My selection:

• Soup: Steamed Egg Flan with Seafood
• Appetizer: Steamed Prawn Lotus Salad with Herbs and Chilli Lime Vinaigrette
• Entree: New Zealand Braised Lamb Shank with Gnocchi, Spinach, Pine Nuts & Raisin Lamb Jus
• Dessert: Pannacotta with Strawberry Coulis

4 Courses at US$28.00, plus $8.00 for Signature Dish Supplement, plus 10% Government Taxes and 5% Service Charge.

Location: Hanoi, Vietnam. Near the West Lake.

Review and details to follow. (ie. Too pleased to write a review. Photos of the meal and places from mobile phone will be uploaded soon.)

Restaurant Bobby Chinn Rules:

This restaurant is an Abba, Kenny G, and Gypsy King Free Zone. We also refuse to play any bands with more than one lead singer or matching sweater. Female Teenyboppers dressed like whores with synchronized dancing are also banned! To preserve the dining experience, we request that you are well versed in mobile phone etiquette (SILENCE). All our Poultry & Meats are Halal or as close as it gets to Kosher … Except the Pork of course! None of the staff were harmed (physically) to bring you quality food and service tonight, or ever. Children’s menu available upon request and duct tape is available for hyperactive children. Please do not ask us to split the bill other than by a number. We do not do “She had this, and I had 1/2 of that” very well. Please note that we have smaller portions at the same prices for Anorexics and those aspiring. Also this restaurant is non smoking, please smoke at the bar, feel free to fart there also. Thank you …

Red Ribbon just came out with this cake. As a non-coffee-drinker I was only able to get a glimpse of it and appreciate it from the faces of those who tried it when it was launched a few days ago at Red Ribbon Libis. I must say that they showed pure delight. So, don’t just look. Get. Try. Taste. Savor!

Red Ribbon also suggests that you try their coffee to go with the cake. If you do happen to drop by their Libis branch, you might be able to try their special coffee that’s spiked with kahlua. Go go go!

Red Ribbon Reveals a Divinely Delicious Masterpiece: The New Coffee Walnut Bavarian

Year after year, Red Ribbon Bakeshop has constantly come up with delicious and delightful cakes concoctions, which we, Filipinos have tremendously grown to love and enjoy. 2008 is no exception as Red Ribbon surprised us with a whole new set of extraordinarily sumptuous cake offerings — from the perfectly light and creamy Dulce de Leche to the dense and moist Red Velvet Cake, and just recently, the uniquely delectable S’mores Chocolate Cake.

And just as we thought we have already seen and tasted it all, Red Ribbon reveals yet another divinely delicious masterpiece, perfectly in time for this season of giving.

Be captivated and enamoured by Red Ribbon’s first ever creation in its line of Premium Selections — the New Coffee Walnut Bavarian. No less than a symphony of extraordinary flavours, combining exquisitely smooth coffee and Kahlua cream in decadently moist chiffon, adorned with walnuts, cocoa powder and dark chocolate bars. No doubt, it makes for the perfect gift.

The Coffee Walnut Bavarian is a superb work of art that satisfies our penchant for giving our loved ones only the finest – something that does not only please our eyes but our palates, as well. Every forkful can make even the most discerning of the ones we’ll be giving, swoon with joy.

So make the extraordinary gesture of sharing this piece of heaven to those most dear to you. Visit any of the Red Ribbon Bakeshops or call 8-7777 (for Metro Manila) and take the pleasure of having them indulge in this season’s most delightful masterpiece of all.