Archive for October, 2008
Astralis’ Wine and Raclette buffet
Share Indeed, this is far from the usual fare that I feature in this website. Yours truly has decided to experience a little cultured dining and try the very food I like the least; cheese. In this case, it was raclette.
October 28, 2008
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Arpee · 
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Tags: astralis, astralis restaurant, buffets 500 pesos and below, chef migne, diamond hotel restaurant, lopez drive, makati fine dining, manila fine dining, powerplant mall restaurant, raclette buffets, raclette grill, rockwell restaurant, swiss cheese, swiss national dish · Posted in: hotel buffets, restaurants
The Bratpack Bag Diaries: Win a Bratpack Bag!
Share Yes, Christmas comes early to Pinoy Life at Large! The very first contest on this website and the prize is a bag from Bratpack, which is either a Jansport, a Timbuk2 or a Hedgren bag. Bratpack has some of the coolest bags you can find and they will be opening a branch in Greenbelt [...]
October 22, 2008
· Arpee · 11 Comments
Tags: bratpack bag, hedgren, jansport, timbuk2, win a bag · Posted in: contests
The Resurrection of Mario’s Restaurant
Share No words can describe how good it feels to be back to an old favorite. Mario’s restaurant has been the mover of the Philippine fine dining scene since it started 38 years ago. My goodness, the restaurant is as old as I am! I remember my childhood days when no visit to Baguio was [...]
October 21, 2008
· Arpee · 13 Comments
Tags: apple pie ala mode, baby back ribs, broiled salmon, callos madrilena, chilean seabass, chorizo bilbao, fil benitez, gambas al ajillo, hollandaise sauce, mango jubilee, mario benitez, mario's restaurant, mario's sunday buffet, mario's tomas morato, marios, oysters rockefeller, paella valenciana, philippine fine dining restaurants, setas, steak ala pobre · Posted in: restaurants
The Bo’s of Coffee
Share Most of the well-known coffee shops in and around Metro Manila as mostly franchises from abroad. For a change I decided to visit a local coffee shop known to have been started in the Queen City of the South, Cebu City.
October 21, 2008
· Arpee · 8 Comments
Tags: bo's coffee club, bo's coffee club CEO, bonifacio high street coffee shops, bos coffee, cebu coffee, civet coffee, coffee from manure, kape alamid, kopi luwak, philippine coffee, philippine coffee beans, steve benitez · Posted in: restaurants
Matutina’s: a seafood lover’s haven in Pangasinan
Share In celebration of my dear sister’s confirmation as ambassador, we all went on an excursion to Manaoag, Pangasinan. This is our first family outing since my Mom passed away.
October 13, 2008
· Arpee · 37 Comments
Tags: adobong pusit, bagoong isda, bangus fat, bangus sinigang, boneless bangus sinigang, boneless bonuan bangus, bonuan bangus, buco juice, buko juice, buko pastillas, crispy hipon, crispy shrimp, dagupan restaurants, lechon kawali, manaoag pangasinan, manaoag pilgrimage, matutina, matutina's, matutina's restaurant, matutina's seafood restaurant, our lady of manaoag, pangasinan restaurants, pastillas, pritong baboy, pusit adobo, restaurants near manaoag, seafood restaurants in dagupan, seafood restaurants in pangasinan, sinigang na bangus, sizzling bangus sisig, squid in soy sauce and vinegar, taba ng bangus, tess lazaro · Posted in: restaurants
