Posts Tagged ‘food’
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
I just want to share with you something my client gave me. It is one of those things that seems so odd but after giving it a try it actually tastes yummy! I love macadamia nuts but they are really so full of fat that you have to eat them sparingly. I also love lobsters! Lobsters conjure luxury, celebration and fine dining. Imagine when you mix the two and this is what you get? I just wanted to share this with all of you as I have never eaten anything like this before! Tee hee!
I have never tried this before? It was really fun and interesting to try.
This is how it looks inside! The powder flavoring makes the nuts really taste likes lobster.
HUGS!
RAJO!
Tags: food, lobster macadamias, rajo laurel
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Monday, June 28th, 2010
Leave it to my dear friend Malu Gamboa to sniff out one of the best Mexican cantinas we have in the metropolis! After our Legally Blonde show we all were famished! Malu loves Mexican food! So I really trust her when it comes to this cuisine. The place was really close to the Ortigas area and we gave it a go.
Looking at this just makes me hungry!
The place is called TJ’s Tijuana Mexican grill! It is a quaint little place located in a corner of the City Golf Plaza ( weird name?! LOL!) Our waiter was one of the best that I have ever experienced. Well informed, gracious and quite charming. A rarity now a days! Come to think of it, the entire staff was pretty good! We Pinoys have the best smiles!
The quaint interiors! They open late till 3am!
We ordered immediately! Some Nachos, Burito’s ,chicken tenders and a fish taco! Then we had some lovely frozen margaritas to go with the meal! The meal arrived within minutes! Everything was excellent except for the Chicken Tenders which were drenched with fat and the oil oozing out of the basket! NOT PRETTY!
- Nix ready to dive in! LOL!
- Our lovely Margaritas
- Cheers!
The rest of the meal was wonderful and we all really enjoyed it! The waiter gave us extra nachos to boot! I love this place because when Nix’s margarita was not to his liking the waiter changed it immediately without hesitation. You don’t get that in Manila too often. Making this place a winner to me! If you’re all looking for your Mexican fix then head on over to TJ’s. I hear they have a branch in Makati, but I forgot the area.
This was a bit hard to eat! Double fried chicken skin with a ton of oil! Avoid this at all cost if you wish to live longer! LOL! I am sure it tastes great but it will clog up your arteries big time!
A yummy and healthy alternative, a grilled fish taco.
This is their regular burrito! It was nicely done.
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HUGS!
RAJO!
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TJ’s Tijuana Mexican Grill
City Golf Plaza Ortigas, Pasig City
Brngy Ugong
tel. 02-4706179
Tags: fashion, food, Malu Gamboa, Nix Alanon, rajo laurel, tjs tijuana mexican grill
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Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
I love discovering tiny hole in the wall restaurants that serve fantastic meals at unbelievable prices points. These food adventures does not happen very often and when they do I feel compelled to share them. My dear friend Joey Campillio and I made dinner plans for the weekend and he was raving about this little chinese hole in the wall near Rockwell. I got equally excited and reserved our Saturday night for this. We easily found the place as I am familiar with the area, but if your are not it might be tricky to find. The restaurant is called YOU JIE XIAO CHAO. There is no big signage but at any given time there place is buzzing with people. Mostly Chinese nationals looking for authentic Hunan cuisine.
This is the entrance of the restaurant.
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Tags: chinese, food, hunan food, rajo laurel, YOU JIE XIAO CHAO
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Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
My best friend Bob paid me a visit over the weekend. I was so excited to have him over and take him around. He took along his partner Kelvin. Bob and Kelvin live in Shanghai and it was Kelvin’s first time in the Philippines. Every time I have visitors I always take them to Antonio’s in Tagaytay. It is simply the best restaurant in the Philippines!
I love what they did with the entrance foyer. The pale blue walls are just soothing and the photos on the walls gives this place a sense of heritage. It is like going to a house of a wealthy haciendero!
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Tags: antonio's, food, rajo laurel, tagaytay, tony boy
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Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Food is integral to my joy of traveling. In Argentina they have two major things that you must try. One is the beef at a Parilla and the other is the Emapanada. We were going to have a Parilla feast later in the trip so when we were told that it would be an empanada pit stop for lunch, my hear skipped a beat. LOL! We were going to one of the most beloved empanada shops in Beunos Aires it is called “El Sanjuanino” it is around 50 years old and the whole place still gets packed.
Look for this sign! The address is Posadas 1515 Recoleta, Buenos Aires tel. 4805-2683/4804-2909 the website is www.elsanjuanino.com
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Tags: argentina, El Sanjuanino, empanadas, food, rajo laurel, travel
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
I have been busy working here in NYC and in my spare time I come to a couple of places that spark my interest.
Very cool interiors from the indoor Market
My friend Mike Ching enjoying the winter sun!
Most of the time these center around the food or the restaurant that I like to try of my friends recommend. You all know I love brunch and this for me works because I end up eating two meals a day instead of one! However I know this is not the healthiest way to live but I still love it! Will just work out more- in this case take less cabs and just walk more! LOL!
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Well my friends started working on the area where we would love to be in and then have brunch in that area. I always love the Meat packing district because the stores there are really nice and they are just really interesting. We walked through the Market are which was always cool and ended up in the old FLORENT…which was one of my favorite diners when I was a student! It is now called GANSEVOORT 69 named after the address it is at with Telephone number 212-6910069.
The Gansevoort interiors. Its a cleaned up version of florent but I miss the grit and I definitely miss the food!
More interior shots!
The bar!
Honestly, I would not bother making a reservation because it was not really that great! I mean the food was normal and nothing really to blog about! LOL! Although the staff were really nice but the food was a waste of time.
My Huevos-Rancheros! Pwede na! But I had much better versions in the city!
Our Brunch!
Good thing the shopping put us all in a better mood! LOL! Shopping does that all the time doesn’t it?
The Alexander McQueen store was near by! Naiyak ako!
I actually felt so bad when he died! I cried when I saw the video of Bjork at the Fashion Rocks! We really lost a GENIUS! Rest in Peace!!!
After that I had a drink at the St. Regis bar called The old king cole! I liked it there! They shot several movies in this bar and It is a great way to cool your heels after a long day of shopping! er....Working pala! LOL!
HUGS!
RAJO!
Tags: florent, food, gansevoort 69, new york, rajo
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Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
My girls Leica, Kitty and Amanda decided to have a long Sunday brunch. I took this opportunity to finally try out LU at Rockwell! I was so excited because a couple of my readers (NAKS!) wrote me their suggestions on what to order.
When I walked in, I saw that the place was abuzz with customers and we were led to our table. The owner Luis Terry was there to greet us and gave us a big hug! I really appreciate it when the owners of restaurants are their because this really makes a huge difference. After Luis explained the menu, we decided to have a bottle of bubbly to celebrate the holidays! (As if we needed any other reason?! LOL!)
The menu was well conceived and very tempting! It's all like foreplay!
We started wit this yummy appetizer sampler plate which was really good! The hummus with the eggplant was divine!
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Tags: Amanda Carpo, bags, brunch, fashion insider. Rajo Laurel, food, friends, Hermes, Kitty, leica carpo, LU, Luis Terry, Prada, Rockwell, window shopping
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Monday, December 28th, 2009
What I love about Christmas is that so many friends from all over the world come home to celebrate Christmas. There is nothing like a Filipino Christmas! We just know how to celebrate this important holiday like no other race on the planet!
I recently had the pleasure to join a super chic homecoming dinner for one of our dearest friends Noel de la Rama! Noel has not been home for more than a decade. He resides in New York and is a personal chef for super famous people. Currently, he is the personal chef of Mr. Dustin Hoffman! Noel is like my own personal Zagat guide, giving me tips on the latest, hottest, best eats in New York City! Apart from that, Noel is really one great guy! We all love him!
He decided to surprise his best friend Junie Rodriquez with his home coming! Tita Fe (Junie’s Mom) was in cahoots with the whole surprise! The evening was an immense success! The meal was lovingly prepared amidst the most chic environment! Tita Fe & Junie are really my personal lifestyle heroes!
The Rodriguez's Christmas tree!
Junie was visually surprised with Noel's arrival.
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Tags: christmas, Christmas party, dinner, dinner party, Fashion Insider, Fe Rodriguez, food, friends, homecoming, Junie Rodriguez, Noel de la Rama, party, rajo laurel
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Friday, December 4th, 2009
I just had one of the most incredible dinner experiences last night! I was invited to an intimate dinner last night by Ms. Margie Moran Floirendo, otherwise known as Ms. Universe! LOL! I was very much intrigued as the invitation read “Ballet, Barbie, Bulli”. I mean…I HAD TO GO! Right!?
It had all my favorite things in this world! I love the ballet! I love as in I LOVE BARBIE!!! LOL! I think I am a fashion designer now because of the doll. As a young boy, I would steal my sisters’ Barbies and give them makeovers! I even saved my allowance just so that I could buy Christy! The first black barbie!
I also love Bulli; El Bulli is the super famous restaurant of Fernand Adria, the world famous chef who champions molecular gastronomy! His restaurant is located in Bilbao, Spain. Having a meal there is a once in a lifetime experience! Well…..When you get an invitation from Ms. Universe, you just have to go! LOL!
These were the invitations! I just had to go! I could not help myself!
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Tags: art, ballet, Ballet Philippines, barbie, Bulli, Cary Santiago, Fashion Insider, food, Gabby Barredo, James Reyes, Joey Samson, Louis Claparols, Margie Moran Floirendo, Patrice Ramos-Diaz, Philippine designers, rajo laurel, sculptures
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
I don’t know about you guys, but I absolutely love long weekends! It just gives me the opportunity to do things that I have been meaning to do or do absolutely nothing and not feel guilty. Although I am the type of person who tries to fill my day with activities, this weekend I had some busy time and some down time.
The first thing I did was take my 90 year old Lola to watch Repertory Philippines Sweeney Todd. I promised my cousin Franco who plays the romantic lead Anthony that I would take our Lola Betty to the play. I was so thrilled to take her and we all had a super fantastic time.
Franco and our Lola Betty after the show!
Another shot with me in it! Isn't our Lola Beautiful?
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Tags: architecture, Escolta, family, Fashion Insider, food, Franco Laurel, Inspiration, Lola Betty, long weekend, peninsula manila, rajo laurel, Santino, Sweeney Todd
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