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Mom Violy and Carmina’s dining experience at Dean & DeLuca

  Mom Violy told me she wanted to order the Paella Negra from Dean & Deluca. Carmina suggested we dine in since we’d never really tried their main courses, always just getting takeout with the cream puffs . Mom Violy agreed, and we arrived about thirty minutes before the lunch rush began. The service was very slow, even though we had ordered ahead of time. They mistakenly brought out the Paella Valenciana , despite Mom Violy repeating the order three times to the person who took it. It turned out the cook on duty made the error, even though it was written down clearly. We know Paella Negra takes a long time to prepare, which is why Mom Violy had requested it to be cooked beforehand. She wanted it as her main meal, but because of the mix-up and feeling hungry, she took a piece of Carmina’s Turkey Club Sandwich and asked for the bacon on the side. I didn’t expect the turkey to be just one piece, and the bread was toasted so hard that it removed one layer of the sandwich. Since ...

Pair Up Your Merienda Together


Merienda is a snack often served from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Everyone always looks forward eating merienda that also comes before dinner is served.

Pair Up Your Merienda Together
  1. Filipino Pancit with pandesal with butter spread or puto with coffee
  2. Dinuguan with puto (steam sweet rice cake) with soft drink
  3. Chicken Arroz Caldo with takwat baboy
  4. Turon with vanilla ice cream
  5. Palabok with puto
  6. Champorado with dried tuyo
  7. Chicharon (pork skin) with vinegar
  8. Halo halo with palabok
  9. Pandesal with ice cream 
The drinks for merienda is always served with coffee, tea or soft drinks but other people recommend drinking fresh buko juice in a coconut shell.

To get my recipe click on the pink highlighted and it will direct you to it.

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