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FREE Gelato at Gelatissimo : Join Club Gelato!

To celebrate Gelatissimo Philippines‘ fourth anniversary / birthday, they are offering ALL Club Gelato members FREE gelato on November 18, 2012, from 11am to 6pm. We’ve featured Gelatissimo here before – our first gelato experience. Now, they’re our favorite gelato go-to place, so we’re sure you’re going to enjoy their gelato too. 🙂

How can you get FREE gelato?

All you have to do is join Gelatissimo’s Club GelatoÂ (click to be directed to the site)Â and you should receive a voucher through email. Print that voucher and present it on November 18th at any of the Gelatissimo branches listed below, from 11am to 6pm, and get ONE FREE SINGLE CUP or CONE gelato.

Only one (1) voucher per person and this can’t be used with any other offers / promos. Also, make sure you bring an ID ’cause they might ask for it to verify your membership, probably. I’m pretty sure tons of people will troop to Gelatissimo for this, so just to be safe, prepare an ID. 🙂

Read our review of Gelatissimo in Trinoma.

Gelatissimo Branches:

Ayala Centre CebuÂ – Stall G-100, Garden Level â€˜The Terracesâ€™, Ayala Centre Cebu, Cebu Business Park, Archbishop Reyes Avenue, Cebu City 6000
Greenbelt 5Â – Space 2-045 Second Floor, Greenbelt 5 Ayala Center Makati, Metro Manilla 1200
Serendra PiazzaÂ – Serendra, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig 1630
SM City CebuÂ – Ctr 106, Upper Ground Level, SM City Cebu, North Reclamation Area, Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City 6000
SM NorthwingÂ – Upperground Level, SM City North Wing North Reclamation Area Cebu 6000 +63 922 8834 605
TriNomaÂ – Level 4, Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, cnr North Avenue Quezon City 1100 +63 2 915 9777

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Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt, SM City San Lazaro

A few hours after my brother Kien flew back from Singapore, we didnâ€™t waste any time and went out. I was picking up my new babyÂ that day in Manila. Since weâ€™re a few blocks away from SM San Lazaro, we decided to head out and look for a place to hang out or to pass the time and test drive my camera.

I was craving for gelato that day, but we werenâ€™t sure if thereâ€™s a store that sells it in SM San Lazaro. So, we were glad we found Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt as soon as we turned a corner by the entrance. We opted to try their froyo instead.

Iâ€™ve already tried frozen yogurt from 3 places â€“ The White Hat, Red Mango and Yogiberry. So far, I enjoyed all of their own versions of froyo, Yogiberry topping the list, followed by Red Mango at close second. So, I was really curious how Tutti Fruttiâ€™s froyo will compare with them three.

First off, I think I was an (frustrated) interior designer in my past life â€˜cause I enjoy taking photos of interiors of food places I visit. This is the table where me and my bro hung out to enjoy our froyo. I love the fun colors they used inside their store and the dotted design of the chairs.

Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt has the same concept as Yogiberry â€“ self-service. They have numerous dispensers with different flavors of frozen yogurt. You can mix flavors if you prefer.

Kien loves vanilla flavored anything so he chose that. I chose coffee â€˜cause, well, I love coffee. Plus, he also wanted to try it.

According to what Iâ€™ve read about Tutti Frutti frozen yogurt store, they have 50 different yogurt flavors. Every week, they change flavors of the froyo they have available at the stores. A fun experience for frozen yogurt lovers indeed.

The other flavors they had available when we were there were Death by Chocolate, Original Tart, Very Berry Raspberry, Lychee, Taro-bly Delicious and Strawberry Banana.

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Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream – My New Indulgence

Sadly, Haagen-Dazs has decided to close their operations here in the Philippines.Â Click here to read more.

I’ve been wanting to try Haagen-Dazs ice cream for months now and it was only last September that I finally had a taste of their luscious ice cream. The idea came to me ’cause I was having a really rough day and I needed something to boost my mood. And, so, with my brother accompanying me, we decided to finally head out to HÃ¤agen-Dazs in SM Mall of Asia to try their ice cream.

Some may be a li’l intimidated to try Haagen-Dazs’ ice cream. I can’t really blame them because, first, the name is hard to pronounce. Hahaha. Seriously. I can’t really pinpoint where the name HÃ¤agen-Dazs originated, but this brand of ice cream was established by two Polish entrepreneurs back in the 60’s.

Another reason why most people I know haven’t tried HÃ¤agen-Dazs ice cream is because of the price, that you need a high-paying finance job to afford their ice cream. They’re really expensive, even for me who don’t usually care about the price as long as the food is great. So, that very first time in September that I got to try their world-famous ice cream, it took me a bit longer to decide on what to order ’cause I forgot to withdraw money from my ATM account (hahaha). Good thing one of their staff gave us their menu so we can decide on what to order within my budget. Oh, I love their menu! I wanted to take them home with me! *LOL*

I also love the ambiance inside their store. Their staff were also very friendly. The guy at the counter even offered to take our photos, but I declined ’cause I looked like a mess after what transpired the night before. Anyway, their staff who was waiting on us to order was very patient and even suggested a couple of things we should try. I so wanted to try their Fondue, but I was afraid my bro and I won’t be able to finish everything since we’re planning on having dinner later.

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Gelatissimo : My First Gelato Experience

Yes, it’s my first time enjoying a cup of gelato. And all I can say is I don’t think I’m going back to eating plain ice cream very soon. Thanks to Gelatissimo CafeÂ at Trinoma!

If you’re not yet familiar what gelato is, it’s actually Italy’s variant of ice cream. It’s mostly made up of the same ingredients as other frozen dairy desserts, but the difference is how it’s frozen. Also, gelato is known to have less butterfat and sugar contents. I guess that’s why it became an instant hit here in the Philippines.

Kien and I desperately wanted to try gelato after readingÂ “Eat, Pray, Love”. Since we were scheduled to watch The Social Network at Trinoma, we decided to head out to Gelatissimo.

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I Love Red Mango Frozen Yogurt!

One of the things that I’m absolutely addicted to nowadays is frozen yogurt. I’m addicted to the regular yogurt, too, but, enjoying a cup or tub of froyo can really freshen up my mood. I mean, it’s healthful and really yummy! So, I now opt to having frozen yogurt over ice cream anytime!

So far, I’ve only tried frozen yogurt being offered by 3 stores â€“ Red Mango, The White Hat, and Yoh-Gurt. All I can say is I enjoyed all of them, but, I love the first 2 more.

Last time we were at SM Mall of Asia, Mai and I headed out to Red Mango to try out their frozen yogurt. I told Mai that I HAVE TO try all the frozen yogurt stores in MOA because I want to compare them to know which store offers the best frozen yogurt in town. And, I’m happy to say that Red Mango did not disappoint.

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