I finally got to dine in PREMIO, the new bar and restaurant at the F1 (Hotel) City Center, a few Saturdays ago. Kahit may bazaar (SuperSale!), I closed shop earlier than usual (qumuota na! hehe!) for this chill night of Food and Style with my blogger friends.



I felt so special! Hehe! Availed of the free Wi-Fi nadin to entertain myself while waiting for the gang.

Dahil praning siguro, I was first to arrive (haha!) kahit I thought ako na ang best-in-late, coming from work and all! Went and checked out their loo first, which is located at the bar's second floor. Neat, and with full glass walls. Pretty much like a hotel's washroom:


I am super impressed with the fancy setup they created for us! I love the place's ambiance, ang dali kong ma-at ease! Maybe it's the dim lights na veryvery relaxing lang to the eyes after a looong day of work. Or maybe it's the hip choice of music, familiar, and hindi intimidating as the restaurant's facade. Or maybe it's the homey feel when you go inside Premio. Chill vibes lang!


Some starters while waiting for the others. Also took this chance to peek at the restaurant's menu, and for a fine dining experience, you don't have to spend a fortune when you eat here! Sulit!


See for yourself!
Check out Premio's Menu (Click photo to enlarge)






What we had that night:

While the others had this Smoked Salmon Blinis:



Chef created this vegetarian tartlet for me! Love the combination of caramelized onions and goat cheese!

Napansin ko that Premio serves local dishes with a twist, like this Smoked Chicharron platter na ang fancy na tignan:

My bowl of  "feel good" Corn Chowder. Ang daming nag sabi na "sana vegetarian nalang ako" that night because of this soup! :)

Must-try: Premio's Rocket Salad which comes with arugula, candied almonds, crispy prosciutto, marinated feta cheese, lemon prosciutto vinaigrette, and apples!



The perks of being a vegetarian: They made me try this Bucatini Pomodoro! I love the thick noodles used for the past, hollow yung loob niya giving the dish an interesting bite:


I think kung may mas iimpress pa sakin about Premio, it's when I found out about their
Farm-to-Table dishes. The accommodating and bubbly Chef Franchesca Carino approached us sa table
in between our meals and told us about their cuisines, na lahat made from scratch talaga--from the sauces,
their corned beef, the sausages, their desserts, lahat talaga prepared nila and nothing came from
bottle or can... Super cool!


What the others had:

Chicken Karaage: 

Buffalo Wings:

CrabCakes:

Premio Smoked Porkloin, Grilled Asparagus, and Sausage:

Corned Beef Brisket (ang soshal talaga ng plating noh! :))

Only-in-Premio: Another fancy plating of their PorkBelly Kare-Kare:


Of course, Premio is a winning experience when shared with friends! Feel niyo din ba ang chill vibes:

With Kelly, Pax, Mich (who took the photo!), Papa D, Sarah, Tracy, Paul, Keigh, and Premio's Mikhail:

After dinner, as promised, Mikhail of Premio prepared fun PREMIO-loaded activities for us that night! Kelly won for being the FIRST to Instagram and tag @premio_, and I also won gift cards for being the FIRST to arrive (early bird)! Haha!

We then proceeded to a little "Show and Share"! Mikhail asked us to bring our "prized accessory" pre-event, and ako pa ang accessory maker (na nanggaling sa bazaar niya!), ako pa ang nakalimot mag dala! Hahaha! Buti nalang I always wear an Anagon piece! :) Of course my "Detach" word bracelet is something precious for me dahil gawa ko sha, and the word I wear is something na may meaning for me....Just like any Anagon piece na Work of Heart lahat. Yown! Lakas maka-segue, hahaha!

Tracy telling us why her bag is her prized accessory, while si Sarah iniisip na kung anong sasabihin niya at sha na ang next, hehehe.

Btw, Sarah won a gift card din for this round! :) Her prized accessory is her watch, na from lola pa nya. Naku, wala kaming laban jan basta heirloom piece na pinaguusapan, lol.

We proceeded to the second floor of Premio to cap the night with drinks. In this floor, may separate smoking area, bar, and couch section. This can be rented out as private functions. 

Beer night! Tried out an imported beer that Sarah recommended to me:



They also announced the Best Dressed for the night, and Sarah won through our text votes! Sha din vinote ko! :) For a dress code na black, white, and/or gold, a zebra print maxi dress deserves the Premio na dinner for two! Here's Sarah, being Cruella de Vil with her long cigarette, hehe:

Thank you so much Mikhail Guingon, Chef Chesca, and Keigh Jalbuena for organizing this cool night for my blog barkada. :) 

Now it's YOUR time to WIN!
Will be giving away P2k worth of Premio GCs!



To Join:

1) Follow my blog and Twitter.
2) Follow Premio Bar and Restaurant:

EDITED: CONGRATS TO THE WINNER: 
Jill Roque!

For more info and updates:

Premio Bar and Restaurant
32nd Street, F1 Hotel
Ground Floor, 1634 Fort Bonifacio,
Taguig City

See you tomorrow guys for the Bazaar for all Season!

Winners of free passes:

1) Ma. Ysabel Maunay

2) Jeleen Antonio

3) Lady Kim Bugais

4) Moriela Morandarte

5) Mike miguel

6) Janine Cristy Ramilo

7) James Jason C. Martin

8) Carvey Samonte

9) Kylie Shayne Go

10) Toni Elarmo

Because the yuletide month is just around the corner, there are lots of huge bazaar happening around the metro! To give you a heads up on your Christmas shopping, why not join the Bazaar for all Season which will be at the Elements Tent at Eton Centris on November 3-4, 2012. Shop til’ you drop from 10 am to 8 pm with over 70 booths of apparel, shoes, accessories and more! 

Bazaar for all Season will also choose 5 shoppers with best outfits, so better dress to impress because huge fabulous prizes are at steak for the fashionistas! 

For more info and updates, follow @bazar4allseason on Twitter!

Got featured in Stylebible.PH for my "No Other Woman" outfitey, hahaha! 

Same pa kaming nag purple ni Sarah that day, 

na I overheard someone nun palabas kami ng CR "Anne Curtis and Christine Reyes!" 

Haha kaloko lang! Same outfit from this event, tinanggal ko lang yung coat.

As mentioned in this post, birthday ng mom ko the other day,

and we celebrated with a family dinner in PF Chang's ATC!

Hindi ako nag plan ng anything that morning to accompany mom on her special day,

yun pala si mom ang may sariling plano with her friends and ako ang 

nag end up na home alone! Hahaha!

 Pero oks na oks lang a, important is mom had fun on her special day! :)

Meet my family! Ate, Mom, Dad na gusto/sinadyang naka side view daw sha sa photo,

me, and Cea!

Sarap magpababa ng kinain while strolling around ATC's beautiful outdoor area!

Christmasy na visually, and sa ginaw! There's no place like the south talaga!

Ate, Cea, and the birthday girl! ;) 

Meanwhile, super duper happy ko lang when I opened my Blogspot yesterday with 1000 followers!

Yehey!!! I know this isn't comparable to the big bloggers, but I really felt grateful

to have reached this, so THANK YOU SO MUCH for hanging out with me here in my

online home, and listening to my kwentos! :) Love you guys!!!

Btw, for my Commenter of the Month (October), I picked Ishna for her sweeeet comment 

in my post You Can't Have It All:

Anaaaaa!!! I know I will sound like a Mom, pero you've really turned into a lady! So girly and pretty! Dalagang dalaga na! HAHA! Bagay din sayo ang girly outfit, dati kase, before I stopped blogging you weren't this girly and ladylike (outfitwise). But I loved your unique style from before! And in life talaga, we win some, we lose some. What's important is that we don't let the wins get into our heads and we don't let the loses get into our heart! Go lang ng go sa next fight! 

Emailing you sis for your Fashionista Commuter x MANELS passport holder! :) And again, thank you!

My All Souls Day Kwento...

The family went tanghaling tapat in Loyola QC to visit my dear lolo and lola.

I miss my Lola Nanay, I lived with her nun latter part of my college life and I still

remember her from time to time.

Panalo nun lumipad itong Dora balloon at sumabit sa puno! Eksena lang habang bored

at banas sa tirik ng araw sa Loyola! Hirit ni Ate The Explorer nga sha! Lol.

And then a kid started to climb the tree just to get Dora. Grabe panalo na to sa Hunger Games!

Ang nipis na kaya ng branches ng upper section nun tree!

I also met this sweetheart while hanging around the cemetery. Sobrang cute!!! 

Cham Cham is half chow chow half askal daw... Such a baby! :)

The parentals decided na idirecho na namin and visit din my dad's side naman sa Batangas.

So imagine from Alabang to QC, we drove back south to visit dad's hometown!

Stopover, my forever favorite pag pa-Tanauan, hehe:

Sunset na when we reached the cemetery... Alam mong asa province ka na nga with 

the beautiful sight of Makiling as backdrop:

Eto ang panalo! Best photo booth amp, pink kabaong ba naman na ang daming

nagpapapicture! Kalurky!!!!

I realized na wala na pala both lolo and lola ko sa mom and dad's side.

I wonder how that felt to the parentals, I can't and don't want to imagine.

Aside from my lola who passed away just last year, I also remembered my Tita Emmen,

dad's "special" sister na before palagi daw akong hinahanap. I miss them all.

On a totally different topic, when I got home awhile ago, I started with my 30 hangers

project for the clothing brand SABRINA! It's my first bulk hanger orders, so super

excited ako to start with it kahit pagoda from the byahe! :) Thank you Teena for trusting me on this!

I also want to greet my favorite NISCE Skin and Face Clinic a HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! 

Congrats to Atty. Blaise Nisce and Marie Antoinette Nisce for a DECADE OF GLAM! :)

For updates, follow them on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Nisceskin 

and like them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Nisceskin.

Another good news!

Bloggers United 4 eTickets are now available ONLINE! 

Buy your tickets in advance and enter the biggest bloggers

bazaar for only 50 bucks! CLICK HERE.

And last but not the least, I hope to see you this weekend for the Bazaar for all Season!

I'll be selling wire things, and even accept customize (on-the-spot!) wire art orders 

during the bazaar! :)

Giving away TEN passes to the bazaar! To join:

1) Add my blog and twitter.

2) Follow Bazaar for all Season and tweet:

Win @bazarforallseason passes here: http://www.anagonzales.com/2012/11/random-kwentos-bazaar-for-all-season.html @anagon

3) Leave your full name, email address, and link of your tweet below.

Will pick winners later, around 5pm! 

See ya!