T's Frazzled Cook Birthday Celebration and My First Civet Coffee Experience

It seems destination restaurants have sprawled around the metro in the last couple of years. These off-the-beaten path eateries offer something special other than food and somewhere to eat. It could be a unique location, rare delicacy, authentic cuisine, kitschy decorations, mood-altering food or doubling as an art gallery (like this restaurant in my previous post). For me, the thrill is in the discovery of something new and the overall dining experience.

One of Frazzled Cook's tables.

The Frazzled Cook hits a few of the destination restaurant offerings I've mentioned. Their location is an ancestral house in a residential area in Mandaluyong City. Their kitschy decoration consists of books, magazines, mismatched chairs and dining tables, antique chandeliers, old postcards and a group of chinese lucky charm cats. The rare delicacy they're offering is Civet coffee or Coffee Alamid as it is known in the Philippines. Sounds interesting, right?

One Spa-bulous Day

One week before my friend’s wedding, I got early at our friend’s house to make sure everything is ready for our surprise bridal shower-spa party. I picked a home service spa company after reviewing and contacting more than 10 companies, probably close to 20. I viewed all the links Google suggested for the keywords “spa party home service”. I want to make sure we get the most value for our money (always my primary objective when picking goods and services).