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 | 3 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 | ]
Nash and Sean’s Halloween Dress-up ‘09

My two rowdy pups Nash and Sean dressed up for Halloween last week, in time for a long weekend to spend with family. Here are some snaps.

It's the amazing Spider-Nash!

Can you guess what Sean's costume is?

He's Naruto. Look at how big he is now — looks like…

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[9 Nov 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
Mario’s Restaurant (Baguio)

Despite having a branch in Manila, Mario's Restaurant Baguio still commanded our time and attention during our recent trip up north.

Setting. The place looked and felt like a comfortable lounge with eclectic interiors. The lighting was dim-to-warm, getting the natural Baguio breeze to feel snugly chilly. The place gets packed…

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[7 Nov 2009 | One Comment | ]