spiral

elmers, mickey, maricar (mickey's subordinate) and i decided to have lunch at spiral at the previously westin philippine plaza, now called i think philippine heritage hotel right at roxas boulevard. it was a buffet lunch with western, japanese, indian and chinese cuisine - i tell you there are so much food choices that two and a half hours isn't enough to be able to sample everything. for a 1k lunch, i decidedly forget i was on a low-calorie, low-carb diet. we started out with some california maki, salmon sashimi, salad with pistachios, corn and a lots of bacon bits (yum!). after the appetizers, we feasted on each of the cuisine they served - tempura, pork asado, roast beef, lamb, chicken, dumplings and even some noodles. there was an assortment of dessert from crepes, freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, ice cream, halo-halo, flan, cakes, fruits to choose from - it was dessert heaven at its best. i had low-fat ice cream, a cookie and some raspberry tart. it was an expensive lunch well worth it to spend time with good friends.