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December 3, 2012
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Wine & Cheese Night

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Rustan Supermarket organized a Wine and Cheese night last month

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Chie Gatchalian gave a short talk on wines and wine pairing

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1. Salty food- pair with full bodied, tannic wines (ex. Cabernet Sauvignon); salt in food softens tannins in wine

2. Fatty or fried food- pair with a dry, acidic white wine (ex Sauvignon Blanc); acid cuts through the grease lessening the “umay” factor

3. Savoury or Umami rich food- pair with a fruity wine (ex Beaujolais nouveau) to complement the “linamnam” in the food and not overpower it

4. Sweets/Desserts- pair with sweet wines to perfectly match it.

5. Mildly spicy food- good with sweet wines or juicy wines to counteract the spice (ex Riesling).

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Of course, what else goes with wine, but Cheese! Yum 🙂

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December 1, 2012
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Breakfast by the Taj

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Breakfast is included in the room charge and you go down to have the buffet.  But on our last day in Agra, I wanted to have breakfast in our balcony which we did not have time to use!  So we ordered room service which was also included already in the room.  You can have it in the room instead of down at the buffet

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Beautiful view of the Taj before we say goodbye

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We had hot food- omelette- which I forgot to take a photo of.  It is under the trolley in the food warmer

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December 1, 2012
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Dining at Solaire Resort and Casino Manila

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Solaire’s taste for the good life is highlighted by a wide selection of dining options that include four signature restaurants

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headed by experienced and world-class chefs.

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With seating up to 240 persons, ‘Red Lantern’ is Solaire’s toast to traditional Cantonese Cuisine, featuring an array of authentic Cantonese cuisine with specialty Chinese teas and international wines.

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Authentic Japanese cuisine, on the other hand, takes center stage at ‘Yakumi’, a 150-seat fine-dining restaurant that takes sushi and teppanyaki to sublime heights.

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A nod to true-blue Western-Style Steak House is ‘Strip’, an innovative steakhouse that offers a variety of prime-cut meats from the United States, Europe, and Australia, complemented accordingly by inventive side-dish options, all set in an upbeat restaurant rhythm which is sure to make the ‘Strip’ the place to see and be seen .

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And lastly, ‘Finestra’ takes the flavors of Italy and presents it in a fine-blend of the traditional and the contemporary. For guests looking to impress or be impressed, ‘Finestra’ will be their venue.

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For those who desire to dine in a more relaxed setting, ‘Fresh’, a casual dining establishment that celebrates vibrant life and fresh flavors in an international buffet environment featuring various ethnic cuisines as well as indulging pastry and sweets. 

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‘Lucky Noodles’, on the other hand, serves Asian delights and favorites, including hand-made noodle dishes 24/7.

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And if those choices are still not enough, Solaire will also feature an impressively designed, 220-seat Food Court for those on the go.

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And for those looking to take in Manila Bay’s spectacular sunsets by the poolside, the ‘Breeze Bar & Grill’ will be their choice.

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November 30, 2012
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Burger Bar

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Heart2Heart loves loves burgers!!!  I was so happy to hear from our friend, Jon, that they were opening a burger place!!

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From the same partners who own the now very successful Cue and now they are partnering again for more restaurant concepts!! Congratulations Jon and Pebbles Syjuco, Eliza Antonioand Abba Napa.  You guys are a great team!!!

Previous entry:  Cue Modern Barbecue June 2, 2012 

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The restaurant opens tonight at Greenbelt 2!!!!  And soon they will be opening a Filipino concept on the ground floor

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Yum!! All my favorites!!! 

Golden Cheddar Mozzarela sticks, Good Ol Hot Fried Wings and Buttermilk Chicken Tenders 

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An extensive menu for burgers!!!!!!

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The 4 Cheese Chuck

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The Piggy

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Double Cheeseburger

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And you can create your own burger!!!

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A unique feature of this concept is the burger patties which are burger blends

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Chocolate Milkshake

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Caramel Vanilla Bread Pudding

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 Greenbelt 2, Makati City Tel. No. 625-2792, 0917-539-9661

Open from 12 p.m. to 1 a.m. (Sunday to Wednesday); 12 p.m. to 2 a.m. (Thursday to Saturday)

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November 29, 2012
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Indian Dinner at Esphahan The Oberoi Amarvilas Agra

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About a week in India and we are turning Indian 🙂  We love how the Indians all wear their national costumes and they wear them so nicely.  We love the outfits too and we bought some to wear during the trip so we can blend in and really feel the Indian spirit 🙂  I told them we need to look Indian in our photos so it matches the backdrops haha!!  I am so happy my husband is “game” to do these things 🙂

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Tita Mary Ann was able to get a complete Saree!  Nice!  With matching bindi!

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We had dinner in the Indian restaurant of the hotel!  James and I and Paul and Maricar love Indian food

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Indian Musician entertaining for the evening with Tito Joe posing 🙂

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Compliments 🙂

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November 26, 2012
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Bellevue at the Oberoi Amarvilas Agra

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Arrived hungry for lunch in our next stop, Agra! 🙂 So we had lunch at the hotel as soon as we arrived 

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They have international cuisine, but we wanted Indian 🙂

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So our table had Indian while Dad and Mom and Tito Joe and Tita Mary Ann had the International 🙂 

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Bread Bread Bread

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Yummy Lassi

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 And more bread

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Love love Basmati rice!!!  

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And still more bread 🙂

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November 25, 2012
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Bukhara Delhi

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Mom read this and made sure we came here!

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This was my personal favorite for the whole trip to India.  LOVED THE FOOD HERE!  The ceiling of the ITC Hotel hotel lobby.  Many Diplomats stay here in this hotel.  When we got there there were many security guards around the hotel

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Loved the ambience of the restaurant- look at the Chefs at the back looking at me taking their photo 🙂

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Bar tender made sure I took his photo too 🙂

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Right side of the restaurant

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Chefs are always happy there is a photo opportunity 🙂 The kitchen is circular so it encompasses both sides of the restaurant

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They took us inside the kitchen for a tour- they have us white coats and hairnets to use to be able to go inside

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WOW WOW WOW!! Love Love kebabs!

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and Indian bread!

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Apron but no utensils!  You have to eat with your hands!

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This was the table where Bill Clinton ate in 🙂  

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Cute bottle covers

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President Bill Clinton’s menu

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Menu for President Obama

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Always in an Indian table – onions with pepper and lime/lemon

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I can eat this everyday in India 🙂 Love papadums!

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And Raita too 🙂

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whole leg of spring lamb- wow!! super tender and really really good!!!!!!!!!!!

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Boneless chicken kabab – just by looking at it, you can tell it’s good!!

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Vegetarian kabab for our tour guide Ravi

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Super yummy Naan – I don’t know what kind but this was so so good!!

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Prawn Kabab!  YUMMY TOO!

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Dahl – yummy for me 🙂

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We give up 🙂  Thanks for the fork and knife!

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My favorite Indian dessert- Kulfi – Indian ice cream.  I don’t really eat that pink noodles that comes with it

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My sister’s favorite and others like this too – Gulab Jamun

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Click below to go to the website of the hotel

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November 24, 2012
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Taipan at The Oberoi Delhi

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After all the Indian food, we took a break and had Chinese food!  Everyone’s advice is just to eat in hotels, so that is what we did.  We went to The Oberoi 

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Thank you to Tito Joe and Tita Mary Ann for the lunch treat 🙂  We are happy to be with them because they are always “game” to do anything and that goes for all the eating that we love to do!  And just like my parents, they are a very religious couple, hence the prayer before meals at all times 🙂

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And they love desserts too! So most of the time we always have desserts even if we are all so full already 🙂

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This Oberoi hotel is a business hotel, you will see later on what I mean when you say Oberoi!  Click below to go to their website for this hotel

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