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New desserts from Greenwich

July 19, 2009 by 9 Comments

Greenwich, my favorite fastfood-of-the-moment brings in new desserts to their menu. If there’s one thing I look forward to after a meal, it’s dessert. The new desserts offered are the very reasons why I keep coming back every week, aside from their lasagna. First off is the Overstuffed Brazo de Mercedes, Php 99. Overstuffed means there’s more custard filling than the meringue part which I love. I’m really not a fan of icings and meringues, so the creamy yellow custard filling is a treat for me. It’s not sickly sweet either, but one serving of this can be shared by two people to lessen the guilt.

Overstuffed Brazo de Mercedes, Php 99
Overstuffed Brazo de Mercedes, Php 99

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Big Better Burgers

July 6, 2009 by 17 Comments

Jeff and I were sort of carnivores last week, craving for burgers and steaks. Last Monday, we had our burger fix at Brother’s Burger in Trinoma. But the burger-craving didn’t stop that day and it lasted until Friday. Although we enjoyed Brother’s Burger, who wouldn’t?, we decided to check out the new burger joint, Big Better  Burgers, at the 2nd Floor of Shoppes@Victoria Tower located in Timog corner Panay Avenue.

Big Better Burger
Big Better Burger

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Dulcelin’s Mango Torte

June 21, 2009 by 9 Comments

It was my mother’s birthday and I’m planning to buy her a cake that will suit her finicky taste. She doesn’t want her cakes too sweet, she doesn’t want so much toppings, she just want her cake simple, yet delicious. Estrel’s Caramel Cake would have been perfect at that time but when I called, all their cakes were sold out. I was told that I should reserve a day earlier since their cakes are made-to-order. And so I searched for another alternative, a friend suggested Dulcelin’s Mango Torte.

Dulcelins Mango Torte

Dulcelin's Mango Torte

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Hong Kong food trip

May 21, 2009 by 15 Comments

Food and travel are a perfect combination, by sampling the local cuisine, you also get to taste a country’s history and rich culture. Albeit my husband’s non-adventurous tastebuds, he willingly gave in to my demand, food tripping Hong Kong’s cuisine. Some restaurants are not authentic Chinese but these are the food places recommended by other HK travellers.

Food Republic in Silvercord Mall, HK

Food Republic in Silvercord Mall, HK

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Visita Iglesia and The President’s Tea House

April 11, 2009 by 5 Comments

I spent Maundy Thursday together with Nanay visiting churches or what they call Visita Iglesia. This is a popular tradition in the Philippines during Maundy Thursday, during which people will visit church/churches and do the Way of the Cross or Stations of the Cross. This is done to recall the sufferings of Jesus Christ during the last few hours of His death.

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My kind of mix: Chicago Mix of Chicago Popcorn Shops

March 16, 2009 by 13 Comments
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Chicago Popcorn Shops, Mall of Asia

Tucked away from the busiest part of Mall of Asia, at the 2nd Floor of the Entertainment Mall, is one popcorn place waiting to be discovered. We are not aware what Chicago Popcorn Shops is, we only intend to check out if Team Manila has restocked their Eraserheads t-shirts. But the interesting and classy facade of Chicago Popcorn Shops made us pay the store a visit. And boy are we glad, Jeff and I were treated for a free sample of their freshly popped popcorn, “It’s the Chicago Mix, cheese and caramel popcorn combined, our bestseller!”, the storekeeper proudly announced. I popped the cheese-flavored one first, it’s surprisingly cheesy and the popcorn is soft. Next, I tried the caramel, it’s sweet and crunchy! The storekeeper told us that it’s best to pop the 2 flavors together, so Jeff and I obliged. This is where the magic happened, the marrying of the sweet and salty flavors is surprisingly just right. Nothing overpowers the sweetness or the saltiness of another. This is far better than Kettle Korn’s, it’s beyond compare as a matter of fact.

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Chicago Popcorn Shops tools of the trade

Chicago Mix of Chicago Popcorn Shops is like a gourmet popcorn. You can tell that they don’t scrimp on ingredients. According to the storekeeper, they don’t use cheese powder in their popcorns, they use melted cheese. The caramel popcorns don’t stick but each are perfectly covered with caramel.

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One tin of Chicago Mix, Php 280

We left the store with one tin can in tow, priced at Php 280. We’re advised to bring the empty tin on our next refill to get the discounted price of Php 200. What’s great is that we can customize our Chicago Mix, we can have it 70% caramel-30% cheese. In our case, we had 50% caramel-50% cheese.

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pricelist

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sizes available

The tin is now empty after 2 short days, I can’t stop munching on it. The tin is on its way to the Chicago Popcorn Shops MOA on Saturday and I’m thinking of getting two tin cans at once. This gourmet popcorn joint did not disappoint.

Chicago Popcorn Shops
2nd Floor Entertainment Mall (near Team Manila)
Mall of Asia

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