I just got back a few hours ago and it is them that I see!

Happy birthday to my ex-boss and now friend!! Always nice to catch up and see you! mwah!

Aya's birthday = Food tripping

It's Aya's birthday and well.. I have a suspicion she'd plan the whole day to be spent in a food induced coma! Oooppss! Not that I am complaining.

Starting with this soooooo adorable siopao. I just can't get over it.It's so cute it took me forever to decide whether I'll be able to eat it or just look at it. Along the way to visit Lolo and Mama's resting place we munch on these cute little stuff along with some other junks (peppero, cookies and chips). Not quite an ideal berakfast, I know.

So anyway, Aya has planned to dine us out for her birthday. We head out straight to SM Mega Fashion Hall to check out the Spanish restaurant Boqueria, only to walk rounds and rounds in the mall and finding nothing. And just then, we decided to just head on to Alqueria Restaurante that later we were informed was the former Boqueria! *oh fate! lalalalala* hahaha

Look at the evidence!!! =P

 

Food wise, everything sounds nice from the menu and looks better once served.

pulpo a la gallega 

ensalada

Chicharones

Paella queso Manchego

Paella Seafood

While, it is pretty good, I must say it is a bit on the pricey side. But nonetheless, I think you get your money's worth with the quality of the food. We took our time eating and did not notice the time. While it's already in the afternoon, we can't leave without having a dessert. However, we decided to get it from St. Marc cafe.. I'm a happy girl today!!! Lol

HS Loves LDR *happy birthday garfield*

and this is how we do it...

From Manila to Qatar to SF to Texas...

And then the good times!

Hatch 22

Out of curiosity and because the menu list sounds awesome, we had dad's birthday dinner in Hatch 22 located in Rockwell Powerplant mall.

Chicken Quinoa salad

NYOB

Blueberry Ricotta waffles

Signature Burger

Steak Frites

Drunken pie

Although we waited a lot.. the food was great and was tastefully plated with no frills which is great cause you won't be guilty eating an art of plate. And really, their bread was awesome that mom bought some more to take home. I also love their coffee selections that I could probably stay in for the whole day feeling cozy while filling myself with it and good food. And although it is not that cheap, I believe it is not that expensive as well relative to the quality of the food you get. 

Happy with full tummy,

♥A

Birthday ni Bibian

It's mom's birthday and of course it's a must that we dine together. This time we opted to check out Mom and Tina's Bakery Café located in Makati. This was decided because mother needs to check out the Holiday Inn located in Makati for some errand.

The place was cute and the staff were really nice. We had a great time to ourselves since there were only a few of us dining at the time. Personally, I am not really impressed but it wasn't so bad. We had a yummy selection of food and it was good and relatively affordable.

For starters, we tried their queso de bola spread and salad. And being the picky one in the family and the only one that don't do dressings and mayonnaise, we had requested the dressing to be separated on the side, which the staff happily accommodated.

Queso de Bola spread

mango kani salad

Then.. it's the fish and chips that is usually loved! lol

We also tried their steaks.

And this... Mom loved their Callos A LOT! That she decided to cook her own version of it the next day. *see how impulsive my Mother is?*

And finally, my favorite part. Desserts!

chocolate cake

mousse

strawberry cheesecake

apple streusel

blueberry cheesecake

banoffee pie

All in all, it was a pretty good dining experience. We had fun taking pictures and we had a delightful meal shared together. 

Happy ~th birthday Mother!! 

lots of love... ~♥A

Ate's Birthday

Still a whirlwind month, losing two people in the family, attending a wedding in between, Lolo's death anniversary and now Big sistah's birthday. Lifting our spirits a bit, we spent a night celebrating with food. What's a birthday without good food, eh?

Mom's dying to check out Maginhawa St. for a time now and so after arguing where to dine for a couple of minutes now we agreed on a unanimous decision. We looked over the whole street and can't seem to choose which restaurant to eat and that's when I suggested Don Day, not exactly in Maginhawa St. but just around the corner from it. It is where I with my KCC girls frequented our dates from my previews posts. It is affordable, not really fancy and worth it. There were a few changes from when I last visited. They have expanded the place and offered an air-conditioned area. Also, they're unlimited meat options also offers variety now. They have unlimited pork only, unlimited beef only and unlimited pork and beef as well. They're buffet consisted of spread of Korean food still and two soup choices.

We were lead to our table on the other side of the room. We settled and then started checking out the buffet. As all of the times I've been there, the food is satisfactory. You don't get fancy Korean dishes but you get familiar dishes you might have seen in some Korean dramas. I still find Happy 6 days Korean Restaurant more authentic than Don Day. But if you're finding affordable unlimited samgyupsal with a nice spread of Korean buffet come and visit Don day, you won't be disappointed. *wink wink*

After supper, we are now in the hunt for desserts. Initially we opted to cross the street to Pino to check out their dessert offerings. Unfortunately, the spot was already closing that night so we ended up looking out some other place. And it's the wonders of google and GPS once more. I searched this cupcake place named Frosted along Maginhawa St. and prayed that it's still up for grabs at that time. And because I am so great with directions and maps *pun intended* we were sort of lost our way to Frosted. hah! certainly not my fault if they trusted me to read the directions to it! *defensive* XP

We found the place after a little back and forth and turns. It was unnoticeable really and I wouldn't be blamed for having lost our way since they too did not notice it as well. It's a small part of a house and having said so it must have been a converted shop, mostly likely.

They have selections of teas and coffees and varieties of cupcakes, which I must say looks so yummy. They also offer cakes for pets! Props at that! They make custom made cakes for pets is so awesome to think and cute tooo. We saw the brochure and was tempted to buy one for our dear Prince and Princess.

Coffee is nice. *bias judgement of a coffee-lover* because I'll drink any coffee that's strong and smelling nice. The cupcake... hmm.. nothing special I think. It tastes nice but it's too sweet for my buds I guess. oh! I remember I have a bland tongue, don't blame me for an inaccurate taste description please. We enjoyed the place though. Like any recently popping cupcake place, it is cute as well. It's simple to look at yet so girly, which is a good thing I think. It appeals to most of the girls.

Snapshots of the birthday gal

And this wrapped our night.. bonne nuit!

with love,
♥A