Cecil's Durian Roll

They are famous in Davao. I had also watched several shows featuring their durian roll. One was in Drew Arellano's Balikbayan, the other one was in Net25. Maybe even Tonipet's Taralets featured them already. They were in unison in saying that Cecil's Durian Roll was worth flying to Davao for. It is also included in the must-try food in Davao's list. All of these piqued my interest and even made me want to go to Davao asap.

So I was relieved and at the same time excited when I read in the Inquirer that they were one of the 24 Best Desserts that will be holding a booth in Mall of Asia. It was held last December 4-5.


Since they only offer the Durian Pie for free taste and not the Durian Roll, I bought a half roll for P250.00 to try and eat by myself.


Chiffon roll with durian jam and nuts.

Durian is really an acquired taste. This was my second time to eat it and I still don't like it. The chiffon cake was moist and good though.

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Sucree Revel Bar

Crumbly when eaten at room tempt but when allowed to chill in the ref it becomes slightly fudgy and also better. It also has a not so subtle condensed milk taste.

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Seattle's Best Butterscotch Bar

It was like half a buttery macaroon in taste and texture and half caramel bar brought together by thick drizzles of chocolate.


It was good, crunchy and chewy but melted smoothly in my mouth. I also felt like I was eating three dessert bars in one.

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Sucree Uber Torten

UBER TORTEN P950.00 (WHOLE)/ P125.00 (SLICE)
Layers of japonaise (almond meringue), ube halaya and cream filling topped with ube mousse with dulce de leche and finished with ube bits, cream rosette and candy sprinkles.


When the server told me that it was a light cake I didn't believe her. Why should I? Ube Halaya by itself is already heavy, add the cream and the japonaise, then you have one heavy on the tummy and very rich cake.


But it's not. It was not too sweet, light on the tummy and also light in taste.

The dulce de leche in the mousse didn't do anything except add sourness to the cake. It is better without it. The japonaise was crunchy and chewy while the ube mousse was like ube ice cream, smooth and rich.

Overall it was a good cake but not my type of cake.



I always order their cakes with their strawberry and lemon grass green tea infusion. It was so good that even non-tea drinkers will like it.

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Amici Caramel Turrones

Amici in Don Bosco Makati already offers Caramia's menu including their gelato cakes. Since I wasn't up for their cakes that afternoon I settled for their almost new gelato flavor, the Caramel Turrones.


I wasn't quite sure on how to explain its taste. If it's buttery, sweet or anything in that league. What I know was that it's good and with whole walnuts to boot.

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Momo Kilfer Potatoes

These are also my favorite, the original is of course from Chelsea in Serendra. Since they're sister company of Chelsea, I asked the Chef at Momo if they also offer kilfer potatoes and if they are the same as those serve in Chelsea. He said yes that I ordered one immediately.


When they presented me the bill I was surprised with the total charge. It was P150.00 an order. A lot compared to just P60.00 of Chelsea and the serving size was also different.


Also, Momo's kilfer potatoes have curly fries with it. And though they were expensive, they are still as good as Chelsea's Kilfer.

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Bo's Coffee Tripple Chocolate Cake

I don't know if it's a typo error or not, that it's triple and not tripple. Anyways, it has layers of chocolate mousse and chocolate cake covered with cream and ganache.


TRIPPLE CHOCOLATE CAKE P125.00

Personally I don't like it, because all I can taste was sweetness and none of the chocolate.



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Chef d' Angelo Italian Garlic Mushroom Pizza

ITALIAN GARLIC MUSHROOM PIZZA (9 IN) P220.00
It has the same base and sauce as their Great White, alfredo sauce and mozzarella, but with toppings like Italian sausage, mushrooms, pepperoni, onions and tomatoes.


This could have been better if they use an Italian sausage that's salty and maybe bacon too.

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Sango's Maccha Azuki Flakes

I love anything with green tea. Green tea frap, green tea chocolate, green tea bun, green tea gelato, green tea (hot drink), and so on. That's one of the reasons I love Kozui's Taro Anmitsu. But since I can't go that afternoon in Tomas Morato for the anmitsu, I ordered the 3rd best thing (next to Tokyo Cafe's Adzuki Parfait), Sango's Maccha Azuki Flakes (P85.00)


Soft-serve green tea ice cream topped with corn flakes, mochi balls and azuki beans.


Though it wasn't as good as Kozui's Taro Anmitsu it did satisfy my green tea craving.

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Goldilocks Mango Butterscotch Blondies

MANGO BUTTERSCOTCH BLONDIES P120.00
It has crusty edges but moist and chewy on the remaining areas. It was also not buttery nor sweet at all.



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KFC Butterscotch Bar

It was as dense and sweet as a food for the Gods bar. The top though has a slightly crunchy texture and slightly bland in taste too.



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Chowking Oriental BBQ Siopao

It didn't taste oriental at all. But the filling's tender and the dough soft and sweet.



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Costa Brava Caramel Cake

CARAMEL CAKE (3 FOR P100.00 OR P50.00 EACH)
Soft chiffon cake with caramel icing that tasted like the top of creme brulee, the burnt sugar. In short, it was good.



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COSTA BRAVA
Baker's Dozen, Powerplant Mall
Makati City

Starbucks Grilled Ham and Three Cheese

GRILLED HAM AND THREE CHEESE P125.00
The bread was chewy, buttery-soft on some areas and crusty on the rest. It also has melted cheese inside and on top.


I only enjoyed eating the areas with melted cheese inside and on top 'cos the rest weren't that good.

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Tokyo Tokyo Revel Bar

REVEL BAR P14.00
It resembled an oatmeal cookie both in texture and taste. It has a crumbly texture as opposed to a chewy and dense one.






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Sucree Dan's Devastation

DAN'S DEVASTATION P750.00(WHOLE)/P95.00(SLICE)
Layers of chocolate sponge filled with chocolate mousse and cream filling, lavishly covered with wicked chocolate ganache and topped with bittersweet chocolate.



This was a good cake with thick ganache, moist chocolate sponge and tart cream cheese filling and one that's definitely worth trying.



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SUCREE
Robinsons Place Ermita

My Favorite Fries

Are from Chef d'Angelo's.


I really love their fries. I don't eat it alone or with ketchup or mayo, I always eat it with their ranch dressing.

It is my constant order in Chef. I order anything with fries but my usual order is their Sampler 2 (chicken, pizza and fries with ranch).



Just recently I ordered Solo Fries with Ranch Dressing (FRIES P50.00 + RANCH P17.00)


Their fries were eternally crispy and salty, and heaven when dipped on their ranch dressing.

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Chef d' Angelo Great White

Freshly made pizza crust topped with bacon, shrimps and mushrooms with garlic over Alfredo sauce.


GREAT WHITE PIZZA (9-IN) P230.00

This was my favorite back in the days (2002 or 03). I thought this was so good and delicious. I don't know if I was the one who upped my standards or Chef lowered theirs.



The pizza wasn't as delicious as before. The crust was still soft and chewy but the toppings on it were bland. I remembered how good the merger of the white sauce and mozzarella cheese was back then, I don't seem to get it now.


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CHEF d'ANGELO
Robinsons Place Ermita

Dusit Thani's Burre Rustic

Layers of chiffon cake, chocolate hazelnut mousse and vanilla mousse enrobed in chocolate ganache topped with macadamia nuts and with pralines running around the bottom.


BURRE RUSTIC P100.00

The chocolate/hazelnut cream was very rich downplayed by the lightness of the vanilla cream.

I love everything in this cake except the chiffon which was dry. A butter cake is a more suitable replacement.


Also, I love how at some point the cake gave this choco-hazelnut/nutella vibe.

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DUSIT THANI
Makati City