LIZA, DON'T TOUCH THE CAKE BEFORE I TAKE A PICTURE! I had a date with a Chocolate Cream Cake and I was late! Rushing to Alabang and jumping what felt like a speed bump for each of our years of friendship, I had flashbacks. About 30. Of Chocolate Cakes, Chocolate Crinkles, Chocolate Clusters, Chocolate Profiteroles...
Going to school as deep in the southern suburbs of the 80's as De La Salle Zobel, it was safe to assume that you lived in the area. No one would have been crazy to wander that far with only Alabang Twin Cinema and South Supermarket for entertainment. So we turned to each other, and our social lives revolved around hopping from house to house. One of the most beloved was the Del Rosario home, then on Cadena de Amor. Sprawling, airy, warm and welcoming, it was always brimming with friends of the popular siblings: Maiton, Marissa, Malu, Tony, Tina and Liza. And everyone gravitated towards the kitchen, magnetized by Tita Aida's cooking and baking. A picture still clear in my mind is their family driver delivering up to 30 boxes of cookies to campus that were fought over EVERYDAY. For more than 10 years they ran CHOCOLATIER at the Ayala and SM Malls.
"Your cooking is the sum of your life's experiences, influences and decisions", I read that somewhere. As you evolve, so does your cooking. Well, in my universe, Tita Aida del Rosario's Chocolate Cake was the first and the standard in its class. That remains a constant.
For orders of Chocolatier classics, call Malu at (+63)920-9120154, or (+632)850-6051, (+632)842-5882.
2 comments:
That looks like such a yummy cake! Am going to have to order. And yes, after all these years, the Cookie Monster Chocolate Cake is still my chocolate cake to beat.
See? I do read your blog. Keep it up!
CJ
Hello, you didn't even mention the great company!!!! :-)
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