Archive for December 23rd, 2008

Santa Be So Emo

Santa Be So Emo

A couple of weeks ago, me, Manolo Quezon, Ding Gagelonia, Dean Jorge Bocobo, CaffeineSparks, the Jester-in-Exile, and Arbet Bernardo had dinner over at Savory at San Juan.  Politics was, of course, a requisite in a dinner with them, along with dating tips from Jester and Sparks… I still don’t understand dating for the life of me.  No wonder my love life is an epic fail.

Having the attention span of a mosquito with Alzheimer’s disease, my awesome powers of observation did not lead me to realizing that Rom and her friends did pass by N. Domingo.  It did lead me to a rather interesting sight as Savory was closing for the night:

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Yes, folks; that is the sight of Savory’s giant dancing Santa Claus with a plastic bag on his head.  And yes, I take bad pictures.

December 23, 2008 1 comment Read More
Welcome to the House of Marocharim 1: Baguio Beans

Welcome to the House of Marocharim 1: Baguio Beans

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Baguio Beans Coffee Shop
General Luna Road, Baguio City
Open from 1 PM – 12 MN, Fridays to Saturdays (1 PM – 2 AM)
Contact: Efren Soliman (0916) 580-9237

Disclaimer: As a blogger or reviewer, I believe that I shouldn’t get a free ride – much less a free lunch – for anything I review.  I didn’t get a single free item from Baguio Beans.  I paid my meal full price.

My fondest recollections of Baguio City include quaint little coffee shops.  Coffee here is pretty much necessary to ward off against the chill.  Before the days of instant coffee, there was always a steaming cup of Benguet coffee, complete with the flavorful coffee oil floating on top of the coffee.  Mixed with a bit of brown sugar, the coffee always gives me a feeling of home.

Of course, this comes with my quirk of drinking coffee cold.  Call me bourgeois, but I love frappe.

Whenever I’m home, I always shy away from Starbucks and Seattle’s Best Coffee.  I warm myself with brews in places like Kaffeklatsch in Legarda Road, Star Café in Session Road, and Cordillera Coffee at SM City Baguio.  Not only does the food come cheap, but they don’t mass-produce coffee.  In these places, coffee is almost always certainly about quality.

December 23, 2008 4 comments Read More