Nic's

After Cerchio, Monique and I decided to go on a binge to satisfy our sweet teeth, probably also to salvage the dining experience for the night.  I had been very curious about Nic's Gourmet Desserts along A. Mabini St. in Mandaluyong, and I thought that this was the perfect time to try the place.  Yes, Bingo!  We were not mistaken.  We arrived almost 9pm, and the place was still open.  Nice interior colors, very neat and delightful to behold, practically eye-candy.

Since it was almost closing time, we were lucky that some items were on special discount--food for the god, cheese rolls and ensaymada were going at half price (this is a popular way for bakeries to ensure that inventory is always fresh).  The Red Velvet cake looked good and tasted good as well.  The Walnut cluster was absolutely stunning!  Monique loved this and I thought that the quality of the pie was already up to par with international standards.  I suddenly remembered that delicious walnut pie that I tasted in a country club in Melbourne (I forget which one), and I could swear that this walnut pie was right there, on par, if not better.  It so happened that Rina Go, the owner of the place, dropped by and we engaged in light exchange--I must congratulate her for bringing gourmet desserts to town; it used to be that one would have to go abroad to enjoy delectable desserts of this caliber.

We also picked up some deli items--parmesan spread, tomato basil dip, salmon spread (Kraft used to have this, but now it's no longer available locally) and wheat crisps.  For our dessert  (excluding the deli items), we spent something like P250 each.  The store is open till around 10pm, and this is the view of the store from the street (you can't miss it, A. Mabini is a one-way street coming from Shaw Boulevard to Wilson Street; the store is on the right side).