Hen Hao Chi. Ho Sek. Sedap. Squisita. Deliciosa. Délicieux. Oishii. Aroi. Ngon. Lezat. Ch'gnanh. Saep. Lum tair tair. Jal mug ut sum ni da. Taybeh. Köstlich. Svadishta. Enak. Delicious. Masarap.
It was an awesome gastronomic feast on a humid Monday afternoon last April 28 during the first-ever Spot Bloggers’ Tour sponsored by Spot.ph, and was participated by 25 establishments (20 of which were different sorts of restos which I will tell more about in the latter part of this [rather delicious] post) at the very heart of Bonifacio High Street and Serendra in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig. It was the second and third leg of a 3-part event, the first one having been held at Trinoma Mall last April 25. Too bad we missed that one because I had to go on a company teambuilding in the South that same day. Nevertheless Cassey and I managed to attend the one that’s happening at the Fort and, man, are we in for some treat!
If you happened to read Cassey’s post, she mentioned how she was semi-frantically asking me “Lisa, ano ‘tong pinasukan natin?!” when we met up for the event registration prior the program proper. On my part, I was quite aware that it’s gonna be one hell of a food trip except that it’s not just any kind of food we’re talking about here. (No, it’s far from the squidballs-and-kwek-kwek combo that I enjoy with my officemates right at the heart of Ayala on workday afternoons.) I’m talking about food from the all-too-familiar Krispy Kreme down to the quaint and cozy New Orleans, all the way to the posh Portico and the charming Cuillere. Take note that there were 20 restaurants to, err, conquer (Yes, this is like one of those days when you know it’s gonna be war out there; only this time the enemy is uber-delicious food.) Gameplan: Take in just a little bit of every serving and move on to the next. Sounds pretty easy right? I thought so, too…
First Stop: Bonifacio High Street. At around 15 minutes past 1, Cassey and I met up at Krispy Kreme to register for the event and get our team color (Go GREEN!!!), which was also the first stop of the Boni High Street leg. After receiving our tour kits, we were served with our selection of doughnuts (New York Cheesecake for Cassey and White Choco Mint for moi) with matching samples of smoothies and hot classic Glaze doughnut to go. At around 1:30 p.m. the Spot team assembled the participants and briefed us in on the mechanics of the event and who will be the assigned marshals for each team. For the GREEN team our marshal was Karl Bustamante who happened to be an editor of Spot.ph. (Cassey dear, he’s just not my type but I admit he’s nice, though; so DON'T FORCE THE ISSUE!!! Hahaha!) Texas Roadhouse Grill came next in the list. This is my second time to the place, having shared a couple bottles of beer and picas with close friends the last time. By the time we were done with Texas Roadhouse Grill, we were quite full already. Other stops for the Bonifacio High Street leg were Kabisera by Dencio’s (highly-recommended haven for those who crave sophisticated Pinoy Deli; don’t miss out their cooked rice in squid ink!), Starbucks Coffee, T.G.I.F. (where we took a couple more photos together with Blue, the cute T.G.I.F. crew who could very well pass for a celeb; NOW THIS ONE’S MY TYPE OF GUY!!! Hahaha!), Italianni’s, and to cap it off, last stop was New Orleans (more like a fusion of French and contemporary American food). At this point my camera phone died out on me and it was up to Cassey’s cam for more photo ops.
Next Stop: Serendra. Ok, this is where sweeter part of the event begins. The Serendra leg tipped off at Portico, where they gave out free gift certificates worth 500 pesos on our next visit. Cassey jokingly remarked that Portico marks the spot for my birthday celebration which, by the way, is coming up this month of May. Hmmm… a good idea actually, considering we both have GCs worth 1000 pesos combined. From that point onwards the group was split, since it was 20 minutes past five in the afternoon already and we still have to cover 12 more food spots within the Serendra area. Our group went on to check out Cuillere, a cozy French-inspired resto with lots of sweet treats for those who were born with a sweet tooth. Try their vanilla milkshake (which was the best smoothie of the day so far) that’ll leave your taste buds with a creamy cheese aftertaste. Zao Vietnamese Bistro was next on our list, which boasted of their so-called “Zao Vinegar” which was a secret recipe actually. The Pomelo Salad was a refreshing change from the usual Caesars and Mediterraneans but it was G-O-O-D. (Too bad I didn’t get to try out their Spring Rolls, though; I consider my dad’s Spring Rolls the bestest but I’m sure Zao’s would also leave an impression on my taste buds… Hahaha! Ok, I’ll quit bragging now.). We also went to check out Mamou (God, their steak was THE steak to beat!), Miss Desserts (My mom and I just love their NY Style Cheesecake from the freebie sampler that was given so she had me place a whole order the next day!), Cupcakes by Sonja (Gracias for a boxful of free treats and cookies! Yummy!!!), and then finally a plate sampler and a cup of warm concentrated thick chocolate drink the size of a shot glass at Xocolat. Oh yeah, we also went up to check out the non-food shops at the 2nd floor, like Abbey Road, Gymboree, Carnevale, and Luna. There wasn’t much to see but we were given freebies like pens and key chains for checking out their shops. As for the other participating food shops, we opted to make Xocolat our last stop because we were both tired, half-bloated (Or at least I was, hahaha!), and a little wasted from walking around for hours. Still it was an unforgettable experience that would have been more enjoyable if more friends could have joined us that day.
‘Looking forward to another event like this one. Cheers to good food and a sweet life!
It was an awesome gastronomic feast on a humid Monday afternoon last April 28 during the first-ever Spot Bloggers’ Tour sponsored by Spot.ph, and was participated by 25 establishments (20 of which were different sorts of restos which I will tell more about in the latter part of this [rather delicious] post) at the very heart of Bonifacio High Street and Serendra in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig. It was the second and third leg of a 3-part event, the first one having been held at Trinoma Mall last April 25. Too bad we missed that one because I had to go on a company teambuilding in the South that same day. Nevertheless Cassey and I managed to attend the one that’s happening at the Fort and, man, are we in for some treat!
If you happened to read Cassey’s post, she mentioned how she was semi-frantically asking me “Lisa, ano ‘tong pinasukan natin?!” when we met up for the event registration prior the program proper. On my part, I was quite aware that it’s gonna be one hell of a food trip except that it’s not just any kind of food we’re talking about here. (No, it’s far from the squidballs-and-kwek-kwek combo that I enjoy with my officemates right at the heart of Ayala on workday afternoons.) I’m talking about food from the all-too-familiar Krispy Kreme down to the quaint and cozy New Orleans, all the way to the posh Portico and the charming Cuillere. Take note that there were 20 restaurants to, err, conquer (Yes, this is like one of those days when you know it’s gonna be war out there; only this time the enemy is uber-delicious food.) Gameplan: Take in just a little bit of every serving and move on to the next. Sounds pretty easy right? I thought so, too…
First Stop: Bonifacio High Street. At around 15 minutes past 1, Cassey and I met up at Krispy Kreme to register for the event and get our team color (Go GREEN!!!), which was also the first stop of the Boni High Street leg. After receiving our tour kits, we were served with our selection of doughnuts (New York Cheesecake for Cassey and White Choco Mint for moi) with matching samples of smoothies and hot classic Glaze doughnut to go. At around 1:30 p.m. the Spot team assembled the participants and briefed us in on the mechanics of the event and who will be the assigned marshals for each team. For the GREEN team our marshal was Karl Bustamante who happened to be an editor of Spot.ph. (Cassey dear, he’s just not my type but I admit he’s nice, though; so DON'T FORCE THE ISSUE!!! Hahaha!) Texas Roadhouse Grill came next in the list. This is my second time to the place, having shared a couple bottles of beer and picas with close friends the last time. By the time we were done with Texas Roadhouse Grill, we were quite full already. Other stops for the Bonifacio High Street leg were Kabisera by Dencio’s (highly-recommended haven for those who crave sophisticated Pinoy Deli; don’t miss out their cooked rice in squid ink!), Starbucks Coffee, T.G.I.F. (where we took a couple more photos together with Blue, the cute T.G.I.F. crew who could very well pass for a celeb; NOW THIS ONE’S MY TYPE OF GUY!!! Hahaha!), Italianni’s, and to cap it off, last stop was New Orleans (more like a fusion of French and contemporary American food). At this point my camera phone died out on me and it was up to Cassey’s cam for more photo ops.
Next Stop: Serendra. Ok, this is where sweeter part of the event begins. The Serendra leg tipped off at Portico, where they gave out free gift certificates worth 500 pesos on our next visit. Cassey jokingly remarked that Portico marks the spot for my birthday celebration which, by the way, is coming up this month of May. Hmmm… a good idea actually, considering we both have GCs worth 1000 pesos combined. From that point onwards the group was split, since it was 20 minutes past five in the afternoon already and we still have to cover 12 more food spots within the Serendra area. Our group went on to check out Cuillere, a cozy French-inspired resto with lots of sweet treats for those who were born with a sweet tooth. Try their vanilla milkshake (which was the best smoothie of the day so far) that’ll leave your taste buds with a creamy cheese aftertaste. Zao Vietnamese Bistro was next on our list, which boasted of their so-called “Zao Vinegar” which was a secret recipe actually. The Pomelo Salad was a refreshing change from the usual Caesars and Mediterraneans but it was G-O-O-D. (Too bad I didn’t get to try out their Spring Rolls, though; I consider my dad’s Spring Rolls the bestest but I’m sure Zao’s would also leave an impression on my taste buds… Hahaha! Ok, I’ll quit bragging now.). We also went to check out Mamou (God, their steak was THE steak to beat!), Miss Desserts (My mom and I just love their NY Style Cheesecake from the freebie sampler that was given so she had me place a whole order the next day!), Cupcakes by Sonja (Gracias for a boxful of free treats and cookies! Yummy!!!), and then finally a plate sampler and a cup of warm concentrated thick chocolate drink the size of a shot glass at Xocolat. Oh yeah, we also went up to check out the non-food shops at the 2nd floor, like Abbey Road, Gymboree, Carnevale, and Luna. There wasn’t much to see but we were given freebies like pens and key chains for checking out their shops. As for the other participating food shops, we opted to make Xocolat our last stop because we were both tired, half-bloated (Or at least I was, hahaha!), and a little wasted from walking around for hours. Still it was an unforgettable experience that would have been more enjoyable if more friends could have joined us that day.
‘Looking forward to another event like this one. Cheers to good food and a sweet life!
Bon appétit!!!
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