1521 Restaurant / Rue Bourbon

My dear friend came back from canada and we were all excited in the office of her return.

on the day she visits us, we head to Fort Burgos Circle for dinner.

it's basically serve same food cuisine with Romulo Cafe, but i think 1521 is much better.

1521 Restaurant serves filipino classic favorite foods.

Talong mo kay Tulfo (Fried eggplant with egg): the dish is very good. it's soft, chewy, and definitely yummy. You can taste the eggplant, and the egg at the same time. add ketchup for best tasting.

Melon Juice: the juice is just plain sad. it's definitely not a fresh fruit, you can taste the artificial flavor in it.

Garlic Rice: the rice was perfect, oh so tasteful and delight. there is added little crunch from the garlic bits. 

Busog na Bangus (Milk fish specie) : the fish was a winner. it was wrapped in foil, grilled, stuffed with onions, tomatoes, and slated egg. The fish was the highlight of the dinner. the fish wasn't flaky which is not a bad thing. it was firm and yet soft upon chew. the flavors of the stuffing really inject to the meat.  add some spicy soy sauce for best tasting.

Bagoong Rice: This rice is definitely a winner. it's a shrimp paste rice, but not necessarily very salty at all, you can taste the soft texture, flavorful of the shrimp paste. Also, the tomatoes, salted egg, and green mangoes added more flavor to the rice. the mixture of the toppings compliments with the rice. the tomatoes and salted egg compliments each other, while the green mangoes which is sour, balances the saltiness of the rice.

Bonggang Bongaang Binagoongan: Deep fried pork cutlets with shrimp paste and green mangoes. I never thought that shrimp paste and green mangoes can go very well with deep fried pork. the saltiness and sourness of the toppings compliments with the little rough and crunchy texture of the pork. a must try. 

Adorableng Adobong Pusit: I don't like adobong pusit at all, but this dish has changed my mind. The squid was so soft and tender, there was nothing rotten in the dish. usually adobong pusit has that foul taste and odor which i hate. But this dish was an exception, I'm willing to try another adobong pusit if the taste and texture of the meat is same with this dish.

RUE BOURBON

We head for come drinks at Rue Bourbon to kill some time and do some catching up.

Menu

Me and My Bombay Sapphire Martini

Stella Atrois (Beer)

Caramel Beer (Yum!)

John goes shopping

I woke up in the middle of the summer heat. manila is sizzlin' with 35 degrees!

so to avoid the heat, i went to my usual mall - SM Megamall. 

it's quite big and all the things you need, you can find in this mall. although places can get crowded but it's ok.

i forgot to take a picture of my favorite Happy Lemon's Rock Salt n Cheese w/ Cocoa. sad. 

Brunch:

Jipan (Bldg A)

Shogayaki Teishoku (Bento Set of marinated pork-strips, sweet egg roll, vegetable tempura, salad, and miso soup, with snow white sticky japanese rice / the bun is pan custard cream) to my surprise my meal costs: 313 pesos or 7$ and

Pork Strips: Tender, tasty, a little salty, and a little bit overcooked. the taste will burst in the mouth wanting to eat more rice to balance the taste. :

Egg Roll: It's like the egg you can taste on sushi but, this egg roll is far more superior. it's firm and yet soft while chewing, you can taste the egg and yet the sweetness of the flavor.

Vegetable Tempura: the tempura was not promising it's quite ordinary. it was not crisp at all. the winning factor was the sauce to dip, and the flavor of the vegetables.

Salad and Miso Soup: Ordinary. nothing special.

Jipan Restaurant is one of those restaurant that you can eat close to authentic japanese cuisine it's a little bit pricey compared to other japanese restaurant but it's the restaurant that you can eat if you have no money to pay for real authentic expensive japanese food. they also sell high quality breads and pastries which is so promising. 

afternoon:

went to body tune for European seaweed body polish (it comes with scrub in which smells awe full then it comes with seaweed polish that smells like sushi and then Swedish massage)

then went to Nisce skin n' face for regular facial.

Dinner:

Almon Marina (Bldg. A)

My family is very loyal to this restaurant because of it's food quality and excellent service. (well all the staff knows us, so i guess extra quality service is really given)

I'm quite loving alcohol lately and it does bother me but oh well. this one is less alcohol - Bailey's Coffee Cream. which costs 165 pesos

Chicken Mushroom Soup: their soup was very satisfactory given it's price i think it's less than 100 bucks so definitely worth it. 

Main Course: Lamb Kebab 

the meat was surprisingly soft and tasty. it does not have those after taste as many people say with lamb. although I'm disappointed with it's dryness. the rice was so extra ordinary so so good. the mixed vegetables with olive oil was dry and very very soft ( i like it a little bit firm) and it easily breaks. the grilled vegetables was also good and really tasty. 

after quite some time i go shopping with my new mabuhay miles allied bank credit card. 

all these things below are all on sale, so i bought all these cheap.

Face Shop (Anti-Acne serum)

Freebie from face shop (thanks for this moisturizer)

bought vitamins for my health from healthy options

freebies from face shop

sunglasses that i bought from aldo

good bye loreal men, hello face shop men.

50% off dead sea salt butter scrub from ahava (super good quality product, and a great deal!) visit the nearest ahava shop for good quality skin products

my first penguin merchandise and it's on sale! :)

Me and Alcohol.

I never liked beer. never.

i prefer cocktail drink over the taste of beer. 

my alcohol intake is not really that exaggerated (for hard drinks). 

although i may be a little over when it comes to drinking wine. or cocktail at lunchtime @ makati. i don't want to be alcoholic and be like a celebrity that falls into alcoholism. but what i like about myself is that, i can control what i drink. :)

My Top favorite to drink:

1) Red Wine

2) Martini-Vodka (Chocolate / Coco-Lychee)

3) Irish Cream

4) Margarita

5) Bombay Sapphire's Gin

donations of red / white wine is highly appreciated.

Thanks!

Jack Daniels, Bacardi Apple, Jose Cuervom Fridays Mudslide, Patron (coffee), Absolut Vodka (Mango)

The Bar Vodka (Strawberry), Canterbury Cream (Chocolate) , Jose Curevo, Mojitos, Malibu, Sauza Gold, Merry's Irish Strawberry Cream

Tequila Shots

My Fave: Red Wine

Red Wine w/ coke :)