FLAVOURS OF ILOILO

Desserts always come first at The Promenade at Days Hotel Iloilo - that's at least for me. And the best time of the year to really indulge in all the sweetness it has to offer is Valentine ! The annual Valentine Dinner Buffet " Romantic Interlude " is no doubt among the top Valentine gastronomic events in the city during Hearts' Day. With its wide selection of food - hors d'oeuvres, soups & breads, organic salad bar, sushi & sashimi, pasta & pizza, entrees, carving station and, of course - desserts!  And where to start on these desserts? The Heart-shaped Nutella and Strawberry French macarons proved to be the most eye-catching and simply indulgent. My personal favorite in the past few years - chocolate dipped fresh strawberries. Lost count how many I had tonight... Towering above the rest was  chou à la crème display.  Commonly referred to as cream puffs, it came in chocolate (Nutella!) and strawberry variants too! How about thes...

With Chinese New Year, Dinagyang Festival and Valentine's Day - all within a week of each other, there's really no stopping the food coma we will be experiencing from all the buffets, dimsum and street food.  So despite the personal goal of dieting, I cannot say no to the invitation extended by Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo for it's latest gastronomic offering - Best of A la Carte . Replacing the lunch and dinner buffets every Tuesdays and Wednesdays is a four-course set meal with a pre-selected menu that comes in 4 "themes" - Healthy, Italian, Thai and Filipino .   And we got to taste two of these sets a few hours ago - Healthy (personal choice) and Italian (just sharing with my co-bloggers) Each set starts with a SALAD . For the Healthy menu it was a mix of vegetables and fruits - tomato, cucumber, onion, carrots, onions and lettuce with feta cheese and lemon dressing.  The Italian side had the Caprese Salad - layers of tomatoes and fresh ...

Spread the L ❤️V E this Valentine with Krispy Kreme Premium Heart-shaped doughnuts! Special flavours to get the feel and taste of the Season of Love - all delectable and indulgent! Each H E  ❤️  R T is a chocolate doughnut filled with creamy vanilla. The variant comes on the glaze toppings... The Green Velvet Heart is dipped in matcha glaze and topped with toasted black sesame seeds. It's a white chocolate and strawberry glaze for the Pink Velvet Heart. If you love blueberry, then have the Purple Velvet Heart with its blueberry glitter glaze. The White Velvet Heart has a white chocolate glazed sprinkled with tiny balls confectioneries called nonpareils. And the Red Velvet Heart has a glittery strawberry glaze.   This Valetine , express your love and show how   #EveryOneIsAnOriginal and  #EveryHeartIsAnOriginal  with your favorite heart shaped doughnut from Krispy Kreme! These Premium Heart-shaped Doughnuts from Krisp...