When your schedules finally align and coincidentally there’s also a buy 1 take 1 on Xiao Long Bao, better have that reunion at Din Tai Fung! My former officemates and I met up for dinner. They are have also resigned and our new offices are quite close to each other. Oh, we also celebrate our birthdays on the same month. The Food: Hot and Sour … Continue reading Food: Din Tai Fung – Belated Birthday Meet Up
Happy to have discovered Chef Jessie when we used a gift certificate to try their Lunch set for 2. I called in advance to reserve seats on a Saturday since it was required when availing the GC. The set is composed of a salad, soup, and a meal where you choose to have a meat or fish viand, or a combination of both. Complementary bread … Continue reading Food: Chef Jessie – A Pleasant Discovery
Weekend Foodie Meet Up! Did you know that Merry Moo Ice Cream has a shop inside Podium’s Corner Market? Look for the sign that says – “Sundays”! Sampled some of their items today. The Food: Build your own Sundae “Should I go for photo aesthetic? Or should I go for the taste I want?” – the question in my mind at that moment. Step 1: … Continue reading Food: Sundays by Merry Moo – Sundae at Sundays
Got some GCs and used them! There are some items I wanted to try for the first time in this restaurant, and some to reorder. The Food: Xiao Long Bao Black Truffle Of their 8 xiao long bao flavors, Black Truffle is one of my favorites aside from the Crab Roe variant. The taste of the truffle is strong enough to be noticed but not … Continue reading Food: Paradise Dynasty – Chinese Fare on GCs
Been a while since I’ve heard people rave about Frankies. Didn’t have a branch near us before so it took a some time before I got to try it. So here it is! I passed by this branch at Megamall Food Hall one day. There was a short line considering that it was a non peak time. Perhaps they still get a little long during … Continue reading Food: Frankies – Flavored Fried Chicken
Working near commercial centers makes it easy to go out for lunch whenever you want to try something new or when you aren’t in a tight budget or even when you just crave for something. The Food: Had Cajun chicken set for lunch. Choose two sides to complete the meal. This time I decided to get greens, and bacon potato salad since I wanted to … Continue reading Food: Mad Marks – lunch
What makes dinner with family better? Discounts! Used the Zomato Gold privilege here for 1+1 on food. Two of us have accounts and we were able to use it for our group. The Food: Baked Chicken The usual quarter cut of chicken roasted and served with gravy. The side of corn and carrots are put on top of the rice. Chicken Cordon Bleu Mushroom sauce … Continue reading Food: French Baker’s Salon de The – Family Dinner
Availing promos – the day ain’t over yet! Been eating out on promos/discounts, of course dinner would be under a promo too right? What a day! Named after a place in Singapore, this restaurant serves Hainanese Chicken as the main item. The Food: Hainanese Chicken What I like most about Hainanese chicken is the ginger and sauces you mix it with. Prepare lots of ginger! … Continue reading Food: Toing Bahru – birthday on a discount dinner
Coffee break on promo at Illy Cafe after the Italian lunch at La Piazza thanks to Zomato Gold. For drinks, you have the option to get 1+1 or 2+2, but the +1 should always be the same drink as the one you are paying. Unlike in food, you could order different items and just pay the one with higher price. Cappuccino Served hot on interestingly … Continue reading Food: Illy Caffe – birthday on a discount coffee break
Celebrating a birthday at La Piazza in Okada Manila. With Eatigo, we were able to reserve our table and get a discount thru the mobile app. Interiors gave off a smart casual to formal vibe. Wines on display made you want to get a bottle for your table. Lighting was just right and the place looked nice in photos, emphasizing the curved ceilings. The contrast … Continue reading Food: La Piazza – birthday on a discount lunch
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