. Milky & Sunny is located at the ground floor of the Eton Parkview in Makati, along Gamboa St., a few minutes’ walk from Greenbelt 1 /…
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Kuya J’s Halo-Halo Espesyal – New Halo-Halo in Town!
There’s a new Halo-Halo in town, and it’s Kuya J Halo-Halo Espesyal! If you’ve been to the malls the past year, you must have noticed a new restaurant chain called Kuya J Restaurant that has been popping up all over the malls. I first noticed this restaurant in our good, old neighborhood mall, SM Sta.…
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Exile on Main St. Katipunan Review – Art + Food
Last week, I received an invitation to check out Exile on Main Street in Katipunan. It has only been open for 6 months, and is the second Exile branch. Doing a bit of checking before going, I found out that Exile has become something of an artist haven. I also checked their menu online and saw…
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Le Mont Gourmand – Ice Cream for Everyone For P999!
Le Mont Gourmand is a treat best shared with friends and family. The Le Mont Gourmand is a 15-scoop ice cream dream with in-house macarons, syrup, nuts, marshmallows, etc… And guess what? They are currently running a contest, the BFFs at the Gourmet Bar Instagram contest, where not one, but two, winners will be picked to…
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BaratAko’s Favorite Red Bean Chili Recipe
As I write this, it’s starting to rain. Summer is almost over but not quite yet. Chili is one of those dishes that people usually associate with summer, but I find that I like it better eating it in cold weather. The steaming bowl of flavorful beans and beef just warms my soul when it’s…
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Easy Beef Hofan Recipe You Can Make At Home!
Love ordering Beef Hofan from your favorite Chinese restaurant? Bet you didn’t think it was so easy to make at home! Beef Hofan was one of those dishes that we always ordered from restaurants and I never thought that I could easily make at home. What’s better is that you can totally customize the Beef…
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The Famous Quim’s Cake Also Serves Delicious Food!
Remember that cake shop that went viral a couple of weeks ago because one of the chefs posted that he would give out P5 million worth of cakes if Duterte wins? Well, it’s called Quim’s Cake and it’s now famous! We had lunch there last Saturday. It’s not just a bake shop but it also…
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Motts’s 100% Original Apple Juice In Can Now in the Phils!
They say an apple a day, keeps the doctor away If actually eating an apple a day is easier said than done, you may now have a better alternative to getting your daily apple. Mott’s 100% Original Apple Juice in can is now available in the Philippines! Mott’s 100% Original Apple Juice in can are…
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Chaplin Review – A Really Nice Place to Hang Out At!
A few weeks ago, we tried out this new restaurant on the fourth floor of Century City Mall called Chaplin. It is a new restaurant that just opened on February, 2016, and by the looks of it, it’s a place I think I will enjoy hanging out in during the day. Their tag line is…
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Easy & Delicious Chicken a la Pobre Recipe
A good Chicken a la Pobre is one of my favorite chicken dishes of all time. Other people can have their adobos, and I don’t really know if Chicken a la Pobre even qualifies as a Filipino dish, but to me, it is THE Filipino chicken dish that is on my mind when I think…
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Novotel Promos – P888 Buffet, Room Vouchers BUY NOW!
DISCOVER NOVOTEL MANILA ARANETA CENTER – NOVOTEL PROMOS Novotel Manila Araneta Center is Novotel’s first hotel in the Philippines. It is located at the heart of Cubao, just a short walk from Gateway Mall, right beside the Smart Araneta Coliseum, and just across from Shopwise. This makes it a great place for a staycation – there…
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The Round Table Buffet – New Promos 2016!!!
When people ask me for recommendations for affordable buffets, The Round Table is almost always on my list of suggestions. The quality of the food is good, and the price? It’s just P295/person! I recently visited The Round Table again when they celebrated their one-year anniversary. It was a Friday, and the buffet theme of…
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Quiz Night at 121, BGC Stopover Pavilion
Last week, I attended the first ever Zomato Quiz Night, hosted by 121 at the BGC Stopover. The BGC Stopover This was actually my first time to check out the BGC Stopover Pavilion, which opened in the middle of last year. It’s an “open-style” three-story building with an air well in the middle, which I…
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Bobo’s Pizzeria Review – Value Italian on Maginhawa St.
Last week, I was invited to have dinner at Bobo’s Pizzeria along Maginhawa St. in Quezon City. This was my first time to explore the Maginhawa area which has become a food street in the past few years. We just never got around to going there because it was a bit out of the way…
