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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Food 11:28 PM

Guilt-free Low-carb Goodies from Perfect Match Low-Carb Selections

As I've been working out to trim down my current weight for health reasons, I stumbled upon Perfect Match in Facebook and got curious how these guilt-free low-carb goodies can help me manage my blood sugar, my calorie intake and most of all the naughtiest number that can be found on that weighing scale.

Perfect Match is a collection of low-carb products that are sugar-free, lower net-carbs, diabetic-friendly breads, spreads, snacks, sauces, meats, dressings, pancake mix, pancake syrups, microwave-ready mixes, and many others. Their products are low-carb, gluten-free and keto-friendly, containing close to zero sugar per serving.

I immediately messaged their Facebook page to place my orders of guilt-free spreads and my all-time favorite pandesal. Kudos as they are very responsive in Facebook and it was delivered few hours after placing my order.

Here are some of my orders:

Chocolate Espresso - Php380

Chocolate Espresso (total calories is 78.5 per 1 tbsp) is nutty chocolate spread with a mild kick of coffee. It tastes peanut butter but mixed with chocolate and coffee. A very interesting flavor and I would definitely order this again.

Peanut Butter Crunch - Php380

Peanut Butter Crunch (total calories is 89.9 per 1 tbsp) is your ultimate guilt-free peanut butter. As I am a fan of peanut butter, this is my bias. I feel like I am going to finish this bottle in one sitting but hey, I'm on a diet.

Pan de Mantequilla - Php465

Finally the Pan de Mantequilla, the Keto flourless bread that is so buttery and very fragrant. Who would have thought that a piece of this only contains 0.3g of net carbs. They are made of eggs, cream cheese, butter, psyllium husk, erythritol, and salt.

So there, if you would like to check out their products and turn your lifestyle into a healthy one, check them out on Facebook.

If you have suggestions, connect with me via instagram. @wkndvygr

Cheers!

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Monday, November 14, 2022

Food 4:01 AM

Miguel's Garden Cafe - Newest Garden Restaurant in Antipolo

Situated along Sumulong Highway you can find one of the newest garden restaurants in Antipolo City.

Miguel's Garden Cafe is an alfresco dining restaurant which boasts lushes of greens and IG-worthy background for your photo shoots. The place has indoor dining if you wish to eat in a home setting and outdoor dining for picture-ready shots in the garden.

They serve a wide range of dishes including all-day breakfast meals, Italian dishes such as pasta and pizza, American staples like fried chicken and burgers and many more. The place has also a generous number of parking slots so it will not be a problem to those who will be driving to Miguel's.

Here are some of the food that we ordered from Miguel's Garden Cafe

Special Beef Tapa - Php287

Daing na Bangus Belly - Php269

Homemade Chicken Tocino - Php265

Aglio Olio with Shrimp - Php289

Baked Mac - Php349

Baked Zucchini - Php249

6pcs Special Fried Chicken - P425

All of the food that we ordered did not disappoint. Everything tastes exceptional especially the Aglio Olio with Shrimp that comes with a garlic bread. The garlic bread itself is already tasty. The generous amount of olive oil in the pasta made it more palatable.

We also enjoyed the Baked Macaroni as the cheese on top of the macaroni tastes gourmet and expensive. Homemade Chicken Tocino is not too sweet and yummy.

Lastly, as we all love Fried Chicken, we were definitely pleased by the taste of it and is a must-try when you visit Miguel's Garden Cafe. Such a treat to our taste buds.

If you have restaurant / tourist destination suggestions, please let us know.

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Cheers!

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Monday, February 2, 2015

Travel 11:06 PM

Dok Tours #TheVCexperience at Victoria Court

Victoria Court has a dream. That dream is to transport its guests to a different reality from the time one drives into the properties until they check out. Victoria Court has a vision. That vision is to be the perfect host and delight guests every time, every stay.

Having these challenges in mind, the team has come up with #TheVCExperience – a campaign aimed at informing guests of the distinction that comes with staying at Victoria Court. What makes Victoria Court unique? What sets Victoria Court apart from its competitors? It is #TheVCExperience.

#TheVCexperience showcases everything you can possibly do at Victoria Court. Victoria Court’s goal is to own milestones. From Anniversaries to thematic debuts, they offer the experience customized and catered just for you. Being known for having Superthematic Suites that cater to one’s fantasy date or perfect thematic party, why not party in costume or character. Choose who you want to be for your birthday or stag party. If you want to be the President of the United States for a day, try the Oval Office at Victoria Court Pasig. Addicted to game of thrones, choose your Kingdom and win the Throne at Victoria Court Cuneta. So many themes to choose from – Be Someone Else today.

Wanting that perfect place for a proposal? Choose from Victoria Court’s destination suites. Santorini, Maldives, Sedona, Bali, whatever backdrop you wish, they can provide. Victoria Court will do everything it can to make her say YES. Share with the world how She said Yes.

Dance like no one is watching or try to hit those high notes, in the privacy of your own suite with only your friends to see and hear. Party Beyond Ordinary is Victoria Court’s promise.

Relax and put your feet up. Victoria Court’s amenities include Jacuzzis and intimate tubs where you can just forget the world, even just for awhile. Enjoy the LED Flat Screen TVs and surround sound system and cheer for your favorite Ms. Universe candidate and scream as loud as you can when she wins.

This 2015, Victoria Court will be coming up with more themes and packages experiences to tickle your fancy. Victoria Court’s dream is to give you the perfect experience for that once in a lifetime milestone. Victoria Court’s vision is to be THE perfect host at that perfect moment.

Find your Sweet escape, Party Beyond Ordinary, Feel the distinction and let Victoria Court share with you #TheVCExperience.

Cheers to Victoria Court!~

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Monday, January 26, 2015

Travel 12:19 AM

Dok Tour Eats at Marikina City's Pan De Amerikana

Lately, restaurants are coming up with new and fresh ideas on how to attract patrons. With the increasing number of food chains in and out of the metro, restaurateurs must make sure that they will have gimmicks that will make their customers keep on coming back and of course the quality of the food will not be compromised.

Pan De Amerikana

I have been to this restaurant way back my high school days and it's just this year that I have decided to write about them. Pan De Amerikana opened last April 2003 (according to their facebook fan page) and originally started as panaderia (bakery). I have no detailed information about their restaurant though I experienced firsthand some of their dishes when I visited the place.

I have tried their pandesal before but I did not order one during my most recent visit since that was a noon. Lol! But for the record, PDA houses one of the best-tasting pandesal I have tried. You can even eat it without any spread.

Dining in

Duyan

I have never been to the other branches yet aside from the main branch of Pan De Amerikana which is located at the heart of Marikina City near SSS Village. The restaurant is quite big and can accommodate a large number of people. The place is so cozy and very laid back. It's very relaxing.

Chessboard

You can even play chess while waiting for your orders!! If this is not enough, you can play chess with PDA's big chess pieces.

Woah!

Cute display

Fancy sink decors

There is also a hanging bridge inside the Marikina Branch, so, rated SPG. Ha!

The food.

Since the time I visited PDA was lunch time, I ordered their bestsellers for lunch. I was on my "diet" state that moment but when I tried their dishes, I almost ate even their plates. Lol! That's how delicious their dishes were.

Dinuguan - Php 55

Dinuguan at Php55 is already served with rice. Their own version of dinuguan tastes really authentic. I just love how vinegary this dinuguan tastes. Also, I liked how saucy it is and it's all meat. Really salivating!

Waknatoy - Php 70

Waknatoy is priced at Php 70 (ala carte) and is a proud Marikenyo cuisine. This dish tastes the same as menudo although it's saucier and more delicious! Yey!

Chicken Curry - Php 60

Chicken Curry is awesome. I just love its kick of spice, just perfect. Carrots and potatoes were also cooked just right.

My overall verdict for Pan De Amerikana is 8/10. Awesome place plus delicious food deserves a slow clap from Dok Tour!

What I didn't like about my stay?

The chubby girl who happens to be the crew who served the food to me wasn't that accommodating. If only she knows how to smile to her customers then my stay would be perfect.

Still, Cheers to Pan De Amerikana!~

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Sunday, October 19, 2014

Travel 2:08 AM

Ace Hotel and Suites launches Sky Garden Fine Dining

Pasig, Philippines (October 15, 2014) -- Ace Hotel and Suites launches a luxurious restaurant that caters gourmet dishes good for romantic dates, get-togethers and even for people looking for a very intimate casual dining at the heart of Pasig City.

Ace Hotel and Suites.

Ace Hotel and Suites is popularly known to house an exceptional hydrotherapy spa in the country which they call as the "Ace Water Spa". It also has various restaurants and entertainment facilities, which will surely keep you coming back, namely: Ace Buffet, Ace Coffee Lounge, Party! Party! Family KTV and the Sky High Bar.

Sky Garden Fine Dining Restaurant

An exclusive food tasting event was held recently for the kick-off of Sky Garden Fine Dining restaurant attended by online media people, food critics, foodies and VIPs. The management aims to know what needs to be enhanced in the food that they will serve during the "actual production" of the restaurant and get feedback from the invited guests.

Inside Sky Garden Fine Dining Restaurant

The Sky Garden Fine Dining Restaurant is also the venue where the breakfast buffet is served for both hotel and walk-in guests and operates daily from 6am-10am.

The venue transforms into a majestic and romantic spot at the 8th floor of Ace Hotel & Suites where you can see the wonderful lights of nearby cities like Bonifacio Global City, Makati City and many more and also witness the grandiose skyscraper buildings of the metro.

Wonder in the delicious one-of-a-kind 8-course dinner to amuse your sagacious palate. The dinner will be begin with starter followed by the appetizer, and a soup of your choice to warm you throughout the night.

Sky Garden 8-course dinner menu

Garlic Bread with Mushroom Antipasto

Garlic Bread with Mushroom Antipasto is the starter and I was like, "What a way to start my dinner?" Literally, after savoring yourself with the mushroom Antipasto, you'll feel delighted. It just tastes light and cheesy! Just enough for a romantic dinner. Yay!

Shrimp & Curry

Shrimp and Curry did not fail to spice up my evening. The curry also tastes better than any other curry sauces I have tried. The shrimps are not gummy, it was cooked excellently. Asparagus is delicious. Everything with shrimp & curry is mold to perfection!

Cream of Pumpkin and Carrot

Cream of Pumpkin and Carrot will surely warm you and your date for the evening. The soup is flavorful and is quite a big serving for me. I am not a soup fan but this made me turnaround. I love it. You may also choose a light soup, Seafood Consomme. After the soup was served, salad and the palate cleanser followed.

Mixed Greens with Red Wine Vinaigrette

Mixed Greens with Red Wine Vinaigrette is phenomenal! This is the first time that I finished a salad dish in one-sitting! I just love how the red wine was used as the vinaigrette and the bleu cheese though some did not find it marvelously but let's give Bleu Cheese a break. It is one extraordinary kind of cheese! :)

Lime Sherbet in Aloe Vera Juice

Lime Sherbet in Aloe Vera Juice is what we exactly need to cleanse our taste buds and prepare ourselves for the main course. I am sure everyone needs to have a drink after the main course. There were actually 5 options as your main course and you only need to choose one-- Rib-eye steak with Sauteed Arugula and Mashed Potato, Prawns with Salted Herring Pasta, Corniche Chicken with Organic Wild Rice Pilaf, Pan-Grilled US Porkloin with Sauteed Diced Potatoes, and last but not the least is Chilean Seafood Risotto. I was told that a main course dish is good for 1 person only but it was a helluva of a dish! It's a big serving!

Rib-eye Steak with Sauteed Arugula and Mashed Potato

Rib-eye steak with Sauteed Arugula and Mashed Potato is my choice. It is very saucy which I really like because the steak sauce is delicious and really jived with my taste buds. Mashed Potato is also classy. One thing I did not like about the meat is, it's quite rubbery (just a little). Nonetheless, the dish is so courtly and delicious.

Pan-Grilled US Porkloin with Sauteed Diced Potatoes

Pan-Grilled US Porkloin with Sauteed Diced Potatoes is my other option. As this was a food tasting event, I got to try two dishes but when you will dine here, you'll just have a choice of 1 main course dish. The porkloin is smoky and I just love its texture. Although it is quite dry, I would prefer it that way than being too oily. The sauce also tastes great as well as the diced potatoes. The presentation of the dish is majestic!

Other options as main course..

Chilean Seafood Risotto

Prawns with Salted Herring Pasta

Corniche Chicken with Organic Wild Rice Pilaf

eTo complete your romantic dinner, Sky Garden gives you three options for your dessert namely: Molten Lava Cake ala Mode, Creme Brulee or Tiramisu.

Molten Lava Cake ala Mode

Molten Lava Cake ala Mode is my choice of dessert. Aside from its salivating presentation, molten lava cake boasts a very sweet chocolate that will surely excite and give happy hormones to anyone who will ingest it.

Other options for desserts..

Tiramisu

Creme Brulee

A cup of coffee or tea is also served during your dining experience in the Sky Garden Fine Dining Restaurant.

All of these are only Php 1, 299 net per person while a special discounted rate of only Php 899 net per person from October 18 until November 30, 2014 is yours to enjoy every Tuesday to Sunday 6pm to 11pm.

For table reservations and inquiries, please call 628-1888 or visit their website at www.acehotelsuites.com

Thanks Twinkle & Jennet for the invite! :)

Verdict:

Place - 9/10

Food - 9/10

Dok Tour-approved!

Cheers!~

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Saturday, October 18, 2014

Travel 11:36 PM

Brickfire Steakhouse - Not Your Ordinary Steakhouse

Brickfire is a budget-friendly steakhouse. Its flagship dishes are The Duke and the Cowgirl Annie, which are generous cuts of tender local beef classically seasoned with salt and pepper.
That is where Brickfire stops being your typical budget steakhouse and becomes so much more.

Brickfire

One of the biggest differences with Brickfire is how the beef is cooked. Instead of the steaks being grilled, they are baked in a Brickfire oven, keeping the steaks tender and sealing in the flavorful juices, which is key to that irresistible beefy taste often found lacking in thinly cut, grilled steaks.

Cowgirl Annie (c) Jovan Cerda

The Duke (c) Jovan Cerda

Brickfire doesn’t just stop differentiating itself there. It takes further steps into the diverse art of preparing steaks by offering two additional playful flavors: Honey Mustard and Wasabi. The Honey Mustard steaks are made with the famous Filipino sweet tooth in mind and are a nice alternative to the traditional salt and pepper flavor.

Brickfire katipunan 41 2/F Xavier Residence Bldg., cor. R. Alvero and E.Abada St., Loyola heights, Q.C. Philippines (02) 426 2254 +63 917 354 7318

Brickfire SM north edsa Ground Flr annex (02) 441 4464 +63 927 523 1130

For more information please visit Brickfire.

Dok Tour-approved!
Cheers!~

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Friday, October 17, 2014

Travel 8:48 AM

Inauguration of the Arch Angel Center for Arts & Culture in Gawad Kalinga's Enchanted Farm

Bulacan, Philippines (October 4, 2014) – Gawad Kalinga founder Tony Meloto, Top Model, Celebrity Host and I.T. girl Georgina Wilson and Victoria Court CEO Archie King inaugurated the Arch Angel Center for Arts and Culture.

Gawad Kalinga's Founder Tony Meloto, Victoria Court CEO Archie King, Georgina Wilson

Victoria Court CEO Archie King, Viel Aquino, Gawad Kalinga's Tony Meloto and Advocates of GK

The inauguration of the Arch Angel Center for Arts and Culture was attended by many advocates of Gawad Kalinga including online and traditional media practitioners, businessmen, interns from France and other countries, distinguished Cabinet Secretaries, local TV personalities and even the Presidential Sister Viel Aquino.

The partnership of Gawad Kalinga and the Angelo King Foundation started back in 2006 to build livelihood centers in different Gawad Kalinga communities all over the country. From there, the vision and advocacy of Gawad Kalinga and its battle of “Walang Iwanan” has been very close to Archie King’s heart. There were also lots of exhibitors during the event to promote the products that can be produced from the Enchanted Farm.

Atsara and wines

Dragon Fruit plant

In case you want to buy dragon fruit plant, they are also available in GK Enchanted Farm. They are not difficult to culture and grow. Buy in GK because Dragon Fruits are quite pricey when sold in the market.

Dragon Fruits

Exhibitor Push & Play Doll Maker, Fabian and Victoria Court's Marketing Head Tanya Llana

The Arch Angel Center for Arts and Culture in the Gawad Kalinga Enchanted Farm was built last 2013 in partnership with Victoria Court and Hotel La Corona to celebrate the Spirit of Bayanihan and the Miracles of Solidarity. Here, Gawad Kalinga holds various summits and talks about social-economic issues and provides talented speakers and professionals to share their knowledge.

Victoria Court CEO Archie King delightfully congratulates Gawad Kalinga and the people behind the institution for its success for the past 11 years. He also said that he is very much inspired by the leadership and is amazed by the volunteerism of everyone who makes the village a reality.

As Gawad Kalinga embarks on its 2nd phase of development, the Arch Angel Center for Arts and Culture serves as a reminder of the sacrifice and heroism of everyday Filipinos who contribute in nation building.

Aside from the inauguration of the Arch Angel Center for Arts & Culture, there were simultaneous events that happened. The talk of Tony Meloto with the SEEDS scholars, business summit in Hyundai Center, exhibits around the whole enchanted farm and our tour in the 32-hectare enchanted farm.

Victoria Court CEO Archie King talking with SEEDS scholars

Food court in the Enchanted Farm

Ube Farm

Lots of Ube!!!!

We then visited the bamboo palace, the Ube Farm, and tour every corners of the Enchanted Farm.

Gawad Kalinga partners with DENR

DENR's Agro-economics and natural resources farm

Bamboo Palace Pavilion

I was curious about the bamboo palace signage here. I am wondering how it looks like. Intriguing! On our way to the Bamboo Palace, I sighted beautiful flowers that are edible. We tried eating some cosmos.

Beauty!!!

Bamboo Shoots!!!

Inside the Bamboo Palace Pavilion

Well according to the tour guide, Bamboo Palace can be rented. The rate depends on how many people will be accommodated but as per him, it's Php40, 000 per 100 pax. Food is included already. And then, we went to the Bayanihan Economics building.

Center for Bayanihan Economics

Gawad Kalinga Enchanted Farm experience is such an awesome experience not only because of the joy it brought to everyone during the event and all but more importantly is its advocacy. The advocacy of the foundation of Archie King and Gawad Kalinga is such an inspiration to everyone as it is a big help for our fellow Filipinos to be successful in their lives. Thumbs up!

For more photos, please check this LINK.

Great Job to Gawad Kalinga, Angelo King Foundation and Victoria Court!

Dok Tour-approved!

Cheers!~

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

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Monday, November 14, 2022

Miguel's Garden Cafe - Newest Garden Restaurant in Antipolo

Monday, February 2, 2015

Dok Tours #TheVCexperience at Victoria Court

Monday, January 26, 2015

Dok Tour Eats at Marikina City's Pan De Amerikana

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Ace Hotel and Suites launches Sky Garden Fine Dining

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Brickfire Steakhouse - Not Your Ordinary Steakhouse

Friday, October 17, 2014

Inauguration of the Arch Angel Center for Arts & Culture in Gawad Kalinga's Enchanted Farm

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