Corazon with Mi Amour

I love saturdays. Why? Hmmmm..... Aside from it is a weekend, it is a day i look forward to, to breathe out from the stress and from all the hurdles of the work week and the everyday rollercoaster ride. And saturday is a day i get to spend quality time with the husband. Yes, we always spend time together but Saturday quality time means just "us doing something we love and like". Cheesy as it sounds but the husband and i make it a point to just spend time together and we call it "pangga (our term of endearment) time".One of the things we do on a Saturday is trying out some fancy restaurant which spells ..... "FOOD TRIP". Hahahaha!!!! Yeah, i know, i swear how i try real hard to lose the unnecessary pounds on me but who can't resist if food are served with all these very tempting presentation not to mention the cozy ambience! Hmmmm, yup! Am guilty as charged. Hahahahahaha!!!! Thus, i came to label Saturday as my cheatday! Hahahaha!!! 

Let me share with you one of our recent Saturdate and perhaps my kind of food review. Promise, i will be as honest as i can, and just a note this is just my personal opinion. Everybody has different tastes so just don't take it as it is, better try it yourself so you will know.

So here goes my story...... Last saturday was really a hectic one for me at work, the husband has his own fair share of his own thing at work too and some personal errands. Both hungry as a beast, we just cannot make up our mind where to feast. 

We were walking around the new wing of Shangrila Plaza and there was this restaurant that caught our attention - Corazon by Chef Florabel, it is a restaurant offering Filipino Hispano cuisine. 

We both decided to just try it judging by the ambience and the number of people dining in (yes, at times we judged it by the number of people dining in, more people means something, right?, admit it, we are not alone on this! Hehehe). 

So we came up with these orders: 

Paella Mariscos - it is basically paella with seafood, shrimps, oysters, squid, fish fillet and egg. I swear this is the best paella i have ever tasted! Hahahaha!!! Seriously, it sure is mouthwatering and not too tangy which is good i would say. 

We then opted to match this with something like this. 

They call this Campeador. Their version of crispy pork binagoongan. We were surprised because it was a perfect match on the paella (we are still on the process of mastering the art of ordering that's why so proud that we nailed it). The pork is soft and crunchy on the outside, the bagoong has the mixture of salty, sweet and spicy taste and the eggplant made it a perfect combination. 

A big BURP and 2 thumbs up were all we can say! We were amazed that we both cleaned the plates! Hahahaha!!! We were indeed hungry and super enjoyed our meal. 

Of course, the meal will not be complete without the (our favorite part of the meal, hehehe... We are a certified sweet tooth couple...i was the one who influenced the husband to sweets... Hehehehe..) ---- DESSERT! 

Below is a closer look.... 

This is the suman latik with the batangas chocolate. Promise, this is the BEST! The suman was well made and not dry and the chocolate was just so perfect, right sweet with a little bitter taste which complemented the whole taste. And the remaining chocolate, we even licked it up to the last drop! Hahahaha!!! 

So we ended our lunch feast with an ear to ear smile with overflowing satisfaction. It is a bit pricey but it was all worth it and i can say reasonable enough. We will definitely be coming back and will try their other dishes next time! 

Ciao!