A Bakery Cafe I Would Keep Coming Back To

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Mom & Tina's Bakery Cafe will always be my favorite spot whenever I want to be assured that I would get delicious home cooked style meals. My first visit here made so much of an impression that I decided to held my birthday here a few years back following that visit. So last Valentines Eve, when my friend Gael asked if we could hang out since we haven't seen each other for ages, Mom & Tina's was the easiest choice.

A Trip Down To Memory Lane At Goodles

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Goodles has been my favorite hang-out place in Robinsons Galleria along with my peers, especially when I was just starting out as a call center agent on one of those buildings surrounding the mall. My very first visit to Goodles was with Jhen. We thoroughly enjoyed our pastas of choice while we leafed through our chosen magazines as we took advantage of the mall's free wi-fi access. Jhen prefers any white sauce pasta, usually a toss-up between Grape Carbonara and Chicken Vodka. I am the more flexible one, I think I already tried almost all the pasta to-go they're offering but my favorite would be the Seven Layer Lasagna. Its very cheesy, and meaty, and could really fill you up easily. Amped the flavor of your pasta by sprinkling it with more parmesan cheese and for the brave, chili flakes, and you're in for a blissful gourmet pasta experience on a budget. 

My Heart Beats For Cafe Cristina

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A cheesy title for a post, I know. But hey! Valentine is just around the corner so one can be excused to be cheesy these days. Cafe Cristina, situated along Marcos Highway, may not be an ideal spot for a romantic rendezvous, since its right within the vicinity of a Shell gas station (the cafe gives off a more homey, barkada hang-out feel), but you would literally fall in love with some of the food items they offer, as I did.

When my friend Lei briefly mentioned on her Facebook status that she went to Cafe Cristina after a relaxing massage with our common friends, I really got curious and asked her the exact location of the cafe. I even went to the extent of Googling about the cafe. One thing led to another, the next thing we know, we're already plotting a possible get together brunch with our friends. Possibly with the same group of friends who was with me on that wonderful Johnny Rockets pre-Christmas get-together, with more people adding in.