Ravioli

Ravioli has been my all-time favorite restaurant since a friend brought me to this place back in 2010. I love Ravioli and every thing in the menu are my favorites. Although they offer only a number or limited meals (even at Ravioli Bistro) at least they made it sure that everything will be favorited by their customers. Everything were made fresh which made everything taste so good!

Below are three of their meals that you may want to try whenever you wish to visit Ravioli: Creamy Ceasar Salad, Grilled Foccacia with Spinach Dip, and Mozarella Mushroom Ravioli.

Our 1st Dine-in Experience at Mary Grace, SM Aura

I thought Cafe Mary Grace offers only pastries and cakes. Little did I know, they also offer meals or snacks and other variety of drinks to dine-in with too. Thanks to the standee posted outside their cafe, my husband and I were surprised upon seeing that they also offer pizza (meaning they might be offering other meals as well). Due to our curiosity we then entered their cafe and sat down for dinner before we proceeded to the grocery.

The ambiance? I super like it. It has a good feel to it, it's very welcoming and their services are very promising. Thanks to our server name Sid; he was generous enough to accommodate my queries when I was ordering. Also the food were served on time, maybe because the place wasn't that crowded  during that time and the flow of their service was just right for people that are coming in and out.

The food were great. My husband and I enjoyed it very well. We ordered a different set of meal called the "Perfect Plate". It's a set of meal that has salad for appetizer, pasta for entree, and a slice of cake of the day for dessert.

For my Perfect Plate I had a scrumptious meal 'Tomato and Herb Plate' (P361)

• It has Fresh Tomato & Herb Pasta with garlic bread on the side, Grilled Chicken & Oranges Salad w/ Black Olive Dressing, and 2 choices to choose from the slice of cake of the day: either Black Forest or Chocolate Truffle, and I chose Chocolate Truffle which is very soft and rich and super duper yummy. 

 

I also had Peppermint and Fruits Home Made Iced Tea (P84)

For hubby's Perfect Plate he had a good looking 'Chorizo Plate' (P361)

• It has Chorizo & Green Olive Pasta with garlic bread on the side, Local Greens w/ Chili Daing Dressing & Crunchy Garlic, and he also had Chocolate Truffle for a slice of cake of the day instead of Black Forest.

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Both meals got our palates really stimulated. We both emptied our plate, as in literally.

For our yaya I ordered a Classic Carbonara (P230). I wasn't able to capture it but I tell you the bowl was huge, the pasta looks creamy and yummy too with enough toppings. She wasn't able to finish her bowl though because of her small appetite and she's pihikan (picky-eater) too (she doesn't like garlic so I ate her garlic bread and she doesn't eat veggies, ugh!). My son were sleeping at his stroller that time so I wasn't able to get him something.

After we're done we stayed a little while because we were too stuffed at the moment. And while waiting for the bill I grabbed one of the books that were hanging at the wall beside me. I grabbed this "Words Every Woman Should Remember" and thought of buying one for myself. There were magazines too to make yourself busy while waiting for someone or something. It was really a nice place.

Cupcakes: Sophie's Mom

 

Got a pasalubong from my sister: Cupcakes from Sophie's Mom. I've been seeing this on Google search and on facebook and been wanting to try this since I was in search for the best cupcakes for my son's birthday. Then she had an appointment somewhere in Ortigas togethjer with my mom and they were able to drop by Megamall and bought these.

Cute box in baby blue and baby pink color.

Red Velvet Cupcake P60

What I like about their Red Velvet is the cream cheese frosting. The perfect frosting for red velvet cake. When it comes to red velvet cakes I look for the moistness, softness and smoothness (velvetiness?) of the cake. The cake itself is ok. I give it a score of 8 out of 10.

Green Tea Cupcake w/ White Choc-Green Tea Ganache P70

I love green tea.. from tea to frappe to donuts.. but I'm not really sure of this one. It just wouldn't get through my throat. I love the idea though, but it just didn't work for me.

Chocolate Cupcake

Rainbow Burst Cupcake P65

If you wanna try these cupcakes you can visit their store at these branches:

SM Megamall A, Ground Floor
  SM North Edsa, The Block
SM Southmall, Ground Level
8760 Santol St., San Antonio Village, Makati City

You can also check them out through Facebook and browse their menu HERE!

They also have cookies, truffles, mochi ice cream and breads.

Cupcakes: Gigi Coffee and Cupcakes

I'm in love with Gigi's cupcakes.

Top-Bottom (L-R): Red Velvet, Peppermint, Cookies and Cream, Chocolate, Buttercream, Sea Salt

As soon as I got a bite with one of these cupcakes I knew this is the one. Every bit of it is so heavenly. The red velvet is the best! The best among all the red velvets I've had so far. Umm.. No! Not just the red velvet actually, but all their cupcakes are the best cupcakes among all the cupcakes I've had so far.

Buttercream

With the buttercream, I never expected it could be this goooood.

Gigi Coffee and Cupcakes Box

So if you haven't tried Gigi Cupcakes you better visit them now at Eastwood City near Epixtar and visit their facebook page here as well.

Enjoy!