Mad about FOOD

Right. Eating out is one of my joys in life. It’s somewhere there on my list of "top 5 favorite things to do" (can you guess the other four?). Since I’m "just" a stay-at-home mom, I’m very happy whenever I can dine out at least twice a week. In fact, this year, I decided to keep a food journal so I can remember all the food haunts that I’ve been blessed to visit. The following is a summary of the restaurants/fastfood outlets/dining establishments where I ate (plus the branches and number of times I dined there):

Teriyaki Boy (Market! Market! - 5) * Flavours of China (SM City Sucat - 11 - this is my Bea’s favorite) * Greenwich (Glorietta-Food Choices - 1; Olongapo - 1) * Dencio’s (Metrowalk, Ortigas - 1; Glorietta-Food Choices - 1) * Tsoko.nut Batirol (SM Makati - 2) * Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. (Greenbelt 3 - 2) * Mongkok Dimsum & Noodles (Glorietta - 3; Power Plant - 1) * Big Buddha (Greenbelt 3 - 1) * Max’s Restaurant (Park Square - 1; SM Makati - 1) * Duo Steakhouse and Wine Bar (Serendra - 5) * Chicken Bacolod (Glorietta - 1; Market! Market! - 1) * Sbarro (Glorietta - 1) * Mann Yann (Glorietta - 2) * Blackbeard’s Seafood Island by Red Crab (Market! Market! - 2) * Okuya Express (Glorietta-Food Choices - 1) * Portico 1771 (Serendra - 1) * Filling Station (P. Burgos Street, Makati - 1) * Zhuang Oriental Cuisine (Pioneer Center, Pasig - 1)          

         

                        Oysters Rockefeller from Blackbeard’s Seafood Island

Pho Hoa (SM Mall of Asia - 1) * Hap Chan Tea House (Market! Market! - 2) * Karate Kid (SM City Sucat - 6) * Pancake House (Glorietta- 2; Waltermart - 1) * Yellow Cab Pizza Co. (Market! Market! - 1; Glorietta - 1) * Super Bowl of China (Glorietta - 1) * Cyma Estiatorio (Greenbelt 2 - 1) * Shakey’s (Glorietta - 1) * TGI Friday’s (Alabang Town Center - 1) * Dad’s (Glorietta - 1) * Zao Vietnamese Bistro (Serendra - 1) * Conti’s (Serendra - 1) * Taste Asia (SM Supercenter Pasig - 1) * Dulcinea (Glorietta - 1) * Kublai’s Rock (Magallanes - 1) * Amici (Don Bosco, Makati - 1) * Hard Rock Cafe (Glorietta - 1) * Mongolian Quick-Stop (SM City Sucat - 3) * Mr. Choi  Kitchen (Waltermart - 2) * The French Baker (SM City Sucat - 1) * UCC Vienna Cafe (SM Mall of Asia - 1) * HEAT (Edsa Shangri-la Hotel -1)

         
                                       Cha Gio Vet from Pho Hoa

McDonald’s (Las Pinas - 1; Olongapo - 3) * Jollibee (Casimiro - 1) * Italianni’s (Glorietta - 1) * The Java Man (Powerbooks-Greenbelt 4 - 1) * Luk Foo Cantonese Kitchen (Paranaque - 3) * Cheesecake, etc. (Greenbelt 3 - 1) * Red Ribbon (Market! Market! - 1) * To Ho Restaurant Antigua (BF Homes, Paranaque - 3) * Oody’s Xpress (Market! Market! - 2) * The Chocolate Kiss Cafe (UP Diliman - 1) * Chef d’ Angelo (Glorietta - 1) * Kenny Rogers Roasters (Market! Market! - 2; Glorietta - 1) * Mexicali (Glorietta - 1) * Racks (Magallanes - 2) *  Sugarhouse (Glorietta - 1) * Clawdaddy (Bonifacio High Street - 1) * President Tea House Express (Glorietta-Food Choices - 1) * Pizzeria Pronto!  (SM Bicutan - 1) * The Old Spaghetti House (Waltermart - 1) 

         
                                            Buffalo wings from Racks

Neighborhood joints: Le Delice (Merville Country Club - 5) * Mrs. B’s Food Box (Merville Park - 1) * Lola Idang’s Bahay Pancitan (Moonwalk - 2) * Marabella Cafe (Merville Park - 2) * Carlo’s Pizza (Moonwalk - 1) Olongapo/Subic Bay Freeport [SBF] Area: Sakura Japanese Restaurant (SBF - 2) * Korean Restaurant (SBF - 1) * Dumpling King (SBF - 1) * Mocha Blends (SBF - 2) * Le Jardin (Mountain Woods Resort, SBF - 1) * Sibil Bar & Restaurant (SBF - 1) * Sands Bar & Grill (The Lighthouse, SBF - 1) * Wimpy’s Burger (Olongapo - 1) * Golden Tea House (SBF - 1) * Rico’s Fastfood & Restaurant (Olongapo - 1)

         
                                            Nachos from Mocha Blends

Coffee/dessert shops/just for snacks: Starbucks (various branches - 10) * Figaro (NAIA - 1; Power Plant - 1) * Mocha Blends (SBF - 3 - this is different from the 2 times I had meals there) * Bon Appetit (Rustan’s Makati - 1) * Burger King (Glorietta - 1) * Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (Bonifacio High Street - 1) * Marta’s Cakes! (Serendra - 2) * Chelsea Market & Cafe (Serendra - 1) * Haagen Dazs Cafe (Glorietta - 1) * Cupcakes by Sonja (Serendra - 2 - not counting take-outs) * Milky Way Cafe (Power Plant - 1) * Jollibee (Market! Market! - 1; Glorietta - 1) * Terrace Cafe (Subic International Hotel, SBF - 1) * Sugarhouse (Glorietta - 1 - a slice of cake only) * The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (Bonifacio High Street - 1) * Tea & Therapy (Serendra - 1) * Chocolat (SM Mall of Asia - 1) * Red Ribbon (Market! Market! - 2) * Cafe Xocolat (Serendra - 1) * Le Coeur de France (Glorietta - 1) * Bizu Patisserie (Alabang Town Center - 1)

         
                          Chocolate toffee nut loaf and iced Praline Mocha

What an awesome year it was! Thank you, 2007, for all the foodie memories. Here’s looking forward to more amazing eats in ‘08!

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