Kos' Greek Ouzeri's 2nd Blogging Event!

Kos' Greek Ouzeri
UP Town Center, QC (Phase 1)

Another Blogging Event happened last October 1, 2016 (first one was held on September 28). This time, it was more intimate what with only six bloggers in attendance. The event started at 3:30pm when food masterpieces from the kitchen started lining up in the spread at the middle of Kos Greek Ouzeri which displayed fresh Greek Oregrano and Rosemary with Kos Special Cardamom Iced Tea, Lemonade and Orange Cocktail spiked with Greek Uozo.  

Appetizers 

Melitsanosalata (roasted eggplant spread)

Tzatziki (yogurt, cucumber dip flavored with garlic, dill, olive oil and lemon juice)

Hummus (mashed chick peas blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic)

Artichoke Spinach (mixed artichoke, spinach and cheese dip)

Roasted Cauliflower and Garlic Spread (blended cauliflower and garlic with minced herbs and spices)

Salad

Kos Salad (mixed green and sundried tomatoes, dried figs, caramelized nuts, cheese, grapes tossed with honey-grape vinaigrette

Soup

Bourou Bouro (vegetable soup with croutons)

Pasta

Pastitsio (layered tube pasta with meat and tomato sauce topped with béchamel sauce)

Arni me Kritharkia (lamb meatballs served with orzo pasta cooked in tomato sauce)

Main Course

Chicken Souvlaki (skewered meat served with roasted vegetables, yogurt, and garlic sauce and red bell pepper sauce)

Lamb Fricasse (lamb cubes braised with white onions, ouzo, leeks, lettuce and potatoes)

Dessert

Loukomades (fried dough bathed in sweet syrup and sprinkled with cinnamon and walnuts)

Galakto (Greek custard in pyllo sheets covered with honey syrup)

Drinks

Kos Iced Tea (flavored lemon iced tea with Greek cardamom garnished with lemon slice)

Tarragon Lemonade (freshly squeezed lemon added with a hint tarragon sprig with syrup garnished with lemon slice)

Swedish Chef Mats Loo was present until the end of the event to guide the taste buds of the Bloggers. Meaning, he was there to deepen the level of appreciation of the six writers who were invited to embark on a wonderful ride into the Greek Food Experience!

Chef Mats even showed everyone the proper way to drink (to further appreciate!) Greek Ouzo! Thank you, Chef Mats and thank you bloggers! 

 

ROAST's Mozzarella Burger!

Roast
2/F Katipunan Avenue
St. Ignatius, QC

Quarter-Pound Mozzarella 

Burger with Caramelized Onions!

Ming Kee's Hainanese Chicken & Rice!

Ming Kee Live Seafood
7852 Makati Avenue
Makati City

Hainanese Chicken & Rice

"It is a dish adapted from the early Chinese immigrants originally from the Hainan province in Southern China and is now considered one of the national dishes of Singapore. 

The chicken is prepared in the traditional Hainanese methods which involve steeping the entire chicken at sub-boiling temperature in a pure chicken bone stock, reusing the broth over and over and only topping it with water when needed. The creates a superior stock that is used to prepare the Hainese Rice. 

The dish is served with traditional sauces: Singaporean hot chili, dark chili, dark soy sauce and minced ginger."

Ming Kee 's Teochew Garoupa!

Ming Kee Live Seafood
7852 Makati Avenue
#8934533

Teochew Garoupa

"The dish is quite special because of its preparation and presentation. 

Topped with beancurd, mushroom, chili, spring onion, pickled plums 

and salted vegetables, it is then steamed for a good six minutes 

then served on a sizzling fish plate."

Ming Kee's Triple Cooked Crab Beehon!

Ming Kee Live Seafood
7852 Makati Avenue
Makati City
Tel. #8934533

Triple Cooked Crab Beehon

"Ming Kee Live Seafood Restaurant started in Singapore and is famous for its Triple Cooked Crab Beehon and other live seafood specialists. It is the first branch out of Singapore bringing its very well-known Southern Chinese Specialties in the Philippines for Filipinos to enjoy."

"Acknowledged as one of Singapore's best dishes. Ming Kee's Crab Beehon is stir-fried, steamed and braised to perfectly infuse our secret flavors together with the rice noodles and the moist succulent crabs. The rice noodles is actually imported all the way from Singapore, thus, you would feel the texture and the quality is very different from the local rice noodles."

Koz Greek Ouzeri's First Bloggers Event Very Soon!

Koz Greek Ouzeri
UP Town Center

Koz Greek Ouzeri (I blogged about this restaurant months back) will be having a Bloggers Event very soon, as announced by the Operations Manager, Chef Yoli Naluz! In our meeting, she excitedly told me that they will be unveiling new items in the menu and that they will also be showing the changes in the dining area (and the kitchen!) as they greet 2015! More updates, soon! 

This was my special request: Koz' Iced Tea with Cardamom & Lemon and the Greek Bread, Pita and Koz Bread which the lady Chef bakes everyday! Thanks, Chef Yoli! 

Greek Bread, Koz Bread, Pita

with House-blend Iced Tea

with Greek Cardamom & Lemon

Ryzza Mae, Jose, Bossing:"Hulog ng Langit!"

Serious acting... 
They say that comedians are good at making people cry. Tama naman yun. Kasi taun-taon mula pa noong 1981, nagpapalabas na nang heavy drama sina Tito, Vic and Joey from Holy Monday hanggang Holy Wednesday and we should say, that they have been very successful at it! 

However, nagpahinga ng konti ang tradisyong ito at binabalik na ulit after eight (8) years! And what a comeback! Dalawang episodes sa isang araw sa EB Lenten Special na ito, entitled "Hulog ng Langit." Don't miss it!

EB Lenten Drama Special: "Hulog ng Langit!"

Nagsimula pa noong 1981, naging tradisyon na sa Eat Bulaga ang Lenten Drama Special taun-taon. And after 8 years, Eat Bulaga is bringing back this tradition!
 

For this year, ang Eat Bulaga Drama Lenten Special ay pinamagatang "Hulog ng Langit." Mula Holy Monday hanggang Holy Wednesday ay mayroong anim na kwento. First time na double-feature in one day ang ipapalabas!

Inspirasyon ng bawa't kwento ang mga istorya ng buhay na napanood ninyo sa Eat Bulaga.

Nagkaroon ng special screening ang EB Lenten Drama Special sa CMC (College of Mass Communications) recently, kunsaan ipinalabas ang isang double-feature na pinangunahaan ni Paolo Ballesteros ang "Ilaw ng Kahapon" at si Julia Clarete ang "Karugtong ng Puso."

And after the screening, nagkaroon ng Question and Answer portion, games tulad ng Acting Contest, selfie/photo op at kainan.
 

Leatherman: Original American Multi-Tools!

A three-day launch was held at the SM Science Center, SM Mall of Asia last February 18-20, 2014 with no less than Tim Leatherman, creator of this original legendary American multi-tool.

Officially distributed by Willi Hahn Enterprises (WHE)/HAHN.

Mr. Tim Leatherman

One of SM's Big Bosses

Bloggers

 

Mr. Willi Hahn

Featured also are Supertool 300, Wave, Charge TTi and the Wingman. All tools are available for purchase and are geared towards the more general user of tools. They all sport a very industrial feel and have the gleam of quality. All four tools are great great for general mechanical tasks to possible First Aid needs all the way to basic outdoor treks. 
 

The Leatherman Tool Group all began when it's founder, Tim Leatherman realized the need for pliers with his good reliable Boy Scout-type knife. Pushing himself to develop this idea into something useful with the help of his college friend, Steve Berlinger, became a reality.
 

They sold their first ever Pocket Survival Tool (PST) in 1983. 

Leatherman tools are available in any of 10 branches of Hahn in Metro Manila, Pampanga and Cebu.