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A Sweet, Sweet Ending at Parvati (Take 2)

Written on February 8, 2012 by in Beverages / Drinks, Breads / Pastries / Cakes, Chocolates, Coffee / Tea, Comfort Food, Desserts / Ice Cream, Food Joint / Restaurant Reviews, Food Place / Restaurant Features, Food Product Reviews / Features, Food Trips, Gift Ideas, Pasalubong Ideas, Reviews, Snacks

After a VERY disappointing dinner at a diner somewhere, we quickly decided that we needed something to make up for the lousy meal we just had. Since my BFF Tina and our nanay haven’t been to Parvati yet, there we went.

My BFF Tina and our nanay at Parvati

We posted about Parvati before. It’s indeed a one stop dessert shop and they help home-based bakers market their products without worrying about opening their own stores. When we went there the first time, the place only had a few tables. When we returned, more seats are available to diners.

They also had a few additional items on their menu, particularly their beverages. We were excited to try different goodies so we ended up with four (4) dessert variations.

Let’s start off with what we had for drinks. Ken ordered the Hot White Chocolate (Php 100). It’s made of Belgian white chocolate buttons and is very rich. Not really suitable with desserts, but we still enjoyed this.

Hot White Chocolate from Parvati

My nanay and I both ordered their Honey Apple Iced Tea (Php 90). Nothing really surprising. It was refreshing and subtly sweet nonetheless (I ended up with 2 photos to use up the full width of our content space – nag-explain?! ;) ).

Our Honey Apple Iced Teas

Tina ordered the mouth-watering Cafe Mocha with Caramel Candied Cashews (Php 100). It had vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, whipped cream and candied cashews – a killer combination! Ken regretted not ordering this instead of his hot cup of white choco. :D

Cafe Mocha with Caramel Candied Cashews from Parvati

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Celebrating 10 Years of Heartwarming Goodness from Bizu Patisserie

Written on September 15, 2011 by in Appetizers, Beef / Steak, Breads / Pastries / Cakes, Breakfast, Brunch, Celebrations, Cheese and Dairy, Chocolates, Comfort Food, Desserts / Ice Cream, Food Place / Restaurant Features, Foodie Events, Foodie Promos, Giveaways & Freebies, Gift Ideas, Pasalubong Ideas, Promos / Giveaways / Contests, Snacks

Bizu Patisserie and Bistro in Greenbelt

Last week, Ken and I, along with fellow foodies, were invited to Bizu Patisserie and Bisro’s Bloggers Party over at their Greenbelt branch. Having been there during the Cadbury Chocoholic night, we were both looking forward to having a taste of more dishes from this pastry shop / restaurant.

Bizu Patisserie Bloggers Party - CertifiedFoodies.comI took this photo using my new Nikon D3100. Woot! Stay tuned for better photos soon :)

The dinner was graced with the presence of Aaron and Annie Tanco who started it all. They shared with us how their pastry shop was conceptualized, including how they came up with the name of their restaurant. It was all very interesting, especially the part where Aaron told us that Bizu came about after her mom Annie dreamt of people kissing each other on the cheeks (beso-beso) at a restaurant. They decided to use the French word for “kiss”, which is "bisous”, but added a twist by spelling it the way it’s pronounced.

Aaron Tanco, Chrissy of Marketing and Annie Tanco from Bizu Patisserie

I just want to mention this – I enjoyed how Aaron and Annie spoke to us about their restaurant. You can really feel they’re truly passionate about their food and the service they offer to their diners. They were all very accommodating, even laughing and sharing stories with us throughout the night. Even Chrissy, the lovely lady in the middle of the photo above, was very cheery. :)

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Certified Foodies at the Ultimate Taste Test 6.0 : Part 1

Written on September 10, 2011 by in Breads / Pastries / Cakes, Desserts / Ice Cream, Food Expos, Food Product Reviews / Features, Food Trips, Foodie Events, Pasalubong Ideas, Travel

Last Saturday, it was on. We prepared our tummies for the Ultimate Taste Test in Rockwell and we thought a couple of days of eating light will help. But, no. Out of the 55 food suppliers that were there, generously giving us a taste of their best-sellers or new products, we only got to try 38. WEAK you might say, but hey, we did that in 5 hours! We had to go to an event with our media partner so it was quite an achievement for foodies like us. And it was an experience we won’t forget. So, brace yourself for our two-part feature on this ultimate foodie adventure. :D

First, let us tell you about our experience before we tell you our top picks. We were at Rockwell Tent a couple of minutes past 11am after the doors officially opened. We wanted to get first dibs on what the food suppliers had to offer, but there were already about 20-30 people there. :D Here’s our ticket:

Our ticket to Rockwell's Ultimate Taste Test - CertifiedFoodies.com

We handed out our tickets at the reception area and were tagged. We were then given our own UTT  passports.

Our Ultimate Taste Test passports - CertifiedFoodies.com

The passport had the whole place mapped out for us to find which ones we’d love to try first.

Inside the passport is the official score sheet where you can rate the food and leave comments for each supplier. Listed there are all the dishes the food suppliers were serving that day. But there were some hosts who offered more than what was initially listed. Woot! :)

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The Cookie Jar’s Yummy Treats!

Written on April 20, 2011 by in Baking, Breads / Pastries / Cakes, Comfort Food, Desserts / Ice Cream, Food Delivery, Food Product Reviews / Features, Foodie Discoveries, Foodie Stores, Shopping, Gift Ideas, Pasalubong Ideas, Shopping

My bro Ken and I are both pastry lovers. He particularly loves cakes and baking them. I love different kinds of pastries, most especially cookies and have been planning on learning how to bake myself. That’s why when Rae of The Cookie Jar sent us these goodies, we were both excited to try them.

Goodies from The Cookie Jar - CertifiedFoodies.com

By the way, my bro and I love their packaging. The box, jar and tin can can be easily recycled. Kudos for that! They also used earthy tones of colors, which makes the packing more elegant. Perfect for gifts!

You might be wondering what makes The Cookie Jar different from other cookie or pastry shops. They are aiming to make baking cookies easy for newbie bakers with their jars of ingredients mix.

Ready to be gifted jar of cookie ingredients mix from The Cookie Jar - CertifiedFoodies.com

We got this jar of ingredients for Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies. You can see the stack of flour, sugar, oats, and semi-sweet chocolate chips from this clear jar. No need to worry about measurements.

Layers of ingredients for The Cookie Jar's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe - CertifiedFoodies.com

At the back of the gift tag that comes with each jar, you’d see baking instructions. All you need to add with the mix of ingredients are butter, vanilla and 2 eggs.

Baking instructions at the back of the gift tag - CertifiedFoodies.com

We haven’t baked the cookies yet, but will write a separate post for that. We’re saving it for a pick-me-up get-together with a friend next week. :)

Now, if you don’t have an oven, you’re not that confident with you baking or you simply prefer already baked cookies, you can also buy these cans of cookies.

The Cookie Jar's can of Homemade Triple Chocolate Cookies - I love the tin can, too! - CertifiedFoodies.com

We received a can of The Cookie Jar’s Homemade Triple Chocolate Cookies. Each can contains 10 cookies, by the way.

Homemade Triple Chocolate Cookies from The Cookie Jar - Yummy! - CertifiedFoodies.com

As soon as I took a bite of the cookie, I was delighted with the chunky bits of white and semi-sweet chocolates. The cookies were also chewy, which I love, love, love.

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