Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food. It could be a cake, an ice cream, a fruit salad, etc.
Polvoron is a Filipino dessert that is made up of toasted flour, powdered milk, sugar and melted butter. I like polvoron that is compact and that is not too sweet.
I love the polvoron from HOP. My favorite polvoron variant from HOP is the pinipig. Their other polvoron variants are: Classic, Pili, Cashew and Cookies and Cream. Even though the other variants are good, pinipig has been my all-time favorite.
A box (18 pieces) of each polvoron variant costs 100 pesos while a box of assorted polvoron (20 pieces) is being sold at 108 pesos. If you’re having a hard time choosing which polvoron variant you would try, I suggest that you get the assorted so that you could also try the other variants. 
While walking in Greenbelt 1, I came across my St. Scho friend, Isa, and recommended me to try Qoola since she knows that I blog about food. I had a taste of her Green Tea yogurt ice cream from Qoola so I rushed my way to taste this newest yogurt ice cream sensation. Continue reading →
La Mia Tazza Coffee was a coffee shop that Karla and I frequented while we were in Legazpi, Albay. This is somewhat their Starbucks there but the good thing is that the owner is a home grown Bicolano. They have 2 branches in Legazpi. One is at the Old District Albay and at the Embarcadero. We went to the Embarcadero branch because that’s where we go have our night cap. Continue reading →
We were heading towards Landmark to buy some stuff when we suddenly saw that Gelatissimo in Greenbelt 5 has finally opened. The first time we tried this was in Cebu and the staff there told us that they will be opening a branch in Makati scheduled on December. Now, the long wait is over, it has finally arrived Metro Manila!
Just talked to the owners of the Makati branch and they said that they have just opened a few hours and people were already interested about this new gelato in Manila. Everything looks and tastes the same except that their gelatos are much expensive here than in Cebu.
Gelatissimo is at the 2nd level of Greenbelt 5. It’s near the walkway going to Landmark. You can’t miss it because it’s just beside the Greenbelt 5 entrance from the walkway.
http://www.foodtrippings.com/desserts/coming-soon-to-manila-gelatissimo/
Are you an ice cream lover? Then try the ice cream buffet at the Ice Cream Bar where you can eat all the ice cream that you want! See poster above for the details.
As I was walking by Swanston Street in Melbourne, I saw a Krispy Kreme kiosk. I didn’t hesitate to buy their original glazed donut because I want to know if there is a difference from the original glazed donuts here in Manila. Well, well, well, to my surprise, it tasted much better! It’s not that sweet compared to the ones we have here. I also noticed that they also have other flavors that are not available here in Manila such as Strawberry Cheesecake, Lime Splice and Crushed Pineapple.
Anyway, 1 original glazed donut costs AUD $2.30 (Php 98 +). For them this is already very cheap!
It was a hot afternoon then and a half gallon of ice cream arrived. Selecta made our day with the arrival of their newest offering from their Gold Label Series which is the Vanilla Almond ice cream. The Vanilla Almond ice cream flavor is a creation by Chef Ariel Manuel of Lolo Dad’s Cafe. Continue reading →
Avocado Cake, 85 pesos per slice (670 pesos – whole cake)
Sharlyne told me that we should try the Avocado Cake of Lia’s Cakes in Season. And since we we’re going to Tiendesitas for the Canon sale months ago, we might as well try the cake that she was raving about. Continue reading →
At the opening of Haagen Dazs’ Robinsons Place branch, I was able to try their newest ice cream flavor. The new flavor is Dark Chocolate Orange. Continue reading →
Macadamia and Caramel Gelato
During our trip to Cebu, we had a chance to go to Ayala Terraces. While we were walking around, we spotted “Gelatissimo”. Gelatissimo does not only offer fresh gelato. They also offer parfaits, sundaes, coffee, etc. We were really excited seeing this gelato store in Terraces because they don’t have a branch yet here in Manila. They will be opening here in Manila on December 2009. We already saw the signages in Greenbelt 5 (near the Dela Rosa walkway entrance) and got super dooper excited! By the way, Gelatissimo is an Australian gelato cafe chain. Aside from Australia and the Philippines, Gelatissimo has branches in Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Continue reading →
