Category Archives: Celebrations

One of the popular restaurants in the Fort.  They were one of the first restaurants to open when the Fort was being developed. Owned by our good friends, Cary and family.  Finally Heart2Heart features Je Suis Gourmand

Happy Birthday to our brother, Tammy!!! Looking younger every year 🙂

and welcome home to our cousin, Rainier 

One of Gerry’s favorite restaurants so he is always here with Tina.  Good French food with good wine!

Chef Marc saying hello to everyone  

My favorite dish!  Tarte Flambee Alsacian Onion, Bacon and Cream Tart 

Roasted Smoked Bacon, Roquefort, Boiled Egg & Walnut Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette 

Roasted Bone Marrow in Herb Red Wine Sauce & Mushrooms 

Homemade Duck Foie Gras Terrine with Salad and Toasted baguette 

Marinated Beef Carpaccio with Parmesan, Raw Mushrooms, Arugula, Balsamic Vinegar & Extra Virgin Olive Oil 

Tomato and Mushroom Cream Soup with Garlic Flakes 

 Crispy Marinated Goose Leg Confit with Sauteed Potato & Mushroom Ragout, Rosemary Red Wine Sauce

Braised Lamb Shank in Sauce with Roasted Vegetables and Potatoes 

 Roasted Chilean Sea Bass

Seared US Black Angus Rib Eye with French Fries Salad and Bernaise 

 Sauteed US Beef Onglet with Roasted Shallots served with French Fries and Salad- this is half a portion since Dina and Tina split the order – I got to try this and found it very tasty and YUMMY!

Warm Thin Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce and Green Apple Ice Cream – YUMMY! 

Caramel Homemade ice cream!  YUMMY also! 

Last year we ate here also but was not able to feature it, so here it is, with a different menu 

Roasted Duck Foie Gras with Stewed Green Lentils and bacon – I was hoping to have this but they did not have it when we were there this time 

Smoked Salmon, Mesclun and Arugula Salad with Creamy Vinaigrette dressing 

Gratinated French Onion Soup 

Roasted Chilean Sea Bass – Half portion  

Roasted Free Range Chicken Breast filled with Raclette Cheese served with Parmesan Linguini – half portion also – This was my order! Yummy!! Raclette cheese!  – not available also this time

This was a special for the day, I forgot what they called it 

Bleu Cheese Carbonara Linguini with Roasted Prawns and Crispy smoked bacon  – YUMMY!!!

This was half a potion of the Bleu Cheese pasta and Chicken breast with Raclette 🙂 

Penne Pasta sauteed with Spinach Cream, Feta cheese, Chorizo and Black Olives – YUMMY!!!!!

Special of the Day Pasta 

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To welcome our good friends who are back from the UK, we hosted a casual dinner for them and some of their friends who have become our good friends too 

I always try to entertain and host at home.  I brag about my cook, Edna, who does wonders for me.  As Suharto says, I just make the menu and my cook executes everything else.  I am so blessed to have her.  Edna was a cook of my Tita Vicky and she told us that her specialty is Paella Negra and Sisig!  IT IS TRUE!  So ever since i hired her 9 years ago, she has been serving that to my friends!  So many have tried these dishes.  She makes everything from scratch.

Iberian Chicken ** Paella * Paella Negra* Calamares 

Sisig!! Not a Spanish dish but can go with the other dishes 🙂 

Believe me, this is the BEST SISIG EVER!!   Very unhealthy so we have it only when friends come over..and only because I am proud of my cook!

It is so crunchy and crispy, it really comes in a sizzling plate!  YUMMY!!!!

Previous Entries:  

Entertaining at Home November 14, 2008

A House with a Personalized Touch August 18, 2007

Blue Leaf August 3, 2007 

Wagyu Tapa Rice March 20, 2007 

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We were deciding where to eat for Lucille’s birthday but we insisted that we wanted her to cook for us again.  So, we invited ourselves over to her house and had the birthday celebrant cook for us on her birthday!  🙂  

It was of course a delicious lunch!  However, since Lucille decided to have a sit down lunch rather than buffet ( which she did last year ), she kept going in and out of the kitchen to prepare the food to be served.   So I do not know if this is a good idea, because we did not really get to talk to the birthday celebrant.  

Happy Birthday Lucille!!  And do know that we will travel anywhere no matter how far just so we can eat what you cook and bake for us!  

Previous Entry:  From the Kitchen of Lucille December 17, 2007 

Spaghettini in Classic Putanesca Sauce 

Top Broiled Chilean Sea Bass in Herbs with tossed salad and Chicken Asparagus Tarts on the side 

Pan-Grilled Rib Eye Steak with Sauteed Mixed Vegetables

 Frozen Strawberry Brazo

Even Lucille’s Christmas gifts to us were freshly baked from her oven! 

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It is always so much fun to be with Tito Ralph.  He is so spontaneous, so adventurous and just always full of energy and joy! Happy Birthday to our dear friend!!

We celebrated Tito Ralph’s birthday in his soon to open Hotel and restaurant, Hotel Vino.  It is a 4 floor building – Restaurant on the ground floor, Training center on the 2nd floor and hotel room on the upper floors    

Wine dispensers 

Wine Training Center or it can be a private room / area for functions 

8 rooms on the upper floors 

Tito Ralph always has his family complete in all his celebrations…..and we love them dearly

and of course his many loyal friends… 

 We had a delicious dinner

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