TATERS Celebrates 30 TRENTAstic Years in the Philippines

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It was a Trentastic day to spend with media, celebrities, influencers, partners, suppliers and executives from Taters as they celebrate their 30th year in the country. This was held at the SM GAME PARK at Mall of Asia in Pasay City.

I still remember the time when they were only serving popcorn and chips, but now they've already ventured into other food items that are loved by movie goers nationwide!

These days, they've managed to do chicken, fish, burgers, even churkey hotdogs for more flair. They adapted quite well even during the pandemic, and now that they are celebrating 30 years in the industry, they're raring to launch a few more food and beverage items so you can enjoy it inside the cinemas or at the comforts of your home.

Here's some highlights of the event:

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Now you can see them in different parts of the country catering to sports events, game centers, even delivery services because they can. CEO Ana Maria Tanchanco attributes their success to customers who make demands of their products, it just keeps them on their toes.

They also partnered with new SM Game Park so they could reach new mall goers who just need a small bite before or after their activities inside the mall. Taters COO Joseph Brian Tanchanco knows their extensive menu inside the facility will be bang for the buck, and become a part of the Taters experience they've been doing for 30 years.

Our participation in the Trentastic Game On Sport + Snack Tournament was surely one for the books! I played Bowling, Billiards, a few more activities til my back had sores. Congratulations to TATERS for having us at their fun event! Cheers to even more years after this fun 30th anniversary celebration!

JOSHUA GARCIA in his latest JOLLIBEE Commercial

Joshua Garcia is the talk of the town today. The trending video he did with Julia Barretto just gave us so many memories of their past relationship, so much that all the things they said on that Moira music video, felt so real... as if it came from the words they weren't able to tell each other before they broke up (if that did happen). Anyway, Joshua doesn't just do drama these days, he's actually working out and if you haven't noticed, he's getting a bit bigger than what he looked like a couple months ago. It's a good regimen which might land him in future roles as he's extremely capable of doing so.

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Just recently, he also starred in a Jollibee commercial which featured his favorite treat right after a workout, the Jollibee Yumburger. It's cheap, and is what he craves for during this pandemic. It's made with 100% real beef so you can smell that "langhap sarap" thing they've actually been famous for. Best of all, it only costs Php 35 for the solo and Php 49 if you get the Cheesy Yumburger instead. You can order it through the app, their website or #87000 which is their hotline. They are also available in Grab and Foodpanda so whatever floats your boat, they're there!

Which reminds me, I'm hungry now! Penge naman Joshua!

Jollibee Burger Steak Stays at P50

Hungry today so after having a cup of coffee at my favorite joint in Tomas Morato, I headed on to Jollibee in the same area. This place is 24 hours, pretty busy all day and I remember lots of my few moments with Dad happened here. He used to only give me 100 bucks per day when I was in college and I had to struggle making lunch or breaks with it because even then everything was expensive.

I miss my Dad... every... single... day.

Today, I have real appreciation with the Jollibee Burger Steak that still held its price of 50 pesos while keeping that beefy, saucy goodness you crave for when you're hungry as a bear. I am on a no rice diet but this just gave me that comforting feeling I need to get away from the stresses of life. If you've been rice deprived as I am you'll learn to appreciate what a cup of rice means when it's gone, you cry a little when it touches your mouth hahaha!

Jollibee's Marketing Director for Core Products Ms. Mari Aldecoa says "When you’re on a tight budget and the craving for something delicious kicks in, there’s no better way to do it than with the affordable and filling Jollibee Burger Steak.”  

So head on to your neighborhood Jollibee store and get that same thing Anne Curtis loves to sing and dance about, the Jollibee Burger Steak stays at P50, P59 if you want a drink with it. Darn cheap if you ask me!

And yes, (mabuti pa yung price nito nag STAY, eh yung ex mo hindi!). Gibberish.

The Amazing Aloha Yumburger is Back!

You’ve been daydreaming all day, packed your bags, went to the beach, had that cold drink at hand and something is missing. All you want to do is to taste and feel that summer, now how are you gonna do that without a good grub?don’t worry dear, because your favorite Amazing Aloha Yumburger is back!

Now you can taste that sweet and juicy pineapple ring, crispy strips of bacon, honey mustard dressing, fresh lettuce and a slice of cheddar cheese. All of these ingredients on top of a 100% pure beef patty that only Jollibee can do.

It’s available now in all Jollibee branches, I’m going there now and have one myself. You gotta have this today!

Your Burger Fix at FATBURGER Glorietta 2

A lot has paid attention lately to one of the most endearing food item that the Americans left us during World War 2. Our love for burgers these days are just out of this world. Our palate has just become more adventurous, and we have become courageous in experimenting, getting all the different flavors and favorites in between two buns and the lack thereof. This one I ate at is in Glorietta 2 in Makati, have you heard of FATBURGER?

The place is cozy,it’s got ample amount of seating, some bunk chairs, and a bar that’s got milkshakes and burgers on it’s menu. Of course being a burger olympian I was so excited to try their biggest burger. I was watching my weight a bit so I don’t usually eat the bread, I’m glad they’ve got skinny versions of all these burgers which I’ll show you in a bit. Meet my friends first!

This one is the ORIGINAL 1/4 pound Burger. It’s got the right amount of meat, filling and tasty, plus the usual add ons mayo, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, relish, mustard, ketchup, or if you prefer to not have it, you can customize your burger. As I mentioned earlier, you can even opt other bun varieties or without it at all. If you wish to add premium things like Bacon, Fried Egg, Grilled Onions, Chili, Onion Rings, Mushrooms, they can do that on English Muffins too. If you’re not into beef, they havr Chicken Burger and Veggie Burger patties so you can still have your fix.

Oh and no, they are not holding back on the fresh ingredients, as you can see on this DOUBLE Burger which is around 1/2 pound, it’s as if it’s bursting out already. People were drooling. The buns as we mentioned could be white, a lettuce wrap, a brioche bun, English Muffin, or the Gluten Free one.

My burger of choice is the TRIPLE. I asked them to have it on the SKINNY version so you can do without the buns and have all the juicy meat goodness of every burger patty served to you. It was good while it lasted. The FAT BAR serves cocktails, local and imported beers, wine, whisky, bourbon, cognac and just about anything you can put your hands on after office hours. They are open mall hours so that can be anytime of the day, you’re just gonna have to make the choice with your friends and family.

Oh and if that’s not enough, they’ve got good Buffalo wings since it’s like 2 restaurants in one joint. Ahhh the possibilities are endless, I’ll be back there for more burgers for sure.

If you’re looking for a good burger fix, go and find one at FATBURGER. It’s good and not that expensive either, it’s just right. FATBURGER is just outside the Glorietta 2 entrance along Palm Drive, go rush there if you want one now.

Good Food Need Not Be Expensive

Do you often go out for lunch or dinner while working and spend so much money for it? I guess it's time to put a stop to that because it certainly isn't a smart thing to do if you are working just paycheck to paycheck. Eh? That's not right. No, you don't have to call on the whole team and run for your lives using a robot. Exhibit A:

Well, what's  a better idea than to actually face the problem head on. Get your gears going and never skip a meal because Jollibee has them all. Have you bought JolliSavers meal? It saved me a ton because it only costs Php 50 for a Burger Steak. Imagine my joy to have that with a 100% beef patty, smothered with mushroom gravy and a cup of white rice. The same goes for the Jolly Spaghetti, made even meatier with slices of ham, ground beef and hotdogs... then topped with cheese. They also have Jollibee's YUM Burger, affordable for only Php 30 so how can we not be full after that meal?

See? It doesn't have to be expensive because there's always a hot, satisfying meal at the lovable Jollibee store near you. Really, good food need not be expensive no? 

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Kris Bernal Wants You to Meat Kris

I went here last week and I was surprised to have seen all of the stores closed because I didn't know that they open after lunch. So I failed the first time.

The next week, I was so excited to meet Kris Bernal as she embarks in new territory because she's not going to act this time; as she's putting up a new burger shack called Meat Kris. It's a play on words because the actual shop personifies the young Kapuso actress and if you saw this in real life, those little knick knacks are actually personal items from her and the shows she's done all throughout the years. From the tons of stars she's worked with, to the men she was partnered with in shows like Alden and Aljur, they're all here!

It makes sense that all the things that might have been turning points in her career gets included in this very personal enterprise that Kris is doing. She wished to have had a BIGGER restaurant but she knew she was a neophyte to embark on something that big. She wanted to actually start small and do it how she wants to execute it. She's also got people from her fans (or related to) to actually be hired so she could help them with livelihood, she even feels a little off when they call her Ma'am when they were training. Now that it's all here, it's already selling like hotcakes, I mean burgers, good ones that is.

Of course, she's bound to have him on the menu. This is somehow a ride on Aljur Abrenica and his endorsements in the past. She wants him on the menu because that started all the things AlKris, that's the the love team name with the Kapuso hunk. It's got the lovely 100% Pure Beef Patty from MeatKris, plus the special sauce, Beefy Hotdogs, and an easy over fried egg. That's what they call Hotdog ni Aljur.

Now this one is her version of the Philly Cheese Steak. It's called "Dapat Ka Bang Philly-in?" patterned by Kris and Aljur's old show "Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?" (Second Chances) back in 2009. I would recommend you have this while it's hot and DON'T Instagram (although it would be good to brag among your friends) because you won't enjoy it as much if it's cold. My friends agree. It's got beef strips, veggies, chili, and tons of cheese.

For those who don't know, Kris Bernal actually started in show business when she did Star Struck. The GMA show is still doing it and to pay homage she thought of naming this Dream, Believe, Survive which is the tag line of the show. It's got a quarter pound hand crafted burger patty, bacon strips and ham. All the good things, like the good stars who came from the show!

Kris has appeared with a lot of Kapuso stars and one of them is her good friend Alden Richards. She's admittedly also a fan of AlDub and to dedicate a burger for him was just right. This is Bacon Pa More, a lovely combo of the Pure Beef Burger Patty, Cheese, their special sauce, veggies and tons of Crispy Bacon Strips! For bacon lovers, this is a dream. It's not that expensive either and if you're looking for something to battle that fast food bacon burger you've always had, this could really live for that challenge. Then there's more!

Now you've probably had that quarter pound burger from another fast food restaurant, and this could give that a run for the money. This is their basic Cheeseburger. It's got that Quarter Pound Pure Beef Patty, melted cheese, veggies and a sweet soft white bun. Okay enough about basics, we're going BIG this time!

Their current best seller, this is the Chiz Bernal. It's a play on her name obviously and was found as a comment from a fan on her IG post. I think I've seen that when it happened. Anyway, it's like your lovely basic classic cheese burger with a HUGE monstrous piece of Mozzarela Stick in the middle. Now think about what will happen if you have a bite off of that, it'll just burst and melt, and that cheese will just ooze out when it's hot. Not that I'm telling you, but who doesn't love cheese right? I thought so.

This one is the Happy Lang Almusal which is a breakfast burger named after her famous line as Tinay in the iconic show Little Nanay. It's got everything you love including that spam/meat loaf slice, the easy over egg and cheese. That's how you start the morning even if they open in the late afternoon LOL.

Meet my personal favorite, this is their Meat Kris Cheeseburger with 5x the patty. Their hand crafted pure beef burger patties are about a quarter of a pound. If you think about that, this one is like a pound and a quarter all in all. This monstrosity is actually just right for people like me who want a REAL protein fix. It's for people who love burgers, this isn't really hard to eat because I finished it in a couple of minutes. It's got the usual suspects, cheese, 5 beef patties, tons of cheese and a leaf or two so you won't get guilty without it. Trust me, it's worth a try. Kris says she doesn't put salt on her burgers but this was actually flavorful as she uses a lot of dry herbs in the mix. I think the flavor profile was more on thyme. If I'm going to go back to Meat Kris, I wouldn't hesitate to order one of these again. It's worth it, and it's not expensive as I mentioned earlier. It's not even 300+ ish which I would gladly pay for.

Here's our interview with Kris Bernal this afternoon. Enjoy!

For those who would like to have the same Meat Kris experience that I had this afternoon, you may visit them at the COMMUNEATY at 120 Roces Avenue in Quezon City. If you know the Mc Donald's Branch in Tomas Morato, you can walk from there towards Roces Avenue in like a couple of minutes and you can get there. It's right at the front of the old Dragon Bar, and right before the street of Max's Scout Tuason, you wouldn't miss it. Here's a map so you won't get lost, just find the burger!

If you still get lost, it's not my fault anymore LOL. Love burgers? Then you'll really love Meat Kris!

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Sweet Ecstasy Opens in Uptown Parade BGC

There's a new place in BGC that some of you should visit. If you're a fan of Sweet Ecstasy in Cubao a few years back (which unfortunately has closed already), they've been aggressively opening other branches already all over Metro Manila. This one however is situated very near Valkyrie in BGC. The complex is called Uptown Parade and this is their third branch after Regis Center in Katipunan, and Jupiter Street in Makati. Honestly, I haven't been to Sweet X (which they fondly call it) so this is a first for me and their BGC Uptown Parade branch is a good place to find comfort food when it's a bit too traffic to go home. This place is owned by Ms. Gelli Victor, Monica Francesca (RX Jock) and their other partners. They know how much the district actually needs a place for hanging out before people actually go to the nearby clubs, and they present a very awesome refuge for wings, burgers and craft beers. Speaking of which, we ordered different ones just for kicks!

This one was a tad sweet, it felt like it wasn't alcoholic but the mean label says otherwise. Comes smooth, Azrael liked it!

Ted and I had the Sierra Madre Wheat Ale which was sort of a wheat based beer, it's surprisingly light but you'll still get buzzed if you had a couple of bottles.

Enzo liked the Fish Rider Pale Ale and I've already tasted this in other bars, it's quite nice for bar chows and a good conversation starter don't you think?

This one's their Buffalo Wings. I asked for their hottest one and this is what the person on the counter suggested to me. It was spicy yeah, got that kick but it was bearable. It's Tabasco so it was tangy and hot, but I wanted it more HOT and I think they've got off the menu items to solve that. Kindly ask them because I can't really put the words here because it's explicit haha!

For a milder feel, or flavor, they've got these mean wings too. They call it Sriracha Wings, as they've probably used the Thai hot sauce to fuel it. Pretty good!

This burger wasn't mine haha. It's Sweet Ecstasy's Cheeseburger. They would actually ask you to customize how you want your ONIONS to be made and Ted wanted it to be caramelized, looks good eh?! He says they did it right on the grill. They also use 100% pure beef for the patties and I could see they did that in the kitchen. I like it.

This was mine. I wanted it crunchy and pungent so I had my Sweet Ecstasy Cheeseburger with Fresh Onions. It's not date food I know, but it's that exact thing that makes it appealing to me. I wanted to taste the onions so I went with that.

Azrael also got a Sweet Ecstasy Cheeseburger but had the onions made grilled. As you can see it also got caramelized a bit and by the looks of it, he loved it too.

Sweet Ecstasy Uptown Parade officially opens its doors today. I've seen Marian Rivera, Jennylyn Mercado, Raymund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and a couple of other artists enjoy what they had that afternoon. Their prices? Not to worry because they're very affordable. You get premium quality burgers, wings and beers in this location and it's perfect before you party out in other establishments. Don't even think of drinking without eating something, that's totally unhealthy. But trust me on splurging with a burger, it helps heal your soul. These are X-citing times!

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Jollibee Releases Adobo Flakes Yum! Burger and Halo-Halo Sundae

Looks like Filipino brand Jollibee is dishing out its arsenal as they bring out for a limited time some good ol Pinoy favorites. In celebration of Philippine Independence this whole month of June, they introduced a new concept, the Jollibee Adobo Flakes Yum! Burger and my personal favorite the Halo-Halo Sundae!

The Jollibee Adobo Flakes Yum! Burger is made of your original Yum beef patty topped with Chicken Adobo Flakes on a soft bun. This makes the burger extra savory, garlicky, peppery, with a hint of dried laurel, vinegar and soy flavor. It's to pay homage to the #PinoyAndProud people who love that home cooked Adobo, a candidate for the national dish in the Philippines. 

Aside from that, they finally made one of the things that I've thought of a few years back. They made a Halo Halo Sundae. The Halo Halo already made headlines in L.A. when it got featured in Anthony Bourdain's show but this version doesn't contain ice but only the ice cream they make on their machines. It was lovely, something that I didn't know would personally work... But it did!

Jollibee isn't also going to stop there, they will be making this whole month of June a little more memorable by holding tons of events and FREE Adobo Flakes Yum! Burger in the coming days so make sure you follow them on their official Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/JollibeePhilippines or their website http://www.jollibee.com.ph. You can also have them all delivered through their new hotline by pressing #87000 on you phone because Jollibee wants you to feel how it is to be #PinoyAndProud!

Make sure you like their page because they promise more events as they participate in the Independence day festivities this June. Have you already tasted the burgers? How was it? I like the Halo Halo Sundae so if you can please get me another serving.

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