Archive for 2011

Go Greek! Gyros and Kebabs

By KatKat | Published Thursday, November 24, 2011

It has been proven time and again that Rae and I are both planner wannabes. We always “plan” for our next food trip but we were never ever successful. It usually is the unplanned dinners that work for us both. It was one Friday when I just thought of asking her to meet me for dinner that same night. Surprisingly, we both didn’t have plans! And so we had dinner together, finally! Hallelujah!

We went to Food Choices in Glorietta and tried out Go Greek! It is another food discovery since it was my first time to try Greek food. The concept was go fresh, go fast, go healthy, the Greek style. We ordered…

Mix Meat Gyro Platter with rice (Php235). Gyro looks like the Greek version of the famous Shawarma. When ordered in a platter, it is served with side salad and pita bread. Customers can choose between rice and baked potatoes to go with their gyro. Since I’m a rice eater and its dinner time, I naturally chose rice. Big mistake! The rice plus the pita bread was a little too much for me. I wished I chose the baked potatoes over rice.
Mix Meat Gyro Platter with Rice

We were given two dressings, yogurt and hot sauce, although we were not quite sure where to use it. We ended up putting it on everything where it tastes good. :D

Chicken Kebab Platter with fried potatoes (Php205). This is grilled chicken skewers served with side salad. Rae chose the baked potatoes over rice. I never had the chance to taste it but I think Rae very much liked her kebab since she emptied her plate. Hehehe.
Chicken Kebab Platter with Potatoes

I was curious with the lamb meat but Rae advised me otherwise. I trusted Rae with this one since she’s more “experienced” that me when it comes to adventure food. (When I researched the net, it seems Rae is right in a way. Lamb meat, it seems, is not for everyone’s stomach.)

After eating and window shopping, we went to Krispy Kreme in RCBC Ayala. What better way to end the day than to drink coffee with a friend. Yipee!!!
Rae and her KK Coffee

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Go Healthy the Mexican Style: Faburrito

By KatKat | Published Monday, October 10, 2011

We were supposed to go to Burger Avenue but due to heavy traffic and hunger, we decided to eat somewhere in Ayala instead.  Rae came across a newly-opened restaurant at The Columns.


Faburrito sells healthy Mexican food where customers can mix and match ingredients.  Think: mexican-style Subway.




The ordering part was one of the major highlights of the experience.  It was so cool when Faburrito staff rushed to us and eagerly assisted with ‘ordering mechanics’ and making suggestions on which ingredient goes best with another.


Here was our creation:
Order # 1 - Bowl + Cajun Beef + Fresh Tomato + Balsamic Vinaigrette (Php285)
 

I’m not too keen about this mix but Rae and her bf seemed fine with it. Maybe I’m just not a fan of vinaigrette--or maybe it’s the brown rice. But I did love the beef and the black beans. The serving size was for sharing but we were not given individual plates so we had a little trouble ‘sharing’ it. We informed one of the crew member about this and he welcomed our suggestion and considered it as possible future improvement.  After all, they’re still on soft opening.

Order # 2 – Burrito + Peppered Pork + Mango Vinaigrette + Grilled Corn Salsa (Php270)



Except for the pork, the burrito was ok. I think the pork was not well cooked. I’m not sure if this can still be considered healthy. For me, I still prefer my pork well done.

Order # 1 - Tacos + Mango BBQ Chicken + Fresh Tomato + Onion Salsa + All dressings (Php270)



This one was a little spicy because of the onion salsa. I loved it! It was messy to eat, but the mess was worth it. The grilled chicken tastes amazing. Since we can’t decide on our dressing, the crew gave us a sample of all 4 their dressings. Among these, I liked the mango best.

For our drinks, we ordered fruit green tea (with fresh fruit bits and honey – Php70) and bottled alkaline water (Php30). One of the crew offered us free mint green tea, which was awesome. They use fresh mint leaves for their tea. It tasted like green-tea-after-just-brushing-your-teeth in a good way. I think it will be a refreshing drink on a very sunny day.

It was a little pricey, but that’s to be expected of restaurants who bank on “healthy” alternatives.  All in all, our dining experience was a good adventure.


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www.faburrito.com

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Peanut Butter Galore

By KatKat | Published Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Our first stop--Peanut Butter & Co.  

Yipee!  Ever since their branch in MOA opened this year, I have been curious of the place and thought it was worth the try. Rae, her boyfriend, and I went there last Thursday for dinner.

Table Tops

PB&Co.’s concept is very unique.  Except for coffee and soda, every food they offer has peanut butter in it. This will make you very curious about how everything tastes like. The menu is fun and very creative. The place is small and neat.

Menu was a little limited but all were interesting.

We ordered: PB hot choco (P65), BBQ wings (P165), and curry chicken spaghetti (P185).

Three cups of steamingPB hot choco. Yummy!

I should say we were blown away by the peanut butter hot choco. When we removed the cover, the nutty scent roused us. I'm not a big fan of hot choco but I liked this one since it’s not too sweet and not too creamy.

Three pieces chicken wings, cut in half, with chili PB on top.

 Nothing really extraordinary with the BBQ wings. Surprisingly though, the peanut butter taste did a good job blending in with the spicy bbq flavor.

Curry Chicken Pasta. Taste’s better than it looks in the picture.

The Curry Chicken Pasta was the most interesting.  Curry pasta sause is something for all of us. Peanut butter was drizzled on top but the curry taste was overpowering. The sauce is quite rich and the taste is enjoyable.

I wished we ordered something to neutralize all the PB we ate. But all in all, I could say our dining experience has been satisfactory. 


I googled PB Co. and I found out that their menu is created using each of their 12 peanut butter flavours - creamy, crunchy, curry, dark chocolate, green tea, chili, cinnamon, white chocolate, sun-dried tomato, butter cardamom, and sesame. They make their own peanut butter and it is all natural. They also sell their gourmet peanut butters jars in their restaurants.

Check this out! They sell cherry-flavored and caffeine-free coke.






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The first step is always the hardest

By KatKat | Published Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Its pay day! Yey! So here we are planning for our first food trip. We never imagined choosing a place to eat will be this difficult! Not because we are picky eaters but because there are so many options and we wanted to try out everything! Haha.

When Rae and I decided to do this food trip thing, I don't know how but it seems we silently agreed to go first to a burger shop. But even if we already know the specific food 'category', it didn't make our planning easier. I almost suggested that we write everything in pieces of paper, make a draw box, and just randomly pick out a paper from the box. I never had the chance to tell Rae this. I still think its a brilliant idea though. Oh well, maybe on our second...?

Yeah maybe we were over-excited. So when both of us calmed down a little, we realized that choosing one does not mean we're not trying out the others. We reminded ourselves that this will be a regular thing. That there will always be a pay day for each and every restaurant we can think of. After a week, we have finally FINALLY decided on our first to-go-to eating place. So..

BURGER AVENUE PEANUT BUTTER & Co. (change of plans), here we come!!! This is gonna be great! :)

Now when will this be? That's a very nice question...

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Trip naming magfood trip

By KatKat | Published Friday, September 2, 2011

Wanting to have something to look forward to, my good friend Rae and I decided to go out every pay day. The rule is simple: we will try out and eat at a place new for the both of us. Our list will be from recommendations of friends or from the web. We also agreed that we will research first the menu and decide which food we probably would enjoy the most. Since our budget is not that big, we want to make sure that  we make the best out of our money. I understand that for some, this idea may not be something new. But for us, the prospect made us so excited and look forward to the coming pay day in an instant.

Rae, being a blogger herself, suggested that I blog our experiences. I am not really a blogger, this is the first time I'm creating one. I actually prefer taking pictures than writing. I might end up posting pictures much more than the actual words or comments I write. But then again, I wondered if this can still be called a blog if I do that. I asked Rae and she said its okay. So I decided to give it a shot and see.

I think giving positive or negative comments on the food or places that we've tried will be inevitable. But we are not food critiques, and we don't plan on doing that. We love to eat and our taste buds are very easy to please. We are no expert in giving ratings or reviews. We may end up recommending certain places to friends, but this will be purely based on our personal preferences. I created this blog so we can write down everything that we will experience as we go out during our pay day splurge.

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