Jasmine at the Renaissance Hotel was recommended to us so we went to try it. It was not as we expected…but it was okay….maybe we expected too much? did not order the right dishes?Though, I like the interiors of the restaurant.
My good friend, Michele, took me this time to her territory! She told me she wanted me to try her FAVORITE TAPA! I am always happy to be with Michele, she makes me laugh and laugh. She is so simple, so down to earth, so good, so sweet. I love her!
She told me she only wears stiletos when she is going out with me..funny girl!! 🙂
She took me to the Hexagon lounge which is a more private dining place in the building
Michele’s waiter who she used to employ for her catering
Michele intorduced me to Michele ( another Michele ) who runs the place with her husband
Wow!! So much to choose from! I told the two Michele’s to just take care of ordering since everything looked good and I wanted to order everything! 🙂 So I told them to just choose….I do not know if that was a good idea because you will see what they served us….and you will be surprised, we almost finished all of it 🙂
Prawn and Mango Salad
I did not only fall in love with the beef tapa, but this Buffalo chicken wings I really really loved!!! I loved the blue cheese dip which they make themselves also. YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!
Fettucine Seafood Portofino
Here is the USDA Certified Beef Belly Tapa!!! I featured this already. You can eat it here or you can order it and cook it at home!!! I definitely liked Michele’s favorite tapa!
The two Micheles told me to eat it with vinegar, tabasco and knorr! Since I am not the sauce type, i like to eat my tapa on its own and I like to taste the beef on its own. But in case, you might want to try it!!
Grilled Three Cheese Sandwich!!!!!! OH MY GOSH!!! I just had to order this and YUMMY!!!!!! Look at the cheese oozing out 🙂
Chicken Fingers and Bacon Melt Sandwich – also YUMMY!!!!
Herb Crusted Fish Fillet with lemon Butter Cream sauce – I liked this too!
OH MY GOSH!!! This buko sherbet was so good!! I hope Michele or someone will tell me how I can get this. i want to order this in bulk and bring home! 🙂
Now they open for breakfast as well
The couple behind Hexagon – John and Michele Cu Unjeng. John is the one behind that yummy crab in Perico’s restaurant.
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Last year, Heart2Heart featured Famealy Day (Famealy day 2008 September 18, 2008).
Initially launched in 2007, the campaign has led to a yearly nationwide celebration of Filipino family dining, a tradition that has been taken for granted by many families today due to the busyness and pressures of life. Dubbed National FaMEALy Day, it is commemorated every fourth Monday of September and has become part of DSWD’s yearly “Family Week Celebration.”
This annual initiative was certified and made official in a Memorandum of Agreement signed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the National Committee on the Filipino Family (NCFF), and Monde Nissin Corporation.
Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga© recently bagged top honors in this year’s Tambuli Awards, namely Bronze for Best Insights and Strategic Thinking, another Bronze for Best Established Product Campaign, and Silver for Most Effective Family Oriented Brand Campaign.
It only takes commitment from each family member to make mealtimes an opportunity to foster open communication and to better bond with one another. Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga© is a good reminder to Filipino families, particularly the parents, that their presence is valued during mealtimes, because at the end of the day, nothing and no one can ever really take their place at the dinner table.
This year’s National FaMEALy Day will be held on September 28, 2009. Mark your calendars now and pledge to make regular family meals a must! For more information, visit http://www.kainangpamilyamahalaga.com.
It is time for Family Meals to make a comeback – and there isn’t a better time to underline the importance of eating together than in today’s fast-paced world, characterized by dual income households, experiencing long work hours, long commutes, etc. and overscheduled kids (homework, sports, music, dance, meetings, etc.).
This is the message that Lucky Me! conveyed at the 2009 official launch of its Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga© advocacy, held recently at the Oakwood Premier in Ortigas. Lucky Me! also announced that this year’s National FaMEALy Day celebration is on September 28, encouraging everyone to go home early and have dinner with their families.
Seen attending the launch were some of the country’s biggest celebrities, representatives from government such as the National Committee on the Filipino Family and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), members of the press, and many other supporters of the cause.
The celebrities excitedly regaled the audience with funny anecdotes about their personal family mealtime experiences, while Dra. Carandang provided her expert opinion on the issues presently encountered by the Filipino family. Everyone enjoyed getting to know the celebrities on a more personal level, with stories that described what mealtimes were like in the Cuneta-Pangilinan household, as well as how the bond between the Manzano men was formed and how eating together played a large part in it.
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While the celebrities had different experiences with family mealtimes, all of them shared the common view that making time for the family is highly important for both parents and children. This was further supported by Dra. Carandang, who believes that strong values are often imparted at the dinner table, and that this is especially crucial for children who are still in the process of developing an identity.
Rizza Cajucom-Uy, Lucky Me!’s Brand Development Director, also shared the idea and history behind Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga©, which serves as the brand’s advocacy. Through the years, Lucky Me! has established a reputation for being a partner in the holistic nurturance of families throughout the country. And the brand seeks to be of greater service to consumers by launching an advocacy that aims for the betterment of the Filipino community through strengthening its most basic unit – the family.
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Thanks to my friend, Shellane Dy, for always making Heart2Heart part of their campaign. I told her that Heart2Heart will always support family initatives like Kainang Pamilya
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Eds and I were very lucky to be one of the first ones to try the new restaurant of Enderun. They will have a soft opening today, September 23 and will be open to the public. As you read, you will see that it was not only the food we experienced but you will meet some of the people behind this great school. As we meet all of them, we learn more about the school, the passion behind it and the vision which makes it so successful. It was a very interesting lunch and we really enjoyed ourselves. After all, not everything is about the food and not everything is about making money. When you eat in Restaurant 101, you not only enjoy the delicious food, but you support the students who come to learn and train there.
We were greeted by Don, our server, who took care of us for our lunch
The interiors of the place was not yet fully finished, so this is just a peek at what it will look like
Meet Alex Jureeratana, Executive Director of Food and Beverage. He is Thai and started in the first part of this year. Alex was the one who opened the two Joel Robuchon restaurants in Las Vegas. He has a wide experience in the hospitality industry and still has a lot of offers from other establishments, but he told me when he had the opportunity to work in Enderun, he took it because he believed in the vision of the school. He was also amazed that Alain Ducase, one of the top Chefs in the world, has tied up with Enderun. He says that it is very hard to talk to Alain Ducase due to his busy schedule and he does not talk to just anyone. Alex also said that he liked the job because it was a way of giving back. He feels that through the school, he is able to pass on his learnings and help other students. What other motivation can be greater than that?
This is one of the details Alex explained to us. He had these linens specially made and embroidered. It is one of the techniques in teaching the students how to put the linen properly on the table. The embroidery has to be in line with each other
You can see the kitchen from the dining area, so you will see all the students working inside
Our friend and schoolmate in highschool, Tricia Castañeda-Tensuan. She is employee #1. As soon as her boss, Jack Tuason, asked her to join him in the new project, she accepted and was hired immediately! She was working with Discovery Suites prior to Enderun. We are so proud of you Tricia! More power!
Our menu for that day. They had a set lunch for us. But once the restaurant opens they will have an ala carte menu. Eds and I really enjoyed the food! We got one of each to share so we could try all.
Classic French Onion Soup Crouton Gruyere Cheese
Oops! It’s Chef Thomas again! I always bump into him in Enderun! I hope I get to try his cooking one of these days. A very charming, handsome and kind husband according to his wife and our friend, Rachelle 🙂
Cos Lettuce Hearts Mimosa with Ceasar Dressing Chopped Eggs and Bacon Crisps
What an interesting dish! Sort of like a different version of Ceasar salad
Alex grabbed the plate and started cutting away and prepared it for us
YUMMY!!!
Chad Davis, F & B Faculty, who I saw in Restaurant 101 ( Restaurant 101 August 7, 2007) in Ortigas two years ago. One of the pioneers of Enderun.
Bouillabaisse Fish Soup with Sea Bass, Shellfish and Rouille on Toast
We were so happy to see our friend Zette ( Farewell Dinner by Zette for Fran June 4, 2009 ) ( La Cocina de Tia Moning March 5, 2007 ) there!!!! She was rushing to get to class!! Zette teaches Culinary Arts 101 and she told us she teaches that class 3 times a day. I would think so because a 101 course normally is a requirement for everyone so you can imagine how important that class is 🙂
Grilled Double Pork Chop Normandy with Roasted Apples and Calvados Cream Sauce
Chef See of course was there! Whenever I think of Enderun, I think of Tricia and Chef See 🙂
I am so happy to see Chef See looking very satisfied and it looks like he has finally found his calling in Enderun. He has a lot of talent and learnings to share with the school and with the students.
Selection of Cream Custards
Davao Vanilla, Green Tea and Caramel
YUMMY! YUMMY! and YUMMY!
Javy Infante, President of Enderun
What a pleasure to meet the brains behind the school! Javy is one of the founders of the school and Eds told me that this guy is a GENIUS! And believe me, she does not have to convince me!
The school started a few years back at the Ortigas campus extension with 150 students and now they have 600 plus students and by next year they will have almost a thousand students! What more can I say?
We were suppose to have Roasted Pineapple, Lime Jelly with Coconut Sorbet, but they served us this instead
Louis XV in Monaco
According to Tricia, this is the actual dessert they serve in that restaurant, Louis XV in Monaco in Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo and it is really delicious!!!
Heart2Heart is so priveledged to always be part of Enderun. Everyone in the school is so warm and accomodating, I feel so much a part of them. Thank you for always inviting and sharing with Heart2Heart!
Enderun Colleges
1100 Campus Avenue, McKinley Hill, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City 1634 Philippines
Telephone (632) 856 5000, extension 520 Facsimile (632) 856 4656
Enderun Colleges offers international-caliber bachelor’s degree programs in Business Administration, major in Finance and Wealth Management, Business Process Management and Consulting, Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise, or Marketing Management.
and International Hospitality Management, major in Hotel Administration or Culinary Arts.
Learn more about Enderun’s international partnerships with Les Roches International School of Hotel Management in Switzerland and Spain, and with Alain Ducasse Formation in France.
Visit http://www.enderuncolleges.com
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I really liked the chicken curry Tina made for sunday lunch. I liked all the condiments she had. YUMMY!! I got her checklist from the kitchen table
Of course there were many other yummy stuff!! As always!
Homemade ice cream by Tina -Toblerone and Avocado
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Developed by F J Benjamin and launched in Singapore in year 2002, RAOUL is undoubtedly one of the fastest-growing fashion brands in Asia. Introduced as a men’s shirt brand it soon made a name for itself in the competitive menswear market with boutiques mushrooming across the region. The brand quickly evolved to include a women’s line in 2005 along with a comprehensive collection of leather goods and accessories.
Evoking ultimate lusciousness RAOUL reinforces its position as the leader in accessible luxury – offering quality, style and innovative fashion at its best value.
Innovative, stylish and luxurious defines RAOUL. And so it continues to mold the styles of men and women into an elegant and carefree fashion. Exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc., RAOUL ushers in the latest collection for Fall Winter 2009, and brings with it its effortless style alongside a palette that has set it apart season after season.
RAOUL Ladies
Classic and whimsical, this woman is spontaneous. She wants to be taken seriously, wants to seduce and be pampered all at once. This is the RAOUL ladies Fall-Winter 2009 collection – expressing sophisticated fashion sense with a bohemian twist. The collection exudes a rich Parisian attitude, and tribute was made to YSL with a swanky tweed pantsuit.
Rich colors, paisley and jewel prints, lace and fur dominate the collection. Vintage “hippie” looks entwined with modern style and high fashion result in a collection of revamped classic looks with seasonless designs. The lady charms with evening wear that is effortlessly put together with modern relevance.
RAOUL’s signature shirts and shirt dresses are reworked in printed silk chiffons and satins, as well as metallic coated lace. Distinctive details are added, such as bold collars, pleats on sleeves and ribbon-tied cuffs that accentuate feminine flair. Uniquely printed chiffon blouses give a relaxed feel and express individualism and fashion forwardness. The 80’s inspired shoulders add sculpture to dresses and jackets.
To establish the look of elegance, rich and luxurious furs, tweed and boucle fabrications such as silk chiffon and satin, liquid jersey, and metallic coated lace are used together with the colors of terracotta, plum, purple, teal and navy – anchored by brown, grey and black. Eye-catching accessories come in the form of black, white and transparent Resin bangles, Swarovski pearls and diamante necklaces, open-toe heels with ruffles, T-bar wedges, pumps with leather pleats and “Royalty” bags in calfskin, lasered leather-lace and chain embellishments.
RAOUL Men
Drawn from the decade of the bigger and bolder, the 80’s was the inspiration for RAOUL Men this season. The mood is strong and emphasis is given to the shoulders with details such as pleats, folds and extra fabrication to create the distinctive look. Shirts are tapered at the waist for a fitter profile. Colors are rich and bold – purple, ink blue, maroon with black and grey. Paisley print is the key pattern.
RAOUL suits are offered in the collection for the first time. Merino-wool is used for the luxe factor and is reflective of the opulent decade when power suits and jackets were the key items to complete every outfit
In the Philippines, Raoul is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc. (SSI) and is available at Greenbelt 5.
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Thanks Chinggay Labrador for sending me your SUPER DUPER fudgy brownies! Not only is it fudgy, it is so chocolatey! 🙂
YUMMY!!! Look at all those chocolate chips!!
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My nine year old son told me this was one of his favorite songs…when I heard it I told him I did not like it too much…but he told me…”Mama listen to the words.”
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I went to visit my favorite section ( Essenses May 2, 2009 ) in Rustan’s and discovered a whole new collection of bag organizers again!!!
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