Gourmet Garage has a new catering offering!! Slow Cooked Pork belly!! Ask for it I promise it will be very popular
Chef Booj makes it into a wrap
So crunchy and yummy!!
Here it is again in another event. Look at that skin!
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I attended an anonymous lunch!! haha!!! My friend only allowed me to feature the food! 🙂 Why of course we can always arrange that 🙂
We had yummy Thai food catered in my friend’s home – I had to take this photo because I love the Soumak curtains behind!
Fresh Spring roll
Thai Pomelo Salad
Tamyamgong
Thai Beef Curry
Bagoong Rice
2 big bowls!
Prawn with Garlic and Pepper
Fish Fillet with Tamarind Sauce
Chicken Sate with 2 sauces
Tako
Thai Halo halo
All this for 20 people at P 550.00 per person! THATS REASONABLE plus value for money PLUS MASARAP! 🙂
Of course I looked for Chef Tum! The best is to have her cook in your house so its freshly made! So she was in the kitchen! I thought she was Filipino haha!! She speaks Filipino though
Try her to see if you will like it 🙂 We all did 🙂 I already got her for one of our family lunches
Previous entry: L & C February 9, 2014
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CITY OF DREAMS MANILA WELCOMES
AN AUSPICIOUS CHINESE NEW YEAR WITH COMMEMORATIVE CANTONESE CUISINE
Dazzling Performances, a Lion Dance, and a God of Fortune Await Guests
Manila, February 10, 2015 –Following a grand opening with a glamorous red carpet event, a Concert of Dreams and culminating into a spectacular fireworks display that illuminated the metro’s night sky, City of Dreams Manila — the latest integrated resort and casino destination in the country – celebrates once again as it welcomes the Year of the Wood Sheep with sensational courses from its premium Cantonese restaurant Crystal Dragon, complemented with an array of live performances, a traditional lion dance, and a God of Fortune in anticipation of a prosperous 2015.
Until February 28, Crystal Dragon will showcase Cantonese and regional Chinese dishes through its “Chinese New Year Happiness Menu” and “Chinese New Year Abundance Menu”, at PhP 3,680++ per person and PhP 6,680++ per person, respectively. The menus are offered at dinner, from 6 PM to 11 PM, for a minimum of four persons.
From February 19 to 23, CenterPlay takes center stage with dazzling performances simultaneous with City of Dreams Manila’s God of Fortune roaming the main gaming floor from 5 PM to 8 PM on February 19, 6 PM to 10 PM on February 20, and 5 PM to 10 PM on February 21 and 22. Starting at 11:30 AM until 1 PM on February 23, a traditional lion dance will be performed while going around the entire property. On the same day, the God of Fortune will roam the main gaming area from 12 NN to 3 PM.
Chinese New Year Set Menus
The Chinese New Year Happiness Menu starts with Prosperity Salmon Fish Yu Shang with Fruit Salad followed by Braised Eight Sea Treasure and Shredded Abalone Broth; Steamed Cod with Baby Cabbage in Supreme Soy, Hong Kong Style; Stir Fried Prawns with Butter; Curry Leaf and Crispy Egg Thread; Wok Fried Glutinous Rice and Wild Rice with Barbecue Pork Meat Wrapped in Lotus Leaf; and ending with Chilled Mango Pudding with Vanilla Ice Cream and Double Flavor of Chinese New Year Nian Gao Platter.
The Chinese New Year Abundance Menu serves Prosperity Salmon Fish Yu Shang with Rock Melon Salad; Double Boiled Sea Treasure with Baby Abalone in Cordycep Flower Soup; Steamed Sea Grouper with Shredded Ginger in Homemade Soy Sauce; Oven Roasted Fragrant Chicken Coated with Sesame Seed Served with Plum Sauce; Stew Pork Ribs with Sea Cucumber, Bean Curd and Green Vegetables; Stir Fried Egg Noodles with Seafood, Mushrooms and Shredded Cabbage; complemented by Warm Sweetened Eight Treasures Tea with Ginseng in Honey and Double Flavor of Chinese New Year Nian Gao Platter. Both the “Happiness” and “Abundance” menus come with traditional Chinese Tea.
A La Carte Dining
For guests who prefer an a la carte dining experience at Crystal Dragon, the Good Fortune Menu highlights the restaurant’s signature courses such as Prosperity Salmon Fish Yu Shang; Vegetables and Fruits Yu Shang; Steamed Cod Fish with Yunnan Ham, Mushrooms and Vegetables; Slow Cooked Supreme Sea Treasure in Bean Parcel with Abalone Sauce; Braised Marinated Chicken Roll with Garden Green and Herbal Soy; Deep Fried Oysters with Mandarin and Spicy Plum Sauce; Stewed Pork Belly with Fragrant Yam and Sea Moss; Wok Friend Rice Vermicelli with Shredded Abalone and Mushrooms; and Three Flavor Chinese New Year Nian Gao Platter.
For restaurant reservations and hotel accommodations, call 8008080 or email guestservices@cod-manila.com.
Integrated casino resort developer Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts Corporation, a company listed on the Philippines Stock Exchange and a subsidiary of Melco Crown Entertainment Limited, a developer and owner of casino gaming and entertainment resort facilities in Asia, fully manages and operates City of Dreams Manila.
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I was able to try the buffet at The Cafe at Hyatt City of Dreams Manila
Love the jars 
I am not sure what they call the stations, so I will just attempt to name them
Tempura and Roast Duck
Asian
Appetizer
Teppanyaki, Grill and Roast
Italian pasta and pizza
Dessert
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So happy that Lance is now part of our Bootcamp group!
Previous entry: New Year Get Together Feb 1, 2015
Mas masaya! 🙂 Here he is arriving at home with his cooler 🙂
Yipee Chicken Yakitori!!
Lance sells this in his stall at the Salcedo Market – look for Lance every Saturday – he also has Onigiri! I heard from my friend Suzette he makes a good Arroz caldo too and it is for sale as well
Here he is grilling the Yakitori! How special is that? 🙂
YUMMY!!! Thank you Lance for sharing your yakitori! The secret is also in the sauce 🙂
Lance also make this yummy Dulce de Leche. Available at Salcedo Market or call landline 894-4551
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Last week we went to try Bistro Du Vin at the Edades Tower and Garden Villas in Rockwell. It’s a franchise from Singapore by the Moment Group. They opened last November 
Demystifying French food, often associated with fine dining and haute cuisine, has come the emergence of the neo-bistro, a comfort contemporary approach to dining stripped of the stuffiness, where one can enjoy excellent casual French fare in a refreshingly relaxed atmosphere. Capturing the essence of this refined style of both hearty and original cooking is Bistro du Vin (BDV). Established in Singapore in 2009, and with outposts in Hong Kong as well, Bistro du Vin has since given its diners a truly authentic French bistro dining experience. Regarded as one, if not the most authentic French bistros in the region, Bistro du Vin now comes to Manila via the powerhouse partnership of Manila’s leading and dynamic F&B group, the Moment Group, and the multiple award-winning Les Amis Group of Singapore
Maintaining a true bistro vibe felt and seen in all the details, Bistro du Vin’s mood is exciting and bustling and the service always convivial. Here the excess is stripped away and one is left with barebones dining, at once refined yet casual, and making Bistro du Vin an excellent choice for both a casual meal and a special celebration.
At Bistro du Vin it’s out with the new and in with old school cool.
All the items inside the restaurant are all from France 🙂
Paolo Quimson, the handsome 🙂 Restaurant Manager. If you were a client at Martini’s ( Mandarin Oriental Manila ) you will know who he is. He is also the nephew of the late Chef Ed Quimson. Look for him when you visit BDV
As the bistro’s name is “du vin” or “of the Wine”, BDV is clearly wine-centric and takes its wine selection seriously. The wine list is excellent and undoubtedly well curated, given that the Les Amis Group’s sister company, Vinum Fine Wines, is one of the most prestigious fine wine merchants in the Southeast Asian region. Diners of the bistro’s Manila outpost will enjoy both a comprehensive and alluring selection of French wines by the bottle, with labels unavailable elsewhere in town today. A range of wines by the glass, as well as by the carafe, will also be available that will undoubtedly delight Manila’s wine aficionados.
The Blackboard specials are original dished by the chefs of Bistro Du Vin Philippines 
Of course the Raclette dish called my attention immediately! Racket custard with jamon truffle crumbs and crisps
Parmesan Soup L’Ami Jean – YUM! This has been on the blackboard since they opened because it is very popular!
Bistro du Vin focuses first and foremost on an array of real, honest-to-goodness, hearty traditional dishes from all across France. They are prepared from traditional recipes with the philosophy of using only the freshest ingredients available but without the fuss and pomp usually associated with the “French fine dining” restaurant.
Bistro du Vin offers bona fide French bistro dishes with an impressive blackboard menu of seasonal specials that share the limelight with classic a la carte offerings of well-executed bistro fare such as the signature home-made charcuterie platters, Foie Gras Poêle, Escargots baked in Garlic-Butter, Confit de Canard, Beef Cheeks in Red Wine, Steak Frites, Suckling Pig Confit, Grand Marnier Soufflé and much more.
Ravioli Aux Foie Gras
A MUST IN BDV! Cochon de Lait Confit- Suckling Pig confit, choucroute & bacon. We wanted the belly 🙂 but there was none so this is the left which was so so good!!!! No wonder is it s bestseller!
Le Steak Frites – Yum!
Bouillabaise – They have dishes served in Le Creuset – marked by the red pot icon on the menu 🙂
Le Souffle Au Grand Marnier – make sure you order in advance so they can prepare already for when its time for dessert
Le Vacherin! I want to try this next time!
Operating Hours 11:30am – 2:30pm, lunch 2:30pm – 10:30pm, dinner
Open daily
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Last December, James and I went to Sweet Ecstacsy! Its very near the office so we went to check it out. They were busy serving some customers so we were not able to wait but we have been hearing good reviews from this place. So make sure you stop by to try it if you love burgers, fries, wings and milkshakes 🙂 10 Jupiter St. cor. Asteroid St., Barangay Bel-Air
Makati 0916 594 1229
The owners were there and I was able to get a photo of them. Al Galang and Diego Castillo
They also have Beer frost. The first and only frozen beer in the country
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Back at Enderun which has become so much a part of Heart2Heart. Heart2Heart has many friends that are family already here in the website. H2H loves all the people at Enderun 🙂
This time we had a cooking demonstration and a dinner 🙂 
There is the Big Boss at Restaurant 101, Chef Thomas waving 🙂 
So happy to see rockstar Chef Thomas Wenger last night!! Almost every year he invites me over and updates me on what he is doing at Restaurant 101 in Enderun. He is the Managing Director of Food and Beverage and a Senior Culinary Lecturer at Enderun. This guy is so accomplished yet he remains simple and humble! He is well respected in the food industry not only in the Philippines but all over the world by renowned chefs. I am so privileged to know him. He has been a chef for 30 years already! He is Swiss so he started in his own hometown, then later on moved and worked as Sous Chef in New York and Australia. He then moved to Hong Kong in 1991 as Sous Chef at The Excelsior, The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and in 1992 moved to The Oriental in Singapore with the same Mandarin Oriental Group. In 1995 he came to the Philippines and was Executive Sous Chef at the Shangri-La Hotel Manila, moved again to Hong Kong in 1997 as Executive Chef of the prestigious Hong Kong Jockey Club and then in 2001 Executive Chef of the Le Royal Meridien Bangkok & Le Meridien President Bangkok. In 2003, he went back to the Philippines as Executive Chef at the Mandarin Oriental till 2008 and then moved to Enderun College. Chef Wenger also has a recruitment company and provides employment for chefs to many of the best hotels and restaurant. More power to you Chef and May you help many up and coming chefs become as good and talented as you are
Chef Thomas was very excited to announce that the new market menu which will last for three weeks at Restaurant 101 was prepared by his chefs. Usually it is he who prepares the menu and they just follow. But this time, he let his chefs come up with the menu and prepare it. What great idea! Chef Thomas also told me that he likes hiring the graduates from Enderun so that he can help jumpstart their career and also so that the first entry in their resume will show that they worked in the school where they graduated from. ????
So come on over and try the new Market Menu ???? prepared by the Enderun Alumni. This will go on for about three weeks. You can choose to have a 2 course for P 780.00 or a 3 course for P 980.00 or a 4 course for P 1,180.00. RESTAURANT 101 | 1100 Campus Avenue McKinley Hill, Fort Bonifacio Taguig City 1634 Philippines (632) 856 5000 local 101 Duo: 2197836 Mobile: 09178743751
That evening we went to the Culinary Ampitheater ( WOW!) of Enderun and three Enderun Alumni’s demonstrated three dishes from the new Market Menu. So we did not only get to eat it, but we saw how they made it 🙂
Chef Marco Bangit started with the delicious white bean soup! I am not a big fan of beans, but this dish was just so delicious!!
Chef Justin Baradas demonstrated the salmon dish which was so unique he coloured it pink 🙂 it looks like Tuna 🙂 Delicious! 
Chef Penny Pedersen demonstrated the Layered White and Dark Chocolate Mousse with Betterment ice cream. SUPER YUM!!! Love the presentation too
Our dinner
Chef Thomas checking on us 🙂 Personalised service 🙂 
Visiting the kitchen and checking out the chefs 🙂
Chef Michelle who created the Foie gras salad
Chef Hamid who just finished his internship in Amanpulo
Pretty Sophie and her Dad, Ramon Tuason. Ramon is the Uncle/Cousin of Jack Tucson, owner of Enderun
This Ramon is everywhere in my photos haha!!! 🙂 Ramon with his brother Paolo Tuason who is our friend 🙂 with his wife and Aunt all having dinner at Restaurant 101 and trying out the new Market Menu
I told you! He is here again 🙂 Ramon with Carla Tengco, a viewer of Heart2Heart! Thank you Carla 🙂 together with her son
So happy to see my friend, Andy Litton who is a friend of Ramon ( i did not put anymore his photo with Andy because too much na haha!!! ) Waiting for Ramon to cook for us one of these days!
RESTAURANT 101 | 1100 Campus Avenue McKinley Hill, Fort Bonifacio Taguig City 1634 Philippines (632) 856 5000 local 101 Duo: 2197836 Mobile: 09178743751
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Happy Ongpauco Tiu has Happy Carts which you can get for your events
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Good idea this pandesal bar 🙂 This is the first time I see a food booth like this
Click below to go to their website
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