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Two words—Sinigang Wings. That’s all you really need to know once you leave your taste buds to the exciting creations of Chef Joey Herrera in LOOP.

Last May 13, 2011, an event was held in LOOP where the chef presented the visitors with unique and extremely mouth-watering additions to the menu. For starters we had the Grilled Adobo Blood Sausage (Php 248), Gazpacho, Grilled Watermelon (Php 158) soup and Seared Tuna Japanicoise (Php 172) salad. If you are looking for something refreshing, you should definitely give this soup and salad a try! The Grilled Adobo Blood Sausage is also good if you want to have something meaty to start off your LOOP experience.

If you think that their Club Sandwich (Php 322) will just be like any regular club sandwich out there, I will tell you now that you certainly got that wrong! This ain’t no ordinary club sandwich because it has tamago, chicken in whole-grain mustard and of course, the BLT to top it all off! The Salmon Burger (Php 266) is also a must try! It’s a salmon patty with lettuce, tomatoes and aioli. For dessert we had the Foie Gras Crème Brulee. The foie gras balances the whole taste of this dish!

The tuyo Thinizza (Php 415) and the insanely delicious Sinigang Wings (Php 194) top my list of favorite new LOOP dishes. Everyone will just love this Thinizza! You can’t go wrong with any of the toppings you choose for this ultra thin pizza. You just roll it up before you take a bite! Sinigang Wings, the most epic dish you’ll taste here! It is like taking a sip of your homemade sinigang in every bite of this crunchy chicken. Fried chicken heaven! I went crazy with this meal.

For those who love kiddie desserts, don’t forget to try the Kid’s Flowerpot (Php 107). It is chocolate cookie soil with gummi worms and ice cream. This decorative dessert looks just too good to eat!

All you Candy Girls better check out LOOP! More than just great food, it’s the perfect place to chill before a night out with your girlfriends Grab your wallet and head out to LOOP Creative Dining located at corner Sen. Gil Puyat Ave. (Buendia) and Malugay St. It’s in the FEU Makati building, found right beside Columns. And don’t forget…Sinigang Wings!

Corinne

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As a Candy intern this summer, I’m happy that I get to do more than just help out in the Candy headquarters. I’m lucky that I get to tag along with Marla and Sam whenever they have events or shoots to go to!

Last Tuesday, Marla sent me to the Rio Mints launch at the Robot Bar along Makati Ave. The brand launched their six fun and exciting Rio Mint flavors and these are Burgundy Grape, Green Tea & Peppermint, Honey Melon, Cool Peach Jasmine, Pink Grapefruit and Juicy Lychee!

This event tied up with the School of Fashion and the Arts (SOFA) as they had a fashion show modeling the designs of six of the top students from SOFA. It was a fun show where they not only modeled the unique clothes, but showcased the different Rio Mints as well! The SOFA students were tasked to design clothes that they believed best presented the personality of a certain flavor of Rio Mints.

I guess these mints really do show your personality because it was such a coincidence that my favorite gown from the fashion show was inspired by my favorite flavor from Rio Mints, Honey Melon!

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On the first day of my internship: I was with my Council of Cool co-members. We planned something special for you, dear Candy readers. I can’t say much but you’ll find out soon! Well, not so soon. Haha!

Wait, let’s pause…

I had to stop and resume my internship at a later date because at that time, there were four interns already: Micah, Reggie, Jenny and Amanda. Ate Mia was worried that I wouldn’t be given tasks anymore because of the overflowing number of interns. I wasn’t able to start on the date she asked me because I had to leave for Bacolod for my thesis immersion. But as soon as I got back from Bacolod, I went back to my training, after all it is my “On-the-Job Training.”

Let’s continue…

On the second day of my internship: I was at a shoot! It was very cool but at the same time, an overwhelming experience since it was my first time to attend one! I was in awe with the process and I had fun with the people I was with.

On the third day of my internship: I finally went to the office. I was so excited that I arrived at 8:50 am. Robinsons Galleria was still closed but because of my Summit ID, I got in—to the dismay of the anxious people waiting for the mall to open. Ate Steph saw me seated at Ate Marla’s seat listening to my iPod. She asked me if I was bored, I said no but she gave me magazines to read while waiting for the other editors. This day was quite a busy day because I went to another shoot! It was a really fun experience! I can’t say much about it though.
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Hi Candy girls! My name is Reggie (yes, I’m a girl — my parents are just quirky like that) and I’ve been interning at our favorite magazine since April. My co-interns, Micah, Jenny, and Amanda, had a lot of work-related stories to tell, but I’m going to talk about my two-week vacation from work.

Every year, my family goes on vacation to spend some much needed time to bond and get to know each other all over again. This year, we went to North America’s East Coast to visit our relatives, see the sights, and go shopping (my favorite pastime).

We actually weren’t sure we’d even make it to Toronto, our first stop, because our flight from Manila to Hong Kong was so delayed! We arrived in HK with barely 20 minutes to run to the train that would take us to our next departure. As if that wasn’t enough, after the 15-hour plane ride, I discovered that I had left my iPod on my seat! It’s a good thing a nice (and quite good-looking) guy from the ground crew ran back to the plane to get it for me.

We were in Toronto to visit my dad’s ninong, Uncle Andrew, and our first tourist spot was the CN Tower, which had an excellent view of the city, as well as a glass floor almost a hundred stories up. Definitely not for those with a fear of heights!

My shoe on the CN Tower’s glass floor:

Bird’s eye view of Toronto:

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Hey, Candy Girls!

Jenny and Amanda here, writing our last blog entry as Candy interns.

Yesterday was our last day of internship, and we got to go with Reggie, Ate Angel and Ate Marla to a situational shoot. (How cool is that? We started with a shoot, and ended with a shoot.) Ate Mimi and Ate Macy also came by and we were so happy we got to see them one last time before our term as Candy interns ended! (How dramatic! Haha!) It was a pretty laid-back day, but still super fun. We even had a great Rack’s meal after, made even more delicious by everyone’s cheerful chatter.

Here we are having some yummy spaghetti!

When the meal finally ended and there was nothing left to do but go home and say goodbye, we felt really sad. Maybe we didn’t show just how much we were going to miss interning for Candy, but we really, really felt it as those last good-byes were said.

Alas, our internship is officially over. No more waking up early. No more riding the super packed MRT to Robinson’s Galleria. No more typing, blogging, going to shoots, and attending events. We will miss all the many things that go with being a Candy intern.
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