The Wine Museum

 

 

Jayvee invited a few friends to the Wine Museum last Wednesday for an open discussion on promoting travel opportunities in the Philippines with the Travel Cooperative of the Philippines (TCP).  TCP’s mission is to help expand the reach of travel co-ops in the Philippines and in other countries. 

 

 

TCP is the first IATA accredited travel co-op.  Robert Lim Joseph, chairman and CEO of TCP, says that the organization aims to educate and train the travel agents, tour operators and other stakeholders in the travel and tourism industry in order to usher a culture of tourism that values love of country. 

 

 

The Wine Museum has all the tradition, romance, and enchantment of a museum, a hotel and a wine restaurant.  It’s a family-oriented establishment with rooms to stay in and good colonial and Spanish cuisines.  It also serves as a Wine Education Center where it also houses seminars on proper tasting and the wine industry. 

 

 

The dining area offers a selection of wines from different countries, which are available by the bottle or glass.  They also have a Wine Station where the wines are dispensed by a computerized wine vending machine imported from Napa Valley, California.

 

On the Table

 

Gambas Al Ajillo PHP 100 – PHP 300

 

 

Paella PHP 220 – PHP 580

 

 

Sole Fish (I forgot to take note of the name)

 

 

Crispy Toro PHP 270

 

 

Malunggay Lemon Drink

Quite refreshing!

 

(I wasn’t able to take note of the wines they served us or the strawberry coffee liquor -long day at work, that’s my excuse)

 

Service is friendly and professional.  Other than the delectable Spanish food, wine enthusiasts are provided a choice of 24 wines at anytime for tasting in glass sizes of 25ml, 75ml and 150ml.

 

 

The Wine Museum

2253 Aurora Boulevard (formerly Tramo Road)

Pasay City, Manila

(632) 853 5894

 

 

The Wine Museum Album

 

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UNO Ooh La La

 

 

The latest UNO cover.  Grab a copy now! 😉

 

 

 

Misato

 

It was a rainy evening last Friday and we set out for Metrowalk because Madz invited to hang.  It was supposed to be a poker night at Metro Card Club with Jody but at the last minute, he begged off.  I wasn’t also up for it that much anyway.  The schedule was at 9pm but traffic looked pretty bad that evening with the rain and all, that Bubba and I decided to have dinner at Metrowalk as well.

 

Misato was the pick of the night.  It’s a Japanese restaurant parallel to Starbucks’ location at Metrowalk, which means that both are at the tip of the U-shaped area.  Service was fast and pretty adequate, even the manager takes our orders.

 

On the Table

 

Freebie

Gy-Saikoro Steak PHP 365

I deliberated whether to get Beef Sukiyaki PHP 480 since the hot semi-sweet broth will temper the cold weather but decided on getting the Gy-Saikoro Steak, which is basically their version of Beef Teppanyaki.  Notice that beef teppanyaki is not included in their menu but when I asked for it, the wait staff pointed to the “Entrée” section and directed my attention to Gy-Saikoro Steak.

 

The beef was tender to the bite but Bubba wasn’t too impressed.  It was served on a sizzling plate with sautéed bean sprouts on the side.  The mild sweet salty brown sauce gummed to the beef and vegetables were tasty.

 

Baked Salmon PHP 305

Of note is the salmon served inside a foil.  It was very fresh and serving was generous.  It had a mound of cheese on top of it and some onions making the baked salmon dish anything but boring. 

Japanese Samurai Gohan Rice PHP 88

 

Japanese Gohan Rice PHP 55

 

We were in the middle of our dinner when we saw Eric Tang outside the window.  He went to our table and asked if I was going to play at Metro.  Bubba shook his head before I could so I just said, “I might” with a smile.  It all depends if there is waiting time before my friends arrive.  Eric and I have been chatting about Metro Card Club, rules and the crowd, the day before.  Eric asked me a few more questions about Metro “rules” since it was going to be their group’s first time there. 

 

We also saw Jayvee and Kring walk inside the restaurant and we said our hellos.  It was a slow dinner as Bubba and I took our time knowing that with the heavy traffic, Madz, Pat and Eric will naturally be late.  We both talked about our recent projects –but mostly I did the yapping about this project that my team and I are going to present the following week.  He had some inputs and talking about work without the pressure and stress was really a breathe of fresh air.

Madz followed soon and feasted also on the baked salmon and rice.  She liked the salmon as well.  Not long, Patrick arrived and we all decided to transfer for drinks and meet Eric Lopez at the next venue.

 

Misato

G/F Metrowalk, Meralco Avenue

Ugong, Pasig City

(632) 638 7951

 

Misato Album

Philippine Blog Awards Sept. 21 at One Esplanade!

The 2008 Philippine Blog Awards is set on the 21st of September!  “Do you remember 21st night of September?”  (Yes I know, cornball.  I ate a lot of corn pudding from Mamou’s last night.  Bubba had to point out on the way home that I didn’t leave anything for him to taste.)

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Coral B Room of One Esplanade is the venue of the much-anticipated Philippine Blog Awards.  Registration starts 5pm with the awards to commence at sunset.

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Spread the word!  http://www.philippineblogawards.com.ph/about-2/help-us-spread-the-word/

Link: http://jayvster.multiply.com/journal/item/27/Philippine_Blog_Awards_Sept_21_2008_at_One_Esplanade