Pinoy Life At Large

Finally, I got the chance to go on a Jelly Belly launch at the Le Souffle Rockwell in Makati. Quite the eye-opener for me, I never thought that there was more to the jelly bean than just a sweet treat. Because this wonderful confection is easy to handle, not messy to work with and comes in different colors, the possibilities are endless. Mr. Teddy Manuel has done a wonderful job decorating Le Souffle’s lovely interiors with his Jelly Belly creations.

For the food blogger in me, I can’t help but be awed by the good food and service of Le Souffle. I had Ciabatta bread, smoked salmon with grilled prawn and mushroom salad, Classic French onion soup with Gruyere cheese, frozen grapes, medium-rare US Black Angus Tenderloin and Jelly Belly Souffle, in that order.

I just found the butter cute which is why I took this picture.

The smoked salmon with grilled prawn and mushrooms salad is to die for. I so loved the sauce, which was generously drizzled over the greens, succulent prawn, smoked salmon and delicious mushrooms.

The Gruyere cheese went well with the onion soup.

A tall glass of blast-frozen grapes was a delightful surprise. I never liked eating grapes, even on New Year’s Eve but these grapes were wonderfully soft and the temperature further enhanced the taste. Indeed, the most delicious grapes I’ve ever tasted.

Since I had the opportunity to choose, instead of seafood, I opted to go hedonistic and went with the US Black Angus Tenderloin with wild rice, instead of the seafood.

The scallops looked good but there was way too much food that I just went along with the beef. I had no regrets.

Dessert came in Le Souffle’s signature dish, choco souffle, of course, with jelly belly bits at the bottom.

My thanks to Candy Corner for this wonderful event. More power to you!