Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Revisiting Xocolat

Xocolat was the most decent non-commercial cafe near my old uni. It started out a literally a house turned into a dining area, and their Katipunan branch remained that way, although they had set up shop in commercial areas like Eastwood and Ortigas.

It was a pleasant surprise entering again and seeing that they redecorated and channeled kindergarten and beach vibes. I loved the homey feel.

Capiz shell lighting! Beautiful.


The strength of the establishment is on their desserts.

The melting point of cocoa butter is just below the human body temperature -- which is why it literally melts in your mouth. - Source. Frozen "Hot" Xocolat sherbet balls, a connoiseur's choice Php 165. The best sherbet I tasted! (Either that, or I my bias dark chocolate was on overdrive)

Xocolat Cheesecake Php 125 per slice. One of the best red velvets I've had!

Dark chocolate contains flavonoid phenolics which are known to lower the risk of heart disease. Which means it is good for you as a glass of red wine. - Source. I failed to take note of the details of this, it was something like hot chocolate using Aztec beans. It was tasted rich and creamy and left a gingery taste on my throat. Lovely!

Bittersweet chocolate is what is usually called for in baking. It contains more chocolate liquor (at least 35%) and less sugar than sweet chocolate. Semisweet chocolate contains 15% - 35% chocolate liquor. - Source. That Xocolat Cake for Php 95.


Xocolat
#172 B. Gonzales St.
Loyola Heights, Quezon City
Philippines

14 comments:

  1. hellooo can u PLEASE bring me there if/when i visit Php!! omg DROOL!

    n ur picture taking has improved lots!! :D

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  2. Omg I love you and I super miss you! This is a dessert place so it will totally ruin the diet. Stepping in the place is also against Gis' direct order of staying fit. =)

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  3. Re picture taking: Of course! I was trained by the master! Just ask Jak! The master practised on him. Hahaha! =)

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  4. I LOVE this place! :) Good food and great ambiance! I always bring my friends there! You should try the savory pasta with chocolate! It's yummy.

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  5. Oooh chocolate pasta sounds interesting. Will try it out. Thanks for the heads up Mar! =)

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  6. I have always wanted to try Xocolat out, but I never got to. There was this one time when I was already at the gate, but for some reason I decided not to enter (loooong story...).

    That Pork Belly thing looks yummy and sinful, hahaha! Gotta try that out soon (as in SOON)!

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  7. Sir! Welcome to my blog. So happy to see you here. Haha =P Well we can try it one time with sina Mar, your pot shot for me holds true. Tho I maintain that their strength is on their desserts, perhaps you should have your main dish elsewhere. =)

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  8. wow faith! i lovettt

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  9. Haha love you more B! I can't believe this didn't make it to our mainstream eating consciousness. Hahaha.

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  10. Faith bago ba yung design ng blog mo? Ang nice!

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  11. Thank you! =) It fits nga the spoon and fork design natin sa name card =)

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  12. Oo nga e I noticed. Did you make it yourself?

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  13. Nope it's a template by blogger but I got around adjusting the aesthetics like the font, width of the boxes and stuff =)

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  14. This branch of Xocolat is really neat, it has a unique ambiance. And the food.. Drooooooool....

    Although, every time I get the chance to eat there, the AC seems not enough. They should do something about their AC. :)

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