Joyfully Yours

When I was still pregnant with TLD (The Lil Dumpling), I remember having the craziest midnight cravings. I was requesting my husband to bring me to Chili's for an Oldtimer Burger at 12midnight!

Look at that thick patty with cheese, tomatoes, onions, lettuce and mustard. Won't that make you crave?

It was so funny for me to remember clearly that Chili's Tomas Morato closes at 2am on that particular day and he couldn't do anything but to drive me there to have my burger fix. That is why when I first saw the Facebook post on Chili's Philippines Page that their burger day was coming, I was so excited!


Mark your calendar for the most exciting burger day of the year!
The Chili's Burger Day 2018 on April 11, 2018 which is available on all Chili's Philippines branches namely Tomas Morato, Greenbelt 5, Greenhills, Rockwell, Alabang Town Center, SM Megamall, SM Mall of Asia, UP Town Center and Robinsons Galeria.

On its 11th year, it's bigger and better with not only 1 burger but all 3 of your favorite Craft Burgers are marked down to P200!

Jeman Villanueva of Orange Magazine TV posing with his favorite burger.

What are these savory burgers crafted to perfection by Chili's chefs that are included in the P200 deal?

1.) Southern Smokehouse Burger
I think this is the biggest among the 3 Craft Burgers in terms of size!
With all your favorite toppings in a burger - Cheddar cheese, bacon, crispy onion rings and Chili's signature sauce served with a side of Chili's classic BBQ sauce.

There's actually 2 onion rings. The other own has fallen behind the burger and I just let it be. :)

2.) Classic Bacon Burger
Burger lovers will be delighted upon seeing the generous long large strips of bacon on top of their burger whose crispiness is absolutely perfect with red onion, aged cheddar cheese and Chili's signature sauce.

Look at those bacon waving at ya!

3.) Oldtimer
It's the classic burger that I love the most! It's a no nonsense burger that's direct to the point with hand seasoned thick beef patty seared the way you like it - Medium, Medium Well or Well Done. Served with red onion and mustard. You can request to add cheese and add chili if you like. Plus, on Chili's Burger Day, it's inclusive in the P200 you pay for!

By the way, the P200 also includes a serving of Pepsi and yes, the fries too! Isn't that wonderful?😍

For those who want a little extra, here are some of my other favorites in Chili's which you can order after that burger feast! 😁

Top Shelf Strawberry Flavored Margarita

Loaded Boneless Wings - mozzarella & cheddar cheese with bacon and spring onions on boneless chicken wings.

Molten Lava Cake - warm chocolate lava cake topped with vanilla ice cream and thick chocolate crust.

It's a battle between me and how many bowls of Yang Chow Fried Rice can I eat at Super Bowl of China. Since it's available during weekday work day, I brought my colleagues to Super Bowl of China SM Megamall Branch which is located at the 4/F of The Atrium to accept the challenge and battle with the Yang Chow!

Before the battle started, we had some soup to warm up our tummies for the feast it's about to receive. We got all 3 soups which Super Bowl of China had and asked the server to split them into 2. This is to ensure that we don't get too full.😜

Minced Beef Westlake Soup

Sweet Corn and Chicken Soup

Hot and Sour Soup

Upon seeing other tables with their Dimsum Combination Platter, it was very tempting to order so...TADA!!!

Dimsum Combination Platter (L-R) Deep fried wonton, hakaw, pork asado siopao, siomai and spring rolls.

My first bowl of Yang Chow with Minced Beef Westlake Soup (half serving) and Dimsum Combination Platter!

Say YES to P70 worth of unlimited bowls of delicious, fragrant fried rice with egg, carrots, chives, ham and shrimps?✋

Just when we thought we'll just have all we can eat Unli Yang Chow, a little bit of soup and dimsum as appetizer, we got a little bit too carried away by all the dishes we saw from the menu and neighbor tables. Since we were a group, we ordered more!😁

BBQ Pork Asado It's sweet, juicy, soft and flavorful!

Braised Beef with Kailan The beef was so good and tender. The kailan veggies are a healthy addition to make us feel less guilty from feasting.

This is the real deal! We got the Lechon Macau and Stir Fried Baguio Beans with Minced Pork too.

The team! There's a reason why we're working for Digital Hog. 😉

The Unli Yang Chow promo is valid from Mondays to Fridays during lunch time (11am - 2pm) and dinner time (6pm - 8pm) until March 30, 2018 only. For those who are looking forward to visit there before the promo runs out, below is their Holy Week schedule.

Novotel Manila Araneta Center is celebrating the 50th anniversary of ASEAN by bringing in 8 Asian cuisines together in Food Exchange, its all day dining cafe until September 3, 2017 (Sunday). The 8 Asian cuisines featured are from China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, India and of course, the Philippines with Celebrity Chef Sau del Rosario carrying the Philippine flag. There's no need to fly to these countries as they bring in chefs from these countries in and create their unique street food for us Filipino foodies to enjoy.

This is the display on each table. I like how the symbolisms represents perfectly on what's happening in Food Exchange: the flags represents the countries which the chefs participating in the Asian Food Festival are from while the pineapple symbolizes that they're in the Philippines, particularly in Novotel Manila. It's so geeky but amazing at the same time!

This is the photo of all the chefs that are participating in this festival which is made to assure all the 8 Asian cuisine (street food) are as authentic as it is!

Fishballs!!!

Kikiam (It's also made of fish but tastes a bit different)

Crunchy outside, soft, chewy and full of veggies with squid inside. So good!