Today’s pop quiz: What’s the most expensive avenue in France? If you answered Champs Elysees in Paris, you’re probably not that far off. But according to Frenchman Pierre-Louis Araud, there’s a more expensive stretch of road in France—it’s just outside the center of Epernay, a quiet city 150 km east of the French capital.
Cupcakes have become very popular these days, with bakeshops doing brisk business selling various flavored cupcakes—from mocha to peanut butter, from light lemon to dark chocolate.
Expect chefs to come to work in their whites. But the Makati Shangri-La’s Circles Event Café offers a different treatment, with the chefs coming in costumed as superheroes just to make things interesting.
When I tried the long dress I would be wearing for my dear friend Mariam Balingit’s wedding, I panicked. The evening wear was nice, but since it was cinched at the waist, I looked like I had a salvavida around my belly!
There are very few restaurants that are able to offer a menu made up mostly of “winners.” Typically, a restaurant specializes in one or two dishes that bring glory to its establishment, or even just one signature dish.
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