Starry starry nights

Ayala Triangle Gardens = L.O.V.E.

At night, at this time of the year, it turns into a magical kaleidiscope of lights.

The lights are just stunning and amazing...

tantalizing...

and hypnotizing


















Thank you Ayala for giving us this Christmas treat.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Gulliver's

Whenever J craves for a steak dinner, he always insists that we have it at Gulliver's for its reasonable price and proximity to our home. But I always resist because i don't like the dark lighting of the restaurant, I don't like walking in that part of Makati Av. and I am not that loco with their steak. I only love their corn pudding.

But last week I finally said yes because I misunderstoond J's invitation when he said Great Eastern. My brain processed it as Hossein's. Oh well.

Gulliver's was as usual dark but the mood was livened up by the Christmas decors and the live piano playing. Everything was lovely that night.

We ordered the following:

Salmon

Steak


















Our orders came with corn pudding, vegetables and potatoes. This time I enyoyed the steak that we ordered. It was thick, juicy and delicious. As for the salmon, it was fresh and the sauce added to the overall delightfulness of the meal.

For this wonderful dinner, I am now willing to eat at Gulliver's anytime J wants a steak. 

Paris-Delice

A newly-opened French store that sells bread, salad, soups, patisserie and coffee. It is located along Makati Avenue corner Juno St.

Although this store in our neighborhood, our first taste of their bread was not in this store but at the food stall in the International Bazaar at the PICClast 21 November 2010. Their flier boasts of the breads being flown directly from Paris! J and I bought the pain au chocolat and the chocolate donut. It was love at first bite! The pain au chocolat is a croissant with drizzles of chocolate sauce. The croissant was perfect, it was fresh, delicate and delicious. It was delicate that the flakes keep on falling in our every bite. The donut, on the other hand, was chocolate heaven. The soft bread and chocolate that kept on oozing out blended so well. It balanced each other's goodness.

After our first taste of Paris-Delice's  "delights", J and I vowed to vist their store. Thus, after a few days, we went to Makati Av. for a late dinner. The store is relatively small without the stifling effect, spacious and well-lighted. At that tiem, it was full of French expats just hanging around, which made the whole french experience more authentic. We wanted something light, so we had the following:

Soup of the day with baguette

Sandwich

Pain au chocolat and chocolate donut (again!)  and capuccino

Everything was perfect. But this was a guilt-laden dinner because J and I do not eat carbohydrates for medical reasons (I have PCOS) during dinner. Every bite was filled with thoughts of our diet being broken. Thus, we made another vow, that is, to go back to Paris-Delice for breakfast.

Last Saturday, we went back for breakfast and ordered two breakfast sets, P130, which consists of one hot drink or juice, a choice of croissant, patisserie or half baguette with butter and jam.

Although a little bit pricey for our pockets, J and I are happy to have an authentic French cafe in our neighborhood. Welcome Paris-Delice to [this side of] Makati.