Brunch cavalcade

You have heard me go on and on about the brunches here. Until recently, I (we actually) thought it doesn't get any better than Sunday brunch at Shangri-la Circles. That perception was fundamentally challenged by a visit to the Sofitel brunch a couple of weeks ago. So that's where we took Grandma and Bruno last Sunday. Free-flowing champagne (ok, "champagne") and unlimited choices from superb kitchens of all different kinds. And, of course, the ballon guy and the tatoo girl, to entertain people like me. Amazing!

Grandma and Bruno were quite impressed, and keen to go for brunch this weekend as well. And we were super lucky! Today was the grand opening of brunch at Shangri-la Red restaurant. Mind, this is a place where we've never even been before, that's how posh it is!
And we were not disappointed! Circles is fantastic, Sofitel even better. But Red, that's something else! Here, the food is absolutely exquisite, the service is impeccable, the carpets soft and red, you get special little chairs for your handbag, my high chair had a velvet pillow as back support... And it's Moët Chardon that is free-flowing (but of course, I didn't get to taste any).
(Yes, mom agrees, she has to work on her posture.) They didn't have neither a ballon guy or a tatoo girl, but on the other hand, they had an advanced corporate magician that performed at the table. And the soft jazz musicians liked me, so they sang songs dedicated to me.
(Again, mom agrees, she has to work on her posture. But she defends herself with that I'm weighing her down with my 12 kilos.)

This is how pleased Grandma and Bruno were:

Not to mention the restaurant manager! (He probably realized we'd be talking about this experience. And everybody knows that expats in Manila (especially those with kids) 1. have extensive networks, full of people who; 2. have nothing else to do in the weekends and who; 3. have the ability to cough up for brunch.)