a week of eating

Since last weekend, I've been eating more than usual. For some weird reason, my appetite has NOT been cooperating because I'm supposed to be on a diet for my trip to Bacolod on October 16th. How the heck am I going to wear my swimwear if I'll be bulging all over?! The eating madness MUST stop. Anyway, I wouldn't be honest if I said I didn't enjoy every bite I had this past week haha! Lemme show you the source(s) of my "bloatedness"

The BEST fries ever...from McDonald's

Blue Cheese Pasta from Flaming Wings, Katipunan Ave

Original Recipe 5 Wings with Aioli dip (5 wings=10 wings) from Flaming Wings, Katipunan Ave

Spicy Pulled Pork from Flaming Wings, Katipunan Ave

Fresh Rolls from Zao Vietnamese Bistro, Eastwood Mall

Seafood Rice from Zao Vietnamese Bistro, Eastwood Mall

Barbecue Spareribs from Zao Vietnamese Bistro

Pineapple something something rice (haha, I forgot what it's called exactly), Hawaiian Bar-B-Que in Tagaytay

Medium slab of Hawaiian Baby Back Ribs from Hawaiian Bar-B-Que in Tagaytay

Again, I forgot what this is called but it's basically a banana split placed inside half of a frozen coconut. Yum!! Also from Hawaiian Bar-B-Que in Tagaytay

My ULTIMATE comfort food--Classic Jolly Hotdog from Jollibee. I know it doesn't look as appetizing as the previous food pictures but I'm telling you every bite of this is heaven...for me, that is. Haha! And this is obviously not the healthiest thing you should snack on but it's just sooooooo good! And it makes any bad day happy :)

What have you been munching on this past week?

Ninyo

About a month ago, Annick, Sidelle, and I had a very wonderful dinner at Ninyo in Quezon City. We were supposed to discuss our bazaar plans for December but we ended up talking about relationships. Hahaha! Well, we did talk about our bazaar for 10 minutes but the rest of the evening was just about past relationships and other non-bazaar related things, haha.

We weren't disappointed with the food at Ninyo. First of all, the appetizer was just divine! Wasabi crusted oyster. Yum!! I had the Wasabi Cream Pasta with Salmon, Annick had the US Hanger Steak while Sidelle had the Honey Glazed Salmon with Wasabi Mayo. We had chocolate, coffee, and vanilla creme brulee for dessert. Super stuffed after our meal. The food's a bit pricey, but definitely worth every penny :)

Wasabi Crusted Oyster

Wasabi Cream Pasta with Salmon

Annick with her US Hanger Steak

Honey Glazed Salmon with Wasabi Mayo

Vanilla, Chocolate, and Coffee Creme Brulee!!

After our hearty dinner...5 pounds heavier, haha!

Went on a diet right after this.

* Ninyo is located at 66 Esteban Abada St., Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines. You can inquire or place your reservation by calling 4260301 or 09175385813. Ninyo's open everyday (Mon - 6 pm-12 mn, Tue-Sat - 11 am-2 pm, 6 pm-12 mn, Sun - 11 am-2 pm, 6 pm-10 pm)

** Watch out for one of my posts next week. I'll be having a guest blogger ;)

nomnomnom!

My friend Mish, my brother Coby, and I had lunch at nomnomnom today. It's a small restaurant in the lower ground floor of the corner building along Tomas Morato and E. Rodriguez. I can say it's one of the nicest restaurants I've tried here in Quezon City. To start, it's not crowded. The place is a bit hidden and the signage isn't noticeable so you'd only know about the place if someone told you about it or if you've read about nomnomnom. I found out about nomnomnom after reading about it on Project Manila and Our Awesome Planet. Another thing I like about the place is that there are events on Fridays and Saturdays that you can attend. For example, last night there was a pizza eating contest, tonight's movie night, and there'll be an acoustic night on July 30th with songs by The Carpenters being covered (check out the details about rainy July at nomnomnom here). And of course I like the food there! Their fried raviolis are ♥. I'm not saying that we died and went to culinary heaven. I think the food at nomnomnom's good enough to make me want to go back, but not necessarily be obsessed with. Mishi had the Lemon Butter Fish, Coby had the Lime Chicken, and I had the Tinapasta (flaked tinapa/smoked fish mixed with pesto sauce). If we had to rate the dishes from one to ten, we'd give each dish a score of seven. Not bad :) Mish and I were intrigued with the Beer Bucket Promo where they had food listed under 'Dude Food' and there were cocktails such as Dalandan Tarragon Margarita and Cinnamon Rhum Cola. We're definitely going back for this promo, haha! More details about the Beer Bucket Promo here.

Nomnomnom's the type of restaurant where we'd definitely want to hang out in. I wouldn't be surprised if we'll go back there soon. I would recommend it to my friends because I'm pretty sure they'd like it there as well.

nomnomnom happy food!

twas too sunny so the signage wasn't seen

nom...times 3 :)

lovely framed artwork

I wish they painted some of the stained parts of the pillar...

while waiting for our food...

food's here, time to eat!

yummy fried ravioli with salsa!

Tinapasta

Lemon Butter Fish

Lime Chicken

herb garden outside...

* Nomnomnom is located at Unit 2, Lower Ground Floor, GYY Building, 1 Tomas Morato cor. E. Rodriguez Sts, Quezon City, Philippines (beside Shell Gas Station, parking entrance is along E. Rodriguez). It's open Tuesday-Sunday, 12 nn-12 mn. For reservation or inquiries, call +639178250338. More info about nomnomnom on its multiply and wordpress sites.

nomnomnom

FRIENDS!!! Let's eat here, okay?

got the photo from nomnomnom's site

A secret garden hidden in the Metro

My friends and I had dinner at the quaintest restaurant I've been to--Isabelo Garden Restaurant. It's tucked away in Brgy. San Roque in Marikina City in the compound of the Dee family. Run by Portia Baluyut, who co-owns it with her mom Stephanie Dee-Baluyut, Isabelo gives off such a homey, calming feel that you instantly fall in love with the place. Portia prepares the food which is why you can't just drop in. You have to place your reservation and pre-order your food. The menu is filled with mouth-watering options, and my friends and I were able to try a few. We were served bruschetta (which was just so good, by the way). Simon ordered Grilled Salmon Steak, Esther ordered Orange Herb Chicken (served with roasted vegetables like marble potatoes and carrots--which were really sweet!), and I ordered the Portobello Pasta. I found the pasta really good because I could taste the white wine used and even if the sauce is oil-based, it didn't seem to be too oily, for lack of a better term. It's a bit tangy, which really upped the flavor for me.

I can honestly say this is a restaurant I'll keep coming back to. It's a place where you can just dine, relax, and have great conversations with your girlfriends over a bottle of wine (I have to ask if we can bring our own wine, though...hoping there's no corkage :p). Isabelo Garden Restaurant is just so lovely! Yes, that's the word I've been looking for to describe the place. Absolutely lovely :)

Click here for more info on Isabelo :)

I'm actually going back this weekend. I'll be bringing my family so that they can experience dining at Isabelo.