What’s so special about cupcakes? A store could sell a single food product like doughnut. But a cupcake is not a donut. Cupcakes are common and cheap, you could buy mass-produced items in a grocery. A cupcake store is simply not commercially viable — especially if you want to open the store at the high end part of town. The rent alone would toast the finances of any brave soul who’d decide to sell cupcakes, and cupcakes alone. Continue reading Cupcakes by Sonja (Serendra, Bonifacio High Street)
Tag Archives: Serendra
Mamou (A Home Kitchen) in Serendra, Fort Bonifacio
Of all the posts under the “Food” category, this is probably the most difficult to compose. It’s not that I’ve visited the other venues in more instances. It’s not that I’m having a mental block. Continue reading Mamou (A Home Kitchen) in Serendra, Fort Bonifacio
Xocolat at Serendra (Bonifacio High Street)
Preparing tsokolate from cacao seeds is an art. My grandmother, God bless her soul, would handpick the seeds and let it dry naturally under the sun. Continue reading Xocolat at Serendra (Bonifacio High Street)
Books and Bookstores
Books, at times, could make the waiting and down time in our travel not-that-boring. For instance, we could read a good book while waiting at the airport lounge when the flight is delayed. For others, however, reading a book goes beyond a filler of dead air. So, let’s review some of the bookstores when you arrive in Philippine reading territory: Continue reading Books and Bookstores
Abe (Serendra, Fort Bonifacio)
The only establishment I go to when I visit the vicinity of Bonifacio High Street or Serendra (Fort Bonifacio, just across Market!Market!) is the Fully Booked bookstore. This changed today, when I “accidentally” discovered Abe, a restaurant serving Filipino food. Continue reading Abe (Serendra, Fort Bonifacio)