I DRESS-UP AND EAT

Dining at Cafe Laguna, especially at their SM City Cebu branch has always been, most of the time, the family's unanimous choice for lunch whenever we visit the mall.  This dining experience was part of my 45-day vacation / foodie journey, during the third quarter of 2017, to my home city.  Since I was on "vacation" mode, the best way to rekindle with my favored restaurant was to check out and try what was new on the menu. And that time, we were fortunate that a new dish was out, and it was promoted right on our table. Hello, KANSI ! As defined / described by Cafe Laguna, KANSI is a Negrense (from the Negros provinces) mildly sour soup of tender beef shanks and langka (jackfruit). This table, by the glass window with a street view, is our favorite dining spot in the restaurant.  Lucky again that it was vacant when we arrived. Our choice of refreshments, were as usual, served first: top: Ripe   Mango Shake and Cold Calamansi Juice bottom: F...

The complete title of this post should have been:  Impromptu - insert - ( Post-Valentine's Day ) - Dinner Date at The Cheesecake Factory.   Yes, this is another untimely, outdated post.  It was an impromptu date since I was too surprised to have discovered that there is a branch of the restaurant here in Doha. I also wanted my forever food buddy to experience dining here (for the first time) and also for me to compare and confirm the taste of their cheesecakes against the ones I tasted in Los Angeles, California.  But please, let's just forget that these photos were taken last days after Valentine's Day of this year and let's move on now to my review.  Though we have separate orders, except for the salad, every order was being shared.  That's what every food blogger must do, taste everything on the table (there might be exceptions though and this can be done best with family only and maybe closest friends).  As I said, this dinner date w...

A unique name for a dining establishment is always something to be curious about.   CHOOBI CHOOBI ? What does it mean? Who cares what it really means?   I Do!  I activated my research skills and headed on to the world wide web and gathered major facts about them from their official website.  And the number one question in my mind was directly answered by the first paragraph of their " About Us " page. "Choobi Choobi is a family-oriented casual dining restaurant. Despite its Korean sounding name, Choobi Choobi’s menu courses are mostly Filipino Comfort Food. Choobi Choobi is derived from a Fookien word which means “to enjoy” that’s how our tag line “Lingaw lingaw Kaon!” originated." What amazes me more is that CHOOBI CHOOBI is a Cebuano's pride!  Having its first branch opened at the Park Mall in Mandaue City, Cebu on 2013; this true-blue "bisdak" restaurant has spread its wings in triumph and successfully branched out across the Visayas...