Nanbantei of Tokyo (2/F Greenbelt 3)

I have very fond memories of dining out in Japan back when I had frequent business trips there. One of the foods we ate often and that I really liked is yakitori, grilled chicken skewered on a bamboo stick and barbecued over charcoal. Fortunately, we have the Japanese franchise Nanbantei…

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[24 Nov 2009 | 4 Comments | ]
Madison Grill (G/F Greenbelt 5)

One massively rainy night, we trooped to Greenbelt 5 to get ourselves some stress-busting delectation against all odds. We were fortunate and happy that The Madison Grill was open to serve us that night, despite most other establishments closing shop early.

Setting. Madison looks and feels like a fine New York diner.…

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[20 Nov 2009 | One Comment | ]
Desserts and more at Café Sabel (BenCab Museum, Baguio)

The fifth and last featured establishment in the Baguio series is Café Sabel, a themed coffee shop right inside national artist BenCab's famous museum.

The menu features somee of the same items offered in the earlier-featured Cafe by the Ruins (which shares their staff and management), but the manages to exude…

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[16 Nov 2009 | 4 Comments | ]
Tasted: Gigi’s Custaroons

A while back, a colleague brought a box of Gigi's Custaroons to dinner so we got to try them out. Custaroon is a portmanteau word from custard and macaroon, which is an apt name to these creamy custard filled macaroons.

Here are some pictures I took, as well as what I…

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[12 Nov 2009 | 5 Comments | ]