Paradise Dynasty @ SM Aura

New menu finds

Jellyfish Salad - it's like a cold sour seafood noodle soup.  Iloveet! 

Chinese Fried Bread - yummy!

Noodle Soup (?) - forgot what this called but buting said "best noodle soup ever!"

Side kwento: went malling with the little one as I need to get my clothes from the alteration shop and buy ink.  We spent a lot of time toy window shopping.  Her favorite past time.  We also went to the Skydeck to see these lanterns.

Brewhilde, Acacia Estates

New resto find near our house! Brewhilde.  It's been open for a while now but we just went here recently.   Food is tasty and afforable too :)  Good combination on Sunday night when we are too lazy to cook hehe

#yanadiningsolo @ Ooma, Bonifacio High Street Central

Naintriga ako dahil ang dami lagi kumaikain dito. Kaya noong mapadaan ako dito at may time pang kumain bago pumasok sa office, eto ang aking inorder:

Miso Soup
- isa lang masasabi ko - maalat

Taco Maki Mixers (soft shell crab, california, spicy tuna)
- kakaiba ang presentation.  masarap pero yung tipong di mo hahanapin ulit

Overall, ok lang.   Limited ang items sa menu di tulad sa all time favorite Watami.  Pwede pang subukan ulit, ibang items naman.

#yanadiningsolo Sen Lek Thai Noodles @ Vista Mall, Taguig

Kung hanap ay:
- affordable
- quick thai fix
- masarap :)

Eto ang isang halimbawa:

Pad Thai
- medyo marami syang mani. delikado sa mataas ang uric acid #signsofthetimes

Makikita ang kiosk sa All Day grocery.

#yanadiningsolo @ Army Navy

Yehey, may bago akong post.  Ibig sabihin, bihira ako ng dine ng solo.  Bakit? Kasi, ang gastos ko lately.  Lagi nag aaya boss ko mag dinner sa Uptown, vs homemade baon lang.  Anyway, ginutom kasi ako habang nage errands. Sa Army Navy, Vista Mall Taguig ako napadpad.  Here's my fave meal in this joint:

Naked Chicken Burrito  (Php225)

Mas ok ito para sa akin kasi ang hirap kainin ng usual wrapped burrito.  

At dahil tipid mode, yan lang kinain ko. Sobrang filling din kaya busog na busog ako hehe

Sa uulitin!

Paradise Dynasty @ SM Aura

There's a new restaurant in SM Aura! Finally, the much awaited colorful xiao long bao is in BGC!  We've been seeing the big tarp covering the place which used to be Ikkoryu Fukuoka (also a favorite) for quite a while that we wondered if it will really open.

Now, the orders:

Specialty Dynasty Xiao Long Bao (8 flavors)

- the flavors are very interesting as each has a distinct taste.  bibi and I shared this.  He ate the odd numbered and I did the even. Hehe.  We will switch next time :)

Here is the guide on how to eat the 8 flavors.  We used this as basis for our sharing :)

Stir Fried Beef with Kailan

- the beed is very tender.  The kailan is a little bitter but we think that it is its natural taste, like pechay

Yang Zhou Fried Rice

- this one can be a stand alone meal with its generous heapings of shrimp and egg

Chilled Tofu with Century Egg

- we were supposed to order jellyfish but it was out of stock.  we ordered this taho tasting appetizer.  The sauce is similar to mapo tofu but not spicy.  It could use more century egg unless bibi ate a lot without me noticing :)

buting's latest trademark photo pose (tongue out)

nice set up with complimentary hot tea (the tea remained hot even after we billed out!)

kiddie spoon and fork - just the right size and not made of plastic

There are still a lot of choices in the menu that we want to try.  It is on the expensive side, though.  But definitely, we will go back! 

#yanadiningsolo @ Tim Howan

Bigla ko lang naiisip habang kumakaing mag isa sa Tim Howan, Uptown, magpost ako ng pics of what I eat when dining solo. Actually, matagal ko na syang ginagawa, simula nung nagstart ako magwork dahil mahilig akong gumimik mag-isa (hello introvert).  Pero ngayon ko lang naisip gawin syang regular labelled post, with matching hashtag (nagmimillenial).  Haha.  Walang magawa.  Happy that my work hours allow me to have this short but sweet time to myself.  Need din naman talaga yung ng mga working moms.  Wag lang madalas kasi magastos hahaha.

So for my first #yanadiningsolo post:

Where I ate:

== > Tim Howan, Uptown Mall, BGC

What I ate:

== > congee with lean pork century egg and salted egg (Php148)

sosyal na lugaw.  comfort food ko talaga ito simula bata pa ako.  lalo na nung college kasi Php15 lang yung plain lugaw sa Vinzons Hall, UP Diliman.  Swak sa budget nung mga panahon na yun.  In fairness, love ko to because of the century egg and di nakakaumay yung congee itself.

==> salt and pepper tofu with chinese vegetable (Php150)

sosyal na tokwa hahaha.  i still love eating my old favorites na mumurahin noon, pinasosyal at pinamahal ngayon :)  Inorder ko ito kasi di ba, bagay ang lugaw at tokwa?   Part sya ng Chef's Special at limited time lang ang availability.  Tingnan natin hanggang kelan ito limited.  Ok yung twist kasi nasa ibabaw talaga ng each tofu cube yung gulay.  Maiba naman.  Fried man yung tofu, di siya mamantika.  

So there, my first #yanadiningsolo post.  Saan kaya sa susunod? At kelan ang susunod na post? Abangan! 

*prices exclusive of 10% service charge

Nadai Fujisoba, SM Aura

 Nomnom! Kaso medyo mahal.  Kasing halaga na ng Pepper Lunch dish.  So kung light meal ang hanap sa Food on Four, eto na.  May mga ibang meals pa sila, masubukan sa susunod.

Tokyo Tokyo, Greenbelt

Matagal na kong huling nakakain sa Tokyo Tokyo, siguro isang dekada na. Dahil na stress ako (naiwan ko yung credit card ko sa National Bookstore Greenbelt ng tanghali, gabi na ng mapansin ko sa bahay) at gutom, napakain ako sa Tokyo Tokyo sa Greenbelt din. Gusto ko kasi ng light lang at bago sa panlasa kaya inorder ko ay Black Garlic Ramen with karaage at red iced tea.

 

Ang verdict: namnam ang ramen! Kakaiba sa usual ramen na nakakain ko siguro dahil ngayon lang ako nakatikim ng black garlic flavor.  Yung karaage, no-no :( ang alat eh. Yung red iced tea, classic na talaga, namnam din.

Flashback : nung first job ko sa isang big auditing firm, halos 19 years ago (yes ang tanda ko na), dinala kami ng mga seniors namin sa Tokyo Tokyo sa Greenbelt. Nakalocate siya sa Steel Parking ngayon na tabi ng McDo (McDo na sya nun). Awkward kasi sosi levels na sa amin yun. Kung McDo nga, bagong sweldo levels, Tokyo Tokyo pa. First time kong makakita ng chopsticks in real life at amazed na amazed ako sa california maki! Wala pang masyadong kainan nun sa Greenbelt 1. May Fairmart (not sure sa name) pa nun tsaka bowlingan sa lugar na yun. Hay. Those were the days...

Mamma Mia!

Nom nom pix my tax team!

Date Night - First in 2017!

FT - Poke Poke @ SM Aura

Pahabol...

Late Posts of Food Trips

Rodic's

Dumaan kami sa UP after naming mamili ng uniform para sa aming church's Finance officers.

Reminiscing the good old days. Madalas naming kainan ni bibi ang Rodic's nung UP days namin.

Sayang, walang bopis. Yun pa naman paborito ko dito.

Yanagi

Gusto ko kasi itry yung Deal Grocer. So binili ko yung coupon ng around April. Kung hindi pa mage-expire, hindi pa gagamitin! Buti na lang extended ng 1 week kundi iyak talaga ako hehe.

Sarap dito sa Yanagi. I think ha, authentic Japanese food talaga sya. Eh katabi ba naman nya ang Japan Embassy dapat masarap! Medyo pricey kasi kahit eat all you can, puro Japanese food kasi pero sulit sa amin ni bibi na Japanese foodie!

First real date din namin ito na wala si buting na tipong dinayo pa talaga namin. Kakatawa at kakakilig. Yihi!

Recipe : Creamy Mushroom and Toast Fingers

Recipe : Igado

Brothers Burger, Bonifacio High Street

Another solo food trip - Brother's Burger at Bonifacio High Street. Matagal na akong nakakain sa BB. 2007 ata yung first time during my PeopleSupport days na nasa Makati pa ako.

Anyway, sarap talaga ng burgers nila kasi juicy pati yung onion rings. Downside, sa sobrang laki, medyo nakakaumay na.

Pero, love ko pa rin ang BB :)

Tenya, Market! Market!

May mga times na trip kong kumain mag-isa. And this is one of the new places na feel kong kainan - Tenya in Market! Market!

Sulit yung set meal nya lalo na if I am craving for Japanese food - wala nga lang mga sushi. Pero pede na kasi I like cold soba, then yung mga tempura, hindi puro breading.

Markado na ito for solo food trips :)