Zhu.CC (Chinese Cuisine)

Jumbo Xiao Long Pao (P68+).  Yang Chow (P150+) Sate Soup (P120+) Assorted Combo Set for 2 (P580+) Special Fried Rice in House (P168+) Scallop Szechuan (P220+) Steam Fish Garlic (P220+) Lomaichi (P50+) Taho (P100+) Zhu Chinese Cuisine 103 TECOMA Bldg 5th ave.

Thai Pad, Hole-in-the-Wall Reincarnation of SukhoThai

Even if we felt the food is not as rich as before and the ingredients are kinda diluted, I would still recommend Thai Pad if you are craving for Thai comfort food….  Thai Pad inspired by authentic SukhoThai Cooking or Recipes by SukhoThai For semi-catering and reservations 816-1329 Open Mon-Saturday 11am to 9pm Along Pasong Tamo where Canon Service Center is located.

Lovin Nike Plus and Pinoy Bloggers Marathon-For-A-Cause!

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After the workout, it sends it to the Nike Plus site so that you can track your progress and see your pace on each kilometer….  Nike + Running Shoes — P5,000+ (shoe designs are limited here in PH) Nike + Ipod — P1,600+ (look for 10% discount deals using your credit card) This is the shoe pedometer/ transmitter and ipod receiver.

Lemuria’s First Anniversary

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Its mystical name still arouses curiosity, but patrons have kept coming back for its French-Mediterranean cuisine and the wide selection of wines offered straight from the cellar of Brumms Quality Wines, Inc. Kitt Schroeder – Lemuria and Brumms Quality Wines, Inc. owner Owner Marina “Kitt” Schroeder believes their balance of food, wine and sense of place is the reason behind the “unexpected” enthusiastic response to Lemuria just a year after opening….  Open for lunch and dinner from Tuesday to Sunday) Menu APPETIZER Beurre d’escargots (Baked French snails flavored with parsley butter or ala Bourguignon) Spiced Scallop, German asparagus sorbet and gratinated asparagus with brown butter Salmon Gravlax with wild flower honey Crayfish Bolognese, homemade lemon spaghetti in crayfish cream and truffle oil Cannelloni of duck, ragout, plum sauce and chestnuts Seared Foie Gras and beet ravioli SOUP Bouillabaisse with rouille, flavored with saffron, orange and tarragon Chowder, cream of seafood with Pernod, Manila clams, scallop and Spanish chorizo MAIN COURSE Glazed Halibut, rhubarb puree, cabbage and horse radish Kurobuta Pork, twice cooked belly with aged balsamic and sage risotto Squab, roasted and stuffed with duck liver (Served with stewed grapes, onion and cabbage) DESSERT Lemon soufflé, lemon scented chocolate macaroon and Limon cello shot Mango pie with spiced ice cream rum Mille fuille of valrhona chocolate, banana cake and caramelized bananas Lemuria ice cream selection with sugar dusted bombollini (Truffle ice cream, Vanilla almond crunch, Basil and Hazelnut) Kurobuta Pork – Kurobuta Pork, twice cooked belly with aged balsamic and sage risotto Lemuria front – Stairs leading to entrance of Lemuria.

Nadia Comaneci – The Perfect Ten

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She also holds the record as the youngest Olympic gymnastics all-around champion ever; with the revised age-eligibility requirements in the sport (gymnasts must now turn 16 instead of 15 in the calendar year to compete in the Olympics), this record will stand indefinitely….  The theme song from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless became associated with her after the television program ABC Wide World Of Sports used it as background music for montages of her routines.

Breakfast at Portico’s

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Coincidentally, this is among the few restaurants that I have not blogged about in Serendra 🙂 The Best of Serendra by Our Awesome Planet Piazza Serendra slowly coming to life……  Portico @ Serendra A member of the Chateau 1771 Group of Restaurants that includes: Chateau 1771 in El Pueblo Ortigas (Is it true this one is closing down?), Sentro 1771 in Greenbelt 3 and Sidebar, El Pueblo Ortigas.

Galileo Enoteca, Makati

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Set Meal B: Eggplant Parmeggiana and Chicken with Capers (P400++) with a glass of wine and soup You can order their set meal, which is more expensive that the P350 I was used to when the original branch opened….  Galileo Enoteca Wine Selections (check out their wine selections in the Makati Branch) White Wine Red Wine, Rosato and Sparkling Wines More Red Wines House Wines “I want hotdog momma”.

My First 21K and Blog Withdrawal Syndromes

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I will announce more details of the marathon-for-a-cause but simply I plan to solicit monetary support for the charity institution depending on how many kilometers I run during the marathon….  The race started at 5.40am and it runs through from the Fort Bonifacio Grand Stand to the Libingan ng mga Bayani, passes through C5 and make a U-turn in the bridge after Petron, then back.

Aidan’s Culinary Adventures

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Highlands China Palace Dimsum To kick off my blogging momentum, I want to share with you this beautiful collage of Aidan’s Culinary adventures by Mrs….  Everytime I go home, I would usually bring him a pasalubong and he always call me in the office just to say “buy cha cha”.