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My Kitchen by Chef Chris, home of the Roll up pizza

I have been an avid fan of Deal Grocer especially for their deals on unique restaurants around Metro Manila. I bought a deal for roll up pizza in half the price at My Kitchen by Chef Chris thinking that it was a great deal for such quaint and especial restaurant in the heart of Manila. This restaurant is situated in The Oasis Hotel in Paco, Manila just beside Paco park. Oasis Hotel -Facade My Kitchen by Chef Chris - Entrance pesto sauce for whole grain bread Original Paco - P870.00 (but with the deal, we only paid P435.00) verdict: love the thin crust! not oily at all! Original Tuscany - P870.00 (i have 2 vouchers!!!) Chef Chris' Roasted Chicken - P1,250.00 Cozy table setup pool area of The Oasis hotel  Citations :) Final say, with the price range indicated in the menu, it would be best if you eat here in a group. Also, if you are going here on a weekend, better to have a reservati...

Halo-Halo, the Pinoy summer mix

During summer what else will quench your thirst but a glass of 'something' cold. Many people around the world have their own concoction of smoothies, shakes, and ice cream to beat the summer heat. In the Philippines, Halo-Halo (mix-mix in English translation) is a truly Pinoy cold dessert. It has a combination of more than a dozen of sweetened fruits such as saba bananas, coconut sport, jackfruit, sweet potato, cassava, sweetened beans(kidney, chick peas, mung beans), tapioca, sweet nata de coco, sweet sugar palm fruit, and cubed gulaman/jelly. The combination of a spoonful of each sweetened delights, is topped with crushed ice and evaporated milk with pinipig (roasted popped rice), leche flan, ube halaya (sweet purple yam)... phew! That's quite a lot, right?! The MIX-MIX action is when you have to mix all the ingredients first to combine the flavors and enjoy every spoonful of the dessert. :D I'd like to share with you an INTENSE Halo-Halo we enjoyed in NathanielS, ...