BRUNCH AROUND THE METRO

Brunch is a meal that I soooo love! Here are some places that I've tried lately and some places that have also become my favorite.

The one that I tried recently is Wildflour. It's in the Fort area , Ground floor at the Net Lima Bldg, 4th Ave. corner 26th St.

That morning when I went, we ordered Waffles with Banana and Walnuts with Maple Syrup. It was really yummy! I think it would've been better if they offered aside of bacon or breakfast sausage.

 The other dish that we ordered was the Croque Madame. It's probably one of the more popular dishes that people order there.  It's a toasted ham and cheese sandwich with bechamel sauce and topped with an egg...fried egg. It's very rich but it's worth all the calories.  

 On another occasion, we also ate at Wildflour in the evening, here are the dishes that we ordered from the menu...and you can also order them for brunch...

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Freshly toasted bread with butter is served while you wait for your order...

This is what I ordered...chicken meatball sandwich. I didn't particularly like it. Maybe it was just me. My other friends said it was ok.

My bestfriend Marivic ordered this....their beef burger. It was good! I don't really eat burgers but this one was good!

The burger came with the fries.

Here's another place where that I like going to for dimsum... Summer Palace at Edsa Shangri-la Hotel. Here are some of the items that we order when we're there....

Siomai

                                 BBQ Pork Buns                                                      Shrimp and Mango Roll    

Taro Puff

Beancurd Roll with Shrimps

There's also another dish that I really like in Summer Palace and that's the stir fried Ho Fun with XO Sauce. Ironic that I can't seem to find a photo of it so you better take my word for it. If you're not happy with it, blame the chef that made it hahaha.  It should generally come out good!

Here's another place where we go for Brunch... Mammou. The Eggs Benedict was ok but I didn't particularly like the bread.

This is what I enjoyed...their French Toast with breakfast sausage. The serving was huge and I guess 2-3 can share!

Another place that I tried is Cafe 1771 along San Miguel Ave at El Pueblo.  I ordered the Eggs Benedict. It was ok but it wasn't my type. I expected an english muffin instead of a pandesal for the bread. Overall though, it will do.

Here's something interesting on the menu...Huevos Rancheros... it was ok but I think it could be better. My friend finished it though.

I think this is still my favorite place for Brunch... Apartment 1B... Here are some dishes that I also like to order there.... Pasta Bolognaise.

Eggs Benedict...probably one of the best in Manila and worth the calories! I crave for it occasionally and I'm so happy that they already have a branch at Rockwell.

There are other places that I go to for some Filipino menu too...when I'm in the mood to eat rice, I go to Mary Grace. I like ordering their Longanisa with garlic rice. I also like the Tapa of Dome, and if you want to try an assortment of Longanisa and sausages, you may try Zoricho along Silver City near Tiedesitas. That's worth trying also.

When I find new interesting places, I'll make sure to let you know....'Til next time... 

CRUISE 2011 DAY 4 - PHUKET

 Day 4 is Phuket Day! I love Thailand and I love Phuket! Sabrina loves it too. So, here she is, ready with her straw hat. She says first stop should be the elephant ride.

 Still waiting for our group to be called to get out of the ship, Sabrina poses with her Mamita.

 After at 10 minute boat ride, we're finally on land. There's the ship...a few hundred meters away.

 The kids wanted to swim already but we said we'll take them to the see the elephants first.

 While the kids rode the elephant, I waited by this area and spend a few hundreds to see what the elephant can do.

 Hoola hoops for this elephant.

 Of course, after she performed, I had to give her some treat...sugar cane. Ok, by this time I'm so liking this elephant and I'm wishing that I had her as my pet.

 After feeding her plenty sugar cane, here she is...she kisses me with her trunk to say thank you!

 This is the area where the ride starts and ends.

 Here's baby zoe feeding the elephant also.

 There's this restaurant we told the driver to take us. It's called Lotus. He took us to this place instead. The quality is nothing compared to the Lotus at all...but what can we do, we're here already.

 This is my view from my seat.

 This is the menu...

 Here's the food...soft shell crabs with garlic,

 Stir fried squid with vegetables,

 Fried calamari with garlic,

 Seafood fried rice,

 Shrimp with red curry,

 Pad thai, not really good for Thailand standards,

 This one was good. Steamed fish with chillies and lime. 

 After the lunch, we headed to a shop where they sold cashew and other Thai food products.

 Here's how they get to crack the shell open and still keep the nut whole. 

 Here are shelves of cashew products that they were selling at the store.

 After the cashew store and before heading to the big buddha, we went to the Jim Thompson store. Of course, we bought our cute bags, hats, cosmetic cases etc. Ok, after that, we headed to the Big Buddha.

This Big Buddha is made of marble. There's a walkway to go up to the buddha but I personally decided to not to walk up to it. it was too hot that day. Even the cats slept due to the heat.


We wish we had more time in the island to explore but we needed to head back to the ship already. We had to get ready for the new year's eve dinner. Time to get ready for the count down! 

HONG KONG FOOD TRIP day 2

Day 2 was an easy day. We went walking in Ocean Terminal. We had to get a watch there so we ended hanging out there checking out the different stores. Again, we found a City Super that sold the good belgian waffles that look like hotdogs so we bought 1 each for our snack before going for our late lunch.

We saw a long line at Crystal Jade. We didn't know how long it would take us to get a table but we signed up nevertheless. We could've eaten somewhere with less people but I think that day wanted to be part of the chaos. We waited for about 30 minutes to an hour to get a table.

Here's what we ordered...

Seafood soup with green vegetables

Crispy tofu skin with mushroom filling,

Pork spareribs with some red sauce...I forgot the name but it was sticky, sweet and yummy.

the best seller, Crispy eel

Stir fried noodles with pork and mushrooms.

We didn't have room for dessert anymore so we decided to walk around for a few hours before heading to Cova. Here's what we tried there...

Cafe Latte,

Chestnut tart,

Chocolate banana cake

Mango Napoleon,

Cappuccino,

Ok, here's the verdict...the coffee was good but the cakes were not that great. The good thing about it was the place. the ambiance was really nice. I felt like I was in Europe. The price too felt like I was in Europe as well. We spent about HK$600 for 3 cakes and 3 coffee drinks. If you ask me though if I will go back there again, I think I would. I just won't eat there everyday but it would be a nice place to have a treat.

Next stop was Spring Deer over at Mody Road for dinner. Since we still full from our late afternoon snack, we just wanted to try the Peking Duck to see if it was still any good. We had it 2 ways. The second way was deep fried with garlic and chillies, salt and pepper

When this came to the table, everyone beside us looked and checked what it was. I don't think it was common to have this as the second way here but we usually do it this way even in Manila. I loved it with black vinegar. Of course, we didn't finish our food. We just loved it that we got to taste the Peking duck. It was still good but I think I've tasted better. For the price, it was very reasonable.

Day 3 is up next...