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Since I am always the first to arrive at events, I am able to scout the place 🙂 The cocktails at the Presidential Suite is always so good!
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In one of our velada meetings, my good friend, Bambee, introduced me to her Hurom juicer. She claims that it’s the best juicer in town! and probably the most expensive too! 🙂 It’s available in Rustan’s department store! She made one of her juice recipes for us And here she is about to dunk the first cucumber and very happy to serve us healthy drinks 🙂 It separates the pulp from the juice The pulp she says she still uses them by making them into cakes or other pastries Yummy! [email_link]
My friend, Bambi, always invites me and she makes sure she invites me way way in advance that sometimes I actually forget to put it in my calendar. Yet I know she will not take it against me because she is my true friend 🙂 My hijado Osquito ( named after grandpa Oscar ) was celebrating his first birthday so Mommy Bambi prepared a feast for the family. She cooked everything ( except the arroz caldo and lechon) Turkey! One of her specialties, lengua! Wow, this was wiped out the first! She sent this to us for Christmas too and was much appreciated Paella This was the only thing she did not make Oh plus the lechon which flew in from Bacolod – and she made sure we got first and served us the skin. Oh boy 🙂 Kiddie Spaghetti which I liked Bambi made these chocolate lollipops for the kids Bambi’s eldest son, Gigz, with Osquito my cute hijado! I told her that Gigz is very handsome and is a Gary V in the making 🙂 And true enough she told me that he has been asked already to join showbiz! 🙂 Cakes cakes cakes! There always has to be a chocolate one! Celebrating with cousins 🙂 Bambi introduced me to Migs Villlanueva who is an artist – I took her photo beside her painting 🙂 She also gifted Osquito for Christmas with a handpainted bag with his portrait on it. Q for Quito [email_link]
Dad and Mom took us to Crystal Jade after having eaten there with their friends. They enjoyed it and wanted us to try it This was my favorite dish 🙂 Salt and Pepper Beancurd – we normally have salt and pepper everything – but this was my first time to try it with beancurd- I insisted we order this and it was popular The Peking Duck was good Second way as a soup Fresh lobster. We realized later on that the lobster they gave us was very big. It would have been more tender had it been a smaller lobster and having two small ones instead of one big one [email_link]
Heart2Heart is so happy to be back at Celadon and have a full meal 🙂 Previous entry: Modern Thai Cuisine at Celadon March 8, 2013 Love the interiors by Ivy and Cynthia Almario Though Celadon is a sister restaurant of Simply Thai, Chef Cheryl told me that Celadon has almost 30 dishes that are unique to the restaurant Chili Squido’s ( calamares ) with green chili sauce Pork Pattaya Noodle Salad Love love the Thai buffalo wings!!! Sriracha Buffalo wings Curry rice dish which was so good! Banana Fritters with Coconut ice cream – all their ice creams are made by them Other popular dishes in the menu [email_link]
TWG Tea, the finest tea brand in the world, is delighted to announce the launch of an island Tea Salon & Boutique at Rockwell Power Plant Mall in Makati City, the brand’s third luxurious destination in Manila in addition to locations in Greenbelt 5 and Resorts World Manila Nestled within remarkable, specially-crafted, artisanal curved-glass walls, this new and unique TWG Tea Salon & Boutique is a veritable jewel box, a glamorous gem of a destination to idle away precious hours over an exquisite cup of tea and a tea-infused meal. Or tempt your taste buds with over 800 different varieties of tea from 38 countries at the tea counter, with fine harvests and blends from Malawi to Hawaii, from the most celebrated regions of China to the most remote gardens of Laos. And should you be looking for a special gift, tea gift sets, exclusive tea sets, tea-scented candles and gourmet goodies will certainly leave you inspired Anthony T. Huang, Executive Vice President of Stores Specialists, Inc. states: “We are very excited to bring this luxury tea brand to the Rockwell community. This unique and astonishing tea salon will definitely bring a one of kind tea drinking experience to all.” Taha Bouqdib, President & Co-Founder of TWG Tea adds: “We are delighted to bring the world of TWG Tea to Rockwell Mall with the creation of another astonishing TWG Tea universe of luxury and refinement with a contemporary and fashionable edge.”
In celebration of the Rockwell opening, TWG Tea welcomes the first tea harvests of Spring with marvellous new seasonal Haute Couture Tea blends packaged in the fresh and cooling hues of celadon and white – White Spring Tea, Sakura! Sakura! Tea and Tea Party Tea – the perfect blends to discover at the loose tea counter with one of our tea specialists
And for the very first time, TWG Tea is delighted to introduce two new tea-infused macaron flavours to their delectable selection – Matcha and Vanilla Bourbon Tea & Kaya – an exquisite manner to taste the intricate flavours of our teas while enjoying the crisp bite and smooth filling of these little handmade TWG Tea sweets that are celebrated around the world I was so happy to finally try TWG. I have heard so much about it. I have not tried it in Singapore or elsewhere so this will be my first ever TWG experience After being overwhelmed with all the things inside the store – from teas to candles to accessories – I went to the dining area Our table Everything is imported including the tablecloth which had TWG logos on it Because there were so many teas to choose from, we did not know what to order 🙂 We took some time to decide on our tea Love the names of the teas. I imagine the Starbucks baristas memorizing all the blends of coffee, and now trying to imagine how the staff in TWG can know all the 800 teas 🙂 Kurt was well versed about the teas This is where they get the teas They can bring it to you so you can smell it. The smell is really so pronounced that you can really feel and taste it by just smelling it We were choosing between Happy or Sexy Tea. I told them we are already happy and that we may need the sexy tea! So we finally decided on the SEXY TEA! 🙂 My pretty lunch mates who joined me – Mother daughter Ria and Dina – who actually look like sisters. We shared everything since we wanted to try as many things as we could Our lunch Eggs Benedict I felt the Eggs Benedict needed a little more salt and pepper- even the salt and pepper are TWG 🙂 Curried lamb stew TWG Tea Lasagna – Bolognaise which comes with bread in a dainty doily to line it Ordered a side order of Rice Pilaf infused with Taiping Tea to go with the Curried Lamb stew And for dessert, we wanted to try another tea – this time iced! We saw them preparing this for another table so we wanted to try it. Very nice and refreshing to go with our dessert You can buy the tea sugar in beautiful bottles Happy TWG customers We ordered a couple of desserts to try as well The waiter recommended the Singapore surprise since it was one of their bestsellers And we still had the Tea Pastries which I thought was a very good deal especially if you just want to have tea/high tea – this is P 150.00 for all of this – you can choose either Madeleines, Financiers, Muffins, scones or caneles and it comes with TWG Jelly and whipped cream You can buy the jelly as well in bottles And that was not yet it, we had sorbets Sakura Sakura Tea Sorbet Napoleon Ice Cream which we liked very much Cute this tea – LOVE ME TEA 🙂 The TWG Tea Salon & Boutique in Rockwell is conveniently accessible to Makati’s residential areas, extending the TWG Tea experience to everyone from families to office workers to ladies who lunch. TWG Tea Rockwell is certain to please! TWG Tea Salon & Boutique R2, 2nd Floor, Archaeology Gallery, Power Plant Mall, Rockwell Center Makati City Mondays to Thursdays 11:00am to 9:00pm, Fridays and Saturdays 10:00am to 10:00 pm, Sundays 10:00 am to 9:00 pm +63 2 478 6136 or +63 2 478 2782 [email_link]
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