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Tulip Chocolate and Crisco Baking Demos with Chef Joey Prats

For the whole month of July, Chef Joey Prats shares his expertise in baking desserts and pies in a series of baking demos using Tulip Chocolate and Crisco baking ingredients. I was invited to witness the first baking demo that was held last July 5, 2011 at Living Well, The Podium.

2011-07-05 Chef Joey Prats Baking Demo LowRes (3)

Chef Joey at work.

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SM Hypermarket presents SM Master Chefs

On its 10th year, SM Hypermarket presents the SM Master Chefs program. The grand project consists of a grand cooking demo, kitchen makeovers, and a set of cook-offs that will surely be awaited by foodies like me.

SM Master Chefs

Nineteen master brands support the program, namely: Knorr, Nestle All Purpose Cream, Unilever Food Solutions, Tabasco, Lee Kum Kee, Lady’s Choice, Maggi, Clara Ole, Kikkoman Soy Sauce, San Remo, McCormick, Bounty Fresh Chicken, CDO, Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdog, Purefoods Star Hotdog, Magnolia Cheeze spread, Magnolia Purefresh, Magnolia All Purpose Cream, and Magnolia Dari Crème.

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Chef Menoy Gimenez makes a burrito with CDO Holiday Hotdogs and San Marino Tuna Paella

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Fastest Spaghetti Meatballs Eating Contest this Father’s Day

It’s Father’s Day this coming Sunday and The Legend Villas is inviting all dads and their kids to join their “Fastest Spaghetti Meatballs Eating Contest!” Are you up to the challenge?

Fastest Spaghetti Meatballs Eating Contest

The contest will be held on Father’s Day, June 19, 2011, at 11:30 a.m. It is open to the first 10 father and kid duo to register at the hotel’s Lola Maria Restaurant. The child should be below 15 years old and both should be in perfect health. The winning team will receive a free overnight stay at a Villa Suite Deluxe plus other exciting prizes.

Not really that much of a spaghetti monster? Don’t fret because you can still get to enjoy Lola Maria Restaurant’s sumptuous buffet at only Php 350/head. The first 50 dads to dine in will receive premium tokens from The Legend Villas.

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D’ Thordies at MeiDolls Cafe

One episode of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho featured a cute cafe that was apparently the first Tokyo maid cafe in the Philippines. The place looked as cute and youthful as its maids/servers and that immediately caught the attention of my husband, hahaha! What surprised us, though, is that it’s only a few kilometers away from our home. Yep,  MeiDolls Cafe is located in our bright and booming little town of Cainta!

MeiDolls Cafe

Since it’s my sister’s birthday today and we agreed to meet up in my parents’ home in Greenwoods last Sunday, we decided to cap the night by having tea, coffee, and desserts at MeiDolls Cafe. All five of us were there together with Dadi, my brother-in-law Gene, the kids (Rapi, my nephew Clyde, and my baby niece Tiki), and my youngest brother’s girlfriend, Carie.

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