Drinks w/ A Touch Of Whimsy

cocktail drink

Whimsical drinks such as cocktails has a bewitching appeal to me. I do chug an occasional bottle of beer but nothing lures me better to alcohol consumption than a cocktail drink with an exotic name and handcrafted with care.

Me & My Love Affair w/ Coffee (Part One)

cafe latte w/ a heart shaped latte art

I'd like to think that I've come a long way when it comes to appreciating a good cup of coffee. Of course, I would never dis instant coffee. I still drink it up to this day since I don't owe any coffee making machine so the easiest way for me to get my caffeine fix (aside from visiting a nearby Starbucks which can get quite expensive if done on a daily basis) is to open up a satchet of instant coffee, add some creamer and sugar and voila! coffee bliss. But going to a coffee shop is a totally different thing. I would even say I'm kind of nitpicky choosing a cafe or coffee shop to visit. Great thing for caffeineaholics like me, there's a whole slew of coffee shops right now in the metro to get caffeinated-high. And wouldn't it be nice if the barista who prepared your cup of joe put extra care capping your coffee with a beautiful latte design?

I Enjoy Eating Alone; or Otherwise

I do enjoy eating alone. It's really not a big deal. I know a lot of people who couldn't bear the thought of going to the office pantry by themselves and eating in a corner with their order of viand and rice. Not me. I do relish my moment with my food. Eating is a personal thing also, you know? But I also don't mind sharing my food moment with friends. So, here's yet another post from recent visits I made with friends or just by me, hence the title of the post.

San Juan & Its Array Of Pleasure On The Palate

Japanese-style pizza

Staging a food trip in San Juan requires a little bit of mental and physical conditioning on my part, for the reason that I don't own a car and that I usually just commute or travel by foot. So I rarely set foot to San Juan. And the instances that I'm here are on occasions when I'm really raring to try out a restaurant or a food place that I've stumbled upon on the Net. 

Restaurants That I Wish Would Make A Comeback

sundae at Mr. Jones

I have read somewhere (to be more specific it's by Stephen King from an introduction he wrote for his collection of short stories, Everything's Eventual) that what's lost has a way of staying lost. He's talks about at length the dwindling existence of short stories and the pulp magazines that used to publish these genre short stories. I guess it's the same thing goes with restaurants that finally close its curtains. And you're suddenly swept by sadness in the realization that you'll never enjoy again the food that so much captured your heart (insert sniffles here).