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May 31, 2014

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Stockton Place

Heart2Heart finally tried out Stockton Place after several attempts to reserve with Chef Andrew Escaler. Unfortunately he was out of the country at the time we were there. So we missed him. His restaurant is in the building of my Lola 🙂

Though I like variety, I appreciate a simple and short menu. It makes ordering easy 🙂 and you know that they focus on what they do best – Menu on the board

And on the clip board 🙂 I liked the presentation of every dish and the uniqueness of their dishes. I love trying new tastes and combinations. I never expect a dish to taste like something I have tasted before or for it to be a certain taste that is why I like almost everything 🙂 Each chef has their own interpretation of a certain dish and I love partaking of that creation

Love the centrepieces

Butternut Squash Soup

Pear Rocket Salad

Foie Gras Salad

Caprese Salad

Sole

USDA Prime Grade Rib Eye

Seared Scallops

Poached Lobster Tail

Cheesecake

Chocolate, Peanut and Caramel

Toffee Pudding cake

We were so happy to meet CJ who came to us and introduced herself. She is the bartender at Stockton Place and used to work in St. Luke’s Starbucks for two years. She treated us with two desserts. Thank you CJ!

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May 31, 2014

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Ablaze

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Congratulations to Jun Jun Ablaza!! Jun Jun always looking so regal. He is wearing a beautiful antique bark which was redesigned or rejammed by designer Steve De Leon

Two years ago, he opened a stall in Market Market in the gift section. Now he has expanded and now extends to three stalls! Business is booming with all the beautiful things he has from his travels and treasures from the Philippines. I am so happy for him!

Full support from friends and family

Chevron beads from Africa

Turkish carpets and evil eye to scare away bad spirits 🙂

Matryoshka doll made into a bag inspired by Chanel

Love the capiz ceilings –

I can’t take a nice photo because it’s coming out yellow but seeing it in person is beautiful and you will hear it as the wind blows it – sort of like a chime 🙂

There is a small workshop where they can adjust or fix jewellery pieces

From their pawnshop which Jun Jun himself handpicked to sell

One of the new stalls

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May 30, 2014

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Celebrating 6 Birthdays at Masseto

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It’s always a special celebration when in Masseto

We had Bar M all to ourselves 🙂

Caviar upon request – just give advance notice to Chef Tippi

We can’t get enough of these truffle potato crisps – from kids to grandparents 🙂 We love Bar chow

I also ordered in advance my huevos rotos – yummy 🙂

Discovered this yummy dish that I like 🙂 It was already half eaten so it looks like this but it’s so good

All April birthday celebrants – 6 of us 🙂

The joint birthday cake which looks like it’s really for me haha!! 🙂 kidding

The traditional photo of Chef Tippi -you will see that every time, she’s looking younger and blooming every single time 🙂

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May 30, 2014

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Degustation at Black Sheep

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I was so happy to be back at Black Sheep and this time for the Degustation dinner which I enjoyed very much

Previous entry: Black Sheep at the W Building April 21, 2014

We dined at the floating dining table in the middle of the restaurant on the second floor

Thank you to our friend, Tim Tan, part owner and to Chef Jordy Navarra who worked in the Fat Duck in London and Bo Innovation in Hong Kong

Our view of the kitchen from the dining table

Degustation

Chicken and egg ( salmon roe ) with Cointreau liqueur

Longganisa, boac rice, pork flakes

Tartare of Bukidnon Lamb

Mock Nuggets

Garden Vegetables which has all the vegetables in the song Bahay Kubo 🙂

Wild Caught Eel

28 Day Aged Kitayama Rib Eye

Foie Gras Rocher

Banana Tart

Praline

Petit Fours

Chef Jordy and his team

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May 29, 2014

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Body Sugaring Salon

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Meet Tsin Inocian of Barenaked Body Sugaring Salon! Tsin is the cousin of my good friend, Lills both very pretty 🙂 and very nice. Tsin owns Via Veneto and she is the one who brought in Birkenstock in the Philippines

“Sugaring is an ancient Arabic art of hair removal.

Sugaring has been practiced in parts North and East Africa for hundreds of years, even Cleopatra is purported to have used this method! Women of those times did not have the modern day inventions of showers and deodorants to keep themselves fresh and clean and found it much easier to keep personal hygiene levels high in their hot climate if they removed their pubic and underarm hairs. They were so impressed with the effects that the removal of these body hairs had that they experimented on the rest of their body hair. This left them feeling smooth, clean and much surer about themselves. Which in turn led them into helping one another to remove their body hair by sugaring. As a result of this it is now customary that when an Arabic girl reaches the age of 14 and is ready to marry, that she is sugared all over. The only hair she will have left on her body is the hair on her head, eyebrows and eyelashes. From that day on she is regularly sugared until after a period of time the hair growth diminishes and could eventually cease.”

Body Sugaring is an alternative to waxing and has many advantages. The franchise is from Alexandria Professional Body Sugaring in the States and brought in my the Garcia sisters – Sugar and Cecile. Yes her name is Sugar 🙂

We went to the Glorietta 5 Makati branch

This is the sugar which is imported from the States. They use all natural sugar and it does not darken skin and does not burn it. Bacteria cannot breed in sugar so its always clean. Even if your hair is 1/16th of an inch, you can already have it removed unlike waxing which has to be 1/2 inches

Very quick movements and no pain. Pain will depend on the tolerance of each individual so for me there was no pain. For others the degree may vary. There should be less pain because the movement is towards the natural direction of the hair so there is less breakage and less ingrown.

You can get bible verses on the counter 🙂

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May 29, 2014

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Good Posture and Table Etiquette Gold Certificate Summer 2014

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May 29, 2014

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Posh Nails at Perea Street

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Another business venture of my friend, Cat Ilacad! Aside from Foot Massage Lounge Previous entry: Foot Massage Lounge by Cat Ilacad January 7, 2014

She has Posh Nails which was her original business started twelve years ago in 2002. I went to the Perea street, Makati branch

I was so happy to meet the franchise owner, Jen Aquino

Because Heart2Heart loves pink and loves anything spa, this is her kind of place 🙂

A nice and cozy place to have your treatments. A perfect venue for a private get together with friends or for your daughters

They have a treatment room for body treatments

the restroom

Everything is pink and purple even until the accessories

I had the Posh Spoiling for hands and feet with watermelon scrub

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May 28, 2014

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Recess by Chef Chris

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It’s so nice to see Chef Chris now closer to us in the city particularly in Makati. The original is now more accessible. Recess opened quietly a few months back and now they are in full swing including breakfast

I was so happy to see Scott Tan, part owner of Recess. This was one of the secret projects of Scott when I was talking to him about a year ago and now it’s finally opened 🙂 This young bachelor is such a great businessman! Everytime I see him I ask jim what’s new and true enough he is always cooking up something. Scott is only 31 years old and he is so successful. When I first met him in November 2012, he had 30 Bon Chons, now he has 78! He;s opening his 2d and 3rd Ginza Bairin in a few months and has something new coming up in November. Secret again for now but I am so excited. Congratulations Scott!! and More Power!

Scott told me that he and his partners in this venture were school mates and their favourite part of the day was Recess 🙂

This building is owned by his family and Recess is on the ground floor

Good thing there is parking!!! It’s always so hard to park in Jupiter street, so having parking available is so valuable

As you enter, polaroid photos of diners who have been here

I feel young when I am eating here because it feels like you are in school 🙂

The lighting fixture turns slowly around 🙂

Lockers

Bar

The famous Original by Chef Chris is now here in Makati!!!

With new flavours for Breakfast. My favourite is Cobe which is corned beef

Plus other breakfast meals

All day dining menu

Recess Sausage Rolls

Recess Salad

Recess Risotto Orbs

Recess Double Trouble

Spaghetti Verena

Spaghetti Fra Diavolo

Penne D.M.S- YUM!! My favorite!

Ratatouille

Pork Stew with Tofu

Creole Style Catfish

Tuna Steak

Channa Dahl

Grilled Pork Bratwurst

Another favourite of mine, Carolina Style Barbecued Mustard Lamb Ribs

Special Callos

Lengua Estufado

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May 28, 2014

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Chocolate Salted Caramel Tart

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More oozing caramel!! This time from a Chocolate Salted Caramel Tart by Michelle Teves! I featured Michelle before since she makes customised cakes

Previous entry: Coco Cakes June 27, 2013

This time she sent me a different kind of birthday cake 🙂 YUMMY! Contact Michelle Teves at +63-917-532-7472

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