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January 16, 2008

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Cebu Foodie

By Heart2Heart | Foodie, Travel | 2 Comments

When you are in a resort, it’s important that the food is good so that you do not need to keep leaving the place just to eat. At Shangri-la Mactan, be assured of beautiful restaurants with nice ambience and good food.Breakfast is included with the room and you can have it either at Tides, the coffeeshop or at Acqua, the Italian restaurant. Since the hotel has 2 wings, they made it more convenient for the guests to go down to whichever restaurant is nearer to their rooms. BREAKFAST AT TIDES

We walked all the way to Acqua even if it is in the farther wing because it is not as full as Tides. Breakfast buffet is almost the same as Tides, but we prefer a more quiet and stress free breakfast

Tea of Spring seems to be the family’s favorite. We had dinner……..

one of the favorite dishes..prawns wrapped in bacon with mayo…

and then lunch for the dimsum

ACQUA, Italian Restaurant

We were able to eat outside the hotel a few times….Always a must is to pass by Pipo’s at Ayala mall for an After 8 gelato!

Tried out this japanese restaurant for the first time ….and enjoyed it! They had some interesting dishes which we never had in other japanese restaurants.

And of course, SUNBURST!!! Eversince we were kids and we first went to Cebu, Sunburst is the chicken place to be.

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January 14, 2008

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Abaca boutique resort + restaurant

By Heart2Heart | Foodie, Travel | One Comment

For now, Abaca is a restaurant but soon they will be having accomodations as well. They have been operating the restaurant for a year already. More power to Jason Hyatt, executive chef and owner. Look for Glenn Ylanan, the manager, when you visit the place and he will definitely take care of you. Hopefully we get to stay here one of these days. We will definitely be back to try to other dishes.

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January 5, 2008

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Ananyana Resort ( Bohol ) Foodie

By Heart2Heart | Foodie, Travel | 2 Comments

Another reason why we did not have to leave the resort to have our meals….. Ananyana had great food. The Farmer’s Breakfast is supposedly the popular dish. The Chef can even make special requests. [email_link]

December 27, 2007

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Christmas Dinner

By Heart2Heart | Christmas, Foodie | 4 Comments

This is how we celebrate Christmas dinner ( Dec. 24 ) every year with James’ family…. Thanks to Tina for always hosting and preparing everything. We normally have picture taking, then dinner and the most awaited opening of gifts by the kids. This is our first Christmas without Mom, we miss her, but she is always with us in spirit.

The dinner table…………………..

The food………………. We all bring something to complete the Christmas buffet.

Gourmet Cheese ordered from Rachel**Ceasar Salad by Gerry and Tina** Remy’s Special Chicken by Uncle Rey and Aunty Remy ** Lasagna by John and Keena**Ham**Roast Beef by Tammy and Dina **Baked potatoes by Gerry and Tina**Prawn Gambas by James and Rica**Cherry Torte**Ice box cake and all desserts by Tina

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December 25, 2007

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Christmas Brunch

By Heart2Heart | Christmas, Foodie | 3 Comments

My Mom really takes time out to prepare for her friends and family. She is the best host and I really idolize her. She prepared breakfast for her Simbang Gabi group on the last day and we requested for her to extend her breakfast to brunch so we could also enjoy what they had………

The juices became three kinds of fresh juices- melon, kiwi and orange. What an idea and Mom suggested we mix them all into one juice – three seasons….

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December 19, 2007

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La Vigne

By Heart2Heart | Foodie | 5 Comments

Roselyn, I would never have doubted a recommendation by you, being the “gourmet traveller.” Thank you to you and your Mom, Tita Trillo for arranging a great dinner for us. We enjoyed celebrating our special day at your restaurant. The last time we were at La Vigne was when our good friends Suharto and Rina invited us over around two years ago with a group of 30 people.

Our special table……………………..

The Menu…………..

Our dinner………….

I highly recommend this dish. Pied De Cochon ( Crisp boned leg of pork with duck liver, red cabbage, barley salad and sweet balsamic ) which Roselyn recommended as well. The foie gras went so well with the pork. I wish i could order the foie gras starter as a side dish tot his so it could go with the whole 3 pieces of pork. But that would really be sinful!

This dish reminds me of a dish i had in Gothenburg which I featured in my past blog on Foie Gras. It was the Panfried Duck Liver with Lightly Salted, Crisp Fried Knuckle of Pork, Truffle jus served with Sweet and Sour Summer Cabbage in Sjomagasinet by Chef Leif Mannerstrom – Gothenburg, Sweden

James ordered the steak of course, the Steak Frites ( Prime rib eye ):

They also have a Bar Chow menu if you just want to hang out in the bar and enjoy the wine and have some pica pica………………….

They have a private room which fits around 12 people. I was not able to take photos as it was occupied at the time we were there. And you can have corporate events, it would be a perfect venue.

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December 17, 2007

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From the Kitchen of Lucille

By Heart2Heart | Celebrations, Foodie, Homes and Interiors | 4 Comments

We made the birthday celebrant cook for us! 🙂 Everything made from scratch and a labor of

Pumpkin and Coconut Soup and Warm Ceasar Salad

Baked Phyllo Purses with Cheesy Spinach and Sausage

Baked Rack of Lamb with Fruit and Nut Rice Pilaf and Whole Fish Baked in Salt

Desserts: Baked Cheesecake with Dulce de Leche Sauce and Frozen Coffee Cream

Thank you to Lucille for preparing a wonderful lunch in celebration of your birthday.

We your cooking and the company. Happy Birthday Lucille!!

Taking you behind the scenes of that sumptuos lunch……Lucille is a serious chef which is why she has two kitchens. Her regular kitchen…..

……….and her “serious” kitchen where she does all her “serious” cooking and baking.

For now she does it as a hobby but maybe later on she would like to conduct cooking classes for some friends. What a beautiful kitchen!

With Lucille’s permission, Heart2Heart is also featuring her beautiful home. It is a five year old home designed by Maja Olivares-Co. The house is classic and timeless. Everything was in order and very clean. It is a three storey house with an attic. Lucille showed me her collection of paintings- Isabel Diaz being one of her favorites – and many of the beautiful things she bought from Rustan’s while we were still officemates around 15 years ago – framed Cartier scarves, Tiffany dinnerware, Tiffany ginger urn and an MMA ( Metropolitan Museum of Arts) vase. I particularly like the fact that she has an altar with a beautiful Mother in Child made out of ivory tusk in the middle of the rooms. The Christmas decors were elegantly done by Rustan’s flower shop. No wonder Lucille worked in Rustan’s…she loves Rustan’s just like me 🙂

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December 15, 2007

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John and Yoko

By Heart2Heart | Foodie | 3 Comments

We tried John and Yoko at Greenbelt 5.

Another one of Marvin Agustin’s restaurants after his successful venture Sumo Sam. The place was full. Beautiful interiors. The staff are named after different cities in the world. Assigned to our table were Hollywood and Paris.

with good friends………

……and we all enjoyed the food!

The menu was really well done. ( Sorry for the unclear photos- had a hard time shooting the menu ) Every dish had a photo and made us want to order everything. Thanks to Carlo for recommending the GREEN CHICKEN! YUMMY!! Ton, you are right about the New York fried Maki, it is one of the best among what we ordered. The Wagyu steak rice was also very good. They had this foie gras rice which Mart orderd that I have to try next time. Eyeing the cheese dishes of course – Kisu Parmigiana and Shrimp karaage with blue cheese dip. Will definitely be back with the rest of the family to try the other dishes.

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December 9, 2007

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Bohol Bee Farm

By Heart2Heart | Foodie, Travel | 2 Comments

I can’t believe we almost did not go here. We were so happy at the resort and did not want to leave. Never leave Bohol without stopping by the Bohol Bee Farm. We met the owner, Vicky, through Yvonne. Vicky has a nice quaint house in the farm and lives there too. Love the place, the experience, the food and the products they make.

THE SHOP

DRY GOODS

FOOD PRODUCTS

THE RESTAURANT

Newly opened last October

FOOD

We had a more private dining experience which Yvonne arranged for us. You need to pay a little more but atleast it has aircon and we had the place to ourselves. The food was organic! and very YUMMY!!! Buffet price (not using the private dining room -THE BARN): P 400.00 for adults and P 200 for kids.

The RESTROOM

THE COTTAGES

They have 13 cottages where you can stay in……

THE BEES

The place had a tour but due to time constraint we just did the bee farm tour. They show you the plants and trees that they grow in the farm and have feeding of the rabbits if you have more time to spare. The kids enjoyed tasting the honey!