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Snapshots of a weekend spent walking for dessert.

The first weekend of my Great Escapes Dessert Tour was a sugary success! It was bliss to meet and bond with like-minded people who adore dessert as much as I do, and my terrific team at Ayala Malls made everything so easy. I am blessed.

Come and walk with me as I share highlights of the tour. All photos are courtesy of tour participants and the Instagram accounts of Glorietta and Greenbelt.

@iloveglorietta
Dessert Tour Sept 2014 005 - loot bags

All my guests got a loot bag at the start of the tour filled with Ayala Mall vouchers, a travelogue magazine, and so much more. The bag also proved super helpful for all the food gifts that were given to them at each dessert stop.

@victoriavelasco

At Mochi Cream:

Dessert Tour Sept 2014 012 - Mochi Cream
an extra serving of Baumkuchen and Matcha Float and…

Glorietta Dessert Tour trivia game at Mochi Cream

…trivia game time! (With prizes, of course!)

@iloveglorietta  collage

Glorietta Dessert Tour Sept 2014 - book signing

Ever grateful to this fabulous group of people who joined my first ever dessert tour. Such a fun group! And they all brought their copies of my book to be signed! The dessert tour turned into a mini book signing session.

Glorietta Dessert Tour group shot

I’ll always remember my first ever tour group. Couldn’t have asked for a better – or sweeter! – bunch.

@ilovegreenbelt

“It boggles the mind that we’ve been eating non-stop for almost three and a half hours. It shouldn’t be humanly possible…” says one of my guests to me at the last restaurant stop. His eyes are as wide and bright as his grin, evidence of someone gleefully flying as high as a kite on sugar. I’d say his quote sums up my dessert tours pretty well.

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Desssert Tour 2 - Cafe Breton

The second day’s tour is sold out. Warming up to my role as tour guide to this much larger group.

Cafe Mary Grace - Marian Mocha

My tour participants tell me that two of the best things about my dessert tours are:
1) Getting to try new desserts at long-time favorite establishments. At Café Mary Grace, they got to try the Marian Mocha, a light-as-air chiffon cake laced with amaretto cream. It’s a cake that’s still in development and not yet commercially available.

Dessert Tour Sept 2014 - Myron's

Classic Confections - with Baba

2) Getting to meet the owners and chefs of the establishments. Above: with Baba Ibazeta-Benedicto, pastry chef and owner of Classic Confections. Foreground: Mon and Monique Eugenio, owners of Myron’s Place.

Dessert Tour Sept 2014 - Bizu aroma exercise

My dessert tours are carefully curated. Here, my guests at Bizu being led through the aroma-flavor exercise by Bizu’s Chief Culinary Officer, Chef Ronnie Reyes. Below, a tasting platter of five desserts ranging from sweet to bitter. An incredible tasting experience.

Dessert Tour Sept 2014 - Bizu platter

Dessert Tour Sept 2014 - Bizu truffles

Dessert Tour Sept 2014 - Classic Confections bars

My tour groups went home laden with lots of giveaways. Here, the Lori Truffles made by Bizu and a huge box of assorted bars from Classic Confections.

Dessert Tour Sept 2014 034 - with Kat and JV

At Myron’s Place, the last stop of my Greenbelt tour, all my guests have gone home. Suddenly, I hear my name called. When I’m introduced to JV and Kat Manalasan, I’m initially alarmed that these were tour participants that I’d ignored. I make it a point to know everybody in my group. The married couple are long-time readers of my blog who are at Myron’s Place to try the bread pudding, a dessert I’ve featured on DCF. “Do another tour next year, Lori!” Urges Kat.

Well, I don’t know yet about next year but I still have space for a few more people for my tours on September 20 at Glorietta and September 21 at Greenbelt. See the full dessert menu here and email me if you want a ticket. I’d love to have you there on my last two tours!

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Dessert Tour Tickets On Sale Today, And Here’s What’s On The Menu

Here are the sweets that await dessert lovers on my dessert tours.

Myron's bread pudding

Some secrets are too sweet to keep to oneself, and desserts are best when shared, so here’s the menu for my dessert tours. See which ones sing their siren song to you. These selections are a combination of classic favorites and new offerings that will make their debut during the tours. Also included are some fun activities and most of the establishments’ chef-owners will be on hand to hang out with us.

September 6 & 20, 1.30-5.30pm : Glorietta
Meeting place: Palm Drive Concierge

    • Café Shibuya

    – Cheddar Cheese Dessert Toast + Ghirardelli Salted Caramel Mocha

      • Cupcakes by Sonja

      – Dessert Comes First cupcake + Premium Hot Chocolate + decorate your own cupcake activity

        • New Zealand Creamery

        – Thick shake or 2 big ice cream scoops of choice (to take away while walking to our next stop)

          • Mochi Cream

          – Baumkuchen (a unique layered cake from Germany), + Matcha float garnished with red beans and Chantilly cream

            • Mad Mark’s

            – Liquid cheesecake (yes, really) + Affogato

            September 7 & 21, 1.30-5.30pm :  Greenbelt
            Meeting place: Greenbelt 3 Concierge

              • Café Breton

              – Gwenn ha du crepe (raclette cheese enclosed in a crepe and slathered with black cherry preserves) + Vodka Calamansi slush

                • Café Mary Grace

                – Marian Mocha (chiffon cake filled with amaretto custard) + Limone Santi (a riff on lemon cream pie)

                  • Bizu

                  Flavor+taste experience (can’t say anymore about this) + the following Dessert Sampler featuring all five major taste sensations:
                  Sweet: Bizu Strawberry Chiboust
                  Sour: Petit Lemon Tart
                  Salty: Caramella – Caramel Truffle with Fleur de Sel
                  Bitter: Dark Chocolate Soufflé
                  Savory: Blue Cheese Macaron
                  Afterwards, a take home gift for participants: the Lori Truffle or Lori Mendiants.

                    • Classic Confections

                    – Classic Banana Cream Pie + Dulce de Leche Cake + Toffee-Almond nuggets

                      • Myron’s Place

                      – Bread Pudding (the best in all of Manila) + Iced Chocolate Kahlua (you’ve got to taste this to believe it).

                      So there you have it! I think this should settle all debate, discussions, and decision making. Tickets are P1,600 each per person per date. The ticket price covers all desserts in either Glorietta or Greenbelt. Please click here for more ticket details.

                      For any more questions, please ask them in the Comments form. I really hope to see you on my dessert tours!

                      Dessert Comes First dessert tour-800

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                      The Dessert Comes First Dessert Tour – UPDATED 8/14/14

                      Four days in September. Click here for new details.

                      New details in red added today, August 14, 2014

                      Dessert Comes First dessert tour-800

                      The upcoming tourism campaign of Ayala Malls entitled Great Escapes, highlights lifestyle experiences focusing on entertainment, the arts, fashion, and of course, food. One of the more exciting aspects of this campaign is the series of culinary tours around Ayala Center.

                      I’m flattered to have been invited by Ayala Malls to do a Dessert Tour as part of the Great Escapes campaign. The tour focuses on some of my selected merchants in Glorietta and Greenbelt, and for four days in September, I’ll be taking a small group on a sweet adventure.

                      The Ayala Malls Marketing team and I have been working hard to put together my dream dessert walk. I’ve tapped my favorite merchants from both Glorietta and Greenbelt and I’m ecstatic to announce that most of them will be offering old favorites and new desserts that will debut during the tours.

                      Here’s the line-up for the tours which will run on the following dates from 1.30-5:30pm.

                      September 6 & 20: Glorietta
                      Meeting place: Palm Drive Concierge

                      • Café Shibuya
                      • Cupcakes by Sonja
                      • New Zealand Creamery
                      • Mochi Cream
                      • Mad Mark’s

                      September 7 & 21: Greenbelt
                      Meeting place: Greenbelt 3 Concierge

                      • Café Breton
                      • Café Mary Grace
                      • Bizu
                      • Classic Confections
                      • Myron’s Place

                      For ease and to ensure an optimal experience for everyone, the number of tour participants will be capped at 15 pax.

                      Big on walking? Will walk for food? Here are the two ways to get a ticket:

                      • The Great Escapes campaign kicks off this weekend, August 15-17, 2014 at a 3-day Travel Fair to be held at the Glorietta Activity Center. Tickets to my tour will be sold at the Rajah Travel and Baron Travel booths located at the fair. Pick your preferred date. Each ticket is P1,600.
                      • If you can’t make it to the Travel Fair this weekend,  you can purchase a ticket from August 18-22 at the following travel agencies, but please call ahead.

                      Rajah Travel (look for Angela Javier)
                      3/F Gercon Plaza, 7901 Makati Avenue, Makati
                      02 894 0886 local 1300 (number on poster is incorrect)

                      Baron Travel (look for Maricel Mendoza)
                      G/F Cityland 10 (Tower 2),
                      6817 Ayala Avenue North corner dela Rosa Street, Salcedo Village, Makati
                      02 817 4926 / 752 7448

                      I really hope to see you on my tours! It’ll be an exciting – and filling! – four hours of sweets, eats, talking, and walking. If you’ve got any questions or concerns, please ask them in the Comments section below and I’ll reply as soon as I can.

                      ~lori

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