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Kurobuta Tonkatsu at Yabu
The Kurobuta was superb! DB and I had dinner at Yabu Megamall last week. I had read about this place serving Kurobuta pork. If you didn’t know, Kurobuta is to pork what Wagyu is to beef. I simply had to try it. Since the specialty of the house is their Kurobuta, that was what I…
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Kitchen Boss’s Cheesecake – Simply Out of This World Delicious!
I had some cream cheese bought at Buy 1 Take 1 taking up space in the fridge for some time, and the other night, I chanced upon a video of Buddy Valastro making cheesecake. He made it seem so easy! So since I was running out of ideas about what to do with my cream cheese,…
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Deep Fried Oyster Mushrooms
I got these mushrooms for only P30 a pack (the usual rectangular, half-bond-sized flat styro wrapped with cling film) from the Agora Public Market in San Juan. The pictures don’t show all the mushrooms because I already nibbled on some. I need to taste them, of course! I remember going to a Food Expo at…
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Cafe Capreal – Ma. Clara cor. Banawe St.
It has been awhile since I had lunch with my friend J, and today we decided to try Cafe Capreal, located at Ma. Clara cor. Banawe Sts. in Quezon City since it is nearer where J works. It is a casual cafe with parking out front, with the vibe of a neighborhood coffee hangout and…
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Tokyo Bubble Tea Near Burgos Circle
Lately, because of DB’s schedule, we found ourselves looking for dinner at 10 or 11pm. Do you have any idea how hard it is to look for somewhere decent to eat at 11pm? One time we found ourselves at Burgos Circle, and thank God, Tokyo Bubble Tea was still open! Their breads were also on…
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Premium Dunkin Donuts!
When someone says “Dunkin Donuts”, more than likely you will have visions of the ubiquitous little Dunkin Donut stall under LRT stations selling crappy donuts. While walking around McKinley Hill one afternoon a few months ago, I noticed that my companion was a bit tired and decided to get some rest at Dunkin Donuts at…
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Going Bananas!
My dad brought home a bunch of bananas the other day. He was in the Binondo area and he told me that he was able to get those good-looking bananas for only P35 for the whole bunch! And no, these did not seem like the “for local consumption” bananas. They looked like “export quality” bananas…
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A Valentine Macaron
I watch Gossip Girl. And I ship Chuck and Blair. So after several episodes of watching Blair pine for Laduree’s macarons, I finally gave in and tried to find the next best thing here in Manila. Ladureeis a cafe in Paris famous for their pastries, and most notably their macarons. I have also seen this…
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Manila Hotel 50% Off Breads & Pastries after 7pm
Not many people know about Manila Hotel’s 50% discount on breads and pastries after 7pm. The better for us! As far as I know, Manila Hotel has this discount daily at 7pm, and you don’t even need to have a hotel membership to purchase! My family has already taken advantage of this wonderful promo several…
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Manila Hotel Prestige Club Membership
A few weeks ago, I posted about the benefits of owning a hotel membership. Right now, I am very happy with our Manila Hotel Prestige Club Membership so I am going to talk a little more about it for people who might be interested to know more. The membership costs P7,000 flat for a one-year…
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Burgos Circle Dinner and Dessert — NOT a Barat Moment
Okay, this is not a Barat moment. It’s been a while since we’ve been to Burgos Circle and I missed it. Okay, there are not a lot of restaurants with the ambience that we wanted. Most of the food places there are bar-type restaurants with funky multi-colored, or scarce, lighting. We like dinners where we…
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Late Lunch at Manila Hotel for Only P400+!
Had a late lunch/merienda with a dear friend to catch up. Since I hadn’t had lunch, I ordered the Beefsteak Tagalog and my friend got the Bibingka and a Latte. Good thing I had my Manila Hotel Prestige Card! The meal was on me, total bill only amounted to a bit over P400! The food…
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Hotel Memberships – What to Look for and Why You Should Get Them
My family has had a long history with hotel memberships. We become members because we know it’s good value if you use it often. When you are being sold memberships, don’t get swayed by the fancy freebies or the ‘get it now because we’re running out of stock’ trick. Think how often and how likely…
