Miami Sights

 

So this is what you do when you have only 3 days in Miami. 

You get on a bus and be a tourist.

 

You spend 4 hours driving around the city in this sightseeing van

 

 

Washington Avenue

 

 

 Holocaust Memorial

 

 

Ocean Drive

 

 

The Carlyle

 

 

Versace Mansion
(Gianni was murdered right in front of this house!)

 

 

News Cafe

 

 

Vintage ride

 

 

Some celebrity's house (Sorry, I forgot whose)

 

 

Madonna's former home. She bought the property in 1992 for $4.9 million
and sold it in 2000 for $7.5 million.

 

 

Coconut Grove's open air shopping mall

 

 

Plymouth Congregational Church

 

 

Charlotte Jane Memorial Park

 

 

Some celebrity's mansion

 

 

CIA's Top Secret Boathouse (not so top secret anymore)

 

 

 Biltmore Hotel

 

 

Biltmore Hotel and my tour mates

 

 

Biltmore Hotel Courtyard

 

 

Biltmore Hotel Pool

 

 

  

The Venetian Pool

 

 

 This 820,000 gallon pool is fed with spring water from an underground aquifer. 
In the spring and summer seasons, the pool is filled and drained daily!

 

 

Maximo Gomez Park or "Domino Park" in Little Havana

 

 

From opening till closing, the park is filled with senior citizens chitchatting and playing dominoes

 

 

 By the Domino Park is a souvenir shop selling all kinds of Cuban goodies including
Cuban cigars and, of course, dominoes!

 

 

Cuban coffee for us to sample. So good I bought a cup!

 

 

I miss Miami

 

Miami Tour Company: http://miamitourcompany.com/home.php

Queso de Bola Cheesecake by Irene ♥ ♥ ♥

 

This was how Irene's Queso de Bola Cheesecake looked like when I took it out of the box:

 

I know it's totally no-frills, but OMG the plain jane smelled absolutely diva!

 

  

I decided to prettify it and take a cropped shot

 

 

Cropped shot or else it would look like this and you'll all know what I did.
Shame. 

 

 

Oh come on, tell me you wouldn't do the same when face-to-face with this
rich, creamy, cheesy indulgence

 

 

Order now and test thy willpower

 

jin loves to eat at home, January 2012

 

Got this message from a reader:

"how come there's no more jin loves to eat at home? i miss it kahit paulit ulit yung ulam."

 

Sorry ha! Will advise Mother to be more creative next time. :P

Here you go, Tina! :)

 

 

Suahe, steamed lapu lapu, sauteed spinach, red rice

 

 

Banana, orange, chico, pear, papaya, mango, dragon fruit, apple

 

 

Pork adobo, braised tofu, blanched spinach, corn fried rice

 

 

Cherries, papaya, mango, grape, mini oranges, mangosteen, plum

 

 

Beancurd skin, panfried lapu lapu with crispy garlic, lechon paksiw, mustard greens and mushrooms

 

 

Scallion omelette, pan fried espada, sauteed spinach

 

 

Chawanmushi

 

 

Banana, pomelo, papaya, apple, pear, persimmon

 

 

Vegetable omelette, green beans, mushrooms, upo, cauliflower, pork floss

 

 

Watermelon juice

 

 

Sea bass spaghetti in cream sauce

 

 

Chicken afritada, spinach, mushrooms and tofu strips

 

 

Red miso-glazed tuna, chicken curry, celery, Chinese pechay

 

 

Banana, dragon fruit, plum, mango, avocado, pear, pomelo, honeydew, melon

 

 

Pork and beans, Chinese pechay, assorted mushrooms, pulled pork 

 

 

Guava, peach, custard apple, macopa, strawberries 

 

 

Grilled pork, Pasta Paris in pomodoro sauce

 

 

Banana, papaya, pear, apple, kiwi, persimmon

Singapore Food Republic ♥

 

 

 

Most of the items we wanted were out of stock.

The server came back to us a few times to relay the sorry news. One dish at a time.

We hadn't even started, but the dining experience was already ruined 68.53%.

 

 

Bah Kut Teh - there was no other flavor but of too much salt

 

 

Chawan Mushi

 

 

Stir Fried Tofu with Shrimps, Pork and Mushroom

 

 

Japanese Tofu with Chinese Chorizo and Spring Onion

 

 

Hainanese Chicken

 

 

Chicken Rice

 

 

Fish Head Curry

 

 

Chili Crab with Fried Mantou

 

 

Penang Char Kway Teow

 

 

Singapore Laksa

 

 

The food was not even great, nothing you can't do at home.

Service could use a lot of improvement, too.

The only thing I truly enjoyed was my hot and sweet drink:

 

Teh Tarik

 

 

Dear Singapore Food Republic Management, please, hide the microwave ovens!

 

 

Singapore Food Republic: Unit 8, Commercenter, 4th Avenue corner 31st Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, Metro Manila. Tel: +632 925 1988

Annapolis Seafood Palace ♥ ♥ ♥

 

 

 

The family got together for Ninong Jimmy's second anniversary at Annapolis Seafood Palace.

Midway through lunch, Ninang Adi announced that this is her new favorite Chinese restaurant.

Coming from such a great cook as my ninang, this is serious approval.

Here's what we had:

 

Birthday Noodles

 

 

Suahe

 

 

Seafood Basket

 

 

Fried Taro 

 

 

Double Boiled Black Chicken Soup

 

 

Steamed Lapu Lapu Jaw

 

 

Braised Pork and Fried Buns

 

 

Sesame Masachi

 

 

Almond Jelly Fruit Cocktail

 

 

Because it was also Mother's Day, all moms received a long stemmed rose

 

 

Happy colors, happy people :)

 

 

Annapolis Seafood: 43 Annapolis Street, Greenhills, San Juan. Tel: +632 724-6192

To the Nice Gentleman Who Walked Up to Me Yesterday

 

 

To the nice gentleman who walked up to me yesterday, I am sorry I got so shy I swallowed my tongue.

Please email me with the following details (so I know it's really, really you) and let me treat you to lunch to make up for my boo-boo.

1. The exact place you walked up to me

2. The color of shirt you were wearing

3. The question you asked me

jinlovestoeat@gmail.com :)