Skydreamer Dines in Cebu: Gelatissimo

The rainy season is already here, but that doesn't mean there aren't bursts of sunshiny days in between the dreary cold and wet season. And when the sun is up, what better way to cool down than with ice cream, a gelato no less. Made with only natural and fresh ingredients, Gelatissimo, an Australian ice cream shop, is definitely the place to cool ourselves down.

They have different flavors to choose from, and they vary everyday depending on the ingredients they have on hand.

We went there on a hot Saturday to take advantage of Ayala's "buy 1 take 1" promo. What it basically means is that you get to buy one scoop of flavor, and you get another scoop for free. Sweet!





L-R: Macadamia and Caramel, Creme Caramel, Tiramisu, Pistachio



I loved all four flavors. Obviously I didn't eat all four by myself. I wish I could, though. My favorite among all four is their tiramisu - no surprise here because I am in love with coffee based anything.

Gelatissimo Information:

They have branches in Ayala Terraces, SM Northwing and SM City Cebu (near Goldilocks)

Website: Gelatissimo

Try it and let me know what you think! :D

Skydreamer Dines in Cebu: Manuel's at Parklane

This is a very late post, but on Father's Day a couple weeks back, we celebrated it at Manuel's restaurant in Parklane. This is probably our fourth, fifth visit and I can never complain. For only P550, you get treated to an international buffet that's worth every penny. 

For Father's Day, their buffet was P650 per person and they gave out a glass of free red wine to the fathers dining there. Except for my husband, who was not offered any - I noticed that every "grandpa-looking" guy in every table got a glass, but in ours? We had none. Nobody even bothered to ask if we were our child's parents. Obviously, Parklane, some fathers do look younger than most. Just sayin'.

Now it goes without saying that their food is great; however, do not expect the same level of quality as Marriott's or Marco Polo's. You do get what you pay for - in this case, still totally worth it. I have said this before and I will say it again - Manuel's has the best spread for budget hotel buffets out there (IMO).

This is what you get for your money:

Cold Cuts and different kids of salad

Fresh oyster

Fried Dimsum and Tempura with various sauces

Sushi, Maki, Sashimi - li'l sister's favorite!

Grills, Pasta, Lechon - my husband's favorite

Main course - right smack in the middle of it all

A very lonely crepe, halohalo, gelato station

Fresh Fruits - my son's favorites are here!

Assorted Sweets - my favorite

I enjoyed it, yo (says my 1yr old toddler)

Will I go there again? For sure!

Try it and let me know what you think! xx

Parklane Information:

Address: Corner Archbishop Reyes, Escario Avenue

Contact Number: 234 7000

Website: Parklane

Best Blog Awards 2013

I'm nominating a few blogs that I always enjoy reading to answer Noelfy of Noelimits. She is one of my favorite bloggers from Spain and is traveling all around the world - she is living the life I would have wanted in my 20s. I love her blog because she's always so positive. She has a lot of dreams and she's not afraid to act on them. She has traveled in more countries than anyone I know, and she's one of the most beautiful people in the blogosphere. Noe, thanks for including me in your nominations. You are adorable!

Noe awarded me, along with other bloggers, (post here) to make other blogs be known to others out there and maybe even help new bloggers.

So here's a list of my favorite blogs, the ones that I don't fail to read every time my blogroll updates. These blogs are all related to food, or travel, or motherhood.

International:
The Londoner - Rosie is one of the most famous bloggers in the entire world, and I adore her food/fashion/lifestyle blog. She mostly blogs from London, but she also travels frequently.

We have Aars - Alli is from America and mostly blogs about her family and adventures with her son as a stay-at-home-mom. She makes it sound so glamorous and amazing and she constantly inspires me with her monthly theme of activities for her son.

Local:
Jin Loves to Eat - Jin's blog is all about her food adventures everywhere she goes. Her blog is absolutely amazing, and she goes to a lot of places all the time.

Food Wanderings in Asia - Jo-ann's blog is also all about food and travel. She takes amazing pictures and writes excellent reviews. She's primarily in Cebu.

The Exaggerated Zeal - Fred has just started blogging and his concept is also all about food. Check him out because he has a really good blog going on.

The Vanilla Housewife - Jhanis' blog is all about her adventures as a working mother. She's sharing her "roller-coaster ride of domesticity" through her blog.

Babe for Food - Justinne is one of the more popular bloggers in Cebu. I always enjoy her posts about secret places to eat in Cebu as well as her vlog series, The Cooking Fashionista.

So these are my most favorite blogs of all time and they all deserve the "Best Blog and Versatile Blogger" award. If you have your own favorite blogs, share them with a post like this. Don't forget to include the picture and who nominated you. Once again, I was nominated by Noelfy of Noelimits. She was nominated by a Spanish blogger, Galipon.