Category: Promos / Giveaways / Contests

You’re Invited: Taste the Goodness of Jollibee MILO Sundae Mix-Ins this Saturday at Mercato Centrale

We recently featured the Jollibee Sundae Mix-Ins MILO Blast. We know a lot of you got excited to try this because of the yummy combination of their soft-serve, Milo powder and Milo breakfast cereal. My friends who have kids already were especially delighted about this news. Milo has been one of our favorite drinks when we were growing up so we are well aware of this energy drink’s health benefits. So, pairing it with Jollibee’s soft-serve sundae just makes it double the fun, double the goodness! 🙂

If you haven’t tasted this yet, here’s your chance to try it for FREE! This Saturday, Ken and I will be at Mercato Centrale where Jollibee will have a free sampling of this new dessert.

Come with your kids or friends, especially those active young to teen ones, and you might get a chance to win special prizes from Jollibee when you’re seen and photographed by us and other foodie bloggers who’ll be there. If your photo enjoying the Jollibee Sundae Mix-Ins MILO Blast is chosen as the winner, you will get gift certificates and possibly other surprise prizes.

Here are the details of the sampling event:

When: March 17, 2012 – Saturday – We’ll be there by 9am, but Jollibee’s sampling starts at 7am and ends at 2pm.

Where: Mercato Centrale at Bonifacio Global City

We hope to see you on Saturday! Watch out for me and Ken. 😀 Now, here’s a yummy teaser….

Our cups of Jollibee Sundae Mix-ins Milo Blast - CertifiedFoodies.com

Max’s Chicken Take Out Promo : Limited Time Only!

It’s been a long time since we last ate at Max’s Restaurant since Ken and I are usually on an adventure to dine in a new restaurant everytime. We weren’t able to join their Valentine’s Day party (I did last year and I had a lot of fun with the cupcake designs!), but we’re glad to find out they now have a special offer to those who are always on the go and have been wanting to quickly order Max’s signature “sarap to the bones” chicken.

Max's Restaurant Chicken Take out treat for only Php 299 - CertifiedFoodies.com

For just Php 299, you can now order Max’s chicken for take-out. You save Php 76 from the original price too. Another good reason for you to love Max’s Restaurant. Max's Restaurant caramel barsUsually, when Ken and I are at the mall, we end up buying pasalubong for our parents. Now, we have another option. We can now take home a whole Max’s chicken. I’ve got a planned get-together with my ex-officemates who I haven’t seen for a long time so I can maybe bring this for pulutan, while we enjoy it along with bottles of ice-cold beer and nothing else (I’ve quit smoking so nothing like macanudo or the usual for me.. yay!).

Aside from their chicken, I personally love Max’s pancit, Kare-kare and lumpia. And, of course, their caramel bars! 🙂

Take note, all you Max’s Restaurant chicken lovers, that this take-out promo is only until March 31, 2012, so hurry and take advantage of it now. 🙂

For more information, visit Max’s Facebook page or www.maxschicken.com.

Aria Cucina Italiana : Italian Flavors from Boracay, in Manila VERY SOON + Promo Alert!

Aria Cucina ItalianaI have something to confess. I haven’t been to Boracay. Supposedly, after Ken’s graduation from Nursing (yes, he’s an RN and an RM too! 😀 ), we were going on a vacation there. But, I was sick so they went without me. I’m pretty jealous of the stories I’ve heard from them and from my friends who’ve been to Boracay because of their stories about the beautiful beaches, the people, activities and, of course, the food. One of the restaurants I’ve heard people raving about was Aria Cucina Italiana.

Briefly, Aria Cucina Italiana is an Italian restaurant in Boracay (D’Mall) known for its modern and contemporary take on the flavors of Italy, particularly inspired by the coastal regions of the Mediterranean.They opened in 2003 and became popular for their homemade pastas, salads, woodfire oven-baked pizzas, and excellent wine list.

Aria Cucina Italiana is in The Fort

A couple of days ago, we received news that they’re coming to Manila. They are finally opening a store in Bonifacio High Street Central in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig on January 28, 2012. Along with the news was an invite to dine at their restaurant. So, we just can’t wait for Aria Cucina Italiana to open its doors this coming week.

Here are a few teaser photos of the food you can savor at Aria Cucina Italiana:

Fettucine Nere in Crema di Mare from Aria Cucina ItalianaFettucine Nere in Crema di Mare

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Profess Your Love for Food for a Chance to Win Php 5,000 from Unionbank My Easy Loans Twitter Contest – Ends January 8th!

We are Certified Foodies!First off, HAPPY NEW YEAR, fellow foodies! 2011 has been a very fruitful year for us and we can’t thank you enough! We’ll be doing a separate year-ender post of our favorite food / dishes / restos for 2011 PLUS our blog’s new theme. For now, though, we’re excited to bring you another giveaway where you can win Php 5,000 CASH from Unionbank My Easy Loans.

Some of you may ask how we came up with the name of our blog. Why Certified Foodies? It’s truly because we love everything and anything related to food and its enjoyment.  The discovery of different flavors, how it affects our mood and even relationships, how every one of us has our own capacity to tolerate certain levels of a certain flavor, the welcome modern twists that we now see being applied on traditional cuisines, the wonderful memories a dish or even a certain aroma can bring back, and the adventure of challenging your tastebuds or just trying out something new are among the reasons why this blog came to existence. 🙂

With that, we’ve got good news for you fellow certified foodies! Tell us about your love for food for a chance to win Php 5,000 in CASH in Unionbank’s My Easy Loans Twitter contest. It’s not yet too late to treat your friends or family to an ultimate food trip!

Twitter giveaway from Unionbank MyEasyLoans and Certified Foodies

CONTEST PERIOD: January 2 to 8, 2012 (yayyy for the new year!)

PRIZE: Php 5,000 CASH

MECHANICS:

1. Eligibility: This contest is open to Filipinos residing in the Philippines for at least a year, at least 18 years of age at the time of joining, and must have a Twitter account with at least 15 Twitter followers.

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Gelatissimo Christmas of Chocolate Buy One Take One Promo : Until January 8th only!

Gelatissimo Christmas of ChocolateI know, it’s December and the cool breeze we get now even in the afternoon might not put you in the mood for anything iced or cold, but I just got to tell you a promo Gelatissimo is offering to anyone who’s subscribed to their newsletter – a free scoop of their featured gelato for every scoop you buy.

Currently, you can avail of their buy one, take one promo on their 16 chocolate gelato flavors with their Christmas of Chocolate promo. Take note that this is only available until January 8th!

These are the 16 chocolate flavors you can choose from: Veronese Chocolate, Chocolate Fondant, Chocolate Sorbet, Belgian Chocolate, White Chocolate, Chocolate Truffle, Black Forest, Milk Chocolate, Chocolate Almond, Chocolate Orange, Chocolate Ganache, Chocolate Rum Cake, Chilli Chocolate and Sugar-free Chocolate.

You MUST present the voucher that they send out to their newsletter subscribers for you to avail of this. Simply go to the Gelatissimo website and click on the register link under “Join our Mailing List” on the right. If you’ve already subscribed and haven’t received the voucher yet, leave your email below and we’ll forward it to you. 😉

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Unlimited Treats from Cravings Restaurant

Last October, Ken and I were invited to try out C2 Classic Cuisine Restaurant’s Signature Series featuring Pinoy Favorites like their own version of Kare-kare and Bangus Belly (our post about this is up next!). Since the closest to us was C2 in Cravings Katipunan, there we went.

Cravings Restaurant

As soon as we entered the restaurant, this display of cakes made us look forward to the end of our meal. Our invite from C2 didn’t include desserts, but we found out Cravings has an Unlimited Cakes and Coffee promo for only Php 150 per person. How can we pass that up?! 😀

How can you resist not availing of their unlimited cake promo

Their unlimited menu includes a wide selection of cakes, but you can only order their four featured cakes at the time you were dining in. When we were there though, we had five different cakes because we had to stay a bit longer as Ken prepared a list for our shopping for our birthday celebration.

Unlimited Coffee and Cakes from Cravings for only Php 150

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Win FREE Tickets to The Big Holiday Outlet Sale 2011

We haven’t completed our holiday shopping yet so it’s just timely that The Big Holiday Outlet Sale 2011 is happening this December 16th up to the 18th at the SMX Convention Hall in SM Mall of Asia. There are a TON of popular lifestyle brands and a couple of new ones joining this sale so it’s something you shouldn’t miss!

The Big Holiday Outlet Sale 2011

Yes, you can get up to a whopping 90% DISCOUNT on your favorite brands like Adidas, Nike, Puma, Maldita (likeee!), Plains & Prints, R.A.F, JB Sports, Daniel Hechter, CMG, Melissa Shoes, Giordano Ladies, BOSE, Switch, Hush Puppies, Sebago, Cushe, Ipanema, Grendha, Digital Walker, Light Room, Skechers, Desigual, Repetto, HTC (weehhh!), Lenovo, Nokia, Philips, Canon (woot!), Timex, Monster Cable, And1, Gola, Ryka, Reva, Triumph and a ton more!

If you’re a BPI cardholder, you already get FREE entrance as long as you present a valid ID. And all BPI Express Credit Edge cardholders also get additional perks plus a chance to win in the hourly raffle draws!

Again, here are the details of this mega-sale event of the year:

  • What: The BIg Holiday Outlet Sale 2011
  • When: December 16 to 18, 2011 – 10am to 9pm
  • Where: SMX Convention Centre Hall 4, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City

 

But, WAIT! We here at Certified Foodies are giving away FREE entrance tickets to all our readers and friends. All you have to do are the following and you can get up to THREE (3) free tickets each:

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Malibu Lifestyle Bazaar 2011 : Get FREE Tickets Here!

Here’s another sale event organized by Malibu Enterprise, the same people behind The Big Outlet Sales – The Malibu Lifestyle Bazaar 2011 – happening on the same dates as The Big Holiday Outlet Sale 2011 (win free tickets here too!).

This is a one of a kind bazaar as big brands like Robinson’s Department Stores, Robinsons Appliances, Hanabishi, Philips, Homedics, Powermat, Hamilton Beach, Samsonite, Canopy Home, Jockey, Giordano, Reva’s, Rudy Project, Triumph, etc, along with specialty merchants, offer you great deals in time for your gift-shopping this holiday.

Details on this bazaar are below:

  • What: The Malibu Bazaar
  • When: December 16-18, 2011, 10am to 9pm
  • Where: The Megatent, 30 Meralco Ave., Ortigas Center, Pasig City

 

Take note that BPI Edge and My E-Prepaid cardholders get FREE entrance with a Valid ID.

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Starbucks 2012 Planner Giveaway

Giveaway is already closed. Winner has been announced on our Facebook page.

A couple of posts ago, we showed you what’s new with this planner. Because of the high demand for a Starbucks 2012 planner giveaway, we have decided to raffle off one to our dear foodie readers.

CertifiedFoodies.com Starbucks 2012 Planner GiveawayDon’t worry, there’s no Certified Foodies logo etched on it 😀

We’re giving away one (1) Starbucks 2012 Planner in Cherry, pictured above and below to one lucky reader.

This will be a month-long giveaway and we’ll make sure the winner gets this before the New Year so you can already start using it as soon as the clock strikes 12 on January 1, 2012.

How do you join? This will be another easy giveaway. 🙂

We're giving away a Starbucks 2012 planner in Cherry

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Excited about the Starbucks Coffee 2012 Planner?

Ever since I got my first Starbucks planner last year as a gift from my aunt Zeny (she saw me joining giveaways to win one – thanks Tita! :D), I began to realize how it’s become a part of tradition for most people I know – to collect stickers during the last quarter of the year and redeem a planner before the new year comes. It’s actually fun and I can’t believe how useful it’s been to me since I got it. So, this year, I’m already one of those who are excited to get our hands on a Starbucks 2012 Planner. 🙂 Starbucks Coffee 2012 Planners

On its ninth (9th) year, the Starbucks Coffee 2012 Planner comes in five (5) unique covers – from darkest to lightest: Oak, Spruce, Cherry, Bamboo and Poplar.

The planner materials that they used for this 2012 planner reflects the theme Starbucks Shared Planet. What exactly does this mean? It’s their very own vow to do business while still taking care of the planet by supporting these pillars (from the press release):

  • Ethical sourcing – This year’s planner was produced in a facility that is FSC certified. FSC stands for Forest Stewardship Council which is an independent, non-governmental, non- profit organization established to promote that the world’s forests are responsibly managed.
  • Environmental Stewardship – The inner planner pages are made from 70% recycled paper.
  • Community Involvement – For every planner redeemed, a donation will be made to SparkHope – Starbucks Philippines flagship program for early childhood care and development in partnership with UNICEF.

My oak Starbucks 2012 planner

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