Monthly Archives: May 2009

Another birthday gift from our good friends Gary and Alexie.  They treated us to dinner for our birthdays.  I remember very well when Alexie gave me a spa treatment for a gift and we had it together.  It was nice since we get to spend time together.

My Mom told me about Toki since she mentioned a Japanese friend wanted to take her there.  As soon as I heard that, I immediately assumed that the place must be good.  So when Alexie asked me where to go, I suggested Toki. We like it very much.  After our dinner, we have been back 3 times, My Mom and Dad has been back 2 times. It is just across Aubergine.

They have a Japanese Chef who sort of reminds me of Luis “Lucky” Manzano 🙂 Young, very nice, soft spoken and obviously very talented

They have 2 private rooms for teppanyaki

Open kitchen

Their specialty is Wagyu

Toki Wagyu Yakiniku Maki Sushi

Wagyu Sukiyaki

Wagyu BBQ

Pork is the “in” thing now!  The waitress recommended this and it was very very tender and very good.  Sparerib No Kakuni!!

They have a different menu for lunch and they only serve these.  I want to try the Wagyu Curry next time 🙂

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My friend, Margie, treated me out for lunch as her birthday gift to me.  I like her birthday gift because atleast I get to spend time with her and enjoy her company.  Thanks dear Margie!!!

She shared with me one of her favorite restaurants which I have been hearing from my friends.  So finally I get to try it. Margie says she likes it here because it is not noisy, she can eat properly without much distraction and of course the food is very good.

It is not the usual japanese restaurant.  Instead of having one main dining area, it has rooms which can accomodate small groups.  All the clients during lunch were Japanese, we were the only Filipinos.  So this place must be really good and serves authentic japanese food if the Japanese go here!

We stayed in the Main sushi counter  

Shintaro and his brother who both work here

Sushi knives!! One knife costs around P 500,000.00 and above- wow! 

Shintaro so proud to show me toro ( Blue fin tuna belly ).  My husband loves toro so I showed him the photo when I got home 🙂  I am not really a sushi or sashimi eater so we were just watching Shintaro make the sushi. And as always, everything to the Japanese is an ART!  They take everything seriously and do everything with passion and everything is thought out so well

Freshly made wasabi 

This was our lunch – the Daily Lunch Special – YUMMY!  We had appetizer, soup, gindara, chicken and dessert

I seem to notice that whenever we eat Japanese food, the feeling is never heavy.  They say that when you feel light and not like you regret eating something, that the food is healthy….

 P 100.00 toothpick! I had to use one just to try it and see how it feels 🙂

Sesame ice cream which came with the lunch meal

Thanks Margie!!  Just to prove how funny and hilarious she is…she was asking me if she should go to the gym after lunch….. and she tells me, “Sayang naman ang kinain ko kung pupunta ako sa gym!”  Normally it would be the other way around! 🙂   

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Indulge in the bevy of gustatory treats, healthy, delectable eats, and other organic fare as Ayala Malls, the premier shopping, dining and lifestyle destination brings you a special food fair every Saturday afternoon starting May 9 with the Marketplace at Greenbelt, to be held at the Greenbelt 3 Park! 

Whether dining at the Marketplace at Greenbelt or taking out, the flavors of Greenbelt come conveniently at your doorstep at the Marketplace.  Come together with loved ones and enjoy a pleasurable and all-sensory outdoor dining and food shopping experience amidst the beautiful landscape of Greenbelt 3.  Source the best of Filipino and international cuisine, taste old family recipes and catch delightful cooking demonstrations by the country’s premier chefs every Saturday this May at the Marketplace at Greenbelt. 

Visit the Marketplace at Greenbelt on May 9, 16, 23, 30 and June 6 (all Saturdays) at the Greenbelt 3 Park open from 5:00pm until 10:00pm.  For inquiries, please contact Mitch Hernandez of Ayala Malls at 7528038.

A gastronomic showcase of local and international food favorites from Greenbelt 2 and 3 restaurants, the Marketplace at Greenbelt offers a special assortment of viands and desserts.  Treat yourself to signature dishes and favorites from 5pm until 10pm, which can be taken home or enjoyed in individual portions from your favorite Greenbelt 2 and 3 Merchants like Sentro, Via Mare Oyster Bar, Café Bola, Nuvo, Italianni’s, Masas, Fish & Co., Gourdo’s World Market, Mr. Rockefeller, Casa Armas, Bizu, CYMA, Spicy Fingers, Queens at Bollywood, Marciano’s, Flapjacks, The Red Crab’s Seafood Club, Chimara, Pepato, Texas Smoke ‘Em, Starbucks and many more.

 Also witness the country’s celebrated chefs as they showcase their culinary expertise through live, interactive cooking demonstrations!  Among the featured chefs at The Marketplace include Margarita Fores of Pepato and Café Bola, Vicky Rose-Pacheco of Sentro, Robby Goco of Cyma, Melissa Sison of Mr. Rockefeller, Peter Ayson of Texas Smoke ‘Em, Marcianos and The Red Crab’s Seafood Club, Ronnie Reyes and Alexander Tanco of Bizu and guest chef Tristan Encarnacion for ELBA Kitchenware and cookware

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