Second Lens by @thepicturecoph for our EO dinner last week.
Thank you Eileen @eileensdharma for our photos. 
Get a special discount if you use your #h1?hcard #thepicturecompany#h2hphotography #h2heo #h2hxmas
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In our F?dcamp #h2hbootcamp xmas party, Lance @lance_box brought poke dishes which everyone liked !
I’m so happy he is selling the sauces!! All you need to do is buy your fresh sashimi and mix in his sauces which come in Sweet Panda, Traditional And Flaming Orange. Contact Lance at (0917) 833 1001? #h2hpartyplatters
Heart2Heart loves Mama Empanada. I featured them already before in one of the Best Food Forward posts.
Previous entry: Best Food Forward 2016 November 30, 2016
I met Trina Cancio who is the 3rd generation already of Mama Empanada.
I love the crust which to me is the secret of this yummy empanada 🙂 More important is the recipe handed down from generation to generation ( 3 generation of Moms ) from 38 years ago
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OUR EMPANADA HERITAGE
In 1979, when my Mom still had me in her belly, she and her sister baked cakes and sold it in my Lola’s food stall in Timog. I was around 5 years old when I was first exposed to the food business. I remember watching my family work long hours during the holidays. Before there was a commissary, everything was being done in my Lola’s kitchen and I remember her driveway lined up with tables, full of pastries as they tied red ribbons around each and every one well past midnight. I can recall spending countless hours getting my hands dirty with dough for the first time.
As I grew older, I became more immersed in cake decorating and icing, making empanadas, and even making boxes. Through my childhood and teenage years, I saw the business grow from a small mom and pop operation into what later became an iconic family-run, multi-chain bakeshop.
Mama Empanada Beef Taco
Mama Empanada Chicken
Reflecting back through the years, I learned some very important life lessons from my Mom and Lola, which I now apply in my own professional life and endeavors. They continue to inspire me with their stories of humble beginnings, and the many challenges they faced along the way.
Mama Empanada Spread
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Heart2Heart has another source if Taba ng Talangka also from Pampanga. Our late friend Des Torres ( who we miss ) daughters -Kit Kat and Carmela – continued her business @pamangan.by.destorres who you will see in Salcedo Market.
Carmela says “Our girl in Pampanga makes it from our ancestral house there 🙂 hehe old time maid that took care of us as babies and learned to cook thanks to my mom.”
They sell other food items my favorite being the bbq and chicken ala king in heart cups
so please contact Carmela for their list +63 917 539 9861 #tabangtalangka #aligui #pamangan
So happy that cookies can be bought in frozen dough form and i can just eat them when i’m ready to eat them and so i get to eat them fresh ! Good idea Drea @dreazulor !
Chewy Louie @chewylouiecookies has 5 kinds of cookies
S’mores
Dark chocolate with nuts
Stuffed Oreo
Plain chocolate chip
Chunky monkey (banana)
You can order from @chewylouiecookies or viber +63 945 115 3161 #ChewyLouieCookies
For lunch yesterday which was wiped out by my 2 boys who are so hard to please.
It’s always something special and something unique at @xanchoph 
Mahmûdiyye: Turkish chicken w/ apricots, almonds, & grapes–a 16th century delicacy
Porc roti with Saffron cremant sauce and chanterelle
#Xanchop#h2hpartyplatters
#gourmetcomfortfood#holidayfeast#ottomancuisine
Find out whatelse is cooking this holiday 0917 830 7020 or 0917 505 447
We celebrated the 20th Anniversary in a simple way – we had mass in the office with the Starbucks family by Fr. Caluag @titocaluag and beautiful music by the Ateneo Chamber Singers Choir. Then we had breakfast. That’s all we need – to be grateful for all the blessings and give back as Father said. And as my friend @yvonneromualdez said – The Holy Mass is the secret of Starbucks @starbucksph They also surprised Mom with a fun greeting.
They projected 25 stores – now there’s 321
Blessed ! #StarbucksPh#h2hstarbucks
Beautiful gift from #JamesDoranWebb to @starbucksph made out of #DriftwoodSculpture #starbucksph #h2hstarbucks #h2hart
The return of the Starbucks red cups puts love on the spotlight
This holiday season, Starbucks, through its red cups, encourages everyone to express their affection and take simple gestures to make this Christmas an extra special one.
Starbucks 2017 holiday cups photographed on Monday, October 23, 2017. (Joshua Trujillo, Starbucks)
Say ‘thanks’ or ‘you’re great’ with a little encouragement from the red cup. This year, the Starbucks red holiday cups returns with a new look. The ‘Hearts of the Season’ red cups feature hands that form a heart. In the middle of the shape, customers can make it personal by writing the names of their loved ones or even fill it with scribbled messages.
Build the courage to show people just how special they are. Part of the challenge of the red cup is putting your ‘heart’ in your cup for other people to see. Celebrate the spirit of the season by recognizing the people who have shown generosity and kindness and enlivened these values all year-round.
Join in graciously welcoming the goodness in others. Starbucks encourages people to create a stream of positivity online, sharing stories of kindness and tagging people who have exhibited this action using the hashtag #GiveGood. With a simple gesture of acknowledging one individual, we can inspire others to follow suit and pass on the habit of doing good.
Take on the habit of giving by starting early and trying often. It takes practice to adopt the habit of giving, and the red cups are only one great way to start. Explore ways on how to give good this season. Lend your ear to a friend or a loved one. Surprise yourself with what you can do to show others the best reasons for the season.
Allow yourself to be moved this Christmas. There is something about the holidays that unspool the heartstrings and lends the courage to be loving to others. Embrace this time to support organizations that turn compassion into action. The names topping the Starbucks list this year are: Teach for the Philippines (TFP) and the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA). Who else is in your list?
The Hearts of the Season Red Cups are available in Starbucks branches nationwide this season. Catch its festive new look and the ‘good and merry’ things it collects this Christmas.
“We encourage our customers to recognize those who fill their heart and embody goodness this holiday season by writing that person’s name in the heart of the cup. The holidays are about remembering what it means to give love and put goodness out into the world,” shared Keith Cole, Starbucks Philippines head of marketing.
The red cups continue the tradition of meaningful cups from Starbucks, after the “Give Good” color-in cup that celebrated the diverse ways people celebrate Christmas. Get a cup of your favorite handcrafted beverage today, and pick up the habit of ‘giving good’ from Starbucks.
CELEBRATE GOODNESS WITH THE ‘HEARTS OF THE SEASON’ CUPS.
The red cups make a comeback at Starbucks stores this December as we invite everyone to recognize goodness and generosity using the hashtag #GiveGood
There’s another 3 Michelin starred Chinese restaurant – T’ang court @langhamhk They have been around for 20+ years but awarded this year as 3 star #tangcourt #h2hhk?#h2hmichelinstar
We enjoyed our lunch but I am sure there are many other good dishes, we were just not able to research anymore. The second floor is supposedly more elegant so best to reserve in the second floor 
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One of the world’s top ten hotel restaurant in Hong Kong – Chinese Dim Sum Restaurants – Three Michelin-Starred restaurant – T’ang Court at The Langham Hong Kong
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