FOOD STOPS: Roboto San Japanese Grill Buffet

Buffet has been a foodie favorite for all time, and there is also a growing number of smokeless grill restaurants in the metro draws a lot of food trippers and also groups who wanted to have a good time with great food. And for the guilty glutton like me, these places of great buffet and grills is like nirvana for the foodie soul.

Roboto San Japanese Grill Buffet just opened this April and is indeed a different kind from regular buffet and grill restaurants. The name it self gives it that ambiance of a futuristic and Japanese Anime style that makes you step inside a spaceship. Seats have robots drawn at the the chairs and with creative angled dividers that still keeps the place a cosy place to dine. Inspired by the Sentai series or Japanese Robot cartoons like Astroboy, Voltes V, Mazinger Z , Voltron and many others is also a great place of nostalgia, and with monitors showing some episodes of the shows makes you stop and watch for a while, and while waiting for your food to be cooked. I was caught watching several episodes while grilling my food.

FOOD NEWS: Chef Hasset Go Bloggers' Night

Photo by Dessert Strip. Poster by Gian Pisuena.

Chef Hasset Go Bloggers Night: The Il Mercanti Experience is to be held at Il Mercanti Food Bazaar (Metrowalk) on May 5, 2012 from 7:00pm to 11:00pm.


This event is strictly for food bloggers only who are committed to submit a post-event article about the event on or before May 12, 2012.


To sign up, please visit this link.

Atten-huuuut! Young Chefs’ Bootcamp kicks off at CCA Podium

Send your kids to Center for Culinary Arts (CCA) Podium – the first culinary school, market café and events place in a very posh location, this summer and enroll them at Young Chefs’ Bootcamp.  This annual boot-camp promises to develop kids’ culinary skills with the right method, approach and discipline.

With summer just around the corner, parents and kids are on the hunt for fun activities to do this season. Why not send your kids to Center for Culinary Arts (CCA) Podium’s Young Chefs’ Bootcamp? Your kids will definitely learn something new each day and at the same time, be able to develop their culinary skills with the right method, approach and discipline.

FOOD STOPS: Bloggers' Break at Bo's Coffee

I am actually becoming a coffee shop resident recently with all of the work that I need to do and finish. Because sometime its hard to be on the computer while at home, there are just to many distractions unlike in coffee shops. Though I am not yet a coffee shop expert, there are actually interesting things one can learn about the shops and the beverages they serve.

I was invited to one of the bloggers' break at Bo's Coffee in Glorietta 5, this shop is one of the very rare shops that are open 24 hours (beacuse the others can only open until 12am), and meet with the people behind a filipino owned coffee company.

FOOD NEWS: Healthy Pan De Sal

Malunggay Pandesal (P99), traditional Filipino bread roll made with Moringa Leaves(Malunggay Leaves)baked fresh with Prime Tuna/Asado filling to perk your mornings this year. Malunggay Pandesal is made with dried Moringa Leaves, proven to be full of nutrients being significant source of Beta Carotene, Vitamin C, protein, iron and potassium. Reported by the Bureau of Plant Industry to have the calcium equivalent of 4 glasses of milk, the Vitamin C content of 7 oranges, potassium of 3 bananas, 3 times the iron of spinach, 4 times the amount of vitamin A in carrot, and 2 times the protein in milk. Moringa or Malunggay is the nutrition booster known to promote a feeling of well-being in people. It's the perfect time to start healthy! Paired with bottomless brewed coffee, Figaro's Malunggay Pandesal

FOOD NEWS: Get Perked Up With Jollibee Coffee and Choco Floats!

Summer is indeed a time to cool down and enjoy something cool, and most of us also gets their daily kick up with coffee or chocolate (like me). And Jollibee has unveiled new this season that mixes both of these two together! The Jollibee Choco Float and Coffee Float!

I have tried both floats at a bloggers' event introducing these new treats from Jollibee.  The Choco Float mixes the chocolate taste of Iced Chocolate topped with Vanilla ice cram and hot fudge. This will be loved by kids and also sporty chocolate lovers like myself.

The Coffee Float on the other hand is a great mix of Iced coffee topped with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge. Great for coffee lovers and best refreshment for the hot afternoon. The caffeine boost that does not to be hot and more affordable than iced coffee in coffee shops.

Jollibee Coffee Float and Choco Floats are available in Jollibee for only 45 pesos starting in Luzon April 11 and Visayas and Mindanao on April 25! You can add 25 pesos to your favorite Jollibee Value Meals!

FOOD NEWS: Figaro New Offerings This Summer!

April just got hotter and school is out! Time for more relaxing time out for you and your friends and family. This summer, Figaro Coffee Company introduces new things in their menu that will make your cafe time experience new and exciting every day!
  
Figaro has new Dinner Meals for people who want to enjoy full meals with their coffee or tea time. 

Chicken Rice Cake (P150)

Tofu Stake Rice (P150)

Crusted Dory Fillet in Creamy Pesto Sauce and Rice Pilaf (P150)

Pan-Seared Chicken Barbeque with Java Rice (P150).

 Also Get 50% off on your 2nd purchase!

Milk Tea Craze brings together different flavors that Milk Tea lovers will come back for more!

These red pearls explode in your mouth which will be one of the reasons you will love their milk teas! Their newest offering this summer are the Wintermelon Frost with Classic Tea (P100) and Honeydew Frost with Figaro Tea (P100). For my taste, I love the Wintermelon because of its unquie taste and relaxing feel, while the Honeydew is perfect refresher after being under the hot sun.

Other flavors include:

Strawberry Lemon Iced Tea (P75)

Raspberry Milk Tea (P90)

Taro Pudding Milk Tea (89)

Strawberry Milk Tea (P90)

Taro Pudding Chiller Feast (P100) 

Also let us not forget desserts!

A must try is also the Devil's Mocha Cake, moist rich Chocolate covered with coffee butter cream, and finished with fudge icing. Perfect with tea and coffee.

Why Devil's Mocha Cake? Derived from "Devil's Food Cake" which means made from chocolate/cocoa powder, the counterpart of white/yellow's "Angel's Food Cake."


Also try our new highly recommended menu, which is the Pasta Ala Carte and The Healthy Pandesal that comes in Asado and Tuna flavors.

You can also check out the Figaro Coffee Comany facebook page for more details and inquiries!

A Taste of The Grove by Rockwell with Sunrise Buckets

The Grove by Rockwell lights up a corner amidst the Ortigas city scape – and this light shines even brighter with the opening of Sunrise Buckets along the C5 corridor of properties.  Both The Grove by Rockwell and Sunrise Buckets give families and barkadas another chill place to hang out and relax in.
 
Rockwell extends its reaches towards the urban and business district of Ortigas to build on residential and commercial spaces made especially for the modern urbanite. With a design that boasts a  75:25 nature to structure ratio, The Grove by Rockwell is definitely a place where space is in abundance -  space enough for fun, freedom and of course, fabulous food.

As The Grove by Rockwell prioritizes convenience for its residents,a two level retail enclave fit for those who want to have restaurants and services is just a stone’s throw away from their homes. The great news is that Sunrise Buckets, famous for its delicious buffalo wings, is the first among the planned establishments that will call The Grove by Rockwell their home.
 
Founded by sisters Abigail Co-Haw and Bridget Co, Sunrise Buckets was inspired by the two chefs’ adventures in Miami, Florida, Bondi Beach in Sydney and Vancouver, Canada. Whilst traveling the worlds’ beaches, they explored the myriad versions of buffalo wings inspired by each location’s different tastes and spices. Taking it from their love for the exotic flavors of buffalo wings all over the world, they opened Sunrise Buckets. The restaurant offers mouth-watering buffalo wings with a vibe reminiscent of beaches all over the world.Starting with the Original Sunrise and Smokin’ BBQ  recipes originally concocted by Abigail and Bridget, 13 sumptuous  recipes have since been created that will surely make each visit new and exciting.    


"Because of the hectic schedule of our fast paced life, it's almost impossible to plan for beach vacations nowadays," Abi mentions, "so we decided everyone needs a little break. We deserve to sit back,relax and just appreciate the simple things in life." This is the main reason why Sunrise Buckets has a surfer ambience imbibed into the design.


With the relaxed environment that cocoons The Grove by Rockwell from the rest of the busy streets of Ortigas, Sunrise Buckets can definitely thrive on the easy going mood in The Grove.Start the summer right by hanging out in The Grove and extend the summer fun further when The Grove opens its doors to its new residents this June.

Bridget says “We got so excited because immediately we knew that the whole concept was a perfect match. Both hubs create a relaxing place where intimate communities like family and friends can feel at home and zone in to the simplicity and beauty of nature.” Abigail reiterates that “It’s an easy escape from the busy city life that everyone would love to step into. Being at The Grove, we are assured of the vision of this project once again as it is very unique, incomparable to the common developments in the country.”

Customers can expect a different world when they step into the relaxed beat of Sunrise Buckets atThe Grove by Rockwell. Indulge in the awesome fusion of the beach,buckets of wings and beer to be had in the middle of the city. Great food, service, location and good vibes areall it takes to thoroughly enjoy an epic night with friends and family.

Bridget attests, "We don't just serve great food and great service, we offer our guests the Sunrise Buckets Experience," and that in itself is an enticing invitation. Try any of the internationally inspired flavors and see what it truly means to have a Bucket of Sunshine all to yourself.     

To get a taste of Sunrise Buckets, visit The Grove by Rockwell along C5, near Ortigas Avenue or call 571-8151. For more information or for reservations in Sunrise Buckets, check out www.sunrisebuckets.com or call 477-7636.