The second weekend of August found me, Eric and Melo in Cebu to cover the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo festival, as well as to be reacquainted with Cebuano favorites. One of Cebu’s best delicacy of course, is the lechon. I don’t know what it is about Cebu’s lechon, but its Manila counterparts simply can’t measure up. [...]
Entries from August 2008
A taste of Cebuano: CNT Lechon
August 22nd, 2008 41 Comments
Tags: Cebu · cnt · lechon · lechon cebu · roast suckling pig · sugbo
Scooping for charity: Miguel Escueta for White Hat Italian Frozen Yogurt
August 18th, 2008 1 Comment
In an effort to give back to the community, White Hat Italian Frozen Yogurt is teaming up with singer Miguel Escuata to raise funds for his charity of choice. On the 24th of August, Miguel with don the White Hat apron and stand behind the counter, serving the real Italian frozen yogurt to customers. Half [...]
Tags: froyo · frozen yogurt · italian frozen yogurt · mall of asia · miguel escueta · white hat
Tasting the best hamburgers at Pepper Lunch
August 16th, 2008 5 Comments
I’ve been eagerly waiting to try Pepper Lunch, ever since I read about it in Chuvaness’ blog, one of Pepper Lunch’s owner. So have every blogger subscribed to her blog. When it finally opened, fans came in droves, resulting in long lines that snake around the Powerplant’s basement. Two months after, I was finally able [...]
Tags: hamburger steak · pepper lunch · powerplant mall · rockwell
UCC: More than just coffee
August 14th, 2008 7 Comments
Though not a hardcore coffee drinker, I enjoy going to coffee shops mainly for the pastries. I was quite pleased to find out that apart from having good quality coffee, UCC Vienna Cafe also serves sumptous meals and desserts. Coffee: The perfect drink for those who oversleep. After tasting UCC’s much lauded coffee (house [...]
Tags: arabica coffee · ucc · ucc vienna cafe
The Return Of The Amazing Aloha And Cheesy Bacon Mushroom
August 7th, 2008 8 Comments
Two all-time Jollibee favorites are making a comeback! I am happy to announce that Jollibee is bringing back the Amazing Aloha and Cheesy Bacon Mushroom burgers! Cheesy Bacon Mushroom Solo- Php 82.00 / Value meal- Php 108.00 I’ve always loved the Amazing Aloha, so I was a bit dismayed when I found out that it [...]
Tags: amazing aloha · cheesy bacon burger · hamburger · jollibee
Getting into the FroYo craze with White Hat
August 3rd, 2008 4 Comments
I’ll never forget the first time I tasted yogurt. I was only 8 or 9 years old then. My sisters were planning this family olympics thing for Christmas, I think. The family will be divided into two, and will compete in different contests. There was the usual games: bring me, paper dance, relay race and [...]
Tags: fat free · froyo · frozen yogurt · italian frozen yogurt · white hat
Do you know how to Shabu Shabu?
August 1st, 2008 3 Comments
The invite for the Healty Shabu Shabu event intrigued me. Not only was it unique (the invite was a mini poster posted on a bamboo mat along with a pair of chopstick), it also asks, “have you been doing it wrong?” How the heck can you go wrong with shabu shabu? As it turns [...]
Tags: hotpot · meat · seafood · shabu shabu · soup · vegestables
