September 2010
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Date # 31: Cafe Xocolat
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Cafe Xocolat is a cafe’ that specializes in—well—you guessed it: chocolate. They serve a variety of chocolate drinks, as well as chocolate-inspired entrees and desserts.
Xocolat’s B. Gonzalez Branch (the one near Katipunan) is our go-to place whenever it’s raining and we’re in the mood for some cuddling over a nice cup...
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Date # 30: Shomal Kebabs and Curries by Hossein
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Shomal is a restaurant by Chef Hossein, the leading man when it comes to Persian food in the Philippines. Shomal serves a variety of Persian, Indian and Arabian cuisine on their diverse menu.
If you’re not familiar with Persian food, you might have a hard time deciding what to eat. Try asking the helpful staff on which to get.
I was...
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Date # 29: Wicked Kitchen
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Wicked Kitchen is a restaurant that is run by the Center for Culinary Arts (CCA), although Wicked Kitchen has a far more casual ambiance and overall feel compared to CCA’s other restaurant chain, Cravings. Wicked Kitchen is famous for their Seven Sins Desserts, a series of desserts each adhering to a particular Deadly Sin theme.
Dining in this place...
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Date # 28: Crystal Jade / Su Zhou Dimsum
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There’s a lot of buzz going around about the new Xiao Long Bao (Soupy Pork Dumpling) place in town. As you may know, Xiao Long Bao is my favorite food, so I had to check it out as soon as I could.
Crystal Jade has been making an impression since it opened a few weeks ago because of their Xiao Long Bao and their La Mian (“Hand pulled...
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Date #27: YakiMIX
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After a long hiatus from our hell-ish Midterms season, we’re back! Earlier today, we visited YakiMIX, an eat-all-you-can buffet restaurant that serves a wide variety of Japanese dishes and a few other Chinese dishes. Installed under every table is also a Smokeless Griller which is quite fascinating since no...
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Date #26: Flaming Wings
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Author’s note: We’re sorry we haven’t been very adventurous with our food choices lately. Midterms season has taken its toll on us, and we really haven’t had the time to travel around. It will probably get better next week, once our school work has lightened up.
Flaming Wings is packed almost every lunch, dinner or merienda time....
Date #25: Teriyaki Boy
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I don’t care what anyone says about Teriyaki Boy. I admit that it isn’t the best, but Teriyaki Boy feels like home to me now. This is where I had my first college dinner. I suppose, this is where our (Douglas and my) relationship sort...
