August 18, 2013 | Lifestyle.INQ

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Day: August 18, 2013

Thumbs up: What cronut? At Raffles, it’s a Doussant

The Raffles Makati has revealed Café Macaron’s best-kept pastry secret, the Raffles Doussant. The decadent dessert is a hybrid of two classic treats, the buttery croissant and the cream-filled doughnut. The hotel’s version is an irresistible golden-brown delight that is lusciously soft and crunchy.

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Thumbs Up: Nepales, not Napoles!

At the Naia immigration counter, the officer stood up, holding Janet Nepales’ passport, and checked against what her husband Ruben presumed to be a hold departure list. Inquirer Entertainment columnist Ruben immediately said aloud, “She is Janet NEpAles, not Janet NApOles. Two letters make a big difference.” Everybody smiled, including the officer, and the couple was cleared.

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