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Bonchon: More than just Super Crunchy Chicken

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Bonchon Spicy Glaze Chicken

Bonchon Spicy Glaze Chicken

I always pass by Bonchon at SM Megamall but never had the chance to try it before. One reason why? It’s always full and I somehow lack the patience to wait especially when I’m really hungry.   Good thing your Happyfoodies were invited for a taste test at one of their newer branches at Bonifacio High Street. This time I got the chance to get to know what makes people go crazy about this Korean Chicken.  As it turned out, Happyfoodies will discover there’s more to Bonchon than its popular crunchy chicken.

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A Different Kind of Goodness with Jollibee’s Hash Brown Burgers

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Unveiling Jollibee's Hash Brown Burger

Unveiling Jollibee's Hash Brown Burger

Two potatoes emitting electricity, a yummy block of cheese every mouse would envy, a toy cow bag and a travel scale? I could understand the travel scale but what’s with the rest of the clues? Well today, Jollibee was able to shed light on the mystery as I dined and found out what new stuff Jollibee was cooking up.   Combining all the clues above and you got one yummy experiment — the new Jollibee Hash Brown Burger.

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Healthy Burgers at Good Burgers

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Margherita Burger at good Burgers

Margherita Burger at Good Burgers

I have always known burgers as sort of a junk food especially the kind served in fastfood restaurants which are are fatty and chock-full of cholesterol.  Good thing I stumbled upon Good Burgers along C5 road just opposite SM Hypermart while I was wandering around our neighborhood in Pasig with guest foodie friend and travel writer, Jen. Good Burgers has been around for quite a while serving healthy vegetarian burgers. On their glass counter they proudly point out the fact that they are one of the very few PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Proggy Awardees in the country for having the “Best Veggie Burger.” Now, that’s saying really something, making their burgers definitely worth a try.

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Paris Delice: Now serving really flaky, really authentic French breads

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Pain Au Chocolat

Pain Au Chocolat (P60)

There were bread crumbs on the table.  Crumbs on the tray liner.  And more crumbs on the saucers.  A nuisance?  If the crumbs were from ordinary bread, they would be.  But we were having Paris Delice breads for breakfast and notwithstanding the proliferation of French bakeries in the metro, it really doesn’t take a cultured palate to know these breads are different from all that came before them.

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Enjoying Curacha and other treats at Alavar’s

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Curacha with Alavars Sauce (large Ph 745)

Curacha with Alavar's Sauce (large Php 745)

Visit Zamboanga City and almost everyone tells you not to miss tasting the famous Curacha, a hybrid crustacean that bears resemblance to the sea crab and a spiny lobster. The name means “cockroach” in Chavacano, maybe because of its appearance. But don’t let that unappetizing translation dissuade you from sampling this tasty crustacean, which is caught only in the seas of Zamboanga and Sulu.

Short of buying a live one from the market and cooking it yourself, the best way to enjoy this treat is to eat at Alavar’s Seafood House, which is just a short tricycle ride from downtown. First item on the agenda is of course, Curacha. But happyfoodies got some welcome surprises from other items in the menu.

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