Discovering Pinas

Kape Ti Musang and Kape Milo is touted to be the world’s most expensive coffee at P14,000/kilo as compared to P150-300/kilo of usual Philippine Coffees. The coffee beans are “harvested” by wild cats in the rainforests in Benguet and Mindanao and is known by different local names but generally called Kape Ti Musang. Now, coffee aficionados can get a free taste of this popular and sensational coffee at COFFEE ORIGINS, the annual coffee festival of the Philippine Coffee Board. The first 50 visitors of COFFEE ORIGINS at the Greenbelt 5 and Greenbelt 3 malls will get a free taste of this expensive coffee on October 17 and 18. The free coffee is sponsored by CAFEX, roasters of Batangas Harvest, Café Montealto and Continental Coffee and Cordillera Coffee of Frank and Grace Young.

Come to the COFFEE ORIGINS Festival from October 13 to 21 at Greenbelt 3 and October 13-26 at Greenbelt 5, Ayala Center. Many other coffees from small estates in the country will be sampled for free during the two-week event. Log on to www.coffeeboard.com.ph to join Coffee Farm tours and seminars this October, in celebration of Coffee Month.

I was invited by my cousin Bing to this church outing in Batangas on Labor Day. I said, ‘why not?’ I haven’t left the metro for like 9 months and I don’t include going to Dasmarinas, Cavite monthly as a roadtrip since my aunt has a house there and I treat it as my second home. So when this opportunity came by, I grabbed it immediately.

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I’ve just watched Chocolat on TV and was craving for some chocolate. And then I remembered this.

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Europe’s latest craze is now here. Coffee pods are “teabag” versions of ground coffee, ready to be made into espresso, cappuccino and even simple brewed coffee. They are vacuum packed in 45mm biodegradable paper filters, compressed to pack in all the wonderful flavor to make a freshly-brewed cup. OWG Coffee Co., the country’s authority on coffee pod technology has brought in two kinds of machines, the AutoBarista for restaurants and cafes and the MiniBarista for board rooms, offices and homes. Log on to www.soltazza.com.ph for more information on how to make coffee even without a professional barista around.

coffee pods from OWG Coffee Co.

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If you’ve got nothing to do on a Sunday morning, go to Market One at the Lung Center grounds in Quezon City. We usually go there at 8am when we need to buy fresh meat, fruits and vegetables for the week. It’s also a good excuse to eat breakfast outside of the house if you guys get a bit lazy to cook for a family of four on Sunday mornings.

blankets for 180 pesos

potted plants for decoration

pets for sale

juicy hamon!

embutido for 90 pesos

dried fish

I personally love coffee and sometimes dream of becoming a barista. Aren’t you curious on how baristas make your coffeee? I do. I always wonder what makes an amazingly delicious Cafe Mocha? Is it the whole milk? Is it the espresso shot? Or just the chocolate syrup?

Good thing that OWG Coffee Co. imported the Soltazza MiniBarista in the Philippines. You can now be a self-proclaimed barista or even have your own with Soltazza. Just insert a coffee pod in the Soltazza, press one of the buttons with a cup logo, then after a few seconds your favorite coffee is ready to serve. Soltazza doesn’t only make a Cafe Americano but it can also make an Espresso, a Cafe Latte, or even a Cappuccino.

This slick, sexy, coffee machine can comfortable fit inside one of your kitchen compartments due to its size. The Soltazza MiniBarista is suitable for the office pantry so employees don’t have to go out of the office to buy coffee from the nearest coffee shop. This can also be a first Espresso machine for coffee shops that are still in the first few weeks or months of business. The Soltazza MiniBarista can also be installed in hotel rooms which can be placed in a cupboard or a small compartment.

Worried about what kind of coffee flavor to make with Soltazza MiniBarista? OWG Coffee Co. has specially manufactured world-class coffee beans into coffee pods. Some flavors include Milano Dekaf, Italiano Espress, Africa French Toast, Popayan Colombian Dekaf and now our very own Philippine Barako. Prices of the coffee pods range from 18-30 per pod and you can buy it per piece with OWG Coffee Co. Other coffee pod brands also fit with Soltazza MiniBarista.

For more information about Soltazza MiniBarista, please visit www.soltazza.com.ph. You can also visit their showroom at G/F Nobel Plaza, 110 Valero Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City and prepare to be amazed.