King Bee

Look at them. I swear, King Bee could be Jollibee's ultimate copycat. In fact, King Bee could pass off as the Chinese version of Jollibee whereas Jollibee himself is just a copycat of Ronald McDonald. Come to think of it, Jollibee doesn't look Filipino at all, what with his red tuxedo and pale complexion.

I discovered King Bee through my friend RJay, who I am convinced is out to stuff me with food and make me fat. Unlike Jollibee, King Bee serves authentic Chinese cuisine. Known for its branches at the outskirts of Manila like those in Cavite and Antipolo, King Bee ventured to put up another branch at E. Rodriguez right in front of the Church of Christ the King. It's a very good location, being the midpoint between where me and the rest of my friends live.

We went here last week to avail the 40% discount on all dimsum items, a promo which can be availed of only from 8:00 p.m. onwards. It was so sulit because the food was great and the service was excellent. Although I am reluctant to post another food entry, I can't help but talk about King Bee because of its association with Jollibee in my head. Besides, what can I do? I will only be a bum for a dwindling two weeks and so far, all I have been doing is lamon to the max.

Peanut Butter Co.

Have you ever tried putting peanut butter in your spaghetti? Nobody say eeeeww until you've tasted Peanut Butter Co.'s classic spaghetti. Yes sir, this unlikely combination has left me with a delectable first impression that makes me yearn for more.

Peanut butter. Who would have thought to put this on everyday food like chicken wings and fried potatoes? I'd say the concept is genius, but the marketing is a bit off. The owners might have thought of capturing the movie-goers at SM North EDSA's IMAX theater, but there really wasn't much foot traffic going on in the store.

The ones who flock it are perhaps gourmet lovers who might have heard of the store from a friend or had read rave reviews about it. Otherwise, I don't think anyone in his right mind would want to try peanut butter with roast beef straight off. If I may make a bold, unsolicited suggestion here, a branch should be opened at Serendra, somewhere in Boni High where a more sophisticated market can be easily captured.

But whoever owns the store, I've got to hand it to him, the food was spec-amazing-tacular. Since I can't really eat superlarge servings, I only had the spaghetti. RJay had the PB Burger Sandwich, which was equally delicious as my food choice. Though he says it's way better.

Classic Spaghetti (Php 130) in sun-dried tomato peanut butter and meat sauce

PB Burger Sandwich (Php 185) with sesame peanut butter, lettuce, tomato and peanut cucumber mayo

Other choices include Elvis, The King Sandwich, a bestseller with its crunchy peanut butter, bacon and banana; Green Tea Vanilla Sandwich with green tea peanut butter, rice crispies and vanilla cream cheese; Black Forest Sandwich with dark chocolate peanut butter, cherries and vanilla cream cheese and much much more.

Apart from the gourmet pasta and sandwiches, you can also buy bottles of exotic-flavored peanut butter including Sun-dried Tomato, Chili, Cardamon, Sesame, Butter, Green Tea, White Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Creamy, Curry, Crunchy and Cinnamon.

Peanut Butter Co. is located SM North EDSA near the IMAX theater and the bridge going to the Sky Garden. This is their second branch, the first being at Clark Pampanga. Prices average at Php 180 which is at par with other specialty stores.

Eat-All-You-Can

I was feeling a bit down yesterday so I invited my friends to a dinner buffet at Crustasia. I wasn't craving for any food in particular, but I was eager to eat whatever they'll serve up my plate. I mean, what better way to get rid of the blues than by swallowing it whole, right?

Good thing I was with Pearl and RJay. I wouldn't have to observe proper dining etiquette when I'm with them. The food looked so temptingly sumptuous. And so, the three of us attacked the buffet, eating crabs with our hands, squirting gelatins into our mouths and swallowing half-chewed siomai. We ate till our stomachs stretched and till eating itself became sickening. If John Mark was there, he would have called us patay gutom, for that was exactly what we were.

We stayed like that from 7:30 till almost 10:00 in the evening. We left only because it was nearly closing time but we could have still gone through another round. When I got home, I only checked my Facebook for a few minutes and then went straight to bed. The glutton that I was.

Not surprisingly, today I woke up and found myself still full, which is a first. I looked at the mirror and I could have sworn my tummy grew a few centimeters larger but what I saw next was THE nightmare. Tiny red blotchy rashes have discolored their way to my skin, making my left arm look like a really long tomato. They were itchy and horrible-looking! And they were on my face too! Stupid allergies!

I'm not gonna continue with this blog post anymore as it will only get nasty. I was so pissed! Seafood never caused me rashes before. Now that it did, I'm petrified of pigging out. Blame it on the crabs.