Monthly Archives: March 2013
It’s so hard to concentrate! 🙂 Aside from the beautiful showroom of Poliform, Cibo had two set ups that evening – cocktails inside and dinner outside
Previous entry: Poliform Now In the Philippines November 26, 2012
[email_link]
The Petal Fan bespoke for Rustans is a classic design with origins to designer Pitoy Moreno, who requested Casa Mercedes to create a fan to match a terno of one its esteemed clients. The fan has been part of the collection for many years.
Monchet y Cia, is a tribute to a family heritage of hand-made abanico fans, using sustainable wood, and embellished with rings and silk tassles. The fan collection bespoke for Rustans is stytlized with the signature accent rib and leaf, which is unique to the Monchet Y Cia boutique line and is limited in number and kept to the seasonality of color and pattern. Each fan comes in a gold box with the Rustans logo.
Monchet y Compania is the bespoke heritage line of Casa Mercedes, the oldest fan/abanico maker in the Philippines, celebrating its 60th year. Began by three Diokno sisters, Angelita Olives, Mercedes Rovira and Dr. Leonora Casas, the idea to make spanish style fans was inspired by a trip to Madrid in the 1950s. Angelita Olives eventually took over the business from her siblings, and remains an Olives tradition, with family members pitching in the business.
Casa Mercedes, and its boutique line Monchet y Cia is proud with the collaboration with Rustan’s, as it has provided abanicos to the store since its early days in San Marcelino. The Petal Fan for Rustans, is the second collaboration of MYC, for its “In Good Company” Collection, with the the first being production of the limited edition I CAN SERVE fans to campaign for breast cancer awareness.
Santouka was first introduced to us by Amado Fores. He told Jaime to try it while we were in Hong Kong and Jaime dragged his Papa to go with him
Previous entry: Santouka Ramen Hong Kong July 30, 2011
When it opened here in Manila, we knew it sounded familiar and remembered Amado’s recommendation.
We have been hearing about the long lines but we braved it one friday night. We tried to go early at around 6pm and there was still a line and the restaurant was packed!
The fake food 🙂
Finally we got a table but had to share with others, we requested to be transferred when a booth became available and they gave it to us
I was amazed at the number of staff they have here and they are all alert and standing by the counter watching and making sure everything is okay
We asked about the sizes so the waitress brought us the different sizes of bowls 🙂
James wanted to come here because our brother Mike was raving about this in particular- the pork cheeks
So all three boys had pork cheeks!
So happy they have other things in the menu for people like me 🙂
Gyoza is a staple for us in a ramen restaurant
and the egg
[email_link]
Heart2Heart loves loves this list made by her niece, Taty! Love the in between # 4 and # 8 who are her siblings. Taty is not only an angel by her very angelic looks and actions – but also has an angelic heart! I think this is also a good exercise for kids to do especially now that it is summer vacation for most children – just don’t forget the # 4 and # 8 🙂
[email_link]
I had an event at the M Cafe about a month ago at the Museum Cafe. Museum Cafe is part of the Raintree group that brings you all these restaurant concepts
The Ayala Museum had a Botong exhibit and is still ongoing till the end of the month
Love the hanging balls which are the same ones we have in our garden 🙂
The event was on the second floor
Asian Crabcakes
Prawn Canton
Yummy desserts
Click below to go to their website
[email_link]
It’s never too early to plan your summer escape! Dreaming of sun kissed days and cool summer nights? Discovery Shores Boracay’s “Happy Summer” Package includes luxurious accommodations in their Junior Suite, a complimentary buffet breakfast at Sands Restaurant, plus roundtrip boat and land transfers from the Boracay Airport in Caticlan.
Discovery Shores Boracay’s “Happy Summer Package” is what daydreams are made of, designed to offer a truly unforgettably happy Boracay summer, with all the island’s wonders for you to discover at the seat of luxury and on the most magnificent beachfront this side of Paradise. At Discovery Shores Boracay, expect to have the time of your life, with the sun on your face, the cool wind whispering in your ears, the cool water at your feet, and powder white sand between your toes.
It’s all in your summer getaway bag at the special rate of Php8,888 nett per night, so plan your Happy Summer today! The “Happy Summer Package” is valid from March 1 to June 15, 2013. Rates quoted are valid per person based on twin sharing and inclusive of service charge and applicable government taxes. Children aged 7 and below are free-of-charge when sharing rooms with parents with no extra bed set-up required. Advance reservations are required and are subject to availability at the time of reservation. Conditions apply.
Discovery Shores Boracay was recently voted as one of the Top 25 Hotels in the Philippines and one of the Top 25 Luxury Hotels in the Philippines by TripAdvisor in its 2013 Travelers’ Choice® awards, and is cited among the Top 50 World’s Best Hotels and named the Top Island Hotel in Asia for 2013 by New York-based travel magazine Travel + Leisure.
For inquiries and reservations, contact Discovery Shores Boracay at (+63 2) 720.8888 / (63 36) 288.4500 or visit discoveryhotels-resorts.com.
Discovery Suites, Discovery Country Suites Tagaytay, and Discovery Shores Boracay are owned and managed by The Discovery Leisure Company.
Heart2Heart was blessed to have tried the new Fresh at Solaire
Wolfgang Fischer, the Culinary Director said that he has 400 chefs with him running all the 7 dining destinations at the resort! Wow! But to him, he seemed very relaxed as this is now new to him as he has vast experience in resorts and hotels!
[email_link]
Recent Comments