Dinner at Soban K-Town Grill

My parents would tease me "parang ipis kumain" and my boyfriend would give second thoughts to dine at any eat-all-you-can restos. But lo and behold, my appetite suddenly increased with Soban K-Town Grill! I have a lot of mouth-watering photos of their foods, you got to brace yourselves and believe me!

Soban means small tray or table.

 Soban K-Town Grill is a collaboration between award-winning Korean restaurateur, Mr. Sung Rah and his Philippine franchisee, the Happyfoods Group of Restaurants. Together with sisters Donna Tan-Ng, Dorothy Tan-Dee, and Diana Tan-David, they collaborated and introduced Soban K-Town Grill that brings that Korean experience with a mix of East and west style.  

Their menu was born out of a desire to create an evolution on Korean cuisine. They have Korean Beef, Pork and Chicken Barbecue but also serve playful dishes with a twist like American and Mexican ingredients and taste. 

I'm not sure how to pronounce the names of the food in the menu (I'm no Korean, sorry! haha) but nevermind the pronunciation. I'm sure you'll forget it anyway once you taste the foods! 

Here's the raw Samgyupsal (pork belly) 

355php / 405php

Woo Samgyup (beef bacon)

Grilled USDE Choice fresh beef belly 430php

They will give the raw meat to you and you can cook it yourself with the grill! The staff were so helpful with helping me though they also have a how-to guide in cooking at the side of the table. The owners were there too and even offered to help! 

Once you're done cooking, cut the meat in thumb size pieces. 

You can eat it alone, with plain rice/kimchi rice or you can wrap it with lettuce like what I did! 

It has a dipping sauce served on the side. But you know what? Even without dipping them with sauce, you can still taste the goodness of the meat! I almost finish all of 'em! so takaw, haha! 

If you'll order the combo set, it comes with unlimited egg roll appetizers, plain rice (add 20php if you want to upgrade to kimchi rice), mashed potato, and Bone Marrow Soup.

Japchae

 Stir-fried Korean vermicelli noodles with assorted fresh vegetables. You can pair your meats with this one instead of rice if you're not a rice person. It's really good!

KIMCHI FRIES for only 199php! 

It's a mix of kimchi, roasted pork bits and cheese. I love how crispy the fries and how creamy the cheese is. I'm almost full the time it was served but it tempted me to eat more. 

They served COFFEE PRINCE for our dessert. 120php

Coffee ice cream top with chocolate and graham-crust sandwich filled with Korean red bean at the bottom. The presentation is just perfect. I love how the dessert was so instagram-worthy and the taste never failed too. It's not too sweet, and the beans are not too overpowering. 

ICE CREAM TRIO

Scoop of Vanilla, Cookies and Cream, and Coffee ice cream 135php

I tried the Vanilla since it's my fave. It's really good, plus it's creamy - just like what I wanted!

 Gorgeous sisters Donna Tan-Ng, Dorothy Tan-Dee, and Diana Tan-David of Soban K-town Grill with Aldous Team

Here's my outfit of the day. Literally hiding my tummy since  I ate so much and it's obviously big! haha. I will definitely come back with my friends/family. I can't wait to try their K-Taco! I heard it was one of the crowd's favorites too. 

You can visit them at these branches:
1. Eastwood Mall
2. ATC Corporate Center
3. Greenbelt (Soon!)

FB: Soban K-Town Grill

Eau Thermale Avène for my Sensitive Skin

Mosquitos always bite me. My skin reacts so much when I'm exposed to pollution, dirt and even with products not suitable for me.

Back in my teenage years, I had this skin allergy hence, my derma told me to be very cautious when I'm outside. And since I have a hypersensitive skin, I'm also careful in choosing products for my skin. I make sure that I'm very persistent with giving my skin a whole lot of TLC it deserves. 

Last month, the leading French dermo-cosmetic brand, Eau Thermale Avene officially launches its latest offering. They had this #KeepCalmLoveAvene booth at SM Makati City. It's week-long event and shoppers can also participate in their photo contest. They can get to win Eau Thermale Avene products too! How cool is that?

with Mr. Air Urquiola

There's also a free derma consultation from their booth.

Here I am, attentively listening to Dr. Gaile Robredo

I religously apply and tried the products they gave me for a month before making this review. 

I'm loving it, so far! and I can really attest the goodness of this product.

They advice me to spray Eau Thermale Avene's Thermal spring water before and after I apply my make-up to make it last longer. You just have to wait until it dries up on your skin and ta-daah!

It instantly became my go-to makeup buddy. 

So amazing that it also doesn't have an expiry date! So good to be true but it's really pure! :)

I also brought my Eau Thermale Avene's Skin Recovery Cream with me at my Masungi trip! I applied it to my irritated skin whenever it gets red from something. (Yes, I'm sensitive like that but I still have the guts to wear shorts, Lol.)

 Eau Thermale Avene's Lotion gave me that radiant feel outside. It's very gentle with my skin plus it's fragrance-free which I love!

Try this awesome product too and visit their branch at Greenbelt 5, Mercury Drug in Glorietta 3 and SM Makati Department Store. 

You may also visit their official FB page at https://www.facebook.com/EauThermaleAvenePH/