Habhab sa Jacobo's Bistro!

Restaurant Name: Jacobo's Bistro (pronounced as Hacobo's)

Address: Block 8 Lot 3, Asiatown IT Park Apas lahug Cebu City

Restaurant Type: Casual Dining

Food: Pasta, Salads, soups, sandwhiches, noodles (Filipino, American)

August 9, 2009. It's iLearners Inc. Incorporators Night! The signing of papers was scheduled at dinner time at Jacobo's Bistro. We have called the management for the reservation so they could prepare a table for us and told them that we will be using a projector for our presentation. But unfortunately there was no white screen for us to use for our presentation. huhu and worst part is that there is no electric outlet to plug the laptop and the projector. So we have to use the plug across our table which people kept on tripping over. Lesson learned (Jacobo's is not suitable for meetings, it's a place to chill out)!

I have already met the owner and the manager of Jacobo's last month because of the blog I made about Jacobo's Bistro during their second day of opening in Cebu!And I have to admit I love their Crispy Pata (Price: 295php) and their Carribean Fruit Punch(Price: 100php)!

We had Bistro Fries(Price: 170php) for our appetizer. Fresh potato slices deep fried til golden brown and poured with cheese spread (tastes like Cheez Whiz, hehe).

Pesto and Tuna Spaghetti (should be Fettuccini, not spaghetti), has a good pesto taste with minced & crushed fresh basil leaves, crushed garlic, parsley, grated hard cheese and olive oil.

Salt & Peppered Spare Ribs(Price: 175php)! hehe. One of My Jacobo's Fave, though the serving we had last night wasn't that good as before. Sweet-peppery taste! Great as a beer muncher!

Pepper Crusted Tuna Steak (Price: 295php). It's cooked medium rare in a pepper crust. The pepper cancels the fish aftertaste. Am not a fan of fish dishes though. : )

And Carribean Fruit Punch (Price: 200php) is made out of citrus fruits! Very fresh and tangy! Though I would prefer Tara's Mambo number 5 over this pitchered drink. Nonetheless it tastes great! I love oranges! hehe

Hebrews Coffee & Tea

Shop: Hebrews Coffee & Tea

Address: Parkmall North Reclamation Area Mandaue City 6014

Food: Coffee, Frappes, Pastries and sandwhiches

August 8, 2009. Chai and I were to meet Mr. Tiu of Parkmall for our event this October 31st 2009 named Satin Eclipse. Before the meeting, Chai and I had a Frappe and pastries at Hebrews Coffee and Tea.

Choco Mint Frappe (Price: 125php) is not so minty and not so chocolatey! Hahay, I miss Starbucks Peppermint Mocha! huhu

Special Ensaymada (Price 30php) was served warm and with chocolate powder sprinkled around it. The dough was starting to get hard though, probably an old ensaymada. Inside is melted cheese which helped moist the semi-hard dough.

Warm Brownie Cup(Price: 90php)! It was actually good. Crust was crisp with a semi moist brownie texture inside.

Cafe Georg!

Restaurant: Cafe Georg

Address: Ground Floor MLD Bldg., Banilad Cebu City, 6000 Philippines

Restaurant Type: Casual Dining

Food: Salad, Grill, Pasta (Mixed Ethnic)

Phone : +63 32 2340887

Store Hours: Monday - Saturday: 11:00 a.m. -- 11 p.m.
Sunday:11:00 a.m. -- 9 p.m.

6th of August, 2009, Chai, Edd, Nike and I were suppose to have a dinner meeting for our event this October 31st called Satin Eclipse. But Nike was stuck at a seminar at Coca Cola Plant, so it turned out to be just dinner. hehehe. And Greg joined the Pigout session that night!

I have to admit am a fan of Cafe Georg! I love how they use different herbs and spices on each entree making each dish unique. The chef/owner must've travelled a lot and incorporated it to the entrees on the menu. You'd notice the entrees on the menu is of different ethnicity (but mostly of European Ethnicity).

The place is cozy with warm lights and mellow music!

New on the Menu is Pork Chops with Tomato Basil Salsa (Price: 190php). This was Edd's pick which I, Edd and Chai shared. The Lemony Tomato and Basil Salsa compliments well with the tender yet a bit dry porkchop. It would have been better if there were a little bit more of the salsa. Nonetheless it was a good entree.

My pick was the California Salad (Price: 180php), which is my favorite salad in Cafe George. Crab sticks, Cucumbers, lettuce and Mangoes in a creamy sesame sauce. Yum!

Another personal Cafe Georg favorite is Cafe Georg's Classic Pork Belly(Price: 180php). Thin Pork belly slices in a sweet peppery sauce just the way I like it!

Barcelona (Price 220php) was Chai's pick. My first time to taste a fish dish at Cafe George. The steamed fish fillet in Spanish Paprika butter is a little bit oily so be sure to squeeze those lemon slices! The entree actually was quite good, that is if your a fan of fish entrees. Goes well with a rootbeer drink, doesn't it Chai? hehe

We ordered Mocha Slush( Price: 90php), Strawberry Shake(Price: 120php) and Avocado Shake (Price: 80php) for our drinks! Strawberry shake is made out of Strawberry Syrup( tastes very much like Hershey's Strawberry Syrup) which of course is sweet and topped with whipped cream.

The Seasonal Avocado Shake! ahhhh! Fresh Avocado in a Shake. Nothing Special though, just plain Avocado shake. hehehe

And for our dessert, Choco Bailey's Pana Cotta(Price: 100php)! Two Layers of Italian Custard: Swiss dark chocolate topped with Baileys Pana Cotta! Now am craving for another serving of Choco Baileys! hahaha. raaawr! Choco Baileys Pana Cotta = Love!

Which La Marea Brownie Cup are you?

Restaurant: La Marea

Address: Crossroads Banilad Cebu City Branch

Food Class: Cakes, Pastries, Cookies, Bread

Contact Number 4162919

Store Schedule :9:00am till 12:00am Monday to Sunday

Mode of Payment: Cash

Before going to Vudu-oke, Greg, Shake , Edd and I had some dessert treat at La marea Crossroads. We ordered White Brownie Cup (Price: 95php) and Peach Brownie Cup (Price: 95php) !

Both Brownie cups were not as good as the original La Marea's brownie cup though. Both brownie cups have dry texture and almost gelatinous, so each spoonfull of brownie should go with a spoonfull of ice cream too. I miss Kenya's Brownie Cup(my fave brownie cup: the brownie crust was crisp, but the inside is moist and chewy and with cashew nuts), too bad they shut down! huhu. So my kaPigouts Shake, Edd, Greg, Chai, Nike and I are on the search for the new kaPigouts' Favorite Brownie Cup!

But when choosing a Brownie Cup at La Marea, I still would choose LA MAREA'S CHOCOLATE BROWNIE CUP (who made Cebu and everyone else fall in love with the brownie ala mode) over all the La Marea Brownie cup Variants.

My Ka Pigouts that night!

Edd, Shake and me!

Shake, Greg and me! And poor Greg for loosing a thousand bucks at La Marea! hehe