Theater Snack

Since I can't watch a movie and not eat, I bought two regular pizza from Pizza Hut.
One was their BBQ Ribs Cheesy Volcano Pizza and the other was their Beef and Onion Cheesy Pops.


BBQ RIBS CHEESY VOLCANO (Regular P 429)


BEEF AND ONION CHEESY POPS

Both were good but I like the cheesy pop variety more, dipped on cheese, for that cheese overload experience.

While waiting for the movie to start, I tried Selecta's Choco Almond Fudge (given for free for greenbelt 3 cinema moviegoers)


It was a rich ice cream with more than enough almonds and fudge brownies in it.

Happy Eating!

Starbucks Chocolate Old Fashioned Doughnut

This, I don't like.


It was over-the-top sweet even for someone with a sweet tooth like me.



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Red Mango

Since I am now a yogurt fanatic, out of all the dessert shops in makati, I settled for Red Mango in Greenbelt.

I had the small green tea yogurt with blueberries and cheesecake toppings for P115.


I still love Tutti Frutti's and White Hat's yogurts over Red Mango. I found Red Mango's to be too tangy for my taste. But their cheesecake topping was indeed delicious and even way way better than White Hat's.



Happy Eating!

RED MANGO
Greenbelt 3 (near the cinema)

Krispy Kreme Kruffins

Since I love their Double Chocolate Kruffins, I went back and tried some more.

I bought Apple Streusel, Blueberry and my favorite Double Chocolate.


The apple streusel tasted the same as their Classic but with a streusel top. While their blueberry was just too plain. But what I like in both kruffins, were the cream in the middle, especially the sweet one that their blueberry has.



Happy Eating!

Tutti Frutti 2

Back at Tutti Frutti. Since their Taro Yogurt was not available that day I chose their new flavor to order, their Almond Yogurt.

I put my usual toppings of caramel coating, almond slivers, crushed oreos and an awful lot of their cookie dough (it wasn't that good but I still like it) plus their new topping, mochi.


My order was definitely good that even before I finish my order I was already thinking of buying seconds.


But their Taro flavor is still my favorite.

Happy Eating!

Alexandre Almond Croissant

Another disappointment that day was the almond croissant of Alexandre. Yes, the one in the Fort already has a booth across rustans makati supermarket and beside Gourmet To Go.


They offered free taste of their products except of their almond croissant that I felt obligated to buy some to try. I bought 4 pieces at P85 each.




According to a site I regularly follow, the almond paste inside tasted of yema. But the four I tried didn't taste like it up to my last bite. It was even tasteless that I had to use my back-up of jams.

The other 2 that I was able to try for free were the Chocolate Tart (the owner's fave, according to him) and the Creme Brulee.



Out of the 3, the Creme Brulee was the okay one. It has a flaky crust and a smooth and not too sweet custard. It's just missing the caramelized sugar on top taste that's always present in a creme brulee or if it has some, it needed more.


Happy Eating!

ALEXANDRE
Rustans Makati

Rustans Gourmet To Go Ham and Brie Sandwich

Very pungent brie cheese. I love bleu cheese and Gorgonzola, but it's my first time to taste and smell a brie cheese. I thought it would be delicious, as delicious as what Giada de Laurentiis had in her baguette in Paris, but the one I had was terrible.


It was like eating raw mussels in consistency with a bitter taste and a fishy smell. It tasted and smelled off. And to think I was dreaming of this sandwich for weeks.



Happy Eating!

GOURMET TO GO
Rustans Makati

Mr Jones Melted Old Bay Crab and Dory Thermidor

with hollandaise & mornay sauce, wilted spinach, herb rice pilaf & fresh lemon at P375 an order.


It was delicious!!!

I love the hollandaise and mornay sauce that I wish they'll serve an extra helping of it on the side. The dory was tender and the crab meat was fresh. Even the herb pilaf underneath was good.


Even with all the action, the dish was not heavy on the tummy that we were still able to finish the medium well superman burger we had it with and even had room for dessert, sort of, if you can call their Banana Cream Pie Milkshake such.


The milkshake tasted mostly of cream of the banana cream pie with nuttiness from the nutmeg. I can't taste the graham in it. But they have a lot of fresh bananas and sweet cherries.



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Cheesecake, Etc. Chocolate Dome Cake

White chocolate mousse with hazelnut pralines, encased in a dark chocolate cake with dark chocolate ganache, drizzled with white chocolate at P150/slice.


In my own opinion it is better eaten right out of the chiller at home. The ganache then had become fudgy and not just plain sweet as compared when I ate it at their shop or maybe the temperature that day in Glorietta had something to do with it. It was too hot inside.


Although there were an abundance of hazelnuts with the white chocolate mousse, almost giving a nutella vibe, the chocolate cake was grainy-dry. It tasted old too.



Happy Eating!

CHEESECAKE, ETC.
Glorietta Makati

Chef Tony's Popcorn

For our movie theater snack I had Chef Tony's White Chocolate and Walnut Popcorn, while my friend had their Parmesan flavor, both at P110.

The white chocolate and walnuts had an awful lot of walnut halves in it, a plus point for me since I love nuts. It was sweet with a slight hint of saltiness. Like you're having 2 of your cravings fixed. It was sweet, salty then creamy after the crunch. After the crunch you will feel something creamy melts in your mouth. It was the popcorn version of Royce Chocolate-Covered Potato Chips.


While the Parmesan Popcorn of my friend had a sharp cheese flavor.



Happy Eating!

CHEF TONY'S
Glorietta Cinema Level

Tutti Frutti

I saw and tried them first at their soft opening in SM San Lazaro Manila and I am forever hooked after that.

They have a different system, more like a self-service kind of yogurt shop where you have to dispense your own yogurt and top them with anything and everything you want. Everything you have to do on your own.

These are the steps:
- pick your cup size
- dispense yogurt (choices are: taro, splenda strawberry, death by chocolate, green apple, p-nut butter, lychee, vanilla and blueberry)
- pick fave topping
- weigh and pay (P20/ounce)

Since I wanted to try as much as I can in one order, I had taro yogurt with blueberries and red bean toppings at the bottom and death by chocolate yogurt topped with chocolate coating, crushed oreos, cookie dough and almond slivers on top.

I basically put 2 concoctions in that regular-sized cup. It weighed 8oz equivalent to P160.00


Their yogurts are not the airy type, they are dense and heavy that you'll get easily full. Their chocolate yogurt melted fast but their taro, not as much.

I love everything in my cup. The taro taste was too versatile that it's good paired with almost any toppings. While the chocolate was like a frozen magnolia chocolait drink. Their yogurts didn't taste like yogurts at all, none of the sour /tangy taste, but more like sherbets.



Happy Eating!

TUTTI FRUTTI
SM San Lazaro
Manila