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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Sewing Machines and Barako Coffee at Cafeño

Lettuce Says,

While I was searching for some resort reviews for our Laiya beach getaway, I found Cafeño. I immediately noted it down on my mind as one of our pit stops.

When we arrived at San Juan town proper, Cafeño greeted us. You can't simply miss it when you are going to Laiya. Just look for Petron and Puregold who shared the same intersection. 

After a long jeepney and bus rides, a quick break was demanded by our bodies and bladders. Hence, the immediate discovery of this quaint coffee shop, Cafeño.




Cafeño is a part of an old heritage home which used to be a gas station, owned by former Cong. Marasigan. The gas station was later transferred across the street (now Petron). Cafeno opened in 2006 and has known for their Barako infused menu items like Barako ice cream which was made from scratch. They have a lot of offerings from rice meals to cakes. They use locally grown and organic produce. They also support sustainability by using manila papers as placemats. Cool!
 
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Monday, February 11, 2013

Eat, Swim, Repeat ... at La Luz Beach Resort

Lettuce Says,

My colleagues, together with Sunrise, and I, went on a getaway to the nearest beach, with some decent sand. Where to? Laiya, San Juan, Batangas!

After some OC-ness research by yours truly, we booked an overnight stay in La Luz Beach Resort. A lot of the more upscale resorts in Laiya have mandatory meal package per head basis. So we weighed a lot of options and the "relaxed" mode won. We thought that what we really want was to just chill and chat at the beach, so no time for cooking or looking for restos. We found out that the package for full board meals were more than what it's worth after tipping the scale with a few pounds earned over the weekend!



The moment we stepped into La Luz, we were served a refreshing pandan drink and cold towels.



Have I mentioned that we will eat a Buffet Lunch, Buffet Merienda, Buffet Dinner, and Buffet Breakfast?!! Oh, yeah!

Let's get it on! (So how many riceless lunch at work will I take to compensate for this?) Hakuna Matata!