One gift that the recent diets I've tried have given me was my love of carbs back. I may be loving it too much, so the weight loss part I didn't really get, but I now have a belief that if I eat it in moderation, it's ok. So now, Gino's is back as an option for Sunday lunch with the siblings.
|
I really love their Salted Egg Pasta |
|
Look at those chunks of bacon and salted egg. |
|
Even the Salad with Burrata is something I really crave for. |
|
Who can say no to all that yummy Mozzarella. |
|
Though I'm not really a fan of their Pizza |
|
Gino's started in Katipunan, owned by the same owner as Cello's doughnuts, so if the place is full, you can even sit at Cello's. |
|
They have a nice cozy place. Look at that chalkboard art. |
|
I didn't realize that they were famous for their letter doughnuts, which I only saw when we had to sit here because Gino's was full. |
You need to order the letter doughnuts at least 3 hours in advance, but they only cost Php35 a letter, so I couldn't wait to eat in the area again so I can order SOFIA doughnuts for Fi.
|
Their Creme Brulee donut and coffee is also really good. |
|
Perfectly burned sugar crust, and oozing with custard. |
Last New Year's Eve, we decided to try Shrimp Bucket in UP Town Center. You can read about it
here. Since it was on the way, I called and ordered doughnuts for Sofia before hand.
|
SOFIA in Oreo, Chocolate, Cheese, Peanut Butter and Cinnamon flavors. |
|
I couldn't resist, so I also ordered assorted Happy Birthday doughnuts to bring to Auntie Rusty's birthday dinner. |
|
Sofia loved her doughnuts which she ate for New Year's Day. |
Since we were in the area again for Sofia's Sip and Gogh painting class which you can read about
here, I asked her if she wanted me to order her SOFIA doughnuts again, which she was very excited to do. When I asked her what her favorite flavors were, she named Cheese, Oreo and Chocolate, but since I told her to choose the two flavors she wanted to order 2 of, she couldn't decide because she wanted 2 of everything, so she asked me if we could order NICOLE instead.
|
I really can't say no to smart reasoning, so NICOLE it is. 2 doughnuts each of Oreo, Cheese and Chocolate. |
|
Selfie with my smartypants little girl. |
Ordering Cello's alphabet doughnuts is easy as ABC - pun intended. Just call them 3 hours before you want to pick them up. I think it's now one of our rituals to do it when we plan to eat in the area, but I think Sofia will keep on insisting on getting NICOLE doughnuts.
just saying.
Cello's Doughnuts
Katipunan Avenue,
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Gino's Brick Oven Pizza
Katipunan Avenue,
Quezon City, Metro Manila