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When the longing for authentic Pinoy dishes strikes in the U.S., Isla Grand stands ready to transport your taste buds back to the Philippines.

Carmina is traveling to the United States to spend time with her family. My dad planned a family gathering for Mother's Day at their favorite Pinoy restaurant . Since reservations aren’t possible, we arrived an hour early to ensure we could get a table for twelve before everyone else showed up. As my dad approached Isla Grand , the branch we visited in Pleasant Hills, California , the host at the door said they could prepare a table for twelve at five o'clock. Later, the server called my dad's name and guided us to our table. The place was bustling with people enjoying meals and celebrating Mother's Day. On our first visit to Isla Grand, I was captivated by the décor, noticing many native items that gave the place a fancy yet authentic Filipino feel. They usually have a live band, but unfortunately, there was no entertainment the night we went. My family had spoken highly of Isla Grand and encouraged us to try the Filipino dishes we’ve been missing from back home. Lech...

New Changes Made When Lockdown for 5 Months

There is always new changes and new trends when we are lockdown for over five months in our home no one see how you look when you are hibernating once you post a picture of yourself that is when people surrounded from you can glance and see how you really look nothing just an imagine how your face look like. New changes are good when so many years you have always had the same hair style what my friend said I am no longer the Dora Explore the cartoon character the only difference I never had bangs on my forehead. To get to the point when you have always stuck to one hairstyle because your mom always had judge you when you had tried to grow your hair but as we are staying at home and we are not allowed to go out due the pandemic we are into we have no other choice to let our hair grow not unless we want to cut it ourselves and make a bigger mistake especially if you don’t know how to cut it. I have been receiving great compliments my Aunt said Carmina you should keep your hair long...

Korean Snacks

  Just like anyone else we have stress food that we want to eat other than food cooked at our home today I was stressing with so many things happening around me not realize that I haven't eaten a meal for the day. We are so all busy sometimes we don't pay attention to the time and only realize when our stomach starts to make a noise to let us know we need to stop ourselves to take a break to have a meal to put down what we are doing during that moment. I was craving for some Korean Snacks and I was able to order from Grab Mar through Assi Ceci Korean Grocery the great part they sell meals that is precooked. The Kimbap and Tteokbokki Combo is PHP 360.00 ($7.41) I decided upon getting the homemade braised potato marble the cost is PHP 100.00 ($2.06) My second round I was able to try their 6 pieces kimchi pancake for PHP 150.00 ($3.00) Japchae per pack is PHP 180.00 ($3.60) There are so many food to choose to see what you're craving for at that moment of time. Note: Carmina ...

Activated Charcoal Sundae the New Trend

  The new trend is activated charcoal that we hear people put it in their toothpaste or eat it in powdered form this time they put it in food.  What is activated charcoal?   Activated charcoal is not the same as the charcoal that you use for barbecue.  Activated charcoal is a higher temperature that is filtering material and absorbed commonly used for medicine. Now people are adding activated charcoal inside the food the Black Mascarpone is from  Black Scoop Cafe located in the Philippines it is something I wanted to try. To me it tasted like eating ube ice cream maybe the way it had look but it is something different than a normal type of ice cream you are use to eating. I had like how it had taste just something to get use too.