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French Onion Soup

Or was it the other around? 😛 Anyhow, whichever  you prefer, whether you are a fox or a wolf by comparison or preference, you can satisfy both cravings at the newly opened Wolf & Fox gastropub at Bonifacio Global City, Fort Bonifacio.

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Starbucks Philippines is launching 2 new Frappuccino beverages, 4 featured food items and 6 new lunch sandwiches to be made available this coming July 29, 2014. NomNom Club was invited to try them out in a media launch at Starbucks 6750 in Makati last night, to which of course we obliged.

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Undoubtedly, Tim Ho Wan’s maiden opening in Manila a few months ago was a huge success with its long lines persisting even until my recent second visit. My first was part of the SM Mega Food Tour.

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Greenwich introduced the improved Pizza Thins last year to address pizza-lovers’ thirst for thin crust love.

Special Signature Greenwich Pizza Thins

But what is it in Greenwich Pizza Thins that makes it better?

It’s the authentic cracking sound you hear with your first bite! Fresh from the oven, the crisp texture also releases the pizza flavor and aroma which enhances your experience and love for pizza thins, right?

And guess what, that experience is just about to get even better!

Greenwich #CrackThat Day!

Greenwich #CrackThat Day

Chhose Better w/ Chuckie (changed to Aug 8)

Exactly one (1) week from now on July 16 (July 17 gor Metro Manila), 2014 (Wednesday), it’s Greenwich #CrackThat Day!

This is when the country’s favorite pizza and pasta chain will be giving away 10,000 boxes of  FREE Double size Pizza Thins to the first 100 customers in select Greenwich branches around the Philippines and visitors in Greenwich pop-up booths around Metro Manila! (Check the list of updated branches below).

Tip: NomNom Club‘s guess is that the Greenwich SM North EDSA branch will be one of them!

Moreover, an anniversary night celebration will be held at Republiq Club in Resorts World Manila entitled “Choose Better: #CrackThat” featuring Chuckie!

For inquiries and table reservation, you may call 0917.5508888.

July 10, 2014 Update:

FREE 10,000 Boxes of Greenwich Pizza Thins  July 17 for Metro Manila)

Greenwich #CrackThat Branches

Greenwich Pizza Thins

Excited? Check out Greenwich Facebook Page for more #CrackThat Day news and details!

Can you guess which Greenwich branch I’ll be at for the Greenwich #CrackThat Day on July 16 (July 17 for Metro Manila) ? 🙂

Summer in the Philippines has officially ended as the rainy season kicked in with a tropical depression starting a few days ago.

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Magnolia Town Center

The Magnolia Residences City Food Picks is a foodie tour at the nearby Robinsons Magnolia Mall that highlights urban comforts amidst a variety of food picks and shops.

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Surely you have tasted at least one of the more known Korean fried chicken brands in the Philippines. Top of mind may most probably be BonChon, 4Fingers, or even the one from Kogi Bulgogi.

Kyochon Philippines

But barely 6 weeks in the Philippines, new player Kyochon have been making waves based from both customer reviews and media feedback for its double fried chicken – Kyochon Chicken. NomNom Club was able to try ’em first hand a few weeks ago.

Kyochon Chicken

Kyochon Original

Their star offering, are of course – the Kyochon Chicken. It is offered in four (4) variant series – Original (Kyochon series), Honey (Honey series), Spicy (Red series), and the Soonsal series.

The first variant is a crunchy and crispy chicken with a light taste of garlic and soy which is a good starting point if you’d like to eventually try all four.

Honey Series

The second one is my personal favorite. The honey series is the sweetest among the four because of the honey glaze sauce covering its crispy chicken skin. Did you know that the chicken is marinated for 24 hours in a special seasoning then fried and coated with natural honey sauce?

The third variant is for spicy-chicken lovers. It uses Kyochon’s original hot sauce made from Korea’s hottest red chili peppers. Surprisingly, I liked this as well because its level of spiciness was tolerable and just right for my taste.

Red / Spicy

Finally, the Soonsal series is a special rice-battered, boneless and skinless breast-thigh meat. It comes with a choice of 3 dipping sauces. Among the four, I think it’s the KyoChon honey chicken which would click with Filipinos because of it’s sweeter profile.

Soonsal Series

Kyochon Philippines Chicken Prices

For WINGS, a ‘small‘ order consists of 5 pcs of chicken and costs P149. The ‘medium‘ order has 10 pcs at P290 while the ‘large‘ order with 20pcs is at P540.

For DRUMSTICK, a ‘small‘ order consists of 2 pcs of chicken and costs P149. The ‘medium‘ order has 4 pcs at P290 while the ‘large‘ order with 8pcs is at P540.

Tip: Cost-wise for both wings and drumsticks, the small and medium orders are similar. You can only save with the large order.

The Soonsal pricing is similar to the drumsticks as indicated above. Other soonsal variant includes Soy Soonsal, Soonsal Ricebowl, and Soonsal Salad.

Kyochon Salad with Blueberry Sauce

Kyochon Chicken Arrives in the Philippines

Kyochon Chicken Sauces

A particular Kyochon difference I noticed from other Korean fired chicken in the market would be its sauces. Kyochon Chicken are more moist and sauce-heavy in the glaze which is a good thing. The Original Kyochon series sauce is a mix of garlic and soy while the Honey series uses real honey. The Red series uses domestically grown red pepper concentrate

Potato Wedges

Other Kyochon Dishes

The other Kyochon dishes we were able to try were the salad with blueberry sauce (P120++), wedge potato (P150) and Kimchi Fried Rice (P99).

They also serve Barley, Corn, Green, and Sparkling Tea at P70. The barley tea I was able to try was plain and simple. If you want your drink without the fancy mix, then they’re for you.

They also serve beers like San Mig Light, Pale Pilsen, and Premium SMB at P65.

Perhaps I’d try their Chili Chicken Steak Rice and Galbi Chicken Steak Rice, both priced at P280, in my next visit.

Kimchi Fried Rice

Lastly, I highly recommend KyoChon’s combo meals. They are wallet-friendly considering that it’s a served restaurant and not fast-food:

• Combo 1 10pcs wings + salad + 2 rice + 2 drinks = P549
• Combo 2 20pcs wings + salad + 4 rice + 4 drinks = P999

Barley Tea (right) & Green Tea (left)

Kyochon: From South Korea to the Philippines

Kyochon SM Megamall

Kyochon started in South Korea as early as 1991. With a tagline “Chicken Like You Never Had Before,” Kyochon Korea has established its iconic Kyochon Chicken.

KyoChon Philippines strategically choose to open its first branch in SM Megamall, in particular at building B which houses the newest mall wing – the Mega Fashion Hall. In fact, it was part of the recent Mega Food Tour as curated by top blogger Anton Diaz of Our Awesome Planet.

Kyochon Industrial Interiors

Moreover, SM Megamall is situated at the center of Metro Manila, not too far from Makati, and still considerably reachable from Quezon City.

The Kyochon Promise

Kyochon Philippines Prices

Kyochon offers three core promises. The first of which is that they offer good dining experience because they “are not fast-food“. This is followed by their commitment to serve only good and healthy chicken. And finally, the use of all natural ingredients so you can be assured that their pickled radish does not contain lacier acetic acid, sodium saccharine, and no MSG.

Kyochon Chicken is double fried with thin batter resulting to a less greasy and light taste made rich with its various sauce. We highly recommend it specially the Honey Chicken.

The 4 Kyochon Korean Fried Chicken Series

Kyochon Philippines might be a late-comer when compared to its competitors but I think they just elevated the standard for Korean fried chicken in the Philippines. Have you tried Kyochon in SM Megamall? Share with us your feedback and review in the comment section below.

Dear Foodie Readers,

1st Anniversary of NomNom Club @ Greenwich SM North EDSA

As we open the new month of June, let us welcome the start of new changes with NomNom Club in general as we cook-up new surprises in the blog!

From what your eyes could see, to the people involved in running this food blog.

A year after we started in 2009, the blog already had a few co-writers while the informal NomNom Club membership remained open with a number of activities. We had s successful 1st anniversary celebration and a Christmas party as well. However, by 2012, the editorial team focused on our other new blogs while NomNom Club continued reviewing restaurants and new trends in the food industry.

Old Logo to New Logo in 2012

Cooking-Up Something New

With our upcoming 5th blog anniversary come September 2014, I think it’s time that we switch to higher gears!

Starting this month of June until August, expect new changes from how this food blog looks like upto how the blog operates. As an inital reveal, yes, we will soon open up the blog to contributors once again like we did a few years ago. Stay tuned!

We will also have an increase in activity, both online and offline, as we revitalize the NomNom Club group.

Feel free to send your inputs and suggestions at the comment section below or email it to admin<AT>NomNomClub.com or even if you just want to be involved or help out in these exciting changes that is about to happen.

NomNom Club through the Years

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