I discovered this veggie sandwich from Starbucks 2 weeks ago and I've had this as breakfast/lunch at home and at work for more than 3x already. The Ratatouille and Mozarella Cheese on Multigrain Bread is so flavorful and filling that it's enough to tide me over until lunch. It's also my meal of choice in observance of fasting (from meat) this lenten ... READ MORE
Starbucks finally opened in Vietnam!
Starbucks opened its FIRST store in Vietnam - the country with a unique coffee drinking culture - last February 1, 2013. My friend Pia, who works there, braved the long line of people who waited for the store's opening =) Pia is in Manila right now and we met up yesterday at TWG Tea Salon for a belated birthday celebration and she handed me these as birthday gifts: ... READ MORE
Vietnamese Drip Coffee
My super-friend from college, Pia, who lives and works in Vietnam gifted us last Christmas with these luxurious porcelain coffee sets. Each coffee set is made up of the cup, saucer and filter (chamber, press and lid). Pia hand-carried plenty of these precious porcelains from Vietnam to Manila - 4 of which now belongs to me hehe! Now, that's what I call ... READ MORE
Hazelnut Addiction
My newest coffee addiction: Instant Coffee Hazelnut by Nescafe (Taster's Choice). I don't care if it's an instant coffee, artificially flavored and makes only a half-cup serving per packet. Its sweet, nutty flavor is just divine - perfect for capping the night off! Available at major supermarkets for less than P200.00 per box (with 20 single serve packets). Do try ... READ MORE
Orange Coffee Cake
Figaro has a new new cake product and I hope this one will stay permanently in their menu. It's the perfect cake to pair with their famous brewed coffee. It's called Orange Coffee Cake. I was so excited to taste it because it's my first time to try a combination of orange and coffee flavors in a cake. But I was already on my 3rd bite with I asked AJ, "How come I ... READ MORE
Purple Oven {Revisited}
Last Saturday AJ and I chose to hear mass at the National Shrine of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It felt really good to be back there after a long while. Of course, a visit to this Shrine won't be complete without dropping by at Purple Oven, which I blogged about last year but surprisingly is still getting more page views than all of my food posts combined hehe! Armed with ... READ MORE
Caffe Ti-Amo
Have you been here? Caffe Ti-Amo's specialty is the Affogato - vanilla or tiramisu gelato drowned in expresso! Pure heaven! This Affogato comes with cashew nuts that I prefer to mix with the gelato and expresso. Can I just say that it's so good, so very good, in fact, but I must not have it too often because of the very strong expresso. You see, I have been ... READ MORE
Sunday Trip at Tagaytay (Part 1)
AJ and I were at Tagaytay City last Sunday to attend a birthday party (more on this in my future post). While there, we took the opportunity to do some little sight-seeing and window shopping! We went to see the Taal Volcano (thank God, it's not acting up again) before heading up to the birthday party and AJ took this photo of me outside Starbucks' balcony area: The ... READ MORE