FOOD STOPS: Black Canyon Coffee

Sawadee-khrap! Lets welcome a brand new cuisine here in fud fyt, Thai!

As this cuisine grows popular here and around the world, it also introduces Thai brands that bears the signature flavors from Siam. Just recently Black Canyon Coffee, one of the most successful Thai names in coffee and dining, opens its very first branch for the Philippine market. 

FOOD STOPS : Kuppa Roastery and Cafe

Coffee shop might have become a common place in the metro but to find a Roastery is a different story. To get those perfectly roasted coffee beans, one should have the right equipment and knowledge to make its a true coffee experience.

Kuppa (pronounced as Kahpah) Roastery and Cafe is that place where we can get to know more about coffee more than we ever knew. They opened a store in Bonifacio Global City near St. Lukes and beside Singapore Food Republic. And yes, more than coffee and tea, they also have more in store.

We were introduced with what is unique about Kuppa, the roasting machine. This live method in store brings out that coffee aroma at the counter. And since you can see beans roasted live, you know they are at their best quality. Also what food goes best with our beverage of choice.

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: 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!

FOOD NEWS: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® comes to One Archer’s Place

Taft Avenue just got more exciting as the famed street welcomes the latest addition to its line of dynamic dining and lifestyle establishments —The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf®

Set to open in One Archer’s Place on Fidel Reyes St. near De La Salle University (DLSU), the new The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® shop will be ready to open its doors to its first customers starting January 30—serving everyone with their full selection of internationally-acclaimed signature blends and gourmet treats and dishes.

“Manila is a good market for us,” shares Walden Chu, President of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf®. “A place that’s right in the center of a burgeoning coffee culture in the country, this new branch will not only compliment the busy lifestyle of people in the area, it will also make it easier for more to enjoy the specialty drinks that our brand is known for.”

The One Archer’s Place store will be located near prominent establishments around DLSU and will cater mostly to students and young professionals working and living in the vicinity. In addition, it will serve as a haven for both cult-like followers of the brands as well as coffee and tea aficionados of all sorts.

In line with its debut, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® branch in One Archer’s Place will be holding a special promotion that will coincide with DLSU’s 100th year celebration. During the promo period that will run from its opening day till February 05, 2012, customers can come to the store from 12:30 to 1:30 in the afternoon and purchase any of their favorite drinks for only Php 100.

FOOD STOPS: Bon Appetea

The era of Milk teas has begun this year as many milk tea companies are now gaining popularity to the public and now multiplying.We came across this new yet unique establishment offering great tea concoctions at a very affordable price! Bon AppeTEA!


New Generation Teas with Bon AppeTea

The milk tea craze certainly continues to hit the Philippines. And with such a popular product, continued innovation is a must. This is where newly opened Bon AppeTEA excels with its luscious milk tea products.

Barely a month after owner Mr. Tom Pestano started its humble milk tea express bar in the ground floor of Strata 2000 building in Ortigas, Bon AppeTEA has already gained a big market following for its attractive orange stall and interestingly-named beverage concoctions.  The name is a play of words combining ‘bon appetite’ which means ‘good appetite,’ and its main product -  the Milk TEA.’