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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 ...

Seafood Chowder and Asiana Tropical Salad at Caerus Specialty Coffee + Bistro

Carmina is going to the sea to take a break of the heat living in the Philippines. My employees we're lying down on the floor resting on their break. I asked them if them are sun bathing they look at themselves and said they are on top of white sand. One employee was frying some fish for their dinner at the kitchen he said right now I am having a barbecue at the beach so hot in the Philippines we can just imagine ourselves. The heat from cooking and the humid only feel like we're at the beach while we're wearing our tank top and shorts in working hours can't imagine ourselves if it was true to be there. Manang V said the water is iced cold to make me feel I am swimming in the water at the beach.  For my employees we can pretend we're somewhere else Carmina is at Pier 21 having her seafood chowder with shrimp, salmon and clam pieces for PHP 180.00 ($3.60). Of course to top it off getting ready to wear our swim suit we need to go back to our figure is to eat Asiana Tr...