There's a small out of the way dimsum place in San Juan called SuZhou Dimsum. If t weren't for the fact that I know the owner (disclosure!), I probably wouldn't even have known it existed! I'm so glad I know of this place because it's very similar to the little Chinese places I frequent whenever I'm in Vancouver. I've always lamented the fact ( Read more... )

On the same day that G and I were planning to go to Cyma for dinner, the same day we ended up at Pho Hoa instead, we already met up earlier because we were going to Posh Nails to get our feet done. Yes, we are vain people with nothing better to do on a weekday afternoon, haha. My excuse is that I am on vacation! Anyway, the whole point of that ( Read more... )

This is the last of the Manila posts I still have to make about my last vacation there.   G and I  had our regular mani-pedi session at Posh Nails and were starving afterwards so we decided to just have dinner somewhere in the area.  G has never been to Conti's so we were thinking maybe we should just go there.  Although I'd been there so many ( Read more... )

Ever since reading about the new Conti's in Greenhills in a bunch of blogs, it's been on my must-visit list.  When I got back to Manila, it was number one on my list of restaurants to try.  Actually, it was the only one on my list, heh-heh.

Conti's first branch is in Paranaque, which explains why  I had never heard of it before.  It's way out in ( Read more... )

To celebrate the start of sem break, my brothers Nick, Martin, and I decided to have lunch at Gerry's Grill.  They first tried Gerry'swhen we went to Subic for Cousin's Night Out and loved the sisig ( Read more... )

I've been hearing about Everything at Steak for quite some time now.  Numerous friends and relatives have mentioned it as a cheap place to get steak and how there are always cars parked outside even if it's located in a gasoline station.  So today (or yesterday since it's past midnight), Martinand I decided to give it a try after school.  It took ( Read more... )

I don't like hot chocolate.  Somehow the ones I've tasted never taste like what I imagine hot chocolate should taste like.  Book descriptions always say hot chocolate is rich and creamy, but the ones I've tasted have usually been thin and watery or milky.

On a previous trip to The Promenade, one place that caught my attention was Cafe Xocolat ( Read more... )

While I'm as adventurous as the next person when it comes to trying new ( Read more... )