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Mom Violy and Carmina’s dining experience at Dean & DeLuca

  Mom Violy told me she wanted to order the Paella Negra from Dean & Deluca. Carmina suggested we dine in since we’d never really tried their main courses, always just getting takeout with the cream puffs . Mom Violy agreed, and we arrived about thirty minutes before the lunch rush began. The service was very slow, even though we had ordered ahead of time. They mistakenly brought out the Paella Valenciana , despite Mom Violy repeating the order three times to the person who took it. It turned out the cook on duty made the error, even though it was written down clearly. We know Paella Negra takes a long time to prepare, which is why Mom Violy had requested it to be cooked beforehand. She wanted it as her main meal, but because of the mix-up and feeling hungry, she took a piece of Carmina’s Turkey Club Sandwich and asked for the bacon on the side. I didn’t expect the turkey to be just one piece, and the bread was toasted so hard that it removed one layer of the sandwich. Since ...

Lent Season


Easter is approaching and here in the Philippines they are very religious they obey the rule no meat on every Friday.

These are the food not allowed to be eaten during this time:
  1. Chicken
  2. Beef
  3. Lamb
  4. Pork
  5. Ham
Food allowed to be eaten:
  1. Vegetables
  2. Fruits
  3. Fish
  4. Egg
  5. Milk
  6. Grains
The only ones who are allowed to eat meat are the seniors and those who do not believe in that kind of superstition.

Restaurant provides meals for a limit time offer for example at Mc Donald’s they offer breaded fish and chips a part of their meal.

Some Filipino people believe when Good Friday comes they are not allowed to go to work they will just pray and attend mass at the Catholic Church.

Some people put them on a restriction to remove something they common daily routine during lent season for example:
  1. No Facebook 
  2. No Drinking.
  3. No Junk Food
  4. No Smoking
They try to remove something they often do that it will be difficult for them to remove this way during lent season they put themselves on a challenge to prove to their ownself they can do it.

Everyone has their own belief during lent season.



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