Thursday, May 16, 2013

Bistro Mondo, Mother's Day Dinner ♥ ♥ ♥

 

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Because I love the food at Bistro Mondo (see my previous posts here and here),
I brought the whole Fatterside here for Mother's Day

 

 

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A different napkin fold

 

 

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Achi Donna brought our own centerpiece. Lol!

 

 

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Jamie made these personalized Keep Calm bottles for the mothers

 

 

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Mom's bottle included a bonus "Prayer for the Unmarried Firstborn." Hahahahahaha!

 

 

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Nikko made this fresh strawberries bouquet that we attacked while waiting
for the food to arrive

 

 

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"Dress Like Your Mother" Mother's Day Dinner Menu

 

 

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Popcorn Shrimps - fried in light beer batter, served with a trio of dipping sauces:
asian, tomato salsa and thousand island 

 

 

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Cheesy Chicken Dip - a flavorful mix of cheese, chicken, mushroom and spinach
served with pesto-flavored melba toasts 

 

 

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Chicken Liver Fegatini - chicken liver sauteed in garlic, anchovies, olives and capers
flamed with brandy in a rich red wine sauce. Rich and hearty.

 

 

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I love mixing my food :)

 

 

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Smoked Salmon Pizza - freshly baked pizza crust topped with cream cheese, smoked salmon,
egg white, egg yolk, and capers finished with spring onion and lemon.

 

 

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The crust is amazingly thin and crisp and loaded with toppings! Sooooo good!!!

 

 

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Creamy Wild Mushroom Soup - a creamy blend of shiitake, oyster and button mushrooms

 

 

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Pugon Chicken - half chicken braised in olive oil, garlic and herbs cooked in wood fired oven.
I don't normally like chicken, but OMG! THIS CHICKEN SKIN!!! 

 

 

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Sesame Dory - pan seared John Dory coated in sesame seeds served with white wine
ginger mushroom sauce with spinach mashed potatoes and veggies 

 

 

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Roasted Leg of Lamb - pugon roasted lamb leg thinly sliced with rosemary jus
served with marbled potatoes cooked in garlic and herbs.
This was really tasty, but the meat was not so tender tonight.

 

 

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Creamy Shrimp Pesto - shrimps and spaghetti in a creamy white wine basil pesto

 

 

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No wine, just iced tea
#liquorban

 

 

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 Tiramisu - ackkkk!!! This tasted like plastic balloon! :(((

 

 

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Belgian Chocolate Cheesecake - I like that this was not too sweet

 

 

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Crepe Samurai with Vanilla Ice Cream - simple but delicious!

 

 

Nikko made these alphabet blocks for each family. We had way too much fun taking photos with our surnames. :)

 

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Gwama believes 4 people in a picture is malas and refused to smile in this photo. Lol! 

 

 

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The Mothers

 

 

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We love making fun of them :P

 

 

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Our Gwama, The Mother of All Mothers, is always the most game! 

 

Previous posts:

Bistro Mondo
Bistro Mondo, Revisited

 

Bistro Mondo: 4893 Durban Street, Poblacion, Makati, Philippines. Tel: +632 519-0042, +632 519-8287

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