MAISON MIDORI: Making Cait Lee's Matcha Dreams Come True!

Caitlin Lee has always grown a fascination about Matcha ever since she had it in Japan a couple years ago. She was a little dumbfounded when the rest of her family didn't like it while she adored the green beverage prepared during that trip, and she never forgot about it. During the pandemic, the resurgence of liking to baked breads and pastries also brought her love for all things Matcha as a flavor. She felt it was time to follow her passion and start her own Matcha brand called "Maison Midori".

Her mission was simple, to bring high quality green tea to the Philippines. A small project but had so much love and support, she invites you this time to savor the moment.

Cait Lee says "I'm the girl behind Maison Midori, and I'm a chemist, and matcha is my biggest passion. I was 15 on a trip in Japan. I think during the pandemic I had a baking business and think that's how it started. Thank you for being in our pop ups and bazaars, the management who have been working hard during this past weeks. I am so glad I have a support system beside me, I wouldn't be able to do this without you and God. I was praying so hard about this business, but then I am so grateful."

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She also put importance on building communities done with passion, connections, love and faith. If you want to get a hold of it, they have rht Tenshi Samidori and Maroyaka Okumidori teas available online at maisonmidori.com. You can also get the Fukami Matcha, a limited edition variant which you can enjoy mixed in beverages or just by itself. They also have bamboo whisks and scoops on the site if you want to be little serious about it.

Congratulations on making your dreams come true Cait Lee, here's wishing you more cups for folks to love and enjoy!

J.CO Brings Forth Better J. Coffee

It's still the love month but there's no reason to be sad when there's so much to be thankful for. J.CO, the Philippines well loved donut brand (who consequently still has blockbuster lines in their stores as we speak) has brought in J.Coffee, for their line of coffee drinks that have existed in their stores for quite sole time now. This is sort of a relaunch and they're taking time to show us techniques on how to make the perfect cups of coffee and the added latte art. Their using hot milk and froth to make these wonderful designs and it was a treat to have their artistic coffee experts teach us on our tables how to make them from scratch.

They also have in house espresso cups and coffee mugs which you can buy off the shelf available in all J.CO stores nationwide. J. Coffee only serves Arabica beans from regions that can provide Grade A quality beans. We tasted some of it while we were there in the store. Some of which are special brews which we were privileged enough to get on the spot! 

Let's not forget the fact that J.CO also has the best, freshly cooked donuts that are not too sweet and perfect for the Filipino palate. I'm taking home boxes of Al Capone because it's my family's favorite too! Now think about your favorite donut flavor and pair it up with a J.Coffee avocado flavored coffee or anything else from their menu, I'm sure your best day will turn out even great when you try their best cup of joes in any of their stores. 

I'm loving J. Coffee... You should too! Come over to any of ther J. Co Branches in Metro Manila, have that donut and make that experience better than ever with J. Coffee as well.

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Loving the A-Gan Tea Lifestyle!

I have been hearing of this brand from foodies who frequent Taiwan and nearby countries. A visit to their country isn't complete if you don't pass by and get one of their signature concoctions so they say but we don't have to really spend thousands of dollars just to taste authentic lifestyle changing tea from the mountains of Taiwan... because a gantea is officially here in the Philippines!

I got the chance to take first servings of this awesome tea place at their Greenbelt 2 branch which I'm sure is going to be the first of many. The opening day was superb as celebrities from Team Askalz and the Philippine Volcanoes brought the needed man presence that evening. I thought I was part of the teams! LOL I immediately ordered a couple, and fell in love instantly. You should try these for they only cost 85-100 bucks! No joke!

The choices were GOOD! I particularly like the Milk Tea's on the menu. Fret not for the coffee drinkers because they have that too on the menu. You get a healthier alternative to coffee with these milk tea servings.

Ordering is a cinch too. You just line up and pay for it then they give you this gadget so you just wait on your seats, outside or on other stores nearby while they prepare your orders. It gets jumpacked there at night so its best to get there a little earlier. Seating is also provided al fresco, smoking areas are there too.

After a few minutes, I got my Milk Lid Mango Tea! It was sweet and tangy. You get that fruity fix even on tea concoctions like this. Pretty Yummy!

Since I already got my fix, I proceeded to the activity area because this is their launch. It was nice to see JAMICH was there. 

They've got a pretty good following over at Twitter and Youtube where they became sensations. It was pretty evident as their fans were also there screaming their lungs out. They were celebrating their anniversary coinciding with the A-gantea launch. They prepared a couple of song and dance numbers much to the delight of the crowd. A perfect pairing!

Presidential Sweetheart Ms. Grace Lee was also there to host the show. Pretty in person!

These guys were so game! The Askalz went on stage and started a game for the people who loved A-gantea. It was so nice of them to give this much time for their fans!

Then it was time for my idols the Philippine Volcanoes! I love these guys. Your dirty minds might think they are doing something bad on this shot, but don't worry this is a pair tea drinking contest. They finished the large tea in a couple of seconds! Congratulations to the winners!

The CEO of A-gantea from Taiwan was also there to thank the crowd and welcome the Philippines as the next to get this lifestyle tea brand from Taiwan. I'm sure the Filipinos will love this too!

Congratulations to the A-gantea Philippines! This is surely the start of something BIG!

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