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I know a lot has been said about certain food establishments that participated during the much anticipated and much ballyhooed TriNoMa Blogger Food Tour. Though I agree that certain people could’ve been nicer to bloggers, I somehow feel bad about potentially harming the reputation of a restaurant because of one lousy employee. Having been brought up by family built on the financial rewards of providing good food, I feel a little bit of empathy towards establishments that joined the project with good intentions. Of course, I only speak for myself and I respect what ever plan of action other bloggers have chosen to take.

This entry will feature the restaurants who served the best food and gave the most inviting atmosphere for bloggers to enjoy what they have to offer. I must remind you though that due to time constraints and gastric limitations, I was not able to visit all of the participating restaurants.

Aside from tasting the food, I also looked at the menus of most of the participating restaurants to see if the taste was in fact commensurate to the rate it was being sold for. It was also a good gauge on whether or not it was worth returning to any of the participating restaurants – you know, when I actually have to pay for the food.

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It would’ve sounded more apt – not to mention ten times cooler — to have called an upcoming event a bloggers pig out, but due to anti-gluttony and high brow brains behind this upcoming event, the name Trinoma Bloggers Food Tour would have to stay. Yehey! in association with the snazzy new Triangle North of Manila will be hosting a hundred lucky bloggers in an afternoon filled with food, fun and freebies.

The guest list is filling up fast. If you still want to try your luck, click here and register now.

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Yes, Hemin! What? You don’t know what HEMIN is?

Last weekend, I saw this weird-looking putty substance on a clear glass bowl along with the usual residents of my grandmother’s idol table. It looked like a putrid piece of crap – the piece of paper that came with it just confirmed what it really was.

According to the three-page letter that came with it, the dough (what?! it’s edible?!) was from the Vatican. The same letter also says that it is the bread of a certain dude named Padre Pio. So seriously, what is it?! But if you are xtian, you’re probably used to contradictions so this wouldn’t be as hard to understand.

Here’s the actual letter. I will not put the [sic] because it will be oh-so-redundant. Almost every sentence would need one.

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