The flavorful Jolly Crispy Fries now comes with a Wasabi kick! Jollibee is back at it again, giving our taste buds such a flavorful experience!

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When it comes to exciting flavors and great snacks to share with friends, Jolly Crispy Fries never disappoints. Crispy and flavorful in every bite, it can easily bring barkadas together and make them savor every fun experience. And for this season, Jollibee launches its exciting new fries flavor—Wasabi! 

The Wasabi Fries gives that surprisingly delicious kick for those daring adventure seekers.

“Wasabi Fries is the latest addition to our growing menu which continuously adapts to our customers’ evolving taste preferences. This season, we wanted to turn up the heat with this intriguing and adventurous new product,” Jollibee Senior Marketing Manager for Complementary Products Kay Segismundo said. 

“Our research and development team balanced the flavor in a way that would cater to those with medium to low tolerance for spice, while still being enjoyable to those who yearn for that kick. It’s perfect for group sharing, especially for friends who continue to look for variety and excitement in food and in everything they do.”

When you’re out unlocking achievements, ticking off bucket list items or simply lounging around with your friends, pair the experience with the flavorful Jolly Crispy Fries in plain (Php 35, Php 57 and Php 67 for regular, large and jumbo sizes, respectively) or Wasabi (Php 40, Php 65 and Php 80). Jolly Crispy Fries is available for dine-in, take-out, delivery and drive-thru transactions. 

For more information on your Jolly favorites, like Jollibee Philippines’ Facebook page and follow @Jollibee on Twitter and Instagram.

*Prices may vary across different locations.

Food lovers collide at #SMDCeats - SMDC Food Crawl

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Food trips, food crawl is the most enjoyable trip for foodies.

Last week, we, bloggers joined forces doing the SMDC food crawl. We visited four restaurants in SM Development Corporation  (SMDC) residences / environment, located in Makati City.

SM Development Corporation  (SMDC)  provides luxurious urban living through vertical villages perfectly integrated with a commercial retail environment, giving its residents access to a truly cosmopolitan lifestyle. They are sought after condominiums here in the Philippines within prime location, well-maintained swimming pool and facilities.

We food crawler visited SMDC food establishments, tried different dishes, restaurants and comparing dishes with their distinct taste.

 Pad Thai -  Mixed Thai Noodles - Thai Iced Tea

For our first stop,  SEN LEK THAI NOODLE.

Their menu items are mainly rice and noodle dishes. We opted for two noodle dishes: the soup-based Mix Special Thai Noodle and the Pad Thai.

The Mix Special Thai ingredients’ servings were generous and you can add the extra cilantro and green onions made up for the broth’s blandness.

 Pad Thai

 Mixed Thai Noodles

  

The serving is just perfect and the price is affordable given the dishes’ cheap prices.

Sen Lek Thai Noodle

Tower C, Sea Residences, MOA Complex

Pasay City, Philippines

  Shawarma Plate, Keema, Kabab Platter, Vegetable Platter

Our next stop was at MISTER KABAB.

Shawarma cravings ?

When you’re looking for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern type of cuisine then Mister Kabab is the ideal place for you.

While waiting for the menu, they gave us hummus and pita bread that will make your hunger satisfied a bit.

I enjoyed Keema  - with eggplant is ground meat with smashed grilled eggplant mixed into it with spices.

Mister Kabab offers inexpensive for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. 

Their platter  is perfect for groups.

Mister Kabab

Shell Residences, EDSA, Pasay, Metro Manila

Third stop is at RYU RAMEN & CURRY.

Japanese food comfort for Filipinos.

Ryu actually means Dragon

RYU RAMEN & CURRY is known for affordable yet huge ramen servings that will surely leave you with a full belly!

Located in SM Jazz, Makati, Ryu Ramen and Curry has been around for quite some time now giving us different flavors of Ramen, Curry and more.

Food crawlers love Noodles, Tantanmen , Ryu Ramen Curry, Negi Miso Ramen , Toridon (Chicken Teriyaki) , Katsu Cheese Curry, Katsudon, Ebi Furai Curry, Tempura, Gyoza Katsu Curry, Beef Tendon Curry, Chicken Curry, Miso Ramen, Japanese Rice, Iced Tea and Complimentary tea!

Instagrammable . . .  

  

Ryu Ramen & Curry prepares their dishes right after you order it, you can see them preparing your orders at the glass window. All the dishes especially their ramen were serve in big bowls.

All of the staff were accommodating.

Ryu Ramen and Curry looks and feels upscale, modern and inviting.

TRIVIA : Ryu Ramen & Curry is the brainchild of owners and longtime friends Ogie Alcasid, Edwin Dazo, Neil Castillo, VJ Vergel de Dios, and Joseph Juico. This Japanese inspired restaurant opened in 2012 in their first branch in Tomas Morato. It was well received and earning them a loyal following. Their flagship branch is in SM Jazz Mall in Bel Air Makati.

Ryu Ramen & Curry

SM Jazz Mall, Nicanor Garcia Corner Jupiter Street, Bel-Air, Makati City

Last stop is at Darwin Dimsum Hong Kong Special.

Darwin Dimsum offers Chinese food in different shapes and looks that’ll bring out the child in you.

panda and hello kitty !

They have custard buns, hakaws and dumplings with Hello Kitty as the design, Panda vegetable buns and Mickey Mouse-shaped radish cakes.

For the taste, all were okay,  the custard wasn’t as creamy though, but it was good.

Their best sellers are Hello Kitty Custard Bun, Mickey Radish Cake, Panda Vegetable Bun,  Windmill shrimp dumplings, Siao Long Bao, Hello Kitty Hakaw, Mushroom Bun

Darwin Dimsum Hong Kong Special

SM Jazz Mall, Nicanor Garcia Corner Jupiter Street, Bel-Air, Makati City

Thank you so much and hope we will continue our foodie adventure and more food crawls on other SMDC places.

A perfectly balanced sweet-salty goodness you can’t resist! Red Ribbon introduces its cheesiest, creamiest ensaimadas yet

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Snacking with your family is definitely more enticing with the cheesy goodness of classic Red Ribbon ensaimadas. 

That is why it has been a favorite mainstay treat for the young and the young-at-heart.

Now, Red Ribbon, one of the leading bakeshop chains in the Philippines, makes a good thing even so much better with the all-time favorite Red Ribbon Cheesy Ensaimada.

The cheesy goodness of the ensaimadas has now leveled up to achieve the perfect balance of sweet and salty taste. This new and exciting flavor is brought by the perfect combination of butter and sugar toppings covered with long and thick strands of creamy cheese.

Red Ribbon Cheesy Ensaimada

Aside from the new twist, Red Ribbon Cheesy Ensaimada also introduces two new flavors that will surely satisfy your every ensaimada craving.

Strawberry Cheesecake Ensaimada

Red Ribbon Salted Caramel Ensaimada

The Strawberry Cheesecake Ensaimada is topped with a rich layer of luscious strawberry and cream cheese for that perfect complement to the salty cheese toppings while the Red Ribbon Salted Caramel Ensaimada is generously smothered with salted caramel topping and long strands of creamy cheese. These two new flavors are guaranteed to be the best snack time must-have in any lunch box.

Red Ribbon Cheesy Ensaimadas are available for P25 only while the Red Ribbon Strawberry Cheesecake Ensaimada and Red Ribbon Salted Caramel Ensaimada are priced at P35 each.

“We always want to serve new flavorful treats for our customers,” said Ned Bandojo, Head of Marketing of Red Ribbon. 

“These Cheesy Ensaimadas promise to deliver what our customers truly deserve, which is to have more reasons to make ordinary moments with family and friends so much sweeter.”

With Red Ribbon’s new and improved Cheesy Ensaimadas, snack time will be ever so memorable.

Red Ribbon Ensaimadas are now available in all stores nationwide.

Hey foodies! Street food in a mall? Why not!

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Here in the Philippines, we think of the sidewalk when we say “street food”. However, those who have been to Singapore know of this kind of food as “hawker food”. It is as flavorful as it is mysterious.

Now, you don’t have to go to Singapore to get a taste of this highly popular cooked food concept. Because just when you thought we already have the world’s cuisine within our midst, here comes SM with another first as it opened its doors to Filipino foodies and non-foodies alike – welcome Makansutra.

Makan is the Bahasa word for “food”, and Sutra means “guide” according to Buddhist scriptures. Makansutra Chief Executive and Makan Guru KF Seetoh put the two words together to fittingly describe what the company aims to achieve: to serve as food and dining guide through recipes that have been inherited from the forefathers of the Asian region.

Makansutra in SM Megamall A is the company's first fully-owned restaurant in the Philippines, and the first of its kind in the country. It showcases hawker restaurants that are popular in Singapore, offering various recipes with Asian origins such as China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Gathering a total of 70 to 80 Filipino chefs, the owners of the restaurants themselves came all the way from Singapore to teach the art of cooking authentic heritage street food that customers will find unique and delectable.

“These foods became iconic and famous, became big business in many countries. The Philippines deserves this kind of food variety and I hope they enjoy this because Filipinos love and appreciate good, authentic food,” Seetoh observed. “In Singapore, we have difficulty getting people to learn how to cook as a profession. Here in the Philippines, it only took the Filipino chefs and cooks a week to learn the authentic heritage street food recipes that Makansutra offers.”

Asked why he chose to open first in SM, Seetoh remarked, “Why not SM? You can’t find any other better location, except maybe SM MOA. It took one breakfast with Hans Sy and I was fortunate enough for being given the opportunity to have a space here. No other mall in Singapore compares to the size and the kind of crowd that Megamall has.”

One of Seetoh’s Filipino partners, Chef JJ Yulo, believes that this innovative concept in dining will be warmly accepted by the Filipinos. “Street food in general is not hard to sell. To me, it means fast, casual, delicious, humble, affordable. We want to expand the vocabulary of Pinoys beyond tapsilog,” Yulo said.

Not only is it good for expanding the adventurous tastebuds of Pinoys, but it will also bode well for the food industry. 

“If we all succeed, then this is good for the industry and the country,” Yulo said.  

“It’s good to have it in a mall like SM because of its foot traffic, which is good for business. Turnout is great even if it’s a weekday. The best thing about this is that it’s convenient for you to keep coming back, and you will not run out of choices because there is something for everyone with different taste preferences. None of these foods are adopted for the Pinoy tastebud. These are all authentic heritage food from various regions. It’s our entry point to Singapore’s popular foods.”

Two of the restaurant owners, Ah You of Hong Kong Street Old Chun Kee and Sam Hussin of Alhambra Padang Satay, are both positive about the reception of Filipinos to these unique Asian heritage cuisine. This being their first time to operate in the Philippines, they were amazed at the first-day turnout of customers considering it was a weekday. They expect that more customers will come in during weekends.

For us Pinoys, eating knows no time. With SM’s latest pioneering offer through Makansutra, dining will be more than just a habit and a necessity – it’s definitely going to be a relishing adventure.

Globe Platinum and The Gourmand Market brings a gastronomic weekend foodventure! Visit and enjoy The Gourmand Market on July 22 to July 24

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Guests for the weekend feast get to savor specially-made Globe Platinum dishes to bring home special prizes

 A preview of some of the delicious Globe Platinum gourmet dishes that await guests at the upcoming Gourmand Market weekend

The Gourmand Market is back and ready to satisfy all the foodies out there with a tasteful selection of gourmet finds. 

From July 22 to July 24, 2016, The Gourmand Market, together with Globe Platinum, announces another round of great tasting choices embodying a scene of a modern day outdoor affair. Located at C1 Park, Bonifacio High Street, it is open to all for free, from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

With an innate passion for gastronomy, The Gourmand Market has served as a venue for vendors to come together and share their craft for food. In this weekend affair, guests are in for a breath of fresh air and an environment of great food that will be a perfect time and venue to relax, enjoy and spend time with friends and family.

“Food has always been rooted in our culture and this July, Globe Platinum welcomes everyone to another weekend of The Gourmand Market - with it being a great venue for family, friends, and foodies alike. It will be another chance to be inspired and try something new. We especially look forward to what the merchants have prepared for their Globe Platinum dishes. Trying out these dishes may even let guests bring home special tokens,” says Kaisie del Carmen, Globe Platinum Brand Head. 

Upon entry, guests will be given Loyalty Cards to complete during their foodventure. Each purchase of a Globe Platinum dish available at select merchants, earns a signature for the card. Special tokens await those who complete up to 10 Globe Platinum specialties! Customers also get to dine in the chic and comfortable Platinum lounge, complete with complimentary drinks. 

At the lounge, customers will also learn about the new Platinum Lifestyle Plan No Lock-up options. The latest and most powerful Platinum plans yet, these new No Lock-up plans are designed for internet-heavy users who are now more liberated in being always ON locally and even when abroad!

Platinum Lifestyle Plan No Lock-up variants have double the data allocation as well as built-in unlimited data roaming. Platinum clients can enjoy 20 GB of mobile data plus 2 days of unlimited roaming per month for Plan 3799 and 4 days/month for Plan 4999. On Plan 7999, customers get 6 days/month of unlimited data roaming and a supersized 40 GB of mobile data.

To learn more about the inspiring world of Globe Platinum and its services, visit www.globe.com.ph/platinum.