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in wonder 🌌🪐✨☄️

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Paradise Dynasty - Signature 8-Flavor Xiao Long Bao

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Shopping rest

Cafe # 3 for 2017: Recession Coffee, S Maison, Conrad Manila, MoA Pasay City

I went to MoA to buy some stuff for my mom’s birthday after my only Saturday class. I also bought The Prince for my literature class and a new phone case. I was also to buy a pair of vans but there were no available sizes! After a quite tiring half-day of shopping, I decided to rest first at, of course, a coffee shop. Recession Coffee is located at the hotel-mall near SMX. This is a coffee shop with pay-how-much-you-want concept. Literally, you can pay how much you want for your chosen coffee! But pleaseee, don’t abuse this concept and be generous enough. I had their cappuccino, and it was really good! Bitter level was maybe around 70-75%? You can add sugar syrup if you want it sweet, though. I also ordered their Black Sesame Matcha Brownie for P85. It was okay and blends well with my cappuccino. I just can’t taste the matcha and black sesame that much that it tends to taste like a sweet regular chocolate brownie. But it was really good that I will order this one again once I come back. The staff was friendly enough and the ambiance was really nice. I love the alternative/rock (whatever genre you call that but it was around those genre) songs they play which made my stay really worthwhile. I’m coming back for their other pastries and other coffee flavors but overall, I loved this place and it will definitely land into my favorite-coffee-shop-list.

RATING SERVICE: 4 / LOCATION: 4 / INTERIOR: 4 / FOOD: 4

[carleencl]

🍭Exploring Dessert Museum + Vlog

I got to explore the sweetest and tastiest museum in the Philippines - The Dessert Museum. The museum as they described is an “8 mouthwatering rooms of sugar-filled happiness. This is the only museum you’ll ever slide into! Follow our Candy Rabbits through our Donut Hole and slip down our sprinkle slide. Choose your path in our Candy Cane Groves or go Cotton Candy Picking in our sweetened forest.”

The museum is located at Unit 124, 126, 127a, S Maison, Coral Way, Conrad Hotel Manila, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City. It is open starting from 10 in the morning until 10 in the evening. Last tickets are sold at 8pm.

The trip going to Dessert Museum was very spontaneous. My friends and I were originally planning to just have lunch, watch a movie, and visit the National Museum of Natural History. Unfortunately, it was closed that day thus we decided to go to the Dessert Museum out of our frustration to visit a museum.

Before entering the museum, a blue strap was given equivalent to an entrance ticket. The strap was also needed to get a free dessert per area/room. Each strap were scanned once you get the small treat.

Ticket prices are Php799 for walk-ins and if you booked online, tickets are sold for Php699 only.

We were given 15 minutes for each room to explore and have those instagrammable photos! A total of 2 hours were allotted for the whole museum.

A guide was assigned per group to tour us around the whole museum. Photographers were also on standby if ever you would want to have your photos professionally taken and be printed afterwards as souvenirs.

1. Donut Room

The first room was the Donut Room. It is a room with hanging donuts just like the one in The Simpsons! It also has a wall with some facts about the donuts industry. For this room, we received a granola bar as the first dessert in this museum.

2. Marshmallow Room

Second room was filled marshmallows! Thousands of marshmallows were hanging from the ceiling. I really just wish those were edible! To those marshmallow addicts, marshmallows doesn’t have fats!

Being in the marshmallow room means having a giant marshmallow as freebie! Coating for the marshmallow has two choices during that time - Vanilla or Strawberry! And of course, as a strawberry lover, I chose the strawberry flavor. The dip is the same flavor as Mcdonald’s strawberry sundae dip cone.

3. Naught or Nice Room/Candy Cane Room

Upon entering the room, you would see that it is divided into a pink and blue area.

There is also an area with “bubble gum” or “candy” like jars where you could have your Instragrammable photo.

In the same room, there is an area with surrounding heart boxes. I think those were supposedly be chocolate heart-shaped boxes.

4. Ice Cream Room

The ice cream room! One of my favorite room since it has those plastic balls just like in playgrounds.

We were given options for the ice cream flavor, either Mango or Avocado. For my ice cream, I chose the Avocado flavored one.

5. Bubblegum Room

I wasn’t able to take photos for this room. As I remembered, this room has a big balloon like inflatable that you can go inside.

6. Gummy Bear Room

I also love this room since it has big gummy bears! Who wouldn’t want to hug a gummy bear?!

The room also has 3 small bathtubs where you could take a photo in it too. Balloons and plastic balls were also scattered in the area.

A unicorn cookie was given as a treat for this room. Though, I was expecting it would be some gummy bears treat.

7. Cotton Candy Room

Second to the last room is the cotton candy room. This area made me feel I am in a cotton candy land with its life-sized cotton candies and trees made from it.

8. Cake Pops Room

Last room is the Cake Pops room. It has an area with giant cake pops which you can sit or stand on it. It also has an area where you can play basketball with those round stuffed toys they have.

Overall, the Dessert Museum is a nice place to visit and try, however, I think the price for entering it is not that worth it. Once is enough to be able to see what the Dessert Museum has to offer.

Below is a vlog to show what’s inside the museum.

Until the next entry, conquering the within with happy thoughts! ✴️

The Dessert Museum

Location: Unit 124, 126, 127a, S Maison, Coral Way, Conrad Hotel Manila, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City Operating Hours: 10am - 10pm E-mail: [email protected]

Instagram: www.instagram.com/DessertMuseum Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheDessertMuseum Twitter: https://twitter.com/dessertmuseumph

[thebaginvestigator]

In a country where food is a lifestyle and restaurants are more than just places for eating, foodies and casual diners are always seeking a new, unique, and exciting gastronomic experience. Newly-opened fine bistro, Epilogue at S Maison mall, meets these criteria as it fuses the dedicated Japanese approach with the fresh and vibrant flavors of a European style bistro.

With a friendly atmosphere perfect for intimate dining, Epilogue offers a refreshing take on the familiar and introduces diners to a new culinary journey.

At the heart of Epilogue are four seasoned chefs namely Tomohide Ono, Hayato Mitsuhashi, Minoru Sorimachi, and Kenji Ishihara – all Japanese in spirit and process but with a global culinary perspective. From fresh pastries made every morning to exceptional cuisine and cocktails in the evening, these Epilogue chefs will showcase their skills and kodawari – a Japanese way of life where one continuously learns and strives for excellence in their chosen profession – in a way that will surely delight Filipino diners.

Chef Tomohide Ono specializes in soft breads. While he has already delighted palates in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Jakarta, he takes on a new challenge as he introduces his creations in Manila. At Epilogue, he offers a wide variety of breads using local ingredients that bring out the flavor of each item in his selection.

Chef Hayato Mitsuhashi’s expertise, on the other hand, is pasta and Italian food. He enjoys incorporating fresh seafood into his dishes, and is also into combining Italian ingredients like produce and herbs with Japanese flavors. His dishes, as Epilogue diners attest, are heavily influenced by his Italian training and Japanese heritage.

Meanwhile, Minoru Sorimachi had his early training 19 years ago as an apprentice at a teppanyaki restaurant in Ropponggi. His kodawari led to his evolution into a master of steak and teppanyaki. He has turned teppanyaki into a performance art where he is encouraged by the audience’s reactions. With experience from various steak houses in Japan, he is ready to share his craft to the Manila audience.

Last but not the least, Kenji Ishihara’s extensive knowledge of French pastries is rooted in his 23 years of experience working in Tokyo, Singapore, and Jakarta. His unique creations are a reflection of his love for sugar art and his exposure to a diverse culinary culture. His eclectic style in Manila is truly evident in the dessert creations now available at Epilogue.

With their extensive exposure to the food industry for over 20 years, these culinary geniuses are ready to take the Manila diners to a one-of-a-kind culinary journey—to be experienced only at Epilogue.

Epilogue is a brand of the Food Revolution Group. To know more about Epilogue, you may go to www.epilogue.ph or visit Epilogue at G/F S Maison, Conrad Manila, Ocean Drive, Mall of Asia, Pasay City.

Epilogue invaded by Four Japanese Chefs to showcase their culinary expertise In a country where food is a lifestyle and restaurants are more than just places for eating, foodies and casual diners are always seeking a new, unique, and exciting gastronomic experience.