Category: Food and Drinks


After watching a back to back movie last Saturday, we treated ourselves with Sebastian’s ice cream! We ordered for Butter pecan and Mango Sans Rival during our first time. Now, for our 2nd time, we ordered for another Mango Sans Rival and Cookies and Cream Chilly Burger. I like the cookies and cream because it reminds me of my childhood days when I was eating bread (monay) stuffed with “dirty ice cream” from the “mamang sorbetero”.

Sebastian's Cookies and Cream Chilly Burger

Their Mango Sans Rival is heavenly! It’s like you’re eating the actual cake, it’s just that its cold! It’s so creamy and the mango chunks are delectable!

Sebastian's Mango Sans Rival

Inspired by Ben & Jerry’s, Sebastian’s is a home – made ice cream store owned by a Filipino named, Ian Carandang. More of Ian from dessertcomesfirst and eatandrun.

In search for the best halo-halo to beat the summer heat?! You may want to try Little Quiapo’s Fiesta Halo – halo! This Filipino restaurant is just located near Philippine Heart Center, SSS and LTO.

Little Quiapo

Little Quiapo

Actually, this would be our 2nd time to eat at this place! We ordered for Kare – kare, binagoongang baboy, rice platter and their famous fiesta halo – halo! There’s nothing special about their kare – kare and binagoongan but my hubby and I likes their traditional halo – halo compared to Razon’s.

Kare-Kare, Binagoongang Baboy & Rice Platter

Kare-Kare, Binagoongang Baboy & Rice Platter

Fiesta Halo - Halo

Fiesta Halo - Halo

Location: 90 Malakas Street Barangay Pinyahan, Diliman, Quezon City

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We’ve been waiting for a chance to dine in to Banapple’s new branch in Katipunan but until now, we’re still unfortunate to find a free parking slot! So to satisfy our cravings, we did a U-turn to their old branch. Since cheesecakes are my all time favorite dessert, we ordered for Snickerfudge cheesecake and Santa’s Chipper Chocolate Cookie Cheesecake. Hhhhmmmmm… tastes heavenly! As with most cheesecakes, the base are just the same. It’s just that the Snickerfudge has nuts and melted chocolate for toppings while the Santa’s Chipper has chocolate morsels and icing!

Now, I missed baking again! :(

Snickerfudge Cheesecake

Snickerfudge Cheesecake

Santa's Chipper Chocolate Cookie Cheesecake

Santa's Chipper Chocolate Cookie Cheesecake

Craving Mexican

I don’t know what’s in my hubby’s mind but he suddenly craves for a burrito! It’s been a long time since we ate in Taco Bell so we went to one of their branches in Gateway Mall, Cubao.  We ordered a chicken burrito with nachos & their belly buster crunch wrap. It’s been a mistake choosing the chicken over the beef burrito! I guess I’m not a fan of its chili sauce! The crunch wrap is ok but their nachos and potatoes are still winners! :)

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CYMA – A Taste of Greece

My hubby and I were supposed to be in Davao to celebrate my birthday and my friend Desa’s birthday. Since we can’t go because of my mom’s current situation, they invited me for dinner. After our Red Crab experience, we just strolled in Greenbelt then brought Nicole home so we could meet with my friends. Still fresh from Davao, they went straight from the airport to Eastwood to meet me and Joylee! They were my dearest friends: Ayette, Desa, Elaine, Hya, Rach and Oby!

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On the menu:

Steak Hummus, Lamb Gyros, mixed meat gyros, Pastisado (family size) and their famous traditional dish Moussaka! (sorry, forgot to take a picture).

Steak Hummus is like pita bread with steak dip. Moussaka is like lasagna but uses eggplant instead of pasta. Lamb gyro is like shawarma while Pastisado is beef shank braised in Greek tomato sauce served over spaghetti. It’s like having pasta with caldereta sauce or bulalo! :) I enjoyed eating my gyro and pastisado. The family size serving of their pastisado is really big! Big enough for 5 – 6 people! Overall, the food was superb! Thank you gals for spending your dinner with me! You’re the best! :)

Steak Hummus

Steak Hummus

Steak Hummus

Steak Hummus

Lamb Gyro

Lamb Gyro

Pastisado (Family)

Pastisado (Family)

Wiki definition:

Moussaka:

In the usual Greek three-layer recipe, the bottom layer consists of aubergine slices sautéed in olive oil; the middle layer is ground lamb cooked with onion, garlic, chopped tomatoes, herbs, and spices (cinnamon, allspiceand black pepper); and the top layer is a béchamel sauce or egg custard (probably introduced by Tselementesin the 1920s). Each layer is cooked on its own and then they are layered in a pan and baked until the top layer is browned. Moussaka is usually served lukewarm, as it keeps its shape better.

Hummus

is a Levantine Arab[1] dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic.

Gyros or gyro (pronounced /ˈjiroʊ(z)/ or /ˈdʒɪəiroʊ(z)/,[1][2][3] from Greek: γύρος [ˈʝiros] ‘turn’)

is a Greek dish, consisting of meat, tomato, onion, and tzatziki sauce, and is served with pita bread.

March 16 marks my birthday and we celebrated it by munching in Red Crab’s Seafood Club in Greenbelt 3 for lunch. They have this buffet lunch for just Php 395! I enjoyed eating here because their colorful nachos keeps Nicole busy! :) One disappointment though is the size of their crabs! Aside from that, everything seems great! We had soup, nachos, crabs, beef in basil, fish, fruits, chocolate fountain and ended it soft serve ice cream! :)

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Jay-j’s Inasal

The next morning after slurping on Wendy’s biggie iced tea last Saturday, I started to catch a cold and it got worse today! GGGRRRR…. anyway, whenever my hubby and I is sick, we always treat ourselves to a hot bowl of sinigang! We usually go to Dencio’s, Oyster Boy or Max’s but this time, we went to Jay-J’s Inasal in Timog to satisfy our taste buds!

Jay - j's Inasal Timog

Jay - j's Inasal Timog

We ordered our usual favorite combo: Pork sinigang, laing and 3 plain rice! Their servings are always good for two so for less than Php 400 it’s a great value for your money! :) You might be wondering why we didn’t order for their specialty, chicken inasal… haha… we just don’t feel like eating inasal today!

I apologize if I wasn’t able to take pictures! I guess we’re too hungry and can’t resist to eat as soon as it was served on our table! We’ll try to take pictures next time!

Jay-j’s Inasal is located in the following branches:

  • 92 Mother Ignacia St. cor. Timog Ave. Quezon City, Metro Manila
  • 106 Ortigas Bazzar Center, Julia Vargas cor. Meralco Ave. Pasig City, Metro Manila
  • Ground Level, Circle C Ctr,, Congressional Avenue, Quezon City
  • Ground Level, SM Fairview
  • Hobbies of Asia, Macapagal Avenue, Pasay

Are you looking for the spiciest buffalo wings in the metro??!! One of our friends recommended Buffalo’s Wings n’ Things in Ortigas Home Depot so we tried it out! Obviously, they serve buffalo wings which came with different levels of spiciness! Starting from Rookie to Nuclear. I didn’t have the guts to try Nuclear so we ordered for Dial 911 and one of their non spicy flavors, garlic parmesan. Aside from the wings, they also serve other American comfort foods: twin dogs, mini burgers, Fish n’ fries, Philly Cheese Steak and dirty rice!

menu

Dial 911

Dial 911

Garlic Parmesan

Garlic Parmesan

Dirty Rice

Dirty Rice

Bistro Frequent Foodie (BFF)

Finally, I had the time to get my Bistro Frequent Foodie (BFF) card yesterday!  You can get this card for P1,500 and avail the following:

  • 20% discount on food and beverage purchase at your favorite Bistro Restaurants.
  • Free P1,000 Gift Certificate upon membership!
  • Get an instant card renewal when you accumulate P10,000 wroth of food and beverage at any Bistro Restaurant within the card’s term of validity.

You can go to any branches of Italianni’s, T.G.I Friday’s, Fish & Co. and FlapJack’s and use your BFF card! :)

Bistro Restaurants

Bistro Restaurants

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