Archive for April, 2008

Tastings galore at the Tasting Room

Share Greenbelt’s most popular casual and fine dining restaurants come together in giving food lovers a taste of their signature dishes in one order. The Tasting Room gives diners the opportunity to sample their favorite dishes at a fraction of the usual price. There is something for all kinds of budgets. For instance, Italianni’s tasting [...]

April 30, 2008 · Arpee · 15 Comments
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Iblog4 Summit bloggers party with 88db.com

ShareAdmittedly, I arrived at the IBlog4 summit after lunch, around 2.00 pm. Of course I had to prioritize my wife who needed to be taken to her gynecologist early that day. I was a little surprised to see a lot of bloggers in attendance. I can’t compare this with last year’s summit because I wasn’t [...]

April 27, 2008 · Arpee · 24 Comments
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The teas of Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf

ShareTea connoisseur David DeCandia shared his tea blending secrets to a wide-eyed audience last night at the CBTL branch in Paseo Center. More than anything, this tea appreciation event made gave me the opportunity to sample various flavors of tea from different parts of the world. DeCandia did mention that the teas to be sampled [...]

April 17, 2008 · Arpee · 7 Comments
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Souk at Powerplant Mall

ShareLast weekend at the Powerplant mall, I spotted the Salcedo Market crowd at Rockwell’s bargain souk, which in Arabic means marketplace. Despite the weather, people trooped to the souk with hopes of getting the most out of the big bargains, as advertised by the colorful streamers found throughout the mall. Though the crowd may be [...]

April 9, 2008 · Arpee · 5 Comments
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Red Box Greenbelt offers international brews

Share Chef Philip Golding, a renowned restaurateur and beer expert, made some especially poignant claims last April 3 on Red Box’s First Beer Appreciation Night. Here are the ones that struck me the most:

April 8, 2008 · Arpee · 3 Comments
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