Tea Party Beverage Sponsor: Cordillera Coffee

Mar 10, 06 Tea Party Beverage Sponsor: Cordillera Coffee

Posted by in Cafés

Note: Cordillera Coffee is the beverage sponsor for the upcoming tea party to be held on March 12.While in the thick of accepting tea party reservations two weeks ago, I received an email from someone whose subject heading was ‘Tea (?) Party.” Apart from some other stuff, she asked why I was calling it a tea party when...

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Tea Party Baker #7: Vanilla Bean’s Turtle Cake

Mar 08, 06 Tea Party Baker #7: Vanilla Bean’s Turtle Cake

Posted by in Home Bakers, Makati

Note: This is the final installment in a 7-part series on the bakers whose confections will be featured in the upcoming tea party.Vanilla Bean is one of those very few commercial establishments whose desserts are at par with those of my favorite home bakers. To my mind, it’s because this little neighborhood bakery in Salcedo...

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Tea Party Baker #6: Imelda’s White Velvet Symphony and Triple Hazelnut Mousse

Mar 06, 06 Tea Party Baker #6: Imelda’s White Velvet Symphony and Triple Hazelnut Mousse

Posted by in Home Bakers, Pasig/Ortigas

Note: This is the 6th installment in a 7-part series on the bakers whose confections will be featured in the upcoming tea party.The first time I met Imelda she gave me a White Velvet Symphony – no, not a slice but the entire cake. We met because I was interviewing her for a magazine article. We’ve been fast friends...

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A Swap Success Story

Mar 05, 06 A Swap Success Story

Posted by in Home Bakers, Miscellaneous

up for grabs Preparing for two events – a cookbook swap and a tea party – for the past two months has left me feeling quite frenzied, frankly. I actually started carrying a daily planner with me everywhere I went, and it was unreal that I heard myself saying, “I’ll have to check my schedule,” before...

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Join us at the cookbook swap!

Mar 03, 06 Join us at the cookbook swap!

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If you’re not doing anything tomorrow, March 4, come and join us at the cookbook swap. It’ll be held at 3:00 pm at Fully Booked in Rockwell. This gathering of cookbook lovers will be made even more exciting with free-flowing coffee and some desserts, as well as a raffle of brand new cookbooks, courtesy of Fully Booked....

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