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Happy Birthday to our good friend, Ned! Around 13 years ago, Cris and Nanette introduced Ned to James as the BEST PERSONAL TRAINER! James took their advice and became so fit and lost around 40 pounds! Then a few years later, I told James I wanted to workout also and lose weight, so I took over James’ slot in the gym and I lost 20 pounds! Not to mention my Mom who also joined me at the same time and works out with Ned also at 4am in the morning!
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So, thanks to Ned for everything and most especially for being our friend through the years. I always ask Ned what he needs, what he wants from abroad or what he wants for christmas or for his birthday…..and he always tells me that he already has EVERYTHING and is very blessed…… and he is!!……. with a lovely family of 4 kids and a good wife, Janet….and indeed that’s all he needs! 🙂
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Aside from a good and happy family…….. in law Ken with wife Heather and Ned’s brother, Tony and his wife Nonee….
Ned has friends who are very dear to him..it was nice to meet some of them for the first time and some we already know
We were very happy this year that we were able to celebrate his birthday at his home and have a home cooked meal by Janet!
I truly admire Janet for always making everything from scratch whether it is costumes and props for her kids or food cooked straight from her kitchen. I liked the pizza!
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This was our pica pica
Then our buffet spread! WOW! If you want to have this yummy mediterranean spread at your own home or for your catering events, Janet can prepare for you. Give her a call at 0917-847-1765.
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Tea and Golden Spoon 🙂
And a dessert buffet from all the cakes given to Ned for his birthday!!
Happy, Happy Birthday Ned!!! Wishing you the BEST in everything!
48 years old!! 🙂
At the latter part of the dinner, Ramon asked for old photos of Ned, so Janet brought out an album and we enjoyed looking at old photos of Ned
And I was able to take a few, afterwhich Ned got mad at me and took away the album!
Here is a photo of Ned receiving the Mr. Fitness of the Year award!
And Ned during his younger years, so handsome 🙂 Ned was an actor in many action films
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Here is a closer look at the Chef from the Surprise birthday of Tess ( Surprise Birthday of Tess June 26, 2011 ), Farah Tolentino Ylagan.
I was truly amazed at how organized she was when I visited her inside the kitchen!
She had a checklist posted on the refrigerator door
and she had these photos of the plating for every dish as a guide for the servers!!
And here is the culinary story of Farah written by herself….Good luck Farah and more power to you!
Aside from being a chef, she also sells Foie Gras and Gift packages
Click below to go to her website
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We were deeply honored to be part of the 40th birthday celebration of Tess. Thank you JP for inviting us and for sharing this special occassion with us. Happy Birthday Tess!!
Thank you to Christine for helping JP organize, gather friends and being accomplice to the surprise 🙂
We had an incredible dinner that evening!!!! I have been hearing about Farah Tolentino but have not ever tried her cooking yet till this evening. And wow!! LOVED IT!! We were lucky JP invited us since I don’t know if we will have many opportunities to have her food as she is very expensive and very very busy! She normally only caters for small groups of 10 to 12, but she especially did this group of about 40 for JP and Tess. Everything she made Heart2Heart enjoyed!!
Farah has a catering partner, Chef Chris Bautista. They work together- he is her pastry chef but he also does a lot of other prep work. That is him beside her in the photo. He is a graduate of the Paris Ritz Escoffier school where he specialized in pastry
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Thank you Mike and Reena for inviting us to try your new restaurant! Ganso Shabuway is one of their favorite restaurants in San Francisco and because they like it so much, they brought it back home to share it with all of us here in the Philippines! They will be on soft opening starting tomorrow so come on over and try Ganso Shabuway!!
Eiichi Mochizuki, owner of Ganso Shabuway in the Bay Area. He told me he has 3 branches – San Mateo, Mountain View and San Jose. Soon he will be opening in San Francisco. Philippines will be his first International branch!
Reena’s daughter, Camille, is the manager of the restaurant. I thought Camille was Japanese 🙂 It’s nice that the business is all in the family. Good luck and more power to you Mike, Reena and Camille! Looking forward to your other store openings – next one in Alabang Town Center!
We came for the tasting so this was the menu for us
Reena suggested we get half traditional seaweed broth and half spicy broth- GOOD IDEA! I am a traditional person when it comes to beef, I don’t like to put too much taste from other things – just want to taste the beef. James liked the spicy! Thank goodness for the half and half 🙂
2 sauces – Ponzu and Sesame Sauce
The staff said to put the green onion and carrots on the ponzu sauce and then the garlic on the sesame sauce 
I liked the sesame and James liked the ponzu…we are opposites 🙂
YUM YUM BROTH!!
They have a slicer just to slice the beef
We got the LARGE plate which is 8 oz.
Eiichi explained to me that the beef is Natural Angus and is different from Certified Angus. Natural Angus is corn fed while Certified is grass fed. Their beef is from Nebraska and is free from hormones and antibiotics.
They also have KOBE BEEF!!!
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Sunday to Thursday 11am to 9pm
Friday and Saturday 11am to 10pm
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Since we would not fit in Tonkatsuya,
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I suggested to my brothers and sisters that we just bring Chef Hosoya to the family. Thank you again to Mykie to organizing everything for us and making this come to life. So he came over to Dad and Mom’s house to cook for Father’s Day
We provided the japanese rice, the pork and all the dining ware. They brought everything else
And just to give you an idea of price, we were 16 people. They charged P 10,000.00 for everything they provided
Salmon Carpaccio Salad – 3 plates of this
Tonkatsu – we provided the pork but everything else they provided and of course Chef cooked it – we each had one of this so 16 plates of Tonkatsu
Ebi Katsu Curry ( Prawn ) – for Dad since he does not really eat pork
and there was around 16 pcs. of prawns for whoever wanted
Tori Karaage – really really good!! Also good for all of us
It was all worth it!! Thank you Chef Hosoya and Bella for preparing our special dinner for our Dad
If you would also like to have them cook for you in your home, Pls call Bella the wife at +63-915-921-6754
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I was so happy when Mykie contacted me to share with us his latest discovery!!! TONKATSU resto in Manila!! We love tonkatsu!!
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A place in San Antonio Village in the basement of a building!!
James and I gladly joined Mykie and Keiko on this adventure! That’s Mykie, Keiko and James going down the basement
Not at all fancy….in fact a basement with vacant spaces even
And here it is, literally a hole in the wall 🙂
This is it! 3 tables for dining
one side
and the other side 🙂
Thanks Mykie and Keiko! Keiko is Japanese 🙂
I was so intrigued to see bottled softdrinks because I hardly see them around anymore
Here is Bella with her Japanese husband, Chef Hosoya. Mr. Hosoya was a Tonkatsu Chef for 30 years in Japan!
The menu. No frills place, means no frills prices 🙂
Oroshi Katsu- Oroshi is just the name of the sauce. You get all this for P 215.00. P 180 if plain Tonkatsu
Here is the sauce which is like a raddish type of sauce
This is the plain tonkatsu. They just use local pork to keep the prices down. But it was still very good
And this is the Misu Katsu set- a sweet sauce
I wanted to try Cheese Katsu, I thought it would be inside, but they just topped it, so it was not what i expected
I told Mykie I wanted to try using our Vande Rose Pork loin and we did bring our slab! Aside form the cooking technique, of course the ingredient is key as well. So the higher quality the pork is, of course the better the taste
He cooked it for us and wow, it was so much better. Duroc pork from the States. Though the chef recommends that it should have a bit more fat at the end to make it taste better. We were very satisfied though with what little fat it had
Here it is again, he sliced it thicker than the local portion he makes….
I don’t recommend delivery since this dish is fried, so it might not be good anymore
Want to try the adventure?
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Heart2Heart loves Thai food! It was a pleasure to meet Cecile, the chef behind Silk ( Thai at Silk March 20, 2008) and now Simply Thai at Greenbelt 5. She learned Thai cooking for 6 years in Thailand. She learned in all regions of the country so you can imagine the vast knowledge she has on Thai food. She travels back and forth to Thailand to get her ingredients. It was so nice to meet her and listen to her passionately talk about Thai food!! and you will taste it in the delicious food she prepares at Simply Thai. Make sure you have the Thai Milk Tea to go with your meal.
Discover at the heart of Greenbelt 5 a blossoming new restaurant called Simply Thai that provides a modern approach with a new twist to Thai cuisine.
Owned by the same group of the successful Thai at Silk in Serendra, Executive Chef Cecile Chang Ysmael yet again left no stone unturned for this newest endeavor, giving the classic Thai cuisine a modern-contemporary approach.
Her passion for Thai is infallible, constantly in search for the best ingredients and supplies in her second home, Bangkok, to bring authenticity to Filipino diners and weary travelers who craves for a hearty Thai meal that only she can serve.
Together with Sous Chef, Cheryl
Those in search for new favorites will love the wide range of soups, stir-fries, curries and more. To name some of its bestsellers are the appetizing Yam Som O or the Pomelo Salad,
Green Papaya Salad
Green Mango Apple Salad
succulent North Thai Steak in jim-jaew sauce, Beef Salad,
Lamb Shank Mussaman Curry,
Pork Stew in Coconut Juice, Green Chicken curry,
sumptuous Choo chee Roti,
luscious Sriracha buffalo wings,
and the famous air-flown Dungeness Crab in three sauces.
Spiciness level can be adjusted to diners liking for a more enjoyable meal.
Beef Curry
Calamares
Catfish Salad
Chicken Satay
Phuket Kung Sarong
Pomfret with Chili Paste
Pork Ribs BBQ
Khao Man Kai – Chicken Thai Hainanese
Thai Style Fried Chicken
Thai Fresh Rolls
Soft Shell Crab with Three Flavored Sauce
Desserts
Mango Sticky Rice
Simply Thai’s Nest
Thap Khim Krawp ( Red Rubies )
Complete the flavors of Thai with the array of delectable desserts and thirst-quenching, freshly brewed Thai Green Milk Tea, Thai Milk Tea, Lemongrass and Pandan Juices.
Take a sip of their exciting cocktails that is served first in Manila such as Lemongrass Martinis, Thai Choco Dream and Melodious Mangorita! Enjoy a drink or two to the beats of excellent music and live DJ’s playing chill lounge music at their lovely circular outdoor bar.
Let Simply Thai give you a whole Bangkok experience with the sways of Thai bamboo plants that embrace the whole restaurant, decorated with striking and fine looking interiors, hand-painted walls and hanging bird cage lamps to give soft lighting to whole place.
Simply Thai accepts booking for events, private parties and the like, with a choice of main or garden al fresco dining. Call 7290860 or 7296860 for reservations.
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