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Nowana U&I Korean Buffet Restaurant Review
No other restaurant I have dined at has managed to make me think that they could improve so much with just a few simple adjustments except for Nowana U&I. Yesterday, we planned to have a dessert buffet at Love Desserts (P199 dessert buffet) in Banawe, but were put off because of the general feel of the…
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Check Out What’s New at Ersao!
Ersao – the name brings back memories of milk teas and fried, spicy squid & chicken snacks on a paper cone and eaten with barbecue sticks (you make tusok tusok the fried squid). Ersao started in Grace Village 15 years ago selling Taiwanese snacks (the aforementioned fried squid and fried chicken) to students from the…
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Dean & Deluca, Rockwell Restaurant Review
The famous New York gourmet deli /grocery Dean & Deluca recently opened a branch here in Manila! Finally! It’s located in Rockwell, just across the street from the Mango at the Powerplant Mall. Of course, being the insatiable foodie that I am, I dragged J along to check it out. I came across a few…
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Lazy Recipe: No-Brainer, No-Bake Mango Cheesecake!
Let’s start the week with a super easy recipe! Here’s a really easy and simple no-bake cheesecake recipe that you can memorize in a jiffy! Easy-peasy recipe with no complicated techniques involved! You can probably finish making the cheesecake in 30 minutes or less! Why cheesecake? Remember our Buy 1 Take 1 cheese hauls? Well,…
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Tokyo Bubble Tea’s Sakura-Inspired Milk Teas & Bentos
It’s Sakura Season in Japan and Tokyo Bubble Tea has some cherry blossom-inspired dishes to help bring Sakura Season to you here in Manila! I previously wrote about Tokyo Bubble Tea years ago and how my default order is always Chicken Teriyaki Doria (favorite!), but I was invited to try their new Sakura Bento Trays,…
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Try S&R’s Vegetarian Pizza – It’s Pretty Good!
The term vegetarian has evolved for me through the years. Whereas the word used to bring to mind images of carrot sticks and celery sticks, the word vegetarian now makes me think of delicious food. The other day, I tried out S&R’s new Vegetarian Pizza. It’s their current new pizza flavor (their new pizza flavor…
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New Signature Dishes by Celebrity Chefs at Prince Albert Rotisserie
The Intercontinental Hotel Manila is one of the premier hotels in the city, and its Prince Albert Rotisserie restaurant has always been considered as one of the best fine dining establishments in Metro Manila. It was actually one of my “holy grail” places to eat a few years ago. You know, those restaurants where you…
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Bebe Rouge Patisserie – An Authentic French-Japanese Cake Shop!
I first discovered Bebe Rouge when I was in my Japanese food / bento making phase years ago when I frequented New Hatchin Japanese Grocery along Metropolitan Ave. in Makati. At the time, it was just selling pretty Strawberry Shortcakes and various pastries inside the New Hatchin grocery. I knew it was Japanese because it…
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Patisserie Caroline – Try Their Unique Calamansi Dacquoise!
I love Patisserie Caroline’s Calamansi Dacquoise. Last week, I was invited to try Patisserie Caroline along M. Paterno St. in San Juan. I used to pass by M. Paterno on the way to Greenhills. I have been noticing that certain parts of the area have developed and that there’s a thriving cluster of small neighborhood…
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Aracama – Impress Your Guests With Filipino Cuisine
I heard about Aracama somehow, probably by osmosis, either through reading food-related blogs or browsing foodies’ instagrams. But it’s not somewhere I imagined I would have an opportunity to dine at because clubs and live bands are not what we usually prefer. We like quiet dinners where we can talk, and talk, or savor each…
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Healthy Day – Where Healthy Eating Is Something To Look Forward To
Last week, I was invited to try Healthy Day along Banawe St. in Quezon City. I was totally blown away by the food by the time we were done! Literally surprised and awestruck! Food presentation level: Iron Chef. I wondered why I hadn’t noticed the place before – I drive through Banawe at least once…
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Easier Tiramisu Recipe Made With Cream Cheese
Here’s a recipe for Tiramisu I made, using ingredients that I we bought Buy 1 Take 1 / on sale / discounted, and easy to measure ingredients, adapted from The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer. These were so good I actually thought they were better than those bought from professional bakers! We bought…
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Lazy Recipe: Barat Ako’s Easy Korean-Style Fried Chicken
This is a very easy recipe for Korean-style Fried Chicken I just made up from ingredients we already had around the house. This is the easy, lazy version that uses regular ingredients. Even though this recipe is easy, it’s delicious. It’s a good way to dress up fried chicken, especially when your family is already getting…
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Green Pigs’ Kitchen – A Little Princess’s Heaven
Last week, I was invited to try Green Pigs’ Kitchen in Scout Torillo near Tomas Morato. The place is so beautiful! The restaurant looks like a little girl’s princess tea dreams come true! It’s small and cozy and filled with pretty, girly things! This place is so elegant, but surprisingly affordable! Read on to find out…
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Why We Went Back to Tuan Tuan Chinese Brasserie
We actually went back to Tuan Tuan last weekend. That’s two Saturdates in a row! I really do like this place. Check out my first review of Tuan Tuan Chinese Brasserie – Not as Expensive as We Expected. This time, I was eager to try the Crispy Barbecued Pork Snow Bun (P128.00). Of all the…
