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It is called Basix but the buffet was not at all basic. You can choose from the usual Japanese food, roast offerings and Chinese food. From there, you can have them cook your pasta, offer you dumplings, grill your seafood, go Indian and of course, you can finish everything off with a…

Tried La Piadina at Solaris Bldg, Dela Rosa St recently. Fortunately when we went there, food was at 20% off  though it was early still. According to La Piadina it is a promo that they've tried and will end May 18. I got excited with their Calzo…

Buffet area Got recently invited to a buffet dinner at Astoria Hotel in Ortigas. What can I say? Free food so off we went, beating the Friday traffic. The dining area was small, more like a function room. The food itself was not spectacular. The selection was few. Among those that w…

About 2 weekends ago, we went out of our way to Bagtikan St in Makati to try out Hongkong Roast Chicken. I actually have tried it before when we ordered take out for our office lunch. This time though, we  were craving for something Asian and this place came to mind. Hongkong Roast C…

Our family had a simple celebration for my Mom's birthday last May 6. It was also the post celebration for my Dad, whose birthday was last April 13. My Dad doesn't really like going out, so we did not go out during his birthday. So when May 6 arrived, I invited them to indulge…

Recently received this from friends Tere and Glenn. And what a delightful discovery it was! See you both soon! Hugs :)

I have been seeing this in Yamazaki's foursquare pictures but remembered ordering it just this afternoon. I cannot remember how it was pronounced but I think the waitress took pity on me trying to catch the name and just called it Cold Noodles. So tried I did and I was pleasantly s…

Last April 27 we decided to reward ourselves after a failed attempt to get into a 3D screening of Avengers. Not catching the movie was alright but it just mean that we were undecided on where to dine, amidst all the offerings of Greenbelt, Makati. On a luxurious whim, we decided to try N…

Each premium donut sells at P45 each. They also have blackforest, sansribav and cheese duo. Looks like mini cakes :)