Krispy Kreme

Krispy Kremes were my Holy Grail of desserts. My friends would regale me of stories of their many Krispyriences, evoking tremendous envy.

So it was with great joy that I greeted news of the opening of the first store in Fort Bonifacio. Luckily for me, my officemates managed to get their hands on a few of the original glazed.

I remember my first bite; I also remember my first thought...it's so very (pause for dramatic effect) SWEET! Not bad, but nothing great. And very, very sweet!

BTW. For all you sugar junkies, Krispy Kreme has a stall inside the BPI Head Office in Makati all of August (weekdays only). With such easy access, I've decided on a mad and diabetic quest to sample as many of the doughnut varieties as there are on display. So far, I've tried and liked the dark chocolate and new york cheesecake. Would recommend passing on the Reeses Pieces and Chocolate Iced Custard. The worst was the Powdered Strawberry.

BBTW. I think they are also planning to open an outlet in the Jaka Building (along Ayala) sometime September or October.

People's Palace 2

(Have been quite remiss in updating the blog; was pretty shocked to see that my last entry was way back in 2005!)

Recently went back to People's Palace; balikbayan friend of mine chose this restaurant over two others. Given my previous experience, I had low expectations.

Surprisingly, I had a pretty good meal (perhaps because my friends did the ordering). The catfish salad was good; so was the bagoong rice (I know, the usuals but sometimes, you just want to eat the old and familiar).

The curry was fantastic; I imagined it would have been loads better if we had not fiddled with the heat (my lunchmates were pepper-shy). So it was no surprise that our last dish was a relatively tame chicken with cashew and basil; it was still good though.

Rounding out the meal was a too-die-for mango and sticky rice.

What hasn't changed was the cost! For a party of five, we spent about P1,000 a head (yikes!).