Shanghai Old Street and Yuyuan Market
It wasn't our first time in Shanghai but still we did the touristy stuff.In fact, we did it everyday. Every morning before lunch (and sometimes after) we went to probably the most tourist-infested...
View ArticleLost Heaven ♥ ♥
Lost Heaven would always pop up when I was researching for good places to eat in Shanghai.So off we went to a Yunnan lunch on our second day in the city.The place was nicely decorated, but honestly,...
View ArticleMr. & Mrs. Bund ♥ ♥
So San Pellegrino says Mr. & Mrs. Bund is THE 43rd Best Restaurant in the World, 7th in Asia, and Number 1 in Shanghai.This is what jinlovestoeat says:Errrrr…… NO.The restaurant or "Modern...
View ArticleMothers Are All Slightly Insane
"Mothers are all slightly insane." - J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the RyeHELL YEAH!!!!! "And my mother is the most slightly insane of them all!" - jinlovestoeat BUTShe is also the most motherly, the...
View ArticleThe Bund, Shanghai
I've forgotten how stunning it is, The Bund.And how chilly Shanghai nights are in the month of April. BRRRRRR!!!!!! The Bund centers on a section of Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu Because it was freezing...
View ArticleWhampoa Club ♥ ♥
I wasn't very sure about Whampoa Club because most reviews online say it is overrated and overpriced. But when I asked the hotel concierge to recommend good restaurants that locals go to, he gave me...
View ArticleSushi Oyama ♥ ♥ ♥
Sushi Oyama is said to serve the freshest sushi and sashimi in all of Shanghai.The place is dark and simple... … and looks like a temple Buddha, is that you? :D I was hoping to sit at the sushi...
View ArticleShanghai No. 1 Restaurant ♥
Our driver in Shanghai, or "tour guy" as Mom would call him (tour guide, Mom, not tour guy!!!), recommended this place for lunch.He said Shanghai No. 1 is better than all the overpriced restaurants...
View ArticleYang's Dumpling 小杨生煎 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
After Jesse, Yang's Dumpling is probably my most favorite restaurant in Shanghai Dumpling lab Look at those baby bottoms being pan-fried to a crisp Ooohhh… Blond hair sightings! Lol! :P A plate...
View ArticleYong Shun He Suzhou Dumpling House 永顺和苏州汤包馆 Ӫ
The plan was to restaurant hop starting from Yang's Dumpling (it's the best!) to Jia Jia Tang Bao (meh!) to other restaurants on Huanghe Lu.But we came late and Jia Jia already closed for the night...
View ArticleLian Lian Grass Jelly 恋恋仙草 Ӫ
After our sad sad meal at Yong Shun He Suzhou Dumpling, I thought we deserved some amazing desserts. Lian Lian Grass Jelly, a Taiwanese dessert shop, was the only place serving sweets It was closed...
View ArticleHouse of Flour ♥ ♥ ♥
And then it was time for REAL desserts.For me that always means CHOCOLATES!!! House of Flour The Dessert Display. I chose two of the darkest, richest, chocolatiest cakes. Frances, the boring one,...
View ArticleShanghai Uncle ♥ ♥ ♥
For our last meal in Shanghai, we decided to eat just around the corner from our hotel before we head to the airport. Shanghai Uncle serves modern Shanghainese fare. The place is big, clean, has...
View ArticleA Mother's Day Luncheon by Frances
My cousin Frances, excited about her new pad and new found love for home entertaining, singlehandedly prepared our Mother's Day lunch.Check out the spread. Pwede na mag asawa! ;) Baby spinach salad...
View ArticleBistro Mondo, Mother's Day Dinner ♥ ♥ ♥
Because I love the food at Bistro Mondo (see my previous posts here and here), I brought the whole Fatterside here for Mother's Day A different napkin fold Achi Donna brought our own centerpiece....
View ArticleFlying Out Again! :)
Doing a temple run with the girls this time. I stole this photo from here. Hee hee :) It'll be scorching and raining, but it'll be awemazing!Again, there will be no posts on the blog the next few...
View ArticleManila Bulletin Heroes Night Thanksgiving Party
Manila Bulletin's Thanksgiving Party 2013 was superhero-themed.Thank you, Ahia Emil, for inviting! I was wowed!!! Manila Bulletin staff dressed as superheroes My cousins Jordan and Gerrald came in...
View ArticleGoodbye and Hello!
I kissed Siem Reap goodbye(LOL!) And I'm saying hello to Pad Thai! Update you guys on Instagram (@jinlovestoeat) and Facebook (click here!)Sawatdee kah! :)
View ArticleI'm Back!!!
So happy to be back from one oven to another! :PSpent the afternoon catching up with Mom over coffee and sweets, and then watched The Great Gatsby. In the movie, Daisy said, "I hope she'll be a fool -...
View ArticleChef Laudico Guevarra's ♥
For my cousins Nikko and Hosea's joint birthday, Nikko chose to celebrate at Guevarra's. I've been here long, long, long time ago when the place was still a spa and lounge called Tian Di. Now it has...
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