Food: KyoChon Rice Series
New Rice Series of KyoChon Philippines ! Chicken pieces are coated then fried with a special batter made from rice flour for extra crispiness. Here’s a whole chicken order of the rice series variant for takeout. Perfect with a cold drink for movie / game nights. Or in our case, for lunch! With the small cuts, you are guaranteed to a crispy bite with flavor … Continue reading Food: KyoChon Rice Series
Food: Ben’ Cookies SM Megamall
Cookie rush late post!! 🍪🍪 The chocolate cookie with nuts and the one with peanut butter are my favourites 😊 It’s a bit pricey when you buy per piece so better buy a box of 10 and share with your family and friends. And you can try more variants that way! Continue reading Food: Ben’ Cookies SM Megamall
Food: Sundays by Merry Moo
A few weeks ago I got a chance to sample this sundae cone from Sundays by Merry Moo at Podium Corner Market together with other foodies. Choose your 3 ice cream scoops from a variety classic and uncommon flavors. And also, choose your waffle cone flavor. Mine was composed of scoops of Almond Lychee, Black Sesame Oreo, and Matcha over an Ube waffle cone. I … Continue reading Food: Sundays by Merry Moo
Japan 2018: [Day 5] Hotel review, Haneda Airport, and Departure
Day 5 Line Up E-Hotel Ginza Haneda Airport Departure Flight back Bags packed, but not ready to go! 😜 It’s our last morning in Japan, and to have a relaxed ending for our trip, only the hotel and airport was part of our itinerary today. Around 7 am – we went to the small lobby area of the hotel to enjoy the breakfast bread buffet … Continue reading Japan 2018: [Day 5] Hotel review, Haneda Airport, and Departure
Japan 2018: In-Flight Meal HND to MNL
Flying PAL on our way home, I was looking forward to my in-flight meal. I was quite hungry already, since we didn’t have a full meal at the airport. Fish or Pork? This time I got the Pinoy inspired dish for fish. Unfortunately I forgot what it was called. It was regular cream dory, with a light sauce. Flavors were still better than microwaved convenience … Continue reading Japan 2018: In-Flight Meal HND to MNL
Japan 2018: [Day 4] Imperial Palace, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Yotsuya, Ginza
Day 4 Line up: Imperial Palace Gardens Shibuya: Crossing the street and visiting Hachiko Shinjuku: shops and buildings Yotsuya: St. Ignatius Chapel Ginza: More shops and Ramen Breakfast 7:55 am Fresh new day, greeted by the buttery aroma of fresh bread 🥐🥖. Glad that the hotel has a bread buffet for breakfast. You can choose from croissants, savory, or sweet items. To reheat, simply pop … Continue reading Japan 2018: [Day 4] Imperial Palace, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Yotsuya, Ginza
Japan 2018: Mugi to Olive Ramen
Making it in Michelin’s Bib Gourmand restaurant list for 3 straight years, and offering a kind of ramen I haven’t had – that’s enough reason for me to go to Mugi to Olive. For starters, a vocabulary recap: Mugi = wheat to = and Olive = … Olive Located at Ginza, thick wheat noodles provide carbohydrates of their main dish. Here, olive oil is used … Continue reading Japan 2018: Mugi to Olive Ramen
Japan 2018: Precce Deli Market box set
Finally decided on where to eat on this hot day. Precce Deli market is, well, a mini grocery in Shibuya Stream Mall. There is a section where you can build your own lunch meal. There were no English translations on the food labels but all options are displayed and tagged under what category they fall under (orange = base carb, blue = side, red = … Continue reading Japan 2018: Precce Deli Market box set
Japan 2018: [Day 3] Tsukiji, Akihabara, Asakusa, Michelin Star Ramen dinner
Day 3 Line Up Tsukiji – fresh sushi Akihabara – getting lost and Owl Cafe Asakusa – Kaminarimon, Namikase dori, Senso-ji Nakiryu Ramen – Michelin star ramen at Otsuka Navigating through the train and subway system of Japan can be a bit complicated especially for people who are used to a very simple train system. Convenience and saving time are the top advantages of this … Continue reading Japan 2018: [Day 3] Tsukiji, Akihabara, Asakusa, Michelin Star Ramen dinner
Japan 2018: Nakiryu Ramen
Today’s rainy weather made me look forward to tonight’s ramen dinner – Michelin starred bowl of ramen from Nakiryu at Otsuka. If we didn’t search online, we wouldn’t have known that there were only 2 Michelin starred ramen in Tokyo – Tsuta ramen, and recently Nakiryu ramen for their tantanmen. It’s located at the ground floor of a building near Otsuka station. Unfortunately, we got … Continue reading Japan 2018: Nakiryu Ramen
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