The Grand Grill Tuesday Nights: For caveman carnivores only

May 3, 2012 2 Comments

If you've got your caveman on, this is the place to be on Tuesday Nights

The Husband and I are both unabashed carnivores. We love our meats and are not afraid to go places for it. Case in point, last Monday, after grazing through and drooling over a eat-all-you-can beef ribs and grilled chicken promotion, The Husband quickly made reservations for us on Tuesday night at The Grand Grill, Habtoor Grand Resort & Spa.

I was quite excited since it’s been a while since we went out for a date, at the same time, my tummy’s carnivore hormones were pumped up too.

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Dosas and displacement

April 28, 2012 1 Comment

Despite being at home in the arms of The Husband, there are just days that I feel pretty much out of place in this country.

Even inside our wee home, it feels just odd. Imagine that I have to tippy toe to the best of my abilities every time I brush my teeth (which is more than once a day) just to be able to reach the sink at a proper angle to avoid making a wet minty foam mess. It seems that things were built for more vertically gifted people, and not for petite people like me. In some restaurants, tables and counters are built for towering westerners and Arabs, making it quite awkward for teeny sized me to comfortably enjoy the eating experience.

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“X” marks the spot

April 7, 2012 7 Comments

Do you remember the nursery rhyme “Hot Cross Buns”? If you don’t, do these lyrics ring a childhood bell?

Hot cross buns!

Hot cross buns!

One ha’ penny, two ha’ penny,

Hot cross buns!

If you have no daughters,

Give them to your sons

One ha’ penny,

Two ha’ penny,

Hot Cross Buns!

I’ve never seen hot cross buns in my entire life! Or maybe just don’t know where to find them in Manila? So when I saw the post of Baker & Spice that they were baking hot cross buns this Holy Week (According to Wikipedia, it is tradition to serve and eat this treat during Good Friday. Can somebody confirm this?), I knew I had to troop over to feed my curiosity. “X” really marks the spot this time around…

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