Ok, I admit that I am one of the bloggers who unintentionally stayed overnight in Dumaguete City, but I have no regrets. In fact, the rest of the group took this opportunity to gallivant and explore the city of Dumaguete.

Sans Rival Cakes and Pastries

If Cebu is best known for the dried mangoes and danggit, Dumaguete City is best-known for its sweets like the Sans Rival cake and Silvanna’s. The most in-demand establishment is no other than the Sans Rival Cakes and Pastries.

Sans Rival Cake (Php24 per slice) and Silvanna's (Php 10 per piece)

A lot of bloggers were gushing about how delicious the silvanna is. I have to admit that it was my first time to taste one. For Php10 per piece, we were all satisfied and even ordered some to take home to Manila. The Sansrival cake is also delicious. It reminded me of the Sans Rival of Lachi’s in Davao.

Sans Rival Spagetti (Php 32 for Single)

Chicken Sandwich from Sans Rival

For my merienda, I ordered the Sans Rival Spagetti. Some of us thought that the sauce to be used in the pasta is the Sans rival icing hahaha One of us ordered a Chicken Sandwich. The rest ate slices of Sans Rival and pieces of Silvanna’s.

Inside Sans Rival Cakes and Pastries shop

The place is also quiet and relaxed. It is perfect for those who need quality time while reading a book or working on their laptops. If you are in Dumaguete City, don’t you ever forget to passby this place!

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Calamari PhP125.00

Thai Green Chicken Curry PhP155.00

Fish Fillet with Hollandaise sauce PhP135.00

Korean Beef Stew PhP185.00

Pork Cutlet with mushroom gravy PhP135.00

Salad Roll in Kani and Mango dressing PhP155.00

You can read the rest of food description at charliechapsuey.

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Pesto

In my pursuit for a nice place with free internet and outlet, I ended up in the Ayala Terraces Seattle’s Best Coffee.

I ordered the meatless Pesto which was about 170php and then seated in an empty table near the outlet. I love the chairs there. They’re so comfortable I went through two hours just sitting down. The problem though was the internet was free for only 1 hour. They will automatically disconnect you after that time.

The Pesto is actually so-so. I love Italian food and I guess I can’t expect too much from a coffee shop. (real Italian food aint fast food) Then again it was still a treat for me and a break from the usual fish and egg meals.

As for the blogging ambiance of the place, I’ll give it an 8.5. I love the area and the place is just comfortable. It’s just the internet limit that sucks. The place is great for business meetings, casual meet ups. Despite the abundance of people it’s not as loud as other establishments. (but then again UCC cafe has a more silent area… with a price.)

Over all I like the place. Maybe I just had a wrong choice that time. I’ll try to order their drinks. I once tried some kind of chocolate frap, it was great. Till next time.

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A few days ago my family had the wonderful opportunity to receive a whole Red Ribbon cake. Even more fortunate is t happened to be the newest released product: the Chocolate Heaven.

True to its name you have the cake covered with deep chocolate icing, layered with pure chocolate mousse and supported by a brownie base. This happens to be the formula for a, you guessed it, chocolate heaven.

You surely will get a sugar rush to heaven as this baby will tickle your senses. I am a chocolate lover myself and this just rocks my world again. Red ribbon does not disappoint me when it comes to my guilty desires for chocolate.

If given a chance I would like to take another bite of this delicious goodness. My family has been a fan of Red ribbon special cakes for a long time. I guess one reason is because Red Ribbon always comes up with something new. After all, too much of a good thing gets boring right?

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cold cuts; asado, chicken, seaweed, century egg

Fusion of two different events that are well celebrate in opposite parts of the world being celebrated in a place where every different things meet, Binondo, and where else at one of the best Chinese restaurants— Ying Ying Tea House.

East meets West
You’ll never go wrong with Chinese food— never go bankrupt, never go out of taste, it’s just the best. With the recent Chinese New Year falling on the same day as Valentine’s, it was weird but funny to see couples celebrating, the supposed to be intimate, quiet time, in an opposite atmosphere, chaotic and really noisy— Chinese restaurant, more so restaurants in Binondo— on the day that is most noisy.

siomai; served in fours but we're too hungry to wait.

Food Feast

Siomai: Pork Shrimp are just the best, tasty even without the soy sauce, chili and calamansi. Served juicy hot in the dimsum steamers. You can taste both the shrimp and the pork, there’s no overpowering taste, after every bite there’s still the feel of freshness, or rather refreshing not to heavy to digest. Crunchy puff outside with perfect taro stuffing inside, plus if sauced out with Hoisin ??, it will elevate to something divine. I don’t know what’s in that Hoisin sauce but it is the perfect pair for taro puff. *Hoisin mean seafood, but it is said that it doesn’t even contain fish. Weird. The cold cuts are also refreshing, but I am no fan of the chicken because of its little bones. Their Asado are just the juiciest (Ying Ying and Wai Ying have the best Asado in Binondo). I don’t eat century eggs, even before Richmond told us not to, because China stopped its production due to some health reasons.

taro puff

Only in China Town

All in all Ying Ying is one of the best Chinese restaurants to serve authentic Chinese food, that you can only find in Binondo.

Ying Ying Tea House: 233 to 235 Dasmarinas Street, corner E.T. Yuchengco ext., Street. Binondo, Manila. Telephone: 387 2797, 710 3856, 241 6323

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16. Jona Alforque
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18. Karina Altamia
19. Kim Cyrille Fernandez
20. Ada Lajara
21. Richie C. Montalbo
22. Rey Rombawa, Jr.
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24. Julius Ommar Santiago Aquino
25. Edison Tongol
26. Gerald Francis Ramirez F. Jaime
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RECIPES’ General’s Chicken

PG Hannah was craving for Recipe’s General’s Chicken hours before our meet-up time. Only Winston confirmed that he’d go with us so there we went

RECIPES’ Spicy Squid

I first grabbed the opportunity to taste the Filipino dishes of Recipes during the blogger’s food tour sponsored by Spot.PH. The Trinoma branch of the resto was our group’s first stop. One of my favorite dish which we failed to order that night is the Gising-Gising. I found out from a friend that if you tell the waiter that you’ll order for ‘Tatlong Sikat’, it means that you will be ordering their three topsellers – Crispy Tilapia, General’s Chicken and Gising-Gising. Cool fact, huh?

RECIPES’ Crispy Tilapia

If you want to have a taste of Filipino dishes with a special twist, just go to any branch of RECIPES. The most popular ones though are the Greenbelt 3 and Trinoma branch.

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One of the most developed parts of the Visayas province and also called “the Queen City of the South”, Cebu not only boasts of a rich history but also of a cuisine influenced by different cultures. Hotel Intercons first offering for its first stopover this year is offering Cebuano delicacies courtesy of Chef Gilbert Alan Mathay, Executive Chef of Maribago bluewater Beach Resort.

Chef Gilbert has 11 years of kitchen experience and management at hotel both locally and international. His formal training comes from the prestigious Le Cordon Blue School at London.

A bevy of influences from Indo-Malay, Chinese, Spanis, Mexican, Thai, and American cuisines are reflected in the different Cebuano dishes. From the potatoes and avocados and corn introduced in the 16th century. The Cebuanos also learned the use of olive oil, and chorizos (sausages), t saute foods and how to consume dairy products.

It is Cafe Jeepney’s pleasure to bring you some Cebuano delights From the famous Lechon de Cebu (crispy roasted pig stuffed with native herbs and spices), Balbacua Cebuano (a rich stickey broth made from beef scraps and seasoned with garlic, onions, pepper, ginger, spring onion, and fresh oregano leaves), Tinowa (Cebu’s version of Sinigang), Dried Danggit (dried salted fish) Torta de Argao ( a meat, seafood, or vegetable patty flavored with fresh coconut wine), Chicharon de Cebu (prok cracklin), Cebuano Chorizo, Otap (crispy flaky pastry), Budbud Kabog, (millet and coocnut milk rolls) Cafe Jeepney assures you of a different spread each day.

Cafe Jeepney’s buffet spread is available for lunch 12 noon to 2:30PM Monday to Sunday and dinner 7PM to 1030PM Monday to Saturday. For every group of 4 buffet-paying adults on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays a 5th person gets a FREE buffet meal. For reservations, please call 793-7000

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We were served with some of the Zulu Grill’s Best Sellers. They mainly served us grilled Filipino dishes and some grilled fusion dishes but they also serve pasta and rice bowl dishes too.

Grilled Chicken Marinara (159 PHP)

I wasn’t able to eat this dish but I was able to ask blogger Jehz about what he thought about the Grilled Chicken Marinara. He said: “Ang sarap ng chicken marinara, I can’t get enough. Pati sa panaginip ko, kinakain ko siya paulit ulit! ^_^.”

Grilled Chicken Mushroom (160 PHP)

I was just able to taste a sample of the Grilled Chicken Mushroom since it wasn’t the meal I chose and it was Carlos’ meal. What I can just say is that it’s like eating a chicken steak dish. The mushroom gravy was just creamy and really tasted good.

Grilled Chicken Pesto (165PHP)

This was the one I ate during our visit to Zulu Grill. It was the most expensive grilled chicken dish among others but the meal was really worth it. Zulu Grill uses fresh Basil leaves for this dish, so it stays faithful to how pesto should taste like, yet doesn’t overpower the flavor of the grilled chicken. My two thumbs up on this dish, especially of you’re a Pesto lover.

And so Zulu Grill asks the question… Well, now I’m introducing the two best-selling Filipino dishes, the Liempo and the Sisig. Servings from both dishes during our time of visit were enough for sharing already, and if you would like to have a great experience that’s worth coming back for in Zulu Grill, I recommend ordering both dishes.

Grilled Liempo (95PHP/85PHP *ala carte)

This is one of the main dishes that Zulu Grill is known for. Back in college when the establishment was known as ‘Kaon Ta’ (Let’s Eat) , it became competition to the best-selling liempo place within the Ateneo Campus called Manang’s. The liempo Sulu Grill serves is finely marinated to taste and come in above average servings.

Zulu Sizzling Sisig (130PHP)

Zulu’s Sizzling Sisig was a noteworthy dish…it was just crunchy, yummy and the drizzled sauce ads a kick to the dish. If I would think of a perfect sisg dish that’s not just all-filled with fats and sizzling oil, it’s Zulu’s Sizzling Sisig. Two thumbs up for Zulu Grill coming up with a great sisig dish.

Unlimited Rice! Woohoo

Zulu also pushes the sales of the Liempo meal as well as other Pinoy Specialty grilled meals with their unlimited rice system. Oohh..

Gising-Gising (40 PHP)

The Gising-Gising will be the last dish I will feature since it’s a perfect main or side dish to any grilled food from Zulu Grill. It may not look spicy on the picture but it sure was spicy!

Well, that’s about it for my Zulu Grill experience. I hope I got you readers hungry and interested in paying Zulu Grill a visit. It’s a nice and cozy place to hang out and eat within Baranggay Kapitolyo in Pasig City. Zulu has great food that I believe deserves the fame of Charlies and Uncle Moe’s within Pasig City.

Zulu Grill, Pasig City (see its menu)

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