I used to really love eating out. Budget and time constraints have really put a hamper on my eating out habits, but I want this year to mean something! Hopefully making this list will inspire me to try new food and new places again!

• Abbondanza Megamall
• Gerry's Grill
• Cajun Megamall
• Mr. Jones (Greenbelt 5)
• North Park Trinoma
• Don Henrico's Tomas Morato
• Chef Tatung Private Dining
• The Burger Project at Maginhawa
• Delish at Maginhawa
• Luk Foo for Chinese New Year
• Bonchon Chicken (Greenbelt 1)
• Wheatberry (Scout Castor) - only tried the Florentines!
• Lusso - last meal of the Demi-pound Foie Gras Burger and Dates and Speck which was absolutely fabulous
• Sala Bistro - most blah and carboardy meal I've tasted in my life
• Lola Idang's comfort food! pancit malabon and crispy pata for a takeout party
• Conti's for cakes
• Hap Chan Tea House
• Conti's again for lunch with Anna - baked prawns and Mango Bravo!
• Thai Patio at Greenbelt 5
• Bizu for the sorbet sampler: quite cool to try the raspberry merlot, passion fruit mango, coco lychee sorbets!
• Xocolat for Churros
• Kamirori for Philly Rolls and Beef Brisket noodles
• buffet lunch at Paseo Uno for my birthday
• Zucchini for the dinner that saved me but didn't spare me from hell.
• Luk Foo for Bingo Carboload
• Midnight Burger Machine with Zara
• Dinner at Shi Lin with Pi - best almond cream soup ever
• Osonho Portuguese Fusion at Eastwood
• Ramen Bar: only had Ice Cream Tempura though. The momofuku buns looked awesome though. Next project!!!
• Kanin Club with Anna
• Pizza Dinner at Shakey's with Gail
• Cocktails at the Distillery with Gail
• Chocolate Pasta at Casa Xocolat with Joanne
• Delish Anniversary treat for my folks
• Yakimix for my Parent's 30th wedding anniversary
• The Real Thing Diner for dinner with Zara
• Bacolod Chicken Inasal for Solitary Lunch
• Charlie's for Late Dinner with Ana
• Felicity Patisserie with Pi
• Dinner at Felicity again with Diane and Allan
• KKK with loys
• Pho Hoa for brainstorming with Deng
• Sango with Ana
• Conti's for Dinner with Trix
• Fo Yun or Yun Fo something at Eastwood Food Junction
• Cibo for lunch with Anna
• Black Soup Cafe with Deng
• Charlie's for late dinner with Pi, Ejay, Frances and Kip
• Kakuni Buns and RSB ramen at Ramen Bar with Ana
• dessert at MoMo Cafe with Ana
• Mr. Rockefeller for dinner with Pi, Ejay and Zane - alaskan sole fillet with garlic pasta
• Venice Piazza Passport
  • Old Vine Salmon Carpaccio
  • Kuse Beef Ribs Adobado
  • Pincho's Baked Oysters
  • Blackwood Bistro's Crab and Mango Salad
  • YoSwirls Original Yogurt with Mango
  • Sweet Pea Quesadillas and Buffalo Wings
  • Little Asia's Minced Chicken with Lettuce Cups
  • The Red Crab's Butter Ginger Crab Claws
  • Ramen Bar's Karaage and Kakuni Buns
  • Sol Gelato's Dark Chocolate, Cherry Cheesecake and Mascarpone Gelato
• Lola Idang's for pancit malabon and tokwa't baboy, shoppersville for puto and cuapao
• MoMo cafe for dinner with Ana
• Felicity for coffee with Anna
• Army Navy for steak burrito with guac and fries
• Osonho for lunch with mom
• Mongkok for Duck Pao merienda
• Cocina Juan for a grande mediocre burrito (guess Army Navy is my go-to place for burritos now)
• Cafe Quezon for the 2 slivers of not very good cheesecake. hmm. cheap but really cheap.
• Shi Lin for dinner with Zara and Jacqui
• PB & Co. for the green tea peanut butter & vanilla cream cheese sandwich - interesting, but i wish i had tried more
• Delish for takeaway after Kippy's Concert
• Delish for dinner with Carrie
• Moonleaf for milk tea, macaroons and cake with carrie
• Cookbook Kitchen for dinner with Ana
• La Creperie for dessert crepes with Ana
• The Flying Pig for late lunch with Za
• Kitaro for sushi with the Arzadons
• Gran Cafe Casanova for gnocchi night with chris and trix
• Starbucks for free coffee and cake pops with trix
• Kamirori for dinner with Carrie
• moonleaf for milk tea and macaroons with carrie
• Dezato Cafe - mini-mochi sampler for dinner!
• Borough for dinner with Pi and Kaye
• Fleur de Lys for nightcap with the girls and their hubbies
• California Pizza Kitchen for dinner with Ana
• Parvati for mochi ice cream and coffee with Ana
• Wicked Kitchen for late night munchies with loys, victor & ana
• Bob's Makati - just Yogurt cheesecake which I liked and found not too pricey at P85
• Happy Cream Puff - it was just okay for me
• Ukkokei Ramen Ron - Awesome awesome Tan Tan Men Ramen, cannot love it more
• Cafe Mary Grace for a nightcap but thought the ensaymada was just so-so and definitely too expensive
• Chateau 1771 for brunch with Z
• Charlie's Grind & Grill for dinner with mom
• Casa Xocolat for a heart-felt talk with Berna
• Shang Palace for the dimsum buffet with Trix and Chris
• PB&Co with Pi and Ejay
• Saint's Alp Tea House with Pi and Ejay
• Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf for brunch with Carrie - Salmon Scramble!
• Pino for dinner with Carrie
• Manila Peninsula Lobby Cafe for Schublig and Halo-halo
• Sanctuario Metro Walk for dinner with Carrie
• Wicked Kitchen for desserts - meh
• Jollibee breakfast
• Emerald Garden for siopao and noodles
• Balcony Gastropub for Zara's salubong
• M Cafe for the after party cocktails (Green Vodka and Soda)
• Kfc for lunchinner
• kfc again for late dinner
• Eat & Go - so-so
• Chewy Junior for dessert
• Papa John's with Z and Berns
• Cha Dao for milk tea. Yay!
• Pao Tsin for that surprisingly delicious and cheap dumpling laksa
• Cafe Mediterranean for dinner with zara and jacqui
• Chuck's Deli Eastwood with the Pazes and Koos
• La Creperie for dessert
• Size Matters for dinner with Trix
• Cafe Ysabel for nightcap and desserts with Trix
• some forgettable ramen house at Naia Terminal 3
• Kopi Roti milo toast for dessert
• Devon's in Kandy, Sri Lanka
• Bakehouse in Kandy, Sri Lanka
• meh dinner at Blinkbonnie Hotel
• buffet lunch at a restaurant in Sigiriya city
• chicken buriyani dinner at KFC in Kandy, Sri Lanka
• lunch at Remarko in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
• Naan at Grand Indian restaurant, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
• bongga dinner in White House, Kandy, Sri Lanka
• lunch at Mama's, Fort Galle, Sri Lanka
• dinner at Punto Cafe, Fort Galle, Sri Lanka
• lunch at One Love, Unawatuna, Sri Lanka
• dinner at Indian Hut, Fort Galle, Sri Lanka
• dinner 1 at Petaling Cafe, Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur
• dinner 2 at Old White Coffee House, LCCT, Kuala Lumpur
• dessert at Famous Amos, LCCT, Kuala Lumpur
• buffet breakfast at Paseo Uno, Mandarin
• lunch at ROC
• dessert / merienda at Chocolate Kiss
• late late lunch with z at Stacy's
• dinner with Pi and the Gang at Wee Nam Kee
• late after dinner dinner at Midnight Mercato
  • Merry Moo
  • Pan de Bagnet
  • Baked by Anita
• Stacy's for late late lunch with Chada
• Kanin Club for dinner with Tere and Carrie
• Coffee Bean for dessert
• Peanut Butter Company with Carrie for merienda
• Xocolat for dessert
• Treated my family to Manang's for dinner
• Chef Laudico Casa Filipino with the Guerreros
• Chuck's Deli with Ana
• Felicity for merienda with Chada
• Don Henrico's with Kathy, Raph and Joanne
• Cafe Quezon with Carrie
• Manang's takeout with Kip
• Manang's takeout with Z and Jackie
• Kanin Club takeout
• Delish for lunch with Ana
• Stacy's for lunch with Anna
• Manila Polo Club for cocktails
• Midnight Mercato for late dinner
  • Bale Dutung's lechon wrap
  • Merry Moo for dessert
• McDonald's for breakfast
• Cake2Go for my share in the Jane Austen feast - turtle pie was so-so
• bought ginataang kangkong and lumpiang sardinas from Mang Inasal's (so-so)
• dinner with Chada at Gravy Fix (so-so)
• Kfc Steak bowl for breakfast
• Soms for dinner with deng chely and bong
• discovered Wine Depot and had 2 bottles of red
• kfc for dinner again
• Makan Makan Food Village after a photo shoot run with Ana
• Chocolate Kiss for lunch with Carrie
• Manang's again for my alone dinner
• Mom and Tina's for thankgiving dinner
• Banapple for dessert
• Delish for lunch with Carrie
• Happy Lemon for milk tea
• Naci Comfort Food for the PYFP Dinner
• Outback Steakhouse with the Guerreros
• Pepper Lunch for dinner with Pi
• Maitre Chocolatier for nightcap with Pi
• Burger Project for brunch with Za and Jacqui
• Cocina Juan
• Taco Bell
• Pino for dinner with Chada
• Ebai's at Narda's for our first meal in baguio
• Forest House
• Buffet Breakfast at Cotterman room, Baguio Country Club
• O'Mai Khan's for lunch
• Big Kahuna resort for dinner
• San Juan Surf resort for breakfast
• Jollibee takeout for lunch
• Dinner at Pino with TBT crew
• Via Mare for hangout with Deng
• Insado Korean for light dinner with Z
• Delish for inuman with Z and J
• Kenny Roger's