Category Archives: Travel

We went to Cebu only for the day for an important occasion.  So I planned the day in a way that I can visit a few of the places I have been hearing about and one of them was Beqaa which is Lebanese cuisine.

We went to Design Center where it was located and it is apparently a building owned by the Focus Global group where all their showrooms are located – Tempur, Wolf, Sub Zero, Miele, Siematic etc etc.  The guard was so strict, he did not allow me to take a photo of the building so I took this only

 but they have a photo in their Facebook page so here it is:

 On the 2nd floor is the restaurant and it was closed for lunch 🙁  The open only for dinner.  I did not know that many restaurants are closed for lunch in Cebu.  I was feeling so bad 🙁  But never mind, it’s something to look forward to the next time

This Abaca group is amazing.  All their concepts are all popular.  

We have eaten in Abaca restaurant in their resort twice

Previous entry:  Abaca Resort + Restaurant January 14, 2008  

and

 Abaca Boutique Resort Cebu August 20, 2012

and in a cafe once

Previous entry: A Cafe Crossroads Cebu August 20, 2012 

 I heard Maya the Mexican place is also good and even the Tavolata Italian which is in the same building as Beqaa.  

Of course I have tried Phat Pho which is already in Manila!

Previous entry:  Let the Pho Begin.  Phat Pho Opens in Manila Feb 11, 2014   

Please bring them all to Manila!!! 🙂 Slick below to go to their website

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There’s a saturday market more central than the Borough Market  

Previous entry:  Borough Market October 9, 2013  

Borough Market Part 2 June 21, 2014  

It’s a bit smaller but it’s nice to see more food stalls that are different from Borough market

There is also Partridges by the market which is a gourmet food market

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Always a destination in London and a famous landmark!  It’s truly beautiful inside this store, I love window shopping here!!

Going around London is driving me crazy – all my senses are so alert – and look left rich up down everything is beautiful! Inside and outside of any structure – everything is so orderly, clean, neat, organized and just so amazingly beautiful.  In Harrods, don’t forget to look up!

First stop is usually the Food Hall for me.  I like just walking around and seeing what’s happening here.  I noticed the shopping baskets are Reisenthel ( German ) !  

Window eating at the Caviar bar because we can’t afford!

But we tried the steak Wagyu Rib Eye 🙂  James and I shared one 🙂  Definitely yum

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Apparently the Pinoys in London also like chicken 🙂  particularly Nando’s.  So we went to try it in the Westfield Mall

Grilling the chicken

The chicken was good 🙂  I guess what makes it different from the rest is the sauce.  We can make good grilled chicken in the Philippines 🙂  

Condiment stands all over the place with all the sauces to choose from

Sangria

I don’t normally eat chicken liver in big pieces, but this was so good!!!! 

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Everyone has their own ” BEST” fish and chips.  

Jay Aldeguer – Poppies in Camden Town Market

Rajo Laurel – The Golden Union

We were not able to go to any of those! But we tried 3 kinds this trip and all good.  I can’t say what’s best because each one has their own interpretation and execution.

This trip,  I particularly liked the one in the Duke of York Square market because it was not too big, it was think and crispy and the chips were good and crispy.  Problem here is the seating,   

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We had the one in the Borough Market.  There are different kinds of fish to choose from unlike when we go to some restaurants, they serve just one kind, in London, there are many kinds to choose from!

There are already displayed ones, I personally prefer freshly made ones.  Next time we should specify and hopefully they will accommodate

Big fish and chips 🙂  We tried two kinds, again I am sorry I did not take note 🙁  

Seating area in the market

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Suharto says this is the BEST in the Covent Garden area 🙂  

This is what I mean!  So many kinds of fish 🙂

You can sit outside, take it out or there is seating inside.  Prices for dine in are higher than take out 🙂  For me dine in is the best because you get to eat it fresh and eat properly  

Calamari

I am sorry but I did not keep track anymore of the kinds of fish but we tried 4 kinds

I had my cheese- Crispy Coated Camambert – of course yum! 🙂 

Loved the sticky toffee pudding!!!!  A must!!

We ordered Spotted Dick 🙂  because we were curious how it looked but we got the Jam Sponge instead! YUM!

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So nice to be back at Covent Garden

I told myself before I came to London that I am not going to Shake Shack in London!  I try to save my meals for unique London places but since we were in the area and had to have a quick lunch, we decided to go 🙂  Don’t get me wrong, I love Shake Shack but in London I would rather have Fish and Chips 🙂 

There’s a line outside but it moves fast

They have a small indoor seating and plenty outdoor seating and it’s full!  

For four 🙂 

Shack Stack 

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