Starbucks Summer Gathering 2012

Dear fellow tasters,

From so many reasons to go to Starbucks, one of them would probably be because it makes drinking coffee fun.  If black brewed coffee and cappuccino sounds boring to you, then there are other options to choose from, such as the signature trademarked ice blended frappuccino.  For this summer, Starbucks Indonesia introduces two new seasonal frappuccino beverages and I had a chance to try them out during the summer food blogger gathering event at Starbucks Pasaraya Grande.  They are Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappuccino and Chocolate Cookie Crumble Cream Frappuccino.

Casual Fine Dining with Starbucks Indonesia

Dear fellow tasters,

A couple of weeks ago, I was invited for the third time to a Starbucks Indonesia gathering and the theme was casual fine dining.  Hmm, I wonder why.  It turned out the theme was chosen to feature the newly-introduced winter promotional whole bean coffee by Starbucks, called Casi Cielo^TM, a fancy Spanish name which means ‘almost heaven’.  This time, the gathering was held at a new Starbucks outlet at Tempo Scan Pacific Tower, Kuningan area.

Krispy Kreme Foodie Blogger Gathering

Dear fellow tasters,

This was the second time that I got invited to a Krispy Kreme event; the first one was for the VIP party to celebrate the Krispy Kreme Doughnut Cafe opening.  At the party, there were a lot of things going on and when I finally sat down in the cafe, it was very crowded and there wasn’t many chance to try out their doughnuts and baked creations.  So when a second invitation for a separate blogger gathering came in, it was very much welcome and we did end up having a wonderful sugary Krispy Kreme time.

SendokGarpu – Kaffein Meet and Greet

Dear fellow tasters,

Last Friday, I was invited to a meet and greet event for culinary bloggers organized by SendokGarpu, one of Indonesian restaurants guide website.  It was always great to meet other fellow food bloggers and this time, the meeting point was at Kaffein, fX lifestyle X’nter Senayan.  The main agenda was to try Kaffein’s holiday beverages and to get acquainted with SendokGarpu and its soon-to-be-released new version of the website.  The rest of the time was spent in delightful conversation and foodie information exchange.

Starbucks Holiday Gathering 2011

Dear fellow tasters,

It’s almost the end of the year.  That means it’s that time of the year again.  When Christmas trees are put up, the festivity is felt in the air, and of course when Starbucks Christmas beverages are back for another year.  Who doesn’t love toffee nut latte or peppermint mocha? And this year there’s a new drink introduced, the cranberry white chocolate mocha.  Drooling as I might be, I hadn’t had a chance to try it until one day an email came to my inbox with an invitation for Starbucks Holiday Gathering 2011, of course with a chance to try the new espresso beverage and other holiday delicacies.

Krispy Kreme VIP Party

Dear fellow tasters,

Apology for the late post.  This event was from a month ago and I just had the chance to write something about it.  So, I was invited by Sara from yummyfordummy to come to a Krispy Kreme VIP Party as a part of the opening of the world-first Krispy Kreme Doughnut Cafe at Central Park Mall.  I actually got a second invitation from the management for the press conference in the afternoon, but I couldn’t simply ditch work just for some sugar-glazed doughnuts.  The VIP party was held on a Friday evening at the Tribeca park area of the West Jakartan mall.  After a grueling Transjakarta ride, I managed to arrive there just in time for the unveiling of the new doughnut cafe.

Starbucks VIA® Special Preview

Dear fellow tasters and coffee lovers,

During the long Idul Fitri holiday, I received a DM on my twitter from Starbucks Indonesia twitter account requesting my email and contact number with regards to some food blogger gathering event. Several days later, an email came with more details.  The theme of the event was ‘Starbucks VIA® Special Preview’.  The date and time, 8 September, 1.30-2.30pm.  Hmm, that was like office hour for me but fortunately after back and forth email correspondence, Miss Corry Tjong who managed the event said that it was absolutely fine to come after getting off work.

Yang Manis Dari Masa Lalu Blogger Gathering

Dear fellow tasters,

What’s not to love about Monday?  Especially when there’s an invitation for a blogger gathering *grin*.  Last Monday, I got invited to a food bloggers gathering slash break fasting slash product launching event for a new line of Wall’s ice cream product.  The theme was “Ramadhan bersama Yang Manis Dari Masa Lalu” (translation: Ramadhan with Something Sweet From The Past).  Choice of place: an Indonesian spices restaurant, suitably named Rempah-rempah, located on Jalan Senopati which is already quite known for its array of good food restaurants and more.