Finally, Antonio's

Antonio's has long been on my list of to-go restaurants, and I'm just too happy to have finally tried it last weekend for my friend's birthday.

We're both first-timers and relied heavily on Waze to get us there, and so after a few detours, we found our way. What first struck us was how the owners would have been so confident that people will really come as Antonio's is way off the track. It was located deep into Tagaytay's residential area and is definitely out of the way. But the service, the food, and the ambiance was definitely worth the trip!

It was raining hard when we went up Tagaytay, but we let topnotch service pamper us when we got to Antonio's. The ambiance, the food and the overall experience, wow. I'm very thankful to have experienced this :)

Yes, it was expensive. But once in a while, it's nice to indulge, don't you agree? =p

Michael Cacnio's 50k Shades of Gold

We should all find beauty everywhere we look. Thank God for artists like Michael Cacnio making it way too easy for us to find beauty around. Saw this displayed at Rockwell when I came over to watch a movie.

Please don't believe me when I say this is beautiful, see it for yourself.

Grace and Justice.

Tonight's takeout:

Grace is never just. We don't get grace in the virtue of our actions. It will always be a gift from God.

Do not receive what you deserve, rather await for God's unbounded love and unlimited grace.

Amen.

God will bless others in front of you so that you may trust in His goodness, even when it is not obvious <3

Bamboo Art Installation / Mini Museum at Ayala Triangle

Last Sunday's Reflection

Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you. However, remember that NO is also an answer and if it was the answer given to you, then it could have only meant that at that time, between a YES and a NO, it was the better answer.

Amen.

Cupcake Love

I love all things sweet. And while I am seriously cutting down my sugar intake for health reasons, sometimes I can't help but indulge myself once in a while. I especially love the idea of cupcakes = bite-sized cakes! Sonja's Cupcakes will always be my first love, I think I've written something about it before, so imagine my kilig when I met Ms. Sonja herself at the BGC Food Tour I joined with Elaine recently.

She was such a joy! She was so humble, I don't think she realizes how popular her cupcakes are. She was even genuinely surprised that I know the name of my favorite Cupcakes by Sonja's = Lemon Drop!

Recently for our send-off dinner for Teddie, we had desserts at the oh-so-lovely, picture-perfect Vanilla Cupcake Bakery, I couldn't stop taking pictures!!!! The place was screaming of all things pretty and all things dainty. I couldn't remember the cupcakes, they weren't bad definitely, but it's the place that made the most impression!

However, while Cupcakes by Sonja will always have a special and dedicated place in my heart and I just fell in love with Vanilla Cupcake Bakery for the lovely set up, I am still very much on the lookout for all things new and sweet out there. One of my recent happy discovery is Gigi's Cupcakes, by the same Gigi Caerlan who makes the equally delish custaroons. Got this recommendation from the famous blogger, www.DessertComesFirst.com =) She describes it early in the year as one of the upcoming dessert havens of 2013, and since I always see it whenever I visit Julie in Libis, I tried it out one day. It has since been one of my pitstops every time I go to Eastwood.

Green Tea is my absolute favorite!

I think this was Choco Mint

The requisite Red Velvet

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Their Lemon-flavored one is good too =)

Their cupcakes are moist, light and yummy, with the frostings blending so well with the bread. Their green tea variant is my absolute favorite as I love everything green tea. Theirs had this right-on-the-spot green tea aftertaste which I always look for. Sizes are a little smaller than the usual ones we see out there, but just right for me. 

I visit their branch at the Felina Corporate Plaza Lobby in Eastwood City, but I heard they were also opening up a branch in the new East Wing of Edsa Shangri-La Plaza this September. Yey!