Fancy Cakes and Crepes

I didn't actually expect to eat here since I just stopped by to pick up my Battalia Royale ticket.  However, when I went inside, the display of cakes were so tempting that I knew I had to get something from there.  Since my companions and I were still planning on going somewhere after this, we just got 2 crepes.  Here's what we got:

Banananutella
As in the name, this crepe was composed of bananas and nutella.  It was sweet and good!  I totally loved the crepe and the ice cream.  Well, I am a sucker for sweet things, but I really prefer crepes on plate rather than eating it like an ice cream cone.  However, if I was to be really fair and impartial, I would say that it's really quite a typical crepe.  I still love it though :)

Sun-zette
My friend who ordered it described it as having a mature taste.  Why?  It's probably because this crepe has rum in it.  It's a crepe with oranges and flamed rum (flambe in French).  When I initially tasted it, I found it not so sweet, and the flavor of rum was still quite powerful.  However, when mixed with the orange sauce thoroughly, it tasted a lot finer, and the orange acidity was neutralized.  How should I describe it?  It's unique.  I'm not saying it's not delicious but as I always say, it's probably an acquired taste.  As I said earlier, I found it not so good at the start but in the end, I swapped plates with my friend since I liked the taste already.  If you're looking for an adventure, I would recommend this to you rather than the first crepe.

What I found sweet in this place is that they personalize your crepes.  See the names?  I think this kind of thing would go over very well to people celebrating something, lovers especially.  They told us instead of names you could ask to place messages instead.

As for the price, the crepes range from 100ish to almost 200, depending on the flavor.  It's a good buy when you consider the taste :)

Must go back for those cakes!!!!


Fancy Cakes and Crepes
Matalino St, Quezon City

Burget Project at Maginhawa

Ever wanted to create your own burger?  I just did it this afternoon! Me, my sister and a good friend of ours went down to Maginhawa street at Diliman to try out the Burger project.  Here was my creation:

Okay, my choices were Angus beef, onions, mozzarella cheese, sesame seed bun, mushrooms, bacon, onions, lettuce, tomatoes and their special sauce.  I also ordered some fries for sides.  The verdict?  It was a gastronomic success.  I regret ordering the fries since I wasn't able to eat it anymore because I was already so full!  I had a hard time eating the burger because of the size, but I was able to manage somehow.  As for the taste?  It was quite good, but I didn't really like their sauce that much.  I guess it didn't fit too well with the ingredients I chose. 

Price-wise, depending on what you order you could actually reach up to 500 for a burger.  Cheapest would be a hundred or so I think.  Still, I think it's worth the visit, if only for the fact that you can try out a lot of things. I nearly forgot, you can even name your creation!  I didn't name mine,  but I guess I would call it trial #1.

I need to go back their for their other burgers, and by that I mean their own creations.  Some seemed appetizing to me, and I sure would like to taste them :) 

Here's my sister and my friend's creations, as well as the pic of the fries.

Well, I hope that whetted your appetite enough to encourage you to give the place a visit.  :)

For their Facebook page, here's the link:
http://www.facebook.com/brgr.burgerproject

It's Pocky!

Another of my favorite snacks!  As I said in an earlier post, I usually just buy this in anime conventions I attend, but as I said, I still love it :) 

As seen in this pic, there are four flavors included in this box: Chocolate, Strawberry, Banana and Milk.  I enjoy all of these flavors equally, although by preference I like the strawberry best.  They're sweet, and I don't get tired of eating them.  I can continuously eat a whole box!

 In any case, if you ever get to try them, I know you won't regret it :)

Thornton's Chocolate: Milk, White and Dark Continental

Now who's mouth wouldn't water wouldn't water with this?

I've always been a chocolate lover, and I have to say it was quite a fun experience trying out the different flavors of Thornton's chocolate.  This was a box of continental flavors, containing dark, white and milk chocolate.  If you are not a risk taker and you would prefer to only try out things you're sure you would enjoy, see that small notebook at the corner?  That contains descriptions of the chocolates included, so you can safely be sure that you're eating what you want (I guess this is important especially for people who have allergies, since you have to avoid food that can trigger it). 

So how does it taste? That's something you should find out for yourself. :)

Enjoying Hong Kong Food in Manila

You need not to go far to experience the tastes of Hong Kong, you just have to visit the nearest David's Tea House within your area to explore Chinese food in Hong Kong fashion.

For my initial visit, I and my friend sank our teeth on a yummy treat of hot steaming bowl of noodles and a basket of assorted dumplings. The verdict: a sure way to fi ll hungry stomachs with all of China's unique flavors.

Beef Brisket Noodles for PhP180.00

We each had a bowl of noodles, mine was Beef Brisket Noodles while hers was Beef Wanton Noodles. I must say, that true to its name, my bowl contains big chunks of beef and bok choy (Chinese cabbage). Even the soup is beefy in taste. My friend's bowl has wantons with real bits of shrimp in it.

Assorted Dumpling Basket PhP 2++

Aside from the steaming hot noodles, we also ordered a basket of assorted dumplings. The dumpling treat consists of 2 pcs of each variety: sharksfin, wanton, beef balls, four-season scallop dumpling, kuchay dumpling (consists of kuchay leaves, sotanghon, ground beef and shrimp) and lumpia (which my friend touts as "Hallelumpia" because it was crispy fried but with a melt-in-your-mouth meat filling that was perfectly complimented with a spicy vinegar dip)

Cuapao with Condensed Milk Dip PhP 70.00

What took me by surprise was when my cuapao (this is just your siopao bread) order came. Unlike in other Chinese restaurants that serves cuapao alongside Pata Tim or Peking Duck, David's cuapao was served with condensed milk.

Overall, the experience was not only fun and filling but I could say that it offers great value for your money.

Later!

My IL Mercanti Chronicles

I suppose you have already read Pariah's version of our Il Mercanti adventures, well let me share mine. Yes, I was also one of those who went all excited with the highly-publicized Banchetto Lantern Event and got all disappointed that it was canceled.

Since it was a jam-packed Banchetto Friday, we decided to choose the next best option, explore the tastes that Il Mercanti has to offer. It was my first time to visit Il Mercanti but I am already a veteran when it comes to midnight food bazaars.

Il Mercanti is located right at the Metrowalk Parking space in Meralco Ave., Ortigas. It is an open area housed with various tent offering an assortment of food and drinks.

Compared with Mercato Centrale (BGC Taguig) and Banchetto (Megatent, Eastwood and Boni-Pioneer), Il Mercanti's concessionaires are somewhat in the line of Mercato Centrale and a bit pricier than Banchetto. However, some of the food stall partners are already familiar like MedChef and Monster Burger, who also host stalls in the other food night market I mentioned above.

For my first Il Mercanti adventure, I tried to sink my teeth in the following goodies:

The Monster Burger: For 150.00, I was able to enjoy a half pound of burger. Nothing really special, except that the burger patty is thick and the whole burger is filling. Not to juicy but not dried out.

Ihaw-Ihaw: Yes, am a huge fan of grilled food, especially innards and pork ears. Ranging from 20-25 PhP a stick, this grilled favors is complimented with a spicy vinegar. Guess its better paired with a bottle of cold beer or ice cold soda. :)

Bangus Sisig: I forgot the name of the stall but their main offerings include sisigs of various meat/fish variety. This one, I must say, is a perfect beer partner. It has the right amount of mayo, well season bangus flakes and appetizing hotness contributed by chili fingers (it has lots of them). Overall, the double serving is sulit for its cost of PhP160.

Finally, to satisfy my sweet tooth craving, the sight of a home made egg pie made my mouth water. Mr. Arjay of Rogelio's pastries was generous enough to let us have a taste (for free) some of his baked goodies, enticing us to purchase some of his sweet treats. For PhP25, I sank my teeth in his home made egg pie that shouts "egg." It was creamy but with the right amount of sweetness. The egg pie was indeed a crowd favorite. The 8-slices pie was literally gone in a matter of minutes. Another hit was his tart like version of apple pies, which costs PhP 65.00 for a box of six. And since we bought a lot from him, he gave us a freebie, another tart which he calls Banana Apple and Cream Mini (Pariah mentioned this in her post).

Sir Arjay and his Pastries
(a friend said his looks is the kind whom you'd expect to sell steaks and not pastries. LoLs!)

Rogelio's line of pastries and goodies


The simple yet heavenly Egg Pie (a blockbuster)

Banana Apple and Cream Mini

Rogelio's pastry stall can be found in Eton Centris in Quezon Ave., every Sunday from 4a.m. till 1:00 p.m. and at Il Mercanti every Friday nights.

One thing I noticed in Il Mercanti is that though they have a spacious dinning area, they do not have bust boys who clears the tables unlike in Banchetto or Mercato, thus customers have to deal with eating in front of other people's "trash."

So far, the food and the night was indeed an experience.

Later!

A Veneto Avenue

Now here's an Italian pasta place I totally enjoy.  It's not very expensive, and you're sure to get your bill's worth.  Here's A Veneto! :)  During my latest visit there, here is what we ordered:

This is their starter platter.  It had a good selection consisting of fries, crab sticks, mozzarella balls and spicy chicken wings, as seen in the pic.  I think the dips were sour cream and marinara sauce.  All of the items went well with the marinara sauce except for the chicken wings, which seemed to mix better with the sour cream.  The four of us had a hard time finishing this before our main orders arrived, but we still managed to lick this particular plate clean :)

Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce and Hungarian Sausage
This is one of our most usual orders.  The marinara sauce was very tasty, and the 3 Hungarian sausages included in the pasta was more than enough for all of us.  Just a note: there is just a bite of spice in the sausages, but it was just enough to complement the flavorful sauce.   

Carbonara
This is the first time I ordered this since we wanted to have a white sauce pasta as well.  The verdict?  Better then I thought.  The sauce was very creamy, with bacon and ham and mushroom as other ingredients.  I guess I am a bit biased since I have always enjoyed cream based food, but seriously, you have to try this out.

Since this is just a few of their offerings, I know I'd be coming back to test some more.  You should try it out yourself :)