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The Flaming Cheese

Chanced upon some of our photos during my Hubby's and Father-in-Law's birthday today and it sparked some wishful thinking in me - visit Greece! Oh, it's perfect for this summer's heat.  I'll sunbathe under the sun in my two-piece...Lol. Wishful thinking nga lang eh!

Chic Thai Food at Mango Tree Bistro

I never thought  Thai food can be this stylish.

 

DWF: Our SLICE Tale

SLICE -  "A slice of life in every bite"

SLICE is a newly opened restaurant at Bonifacio High Street Central.  It offers a selection of cupcakes and healthy products from salads, sandwiches & to-go snacks.

DWF : Rollerblade Gals @ Uncle Cheffy

Gosh, grown ups na tyo... pretty pa din! :D

Rea, our childhood & rollerblade buddy, was in town after 9 long years!?!  We only had a day to spend with her - at least for me, since H & I had an early flight the next day.  Super bitin! :(

DWF: Cello's Our Sky Garden's Secret Nook

Our classic favorite - Cello's Cheese Doughnut! ♥

Though we frequent SM North, H & I actually dread hanging-out there due to its lack of peaceful sitting area.  Kaya naman, we're so excited when we came across Cello's in the middle of SM Sky Garden.

So, what makes Cello's a perfect nook for us? I've listed our top random reasons why... ;-)

DWF: New Bombay @ The Columns, Makati City

Dining With Friends (DWF) is always fun especially when you're trying new things together.

This article is co-written with H. ♥☺♥

Flaming Wings, still flaming hot!

 Flaming Wings in Kapitunan, Quezon City  is a haven for Katips' students.  

And even after all these years, binabalik-balikan pa din. 

HAPPY LEMON, happy everyday in Manila!

Chris Tiu's Happy Lemon is creating quite a buzz in Manila.   Para "in" tayo, here's a tip on how to drink your Happy Lemon drink with Rock Salt Cheese(RSC) - one of their best sellers:

My chic sis in law Laura sipping Cocoa w/ RSC (P100)

Happy Lemon drinks w/ RSC are best drunk straight up w/out straw (yes, correct yan!).  If you missed the server's instruction (like we did), drinking it from the cup allows you to taste the subtle fusion of the rock salt in cheese froth and tea in your mouth.

So which Happy Lemon RSC drink ROCKS?

BonChon Buchog!

After so much rave about BonChon (esp'ly from our dearest love ones), H & I gave in and tried their famous BonChon Chicken for our date night at Greenbelt 1.

The restaurant was packed at 730pm even on a Monday.  I was worried not to get a sit inside, but turned out their customer turnover is quite fast.  We were seated immediately after we placed our orders. :-)   I was busy taking pictures while waiting for our food.  Noticed most of their clients came in groups and customer count starts to dwindle down near 8pm.  I wonder if it'll pick up again for the call center crowd?  

BonChon Greenbelt 1

I like the vibrant atmosphere of the store.  Its white pallete makes the space bigger, brighter and cleaner; accentuated with personalized BonChon artsy graphics hanged on the walls. It's also laptop friendly with power outlets scattered along the walls.  (i didn't check if there's wifi though :-/)  Place isn't exactly date-friendly, much more of an upscale-fast food dining but, nevertheless, we came for the chicken!

BonChon Chicken is double fried in veggie oil.  This is why the skin becomes paper thin and extra crispy without flour.    For starters, H & I opted for their combo chicken (half-half wings & drumstrick/ half-half soy garlic & spicy).  Bon Chon's serving size is smaller than expected but it delivered with its paper thin crisp.    I hope they can double glaze the chicken with their secret sauce next time to cover all the parts, nabitin kami doon.  What can we say? The sought after secret sauce is really quite appetizing!



Bon Chon Chicken Combo (med) - P365



Surprisingly Perfect Match
BonChon Chicken + Kimchi Coleslaw (P45/cup)

We can't imagine finishing the spicy flavored chicken, its too hot for us but we both liked the "kick".  H even had extra rice (P15) - ako din, di nakatiis kumain ng kanin lol! I wonder if BonChon will offer unli rice?  I have a feeling this will click! (patok diba?!)  :-)

We finished around 830pm, by then the mall is closed already (I didn't know gb1 closes that early?).  Since we parked in the mall, we did a little walk going back (pampababa din ng kinain). 

Admittedly, there are some areas for improvement but with a winner recipe - how can you go wrong?  So what's our final verdict, BonChon Buchog! :-)

BONCHON BRANCHES IN MANILA

• Greenbelt 1 (beside The Spa),  Paseo de Roxas cor Legaspi St., Ayala Center, Makati City
• Ayala Triangle Gardens, Makati City
• SM Megamall Building A