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Indoor Misono Lunch

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After the blessing, Mom prepared lunch at home for the family and the Starbucks managers.  It was raining so instead of having misono outdoors- she brought it indoors!  Nothing will stop Mom!  🙂

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Dino from Store Operations and from Business Development

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Keith from Marketing and Food and Beverage.  He is responsible for all the yummy food at Starbucks!

 

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Angela, wife of Keith, and the big boss of Store Operations and makes sure all the Starbucks stores are run well

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Joel from Learning and Development

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My sister Maricar, not from Starbucks!   – just cooking !  🙂

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Eating eating eating 🙂 

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Javier cooked foie gras! It came in the end when everyone was full but this plate was empty after a few minutes 

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Cebu Sightings

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This was actually still in Manila.  For the second time I went to Cebu this year, I saw this porter and he recognized me!  He was a former waiter at Manila Polo Club!  So nice to always see him there

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Danilo Santos- you might bump into him 🙂

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On the way to the plane!  SMART! LIVE MORE!! WOOHOO!! 🙂

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Beautiful greens in the Ayala Mall

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Starbucks at Ayala Mall

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Of course Heart2Heart has to visit Rustan’s in Ayala Mall!  

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Old timers of Rustan’s –  Girlie and Lorna!!  

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Oh my gosh! I could not resist! I bought this Heart Bladeless fan in the store!! 🙂

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A super sweet couple who were right in front of me at church!  When I grow old I am hoping my husband will still hold me this way!  CHEESY! 🙂

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Spotted at SM North Mall, the BEST Frozen yogurt in town! Since 1983!  CREAMY AND YUMMY!

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 Oh my gosh!  We bumped into this guy- he works for Shangri-la Mactan and he recongnized Dad – and true to the great service that they have – he helped us in the airport on the way out!!! GALENG!  

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Spotted Martin Nievera at the airport PAL lounge! 🙂 Heart2Heart has always been a fan 🙂

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Representative Rachel ( QT ) del Mar also spotted at the lounge – cousin of James 🙂 She flies back and forth every weekend!

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This is always a funny sight at the carousel in the arrivals – you will see all the lechons lined up 🙂

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Until going home – the spoiling does not stop – from Tita Marissa Fernan and Allan and Margie!  THANK YOU!!! We love CEBUANOS!!! 🙂

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Sunburst Cebu

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And the spoiling continues!!  Allan and Margie took us to lunch on the day we were leaving!!  We went to Sunburst to grant Javier’s wish to try this since we all told him about it!  Allan took us to this branch which he said is the cleanest since his cousin owns it and he knows his cousin is very “OC” about cleanliness and sanitation!

Previous entry:  Cebu Foodie January 16, 2008 

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For me this is the highlight of it all!!!!  Here is comes 4 orders!!!!

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CLOSE UP!!! Crispy chicken skin!!!! OMG deadly!! but YUMMY!!

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Sauces!  Allan says he mixes all three! 🙂

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Dad’s heathy order – chicken inihaw!

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Guiseppe Cebu

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 We are so spoiled in Cebu!!! We didn’t want to leave!! 🙂  Aside from The Siao family and Tita Marissa, Allan and Margie super spoil us!  We are just happy to be with them and spend time with them.  Next stop was at Giuseppe’s Italian restaurant! And here is Allan with the owner.  I told Allan he should be a politician, he knows everybody! 🙂 Thank you Allan and Margie for taking care of us!!

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I am so happy that Javier got to spend time with his cousins

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And I recently discovered that Margie is like me! We both love cheese!! Margie always orders a side plate of cheese!

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Formaggio Al Forno!!!!  SUPER YUMMY!!!  Baked carabao cheese!!  We had like 6 orders of this!!!  I will come back here to eat this!!!!!

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SM Seaside City Cebu

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While having our dessert, Tita Marissa was telling us about the plans of SM in Cebu

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And wow!! It’s beautiful!!! SM Seaside City to open in 2014!!!

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And after dessert, Tita Marissa toured them to SM City Consolacion which is located North of Cebu and Mandaue Cities

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At the time of their visit, there was a costume contest of the Cosplay characters!

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La Marea at Crossroads, Cebu

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After lunch in Neoneo, Tita Marissa took us to a different place for dessert – we were back at Crossroads 🙂 at La Marea!

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The son of the owner was there, Martin Gallego

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 According to Tita Marissa this is what they are known for- so we all ordered this! 🙂

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YUMMY!!! White chocolate brownie cup

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Classic Warm Brownie Cup

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Other goodies!

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Click below to go to their website for more information

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Neo Neo Cebu

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Heart2Heart is so happy to finally meet Tita Marissa Fernan.  I have been hearing a lot about Tita Marissa from Dad and Mom and finally I see her in person!  Tita Marissa is the big boss of Shoemart Cebu as Vice President of SM Holdings Inc.  I am so honored! 🙂

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Tita Marissa took us to Neoneo Grill house!

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She knows Dad and Mom loves seafood, so she took us here for lunch.  Choose your seafood from the front counter of the restaurant

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Fresh Oysters! Yum!

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They have outdoor seating

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But because it was raining, not doable of course 🙂

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So we sat indoors with air-conditioning:-)

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We had a delicious Filipino lunch!  

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Plus CNT lechon brought by Tita Marissa 🙂

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53 Juan Luna AveCebu CityPhilippines

63.32.232-6688

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Zubuchon

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I made sure this time that we would try the BEST PIG EVER! 🙂  I tried Zubuchon when Mom brought home to Manila some.  But I wanted to try it first hand 

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Since Maya was closed, we took the opportunity to choose another place we wanted to go to!  It was already 2pm and we were so hungry!

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Ready for take out

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We didn’t beat around the bush and just tried what we came for!  Love the presentation 🙂

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From the side 🙂

 

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We source our pigs from backyard raisers all over the province, are fed 100% organic feeds a week before they are cooked to totally cleanse the pigs’ systems. “Zubuchon” is stuffed with more than a dozen herbs and spices, the pig’s skin is “acupunctured” or pricked all over, then sprayed with fresh coconut water. These processes result to a crispy and brown skin once roasted. No MSG nor soy sauce are used.

The lechon is roasted over charcoal, using bamboo poles.

ZUBUCHON is coined from the words ZUBU (Cebu’s name in old Spanish maps) and LECHON

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It was really good!! Though the skin was not so crispy anymore.  It was our fault for eating a late lunch.  According to our waiter, the best time to come is when the lechon arrives which is around 1130am for lunch – since we came and ate at almost 230pm, it was not crispy anymore.  Nevertheless the taste was really really good!    

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Our waiter Henry was great!  We told him about crispy skin….

 

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And he gave us extra skin that was actually crispy!  YAHOO!!!

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Some veggies on the side

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Henry showing us the different sizes of boxes for take home

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ZUBUCHON One Mango Avenue Bldg.

 

Gen. Maxilom Avenue, Cebu City

(across Mango Square)

Tel. No. 032-2395697

Open from 10 a.m. until 11 p.m.

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ZUBUCHON Mactan

Lobby of Island Stays Hotel

ML Quezon Avenue, Lapu Lapu City

(across the turn off to airport)

Tel. No. 032-5050130

Open from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m.

Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner

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Lighthouse Cebu

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Heart2Heart loves Filipino food!!! I sort of miss plain regular classic Filipino food since mostly new places nowadays have some sort of twist or some fusion to it.  Allan and Margie took us to Lighthouse for dinner and I super enjoyed it!!! I am definitely coming back here when I go back to Cebu!

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Very typical Filipino restaurant

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Our lovely hosts- Allan and Margie

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With more cousins- Richie and family

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Friends of Allan and Margie, Jessica and Ferdie

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Love this guy, Francesco!  He keeps us entertained at all times!  He can talk and talk and talk and tell us so many things!

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I told you so 🙂

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Gulay sa gata

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Beefsteak Tagalog – Yum!

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Scallop with Cheese! yum!

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Seafood BBQ – WOW! YUM!!

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Sizzling coco squid – Yum!! Everything Yum! 🙂

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Ampalaya Salad –  I don’t really eat Amapalaya but I ate this! Yum!

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Chicharon bulaklak – Super yum!

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Tunga Panga Tiyan

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Plus Allan brought a lechon!! WOW!  

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Thank you for a great time!!  We love bonding with cousins!!

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