Monthly Archives: September 2011

Bread Baskets

By | Best of, Foodie | One Comment

I recently started putting together photos of bread baskets!  You have probably seen them in the recent features on the restaurants, but I put them together here.  Heart2Heart loves bread baskets especially when hungry 🙂  It really helps to have a good bread basket while waiting for everyone to order and when waiting for the food to come. 

La Grotta 

La Grotta April 20, 2011 

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Raffi’s Place, Los Angeles

Raffi’s Place March 26, 2011

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Simon LA Sofitel Hotel March 22, 2011

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Capitol Grille, Los Angeles

Capitol Grille, Los Angeles March 23, 2011 

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Yew, Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver

Yew, Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver April 6, 2011 

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Carusso

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Cibo Catering

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Pepato

 Pepato Pop Up At Whitespace May 24, 2011

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 Sala Bistro

Christening of Stella July 3, 2011

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Mama’s Table by Vicky Tinio- the biggest bread platter ever

Mama’s Table by Vicky Tinio Clemente   January 9, 2011 

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Hill Station, Baguio City

Hill Station, Casa Vallejo, Baguio City July 12, 2011 

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Casa Marcos mini pandesals freshly baked!

Casa Marcos July 23, 2011

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Cafe Grey, Upperhouse, Hong Kong – unique because the dip is yogurt

Cafe Grey Deluxe, Upper House, Hong Kong July 31, 2011

 

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Fernando’s, Macau

Restaurante Fernando, Macau August 15, 2011 

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Aurora, Altira Hotel, Macau

Aurora Altira Hotel Macau August 16, 2011 

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Tosca, Dusit Thani Hotel 

Pamanhikan August 1, 2011 

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Manila Polo Club Group Workout

By | Health and Fitness | 3 Comments

Thank you to Pia Lim-Castillo, we now have a wide variety of workout classes to choose from at the Manila Polo Club.  If you are a member, all you need to do is pay the gym fee and you can join any of the classes…. unlimited.  For non members, you need to pay guest fee and daily rate of the gym.   Heart2Heart attends Bootcamp by Ned Hourani since 2007!  Hope to see you at the gym!

Previous entries:

Bootcamp Schedule for 2008 

Camp Pain for Fitness   

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Ha Yuan

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My good friends, Alexis and Bambi took me to this restaurant in Quezon City called Ha Yuan. I am hardly in the area so I am happy when friends bring me or if there is a reason to go in this area

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When we got to the restaurant, they knew Alexis and Bambi, especially Bambi who has been a long time customer and knows the owner.  I wish I had met the owner but she was not there that day 

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Our bill was P 1,700.00 for the three of us and there was so much left, we probably only finished half!  GREAT VALUE FOR MONEY AND REALLY GOOD CHINESE FOOD!!! 

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I don’t normally eat fresh lumpia, but this was good 🙂 

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They have a station already there to prepare the lumpia 

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Chili Garlic Spareribs 

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Steamed Fish in Soy P 320!  A generous portion and all for only P 320! Where can you get that nowadays?  And it was very good 

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Yang Chow fried rice  

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Clams Tausi 

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Bambi loves the pancit here so of course we had some 

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Salted fish fried rice! YUM!!!! This is a big bowl and a generous portion as well.  All dishes are all very reasonable and in generous portions!  We had so many leftovers!! 

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Compliments from the owner! Egg tarts!! YUM!! 

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Starbucks Tagaytay

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I went with Mom and Quito to visit the newly renovated Starbucks store in Tagaytay. They are always so proud of their stores so I am making it “yabang” here also 🙂

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 This is the first store to have the new logo  

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Of course the line was non stop!   There are two Starbucks now in Tagaytay and soon opening another one next year!

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Sheba’s Birthday Celebration at Casa Armas

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Happy Birthday dear Sheba!!! Always ever smiling and ever happy!!

Previous entry:

Sheba’s 36th Birthday September 2, 2009

We enjoyed a delicious Spanish dinner at Casa Armas in Malate!! Most especially happy to see the gang again who we hardly see.  Enjoy eating plenty and making kwento with them! 

Tijoe, the Caterer Sept 18, 2009

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Jerome and Reina

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Congratulations Randy and Candy on your new baby, Sebi!!! 

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Always love and admire Sonny and Natalie!!  

For Sonny and Natalie by Architect Ramon Antonio September 17, 2009

A very admirable couple who we look up to!   

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Congratulations on the new baby as well!!  

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Richard 

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Loved the food!!  

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Cutting the cuchinillo with a plate and with matching musicians playing music to the beat of the cutting 🙂  

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And Jerome bought all the roses from this vendor and gave it to Shebs!  How sweet!  The little girl was so happy 🙂 

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Gourmet Keso

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Heart2Heart LOVES KESO!!!

At Mothers Club, Gaita introduced Gourmet Keso to us and mentioned that she read about it in Market Man’s blog

Gourmet Keso July 28, 2011 

For Heart2Heart, it’s always best to patronize our local producers/products.

For now, they are available only at the Mercato Centrale market at Bonifacio Global City

Mercato Centrale @ BGC January 20, 2011 

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They added cheese to the salad recipe that day 

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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Loot Bag

By | Giving Back, Velada 2012 | No Comments

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We are looking for generous individuals to sponsor our event and our school.  We have made it very easy for everyone to be able to help and one way would be to buy a ticket for only P 2,950.00

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And with the dinner/event ticket comes a loot bag which comes with many goodies worth more than P 2,950.00!!!! And people are still donating contents to the lootbag!  Hurry, we have a few bags left!!

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A Rustan’s Bag for Life worth P 200.00 

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A Starbucks Journal in leather worth P 1,000.00 

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A Free Yogurt Serving from Golden Spoon worth P 85.00 

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Herr’s Crisp N Tasty 5 oz. bag of chips worth P 107.00 

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A Coupon from Picture Company worth P 2,500.00 

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A Free Orthodontic Examination from our very own batchmate, Marianne worth P 1,000.00

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Discount Voucher from Truffles and More

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Discount Voucher from Crocs 

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A pouch from Globe 

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Complimentary Jewelry Cleaning from Miladay

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A nice and soft towel 13″ X 13″ from Piandre

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Teabags from Twinnings

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Please contact Peachy Zulueta Maxwald for ticket purchase and to claim your lootbag:

0920-9704091 or email at  salonsys@hotmail.com  

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