#ThriveCDO's October 2017 Activities

Before the turn of the calendar, I was fortunate enough to attend the opening celebration of our local breast cancer support and advocacy community in Cagayan de Oro, ThriveCDO. Since it's officially #Pinktober, they launched a great lineup of activities that our locals can attend. (Note: you don't need to have cancer ib order to help promote this advocacy 😂)

All The Gear But No Idea: Make The Most Of Your Cooking Kit

 

Cooking isn’t for everyone, but it doesn’t have to be a drag. When you’re focusing on eating well, you can sometimes feel as if you have to keep all of your meals as basic as possible. But that’s often where you’re going wrong. Eating well doesn’t mean your food has to be boring. In fact, it can be a lot of fun - especially when you have the right equipment.

Eating Well When You're Squeezed For Time

As you probably know from experience, it can be very difficult to eat well from the comfort of your home when you’ve got a busy schedule. Without relying on any pre-packaged and processed foods, being able to eat well can be a huge challenge. However, there are still many ways you can make it easier, even in all the chaos of modern life…

Awesome Ways To Upgrade Your Breakfast!

We humans just love breakfast! We have a national breakfast day and whole restaurants dedicated to breakfast food. For some of us, breakfast is the main reason that we wake up in the mornings! So, why accept anything less than incredible? Boring, plain, tasteless breakfasts simply won’t do. Here are three plain breakfast meals improved.

Top Food And Drink To Consume To Beat The Flu!

Flu because of seasonal changes is one of the most common flu out there. The change A lot of people get medicines because they don't want flu to mess up with their lifestyles. But there are some foods and drink you can consume which will help your flu. Here are some of them:

Nic's Pizza Baguettes Home Delivery

The pizza game has really started to blossom in Cagayan de Oro and what's even better is that locals are starting to innovate ways to dish out even more unique pizza concepts. Take Nic's Pizza Baguettes, for example. This boring french bread turns to an interesting snack when topped with meaty, cheesy goodness. And now they're offering door to door delivery anywhere in metro Cagayan de Oro! The kind owner of Nic's Pizza Baguettes sat us down to sample the delivery menu; read on to know which ones are my favorites!

Trips For People Who Love Food and Drink

Whether it’s a special birthday or just fancy treating them, stop just buying your foodie mates a hamper! Instead, arrange a trip with them that focuses on food and drink, and your consumption of both.

There are tonnes of tours and trips out there for people who love eating and drinking; here are just a few ideas to get you started. The locations range from the US to Morocco to Vietnam, so there is something for every budget.

Review: Pizza Republic CDO

I never thought I'd get around writing this review, but miracles happen so here I am, making it happen. I went on the opening day and a couple of times after that. To say that there's a lot of buzz surrounding the Pizza Republic opening is an understatement. But here it is, my unadulterated review of the place, the food and the experience.

Review: Ripples Diner and Cafe CDO

July 25, 2015, Ripples by Delecta opened on the ground floor of the new Consortium building along Corrales St. (just right in front of Lifestyle District). They invited a bunch of bloggers for lunch and although it's been a while, I thought I'd share my experience with them.

Review: Circa 1850

I've been wanting to do a review of Circa 1850 for a while now but just never the the time and the motivation (nowadays it's always Phone vs. Computer) so I'm doing this just now (4 months after I took these photos). Anyway, I love their concept and menu. It's a must-visit for any self-respecting gastronome in the city. We only have a few restaurant of this caliber in the city (and Bourbon just closed recently--I can still hear my heart breaking and my stomach growling) Read on for a more comprehensive review that mostly depends on my ability to recall vivid memories.

Review: Backyard Burgers

One of the Philippine's biggest asset is that we like to party and people from all over the world come over to join us. We look for any reason to celebrate something so it's not uncommon for us to have festivals in EVERY CITY, EVERY YEAR. My provincial city is dubbed 'The City of Golden Friendship' so it's not a surprise really if our festival's theme is "Higalaay" (Friendship / Making Friends). Last year and the year before, our friends (see what I did there?) from the nearby Davao city, Backyard Burgers, came to party with us for a week. They had such a huge success that only months after, they decided to open up a branch here in Cagayan de Oro City. And after many months, I've decided to review them (once and for all, albeit late)

Review: Jollibee's Honey Glazed Chickenjoy

After what is arguably my longest unannounced hiatus in history, I'm back! Eager to fill your mornings (evenings? lunches? midnights?) with my unsolicited advice, reviews and rants! This time, I was called out from my blogging slumber to share my two cents on Jollibee's (not so) new Honey Glazed Chickenjoy! So grab a notepad (don't, really) and read on.

Review: Bonchon Cagayan de Oro

This seems old news but to those of you who didn't know, Bonchon is open on the ground floor of Centrio Ayala Mall! I intended to publish this review earlier but school and alot of things got in the way so I'm only doing this now (forgive this lowly blogger). If you haven't tried Bonchon, this review can help you in preparing what to order, how much money to bring and who to bring. If you've had the pleasure though, I still encourage you to read the review so we can compare notes (yay)

Jia Cha Cafe CDO

When people open up restaurants, they usually set their prices based on a demographs (and it's usually the income and spending capacity). Thus, the demolished partition between the affluent and the less affluent returns to life in the form of marketing clusters "Class A,B,C and D". What most people don't know is when you're a college student trying to live life under a laughable budget (being shredded by countless photocopies despite the fact you have books), you're most like to fall on a "Class F". Don't wallow just yet! I've found a place that not only honors your grumbling belly, but also feeds your aesthetic food needs (because looks matter, duh!)

Krispy Kreme's Baked Creations

Morning is wonderful. Its only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day

That according contemporary American science fiction writer, Glen Cook. He couldn't have said that better. Honestly, I'm a morning person. I love how the sun stoops down and kisses my skin, love how the cool breeze sighs and tell me where he's been. It's an amazing feeling, if only I could be awake or less grumpy when that happens. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day (trust me, I'm a nursing student! ;P) and I enjoy it alot. But then again, I dont always have breakfast in the morning. Krispy Kreme, my fave donut place, released a variant of their Baked Creations a while back and everything just makes me want to WAKE UP and EAT THEM IN THE MORNING (or Brunch seems fine too)

#FlashbackFridayAtBigbys!

Flashback Friday @ Bigby's from Michael Sy on Vimeo.

Bigby's is a travel-inspired restaurant based in Cagayan de Oro city but with branches scattered around the Philippines. Its first store along Dvsoria featured 30 items, but now, through the years and with more travels, the present inventory lists 68 items. Last September 19, I was among the 130 people invited to celebrate Bigby's 16th birthday. It was a lot of fun! I got to see friends I haven't seen in a long time (lol, this semester's schoolwork has been sucking all my socializing time) and we had great hor d'ouevres to chew while we talked, met new friends and had a great time.

Bon Appetea CDO

It's been ages since I've blogged, and everything I'm going to blog about you must already know but it's always been my personal philosophy (and yes, the people who know me in real life can confirm this) that late is almost all the time better than absent.

Two weeks ago, a new tea place opened at my favorite homegrown mall here in the lovely city of Cagayan de Oro, Lim Ketkai Center. A franchise of Bon Appetea has FINALLY graced our city. Bon Appetea specializes in mixing together familiar and foreign flavors to their milk and fruit teas. They also serve waffles to compliment their beverage.

The Best of Tonkatsu by Terazawa

When we think of Japanese cuisine, some of us instantly think of sushi or ramen, seeing as it's the most common out there. But a classic favorite in Japanese homes, Tonkatsu, is sure to prompt the gastronomes in you.

Style Origin 2014: Lifestyle FS + Afterparty

Style Origin is back in Cagayan de Oro grounds after last year's spectacular show. This year, Ayala Malls' Style Origin celebrates true fashion with curated looks from the industry's top trend shapers. I was privileged and very excited to attend what's dubbed to be the biggest fashion show in Cagayan de Oro. I brought my sister Abby as my plus one this year, she helped me with some of the pictures as I have very shaky hands sometimes. 

Pepper Lunch Fiesta Pepper Rice & June Promos

Last Sunday, June 1, Pepper Lunch launched their Fiesta Pepper Rice in Sisig and Lechon nationwide. I was among the invited bloggers to try the products Thursday, but since I'm attending a wedding at the Dahilayan Gardens (1 hour away) that day, I had to decline. However, always being a major fan of Pepper Lunch, I just couldn't let this pass me by. I tried the new menu Monday, June 2, with my mom and sister.