A few days after my graduation, my mom and I had a lunch at Brasserie Cicou in Greenhills, San Juan. It's a French restaurant owned by Chef Cyrille Soenen. It was formerly known as the Italian restaurant, Ristorante La Dolce Fontana. However, my former school (O.B. Montessori Center, Inc.) is still affiliated with this restaurant. :)

We ordered a set lunch (can be shared with two to three people, depending on the menu) that comes with a salad or soup, the main course, and a dessert. After finishing the set lunch, a plate of Onglet Poele (onglei-po-lei) came next in line, then the homemade fries and a plate of Kouign Aman (kween-aman). 

Everything might seem a bit overpriced but when you start on slicing the meat or having your first bite at a certain piece of food served, you will think that everything that you paid for is worth it. 

Unfortunately, I didn't have the chance to take pictures of everything we ordered because my mom immediately sliced the slab of meat in the Onglet Poele and the one in the set lunch but it's okay. Instead, I took a picture of the last one we ordered: Kouign Aman. 

When you dig your fork into the Breton, a thick and sweet cream will ooze out of the puncture and you will surely savor the balancing of the sweet and spicy (because there is a strong hint of cinnamon in it). It's actually the usual description of the perfect fries to the majority: crunchy on the outside but soft and tender on the inside. The salted caramel ice cream feels good on the mouth and the rock salt embedded in it enhances the rich flavor of the surprisingly cold but NOT FROZEN concoction. Now for the caramel disc- it is crunchy and also has the right amount of sweetness in it. 

If only I get another chance to visit Brasserie Cicou again, I am definitely going to take a picture of everything we ordered so that I could show you how beautifully they presented each food that also has the same beauty that accompanies its taste.

Let me explain the mystery behind the name. It's a sweet treat composed of two discs of Breton (a warm, cream-filled butter cake) topped with a salted caramel ice cream and a crystallized sugar or a caramel disc (or whatever you call it). It's a hot-and-cold dessert and for your information, it only costs 310 pesos. Sulit! :) You'd be craving for it over and over again once you try it. Bon appetit! 

We Filipinos really love to eat noodles, don't we? Especially those with soups, most commonly called "mami" here in the Philippines. This Filipino-Chinese food warms up our bodies and makes us feel good. 

My family went to La Union for summer vacation and this was indeed the best summer vacation so far because of the nice people, cool breeze, awesome scenery and of course, good food! My grandmother treated us to the noodle house located near the trading center of Bangar, La Union.  The one pictured above is the special beef wonton mami for only 27 pesos.  Oh yeah, I missed this mami so much and the trip is totally worth it. We're literally going back and forth the noodle house as often as possible. Sometimes, we order a bowl of the traditional Filipino summer food: Halo-Halo! ♥ Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my camera with me so I didn't have the chance to take a picture. My cousins and I even asked for an extension to stay a few days longer just to try the different Ilocano delicacies! Haha! Try it for yourself when you go there! You may leave a comment and I'll give you the address. :)