Author: Rochelle Sy Chua

Graund Launch of C2 Classic Cuisine in Greenhills

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 14, 2009

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C2 Classic Cuisine
18 Missouri Street, Northeast Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines
(02) 723-2347

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I attended the Grand Launch of C2 Classic Cuisine earlier this past week.  We were served different dishes which we can sample and critique.  I said critique because most of us invited are from media.  They didn’t disappoint.  The food is good & well-presented.

Though I was late, they still served food to newcomers.  I wasn’t able to taste the other menu items because I was 2 hours late!  Good thing, they had backups so I was able to sample some of their dishes. 🙂

The ff. menu items were served to us:

  • Turon Ala Mode (Php 145)
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This is a popular dessert in the Philippines.  This is banana cooked spring-roll style with langka sauce on top.  Served with vanilla ice cream.

I love it!  The size is just right and you can just taste each & every ingredient.  Perfect combination & a nice twist done by C2 Classic Cuisine on the dish.

  • Seared Tilapia in Coconut Emulsion (Php 450)
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I like this dish.  Tilapia fillet fried into perfection and served with pineapple salsa in creamy coconut sauce.  I especially love that they put crunchy potato into the dish.  The presentation was great!  It really made the dish exciting & not boring.

  • Tinolang Binakol (Php 285)
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This caught my attention right away because I’ve never seen soup served in a coconut shell before.  It’s nice that they had a porcelain container beside this dish, as the coconut shell will not be enough of a container to put the dish in.

Anyway, Tinolang Binakol is tender chicken cutlets in ginger-coconut soup served with sayote and coconut strips.  Honestly, I wasn’t able to taste any coconut strip but the coconut was still in the coconut shell hehehe 😛  Maybe they weren’t just able to carve the coconut because of time constraint.  Still, I believe this was a nice concept.  I was hoping they had put in more chicken though. .

  • Guinataang Puso ng Saging (Php 210)
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This was another great presentation!  This was spicy banana heart in coconut cream sauce wrapped in lettuce leaves.

The way each dish was presented and how unique each dish was, you could really see the effort they put in each and every dish that they serve. I love it!

  • Garlic Rice (Php 75)
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This is what I really love about C2 Classic Cuisine.  Theirs is not the usual Filipino restaurant that we have in Manila.  The food is delicious.  It has this contemporary twist to it.  And more importantly: the price is just right. I will definitely try this out again.

Rest of the pictures here.

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MTV Emerge

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 14, 2009

I stumbled upon the MTV Emerge Website today.

I ended up browsing the site for an hour.  I was looking for the best artist deserving to get a recording contract with Jeepney music.  There were too many works posted and all of them are really nice.  I wanted to look for something very Filipino as I think this is what is lacking in our music industry now.  Most of the popular music artists now are just doing english revivals and I’m getting sick of it.

Just to give you a background, MTV Emerge is a platform for unsigned music talent in the Philippines.  This is where they can showcase their original work and be given an opportunity to win a recording contract.

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Participants from any music genre are encouraged to register & upload their profiles, photos & original music on the site during the submission period.

All entries will have to go through a public voting process.  Which brings me to my choice to win the contest: Takda by Publico.

Publico is a band composed of UST alumni coming from various colleges.  I like their music because 1st it is Filipino and 2nd it is very original.

I encourage everyone to also vote for your favorite artist/band!  Let us support unsigned Filipino music talents.  Let their music be heard nationwide & worldwide.  They do deserve it.  Voting started last November 2.  By November 20, a panel of judges including Apl.de.Ap of Black Eyed Peas will pick 7 grand winners from the top entries.

Winners will be invited & introduced by Apl.de.Ap himself at a live event to be held at SM Mall of Asia on November 27.

Up for grabs are the ff.:

  • one-year recording contract with Jeepney Music
  • mentorship under Apl.de.Ap during the contract period
  • contract includes artist management & promotion, digital distribution of 3-6 songs & strategic marketing plan for the signed artists to break into both the Philippines & international markets.
Seems cool right?  Good luck to all who submitted their work/s.  🙂
MTV Emerge is MTV, Jeepney Music & Department of Tourism collaboration that is hunting for the hottest unsigned music talent from all genres of music (indie, rock, hip-hop, R&B, metal, solo artists, DJs, etc).  At the same time, it is an online music community where new music from the Philippines can be discovered.

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Jeepney Music was created by Apl.de.Ap of the Black Eyed Peas.  It is not just a record label – it is an entity of change created to give back to the Philippines & the Globe.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is the Philippine government agency responsible for promoting tourism as a major socio-economic activity, spreading its benefits to sectors of society.

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Budget Reform is TG Guingona III’s Main Advocacy

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 13, 2009

When I got an invite for the bloggers meet with TG Guingona III, I was like, “who is this guy?” The only thing that entered my mind was, he is probably a relative of Teofisto Guingona. But why is he running for senator?

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When I saw him, I said to myself that ahhhh.  I’ve seen him on Television.  Still, the question remained. Who is he? He’s not popular. How can he win the election?

I asked him that and he said that’s why he is joining his party’s rallies as he doesn’t have sufficient funds to advertise himself.

Teofisto “TG” Guingona III is with Noynoy’s campaign. He is joining all the activities of the Liberal Party. They share the same advocacies. TG’s main advocacy however is Budget Reform.

As representative of the 2nd district of Bukidnon, Congressman TG Guingona III has filed several bills/resolutions on budget reform which are still pending with the committee on Appropriations.

How is our budget done anyway?

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To explain in simple terms, the budget is first proposed by the president (executive). The Congress (legislature) will review the proposal and authorize it. It is congress that will say where the money goes. It is their most important law that they will pass in the year. When approved by Congress, the president will implement it.

Do you honestly think that the budget allocation is being followed? Your guess is as good as mine.

Read the rest of the article in Blogwatch.PH.

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Chiz, I’m Confused

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 12, 2009

The first time I met with Chiz Escudero was in August 2009. There was a bloggers Meet and Greet Chiz Escudero event. I asked him straight out during that first meet & greet, if he was running for the presidency.Without hesitation, Chiz Escudero answered, “yes”.

At the time, I was quite impressed at how determined he was & how confident he was that he can lead the change for our Philippines.

We all know what has happened since then:

  • Cory died.
  • Mar Roxas dropped out of the race, and
  • Noynoy Aquino is now the Liberal Party’s candidate.

Then all of a sudden, Chiz Escudero quit his party, the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC). Like a lot of people, like many of his supporters, I was confused.

So last Saturday (November 7), I attended a bloggers’ meeting with Chiz Escudero at Annabel’s in Quezon City. I was excited to go as I had sooooooo many questions to ask Chiz about his plans on the presidency.

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I was expecting to get a concrete answer. To be honest, I was surprised. Last Saturday, I saw a different Chiz from the one who met bloggers last August. I’m not sure if he was acting or if he is just confused at the moment. It wasn’t the same Chiz I got to admire during the first meet.

When I asked him the same question I did during the first meet and greet, about his plans to run, the answer I got was unfortunately, “not sure yet.”

Chiz Escudero said that he doesn’t know and will still need to decide. He mentioned he’ll decide on November 15 and will share with us his decision come December 1.

What changed?

Read the rest of the article in Blogwatch.PH.

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Shomal Kebabs & Curries by Hossein

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 9, 2009

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Shomal Kebabs & Curries by Hossein
R-4005 Level 4, Trinoma Mall, Edsa North Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines
(02) 901-5613

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I bet, if you’ve been reading my blog that you’ve already noticed I love Persian food.  Just last week, I blogged about Arya Persian Restaurant.  I’ve been craving a lot lately for comfort food.  I guess this is because of the stress I’ve been feeling these days.

I love the way the restaurant was designed.  It has its Indian, Persian, Arabian feel into it.  I especially love the chandeliers on the ceiling.  I can’t seem to take my eyes off it.

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Here are what we ordered:

  • Chelo Beef Kebab Share (Php 405)
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My ever-favorite Persian menu item.  Hayyyyy Hossein’s saffron rice is just superb!  I can just eat their rice without anything and I would still feel satisfied.

The Chelo Beef Kebab on the other hand is ground beef charboiled with Middle Eastern herbs & Persian Spices.  I actually forgot about the garlic & chili sauce already as the ground beef was enough to make me satisfy my craving & hunger!  Yummy!

This actually has a solo version which is priced at Php225.  Can you keep a secret?  I know it isn’t enough for me! hahahaha that was how hungry I was before we ordered food.

  • Chelo Saffron Chicken Kebab (Php 465)
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For chicken lovers, this is Persian version of how chicken breasts should be cooked: marinated with Persian Saffron blend.

I would suggest you dip your chicken on the sauce on the plate so it won’t taste dry.  It was good as well but nothing beats the chelo beef kebab! 😀

  • Fresh Mango Juice (Php 130)
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I don’t feel any water was combined with this drink.  I loved it!  It was very fresh and sweet! 🙂

  • Tom Yam Goong Share (Php 173)
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I wonder why I ordered a Thai dish when we were at a Persian Restaurant hahaha.  So I don’t have anyone to blame but myself that I didn’t like this dish.  One order of this has 4 pieces shrimp, 2 pieces tomato, 4 pieces of mushroom and lots of soup lolz!  That was it! 😛

More pictures here.

It was a very expensive meal, indeed!  I don’t feel the cheaper comment from the Shomal staff.  They just changed the name.  That was all.

This is still one of my comfort food, I just love the food!

I really hope that next time they really open a cheaper version.  This is not a valid cheaper version as they claim.  It’s as expensive as Hossein.  See my post about it here.

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