Mel and the New Normal

We were on the way to Army Navy (Alabang) when we spotted a new restaurant right beside it, Coco Hut! Peering inside, I saw it looked almost exactly like Army Navy, and thought it would be nice to try something new. Anyways, I was pretty sure that Army Navy owned it, so the taste would be more or less the same. Open Kitchen I could be wrong, but I really think the company behind Army Navy owns the place too. Looking at the menu design and the equipment inside the kitchen, it was almost exactly the same in design! Cute nipa-looking canopy The specialty of the place, obviously, was fried chicken and fish. For some reason, even with the name and design of the restaurant, I thought it was more of US style of frying fish and chicken, but the restaurant served items that were quite different. I think it's supposed to a Filipino restaurant but made into a cooler looking fast food concept. Cute poster, hehehe! Simple benches and table setup. That's Mika reading beside...

Maple Maple Maple. Everyone from the North / Fort / Makati area seems to love Maple! I've always understood it as the high-end version of Pancake House, but never had the chance to try it, even if I always drive past the McKinley branch with Just. (He must have heard "Hey look, it's Maple!" a million times from me already) So imagine my glee when they opened a branch in Alabang just this December! Alex and Pi scheduled our annual Christmas 3-Eggs Brekky here (instead of our yearly Pancake House.) Sosyal na kame, haha! Thank goodness they were open on December 24. Usually Justin comes with us, but our company Christmas party ended at 3AM, and needless to say, he didn't and couldn't get up on time! Maple may be tricky to find since it's not facing or along a main road like Commerce Avenue. So the best landmark is once you see Army Navy / Yellow Cab or Mona Lisa, you're in the area. Just circle the complex. Maple has lovely rustic and woody interi...