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Classic 3-Cheese Fondue |
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Spicy Pimiento & Pepper Jack Cheese Fondue |
Say hello to Sir Ben, the owner of Everything but Cheese. He's just 26 years old and he's able to put up this unique business concept. We were given the privilege to interview him quickly and he shared to use a few details how EBC Started.
Everything But Cheese started small, back in 2015, with just 7m² and was located in Plaza Hugo, Sta. Ana. Initially, they started serving sandwiches and sausage but as time goes by, they had to innovate to keep up with the market's wants and needs.
We initially thought that this was a family business. Turns out, it wasn't and it was his sole idea to up a business after college. He was an accountancy graduate and instead of taking the board exams, he chose to start a business with just about Php30,000 as capital. By 2017 they were able to move to a bigger space in FC Square Plaza. By 2018, just last year, investors approached him which is why they were able to open branches in Sherwood Taft and Ever Manila Plaza. Actually, they will be opening a new branch in SM City Manila this month! So do watch out for it.
What an inspiration for other people with entrepreneurial mind, right?!
◢ WHY SHOULD YOU TRY THEM? ◣
Simple answer: THE CHEESES! As mentioned earlier, they aim to provide the Philippine market with a variety of cheese from different cultures. Hindi natin basta matitikman yan sa ibang fast food who most likely use processed cheeses. So to have EBC serving different meals with different kinds of cheese at an affordable price, should be enough reason for you to visit and try them out:
š EBC Sta Ana Manila (2:00 PM - 12:00 MN)
2322 FC Square Commercial Center Plaza Hugo Sta Ana Manila
š EBC Sherwood Taft (11:00 AM -11:00 PM)
2264 Sherwood Place Commercial Center, Taft Avenue, Malate Manila. Near DLSU Manila.
š EBC Ever Manila Plaza (9:30 AM - 9:00 PM)
C.M. Recto Cor. Nicanor Reyes Manila, Near FEU & UE Manila
Let's connect and be friends!




FC Square Plaza,, Plaza Hugo, Santa Ana, Manila, 1009 Metro Manila, Philippines
The Cheesiest Place on Earth is in Metro Manila
Dec 19, 2019
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Classic 3-Cheese Fondue |
![]() |
Spicy Pimiento & Pepper Jack Cheese Fondue |
Say hello to Sir Ben, the owner of Everything but Cheese. He's just 26 years old and he's able to put up this unique business concept. We were given the privilege to interview him quickly and he shared to use a few details how EBC Started.
Everything But Cheese started small, back in 2015, with just 7m² and was located in Plaza Hugo, Sta. Ana. Initially, they started serving sandwiches and sausage but as time goes by, they had to innovate to keep up with the market's wants and needs.
We initially thought that this was a family business. Turns out, it wasn't and it was his sole idea to up a business after college. He was an accountancy graduate and instead of taking the board exams, he chose to start a business with just about Php30,000 as capital. By 2017 they were able to move to a bigger space in FC Square Plaza. By 2018, just last year, investors approached him which is why they were able to open branches in Sherwood Taft and Ever Manila Plaza. Actually, they will be opening a new branch in SM City Manila this month! So do watch out for it.
What an inspiration for other people with entrepreneurial mind, right?!
◢ WHY SHOULD YOU TRY THEM? ◣
Simple answer: THE CHEESES! As mentioned earlier, they aim to provide the Philippine market with a variety of cheese from different cultures. Hindi natin basta matitikman yan sa ibang fast food who most likely use processed cheeses. So to have EBC serving different meals with different kinds of cheese at an affordable price, should be enough reason for you to visit and try them out:
š EBC Sta Ana Manila (2:00 PM - 12:00 MN)
2322 FC Square Commercial Center Plaza Hugo Sta Ana Manila
š EBC Sherwood Taft (11:00 AM -11:00 PM)
2264 Sherwood Place Commercial Center, Taft Avenue, Malate Manila. Near DLSU Manila.
š EBC Ever Manila Plaza (9:30 AM - 9:00 PM)
C.M. Recto Cor. Nicanor Reyes Manila, Near FEU & UE Manila
Let's connect and be friends!




Let's connect and be friends!




Let's connect and be friends!




I think I have also grown tired of planners with too much design on them. I know how colors & other designs help uplift our mood but often times, the designs take so much space. I couldn't maximize the page with all my important reminders because I'm somewhat forced to make my handwriting smaller than the usual just so it can fit. Besides, having plain pages gives me chance to design it myself with stickers, highlighters, sketches, etc.
Let's connect and be friends!




I think I have also grown tired of planners with too much design on them. I know how colors & other designs help uplift our mood but often times, the designs take so much space. I couldn't maximize the page with all my important reminders because I'm somewhat forced to make my handwriting smaller than the usual just so it can fit. Besides, having plain pages gives me chance to design it myself with stickers, highlighters, sketches, etc.
Let's connect and be friends!




Sobrang pumatok ang lip and cheek tint kaya naging opportunity ito para sa mga business minded individuals. However, one of the struggles was finding the right supplier. Dahil nga sobrang in demand sya, nagkakaubusan ng supplies. Kaya marami ang nakaisip na hanapin ang mga manufacturer para sa kanila na direktang kukuha ng products. Dun na nag simula yung mas bigger opportunity which was "rebranding" or "repacking". Ito yung bibilhin nila ng wala pang brand yung products pag dating sa kanila, sila na bahala mag lagay ng logo o ilagay ang mismong produkto sa packaging na napili ni seller or distributor.
Pero hindi nag tagal, dahil parin sa growing demand, nahirapan ang mga manufacturers to serve all their clients. Nag simula na madelay ang production. The quality of the products were beginning to be compromised due to the differences in consistency and shade kasi nga sa iba't ibang suppliers and manufacturers na kumukuha ang sellers just to have something to offer. Dito sa puntong ito, nag bukas ang idea ng DIY lip tints. Yun bang iisipin mo nalang gumawa kesa umasa sa suppliers na may maraming customers na iniintindi.
I'm honestly one of those who wanted to try pero like what I always do, I do my research first bago ako sumabak sa business idea na gusto kong pasukin. And through my research, I found numerous DIY tutorials that use mostly food coloring. Alam ko na hindi yun ang klase ng ingredients na ginagamit ng manufacturers so I kept searching until I found people selling their own lip tint formula for quite a decent price. Gusto ko narin sana noon patusin pero in my mind, "How would I know if tama yung formula na binibigay sa akin, kung di ko fully naiintindihan kung paano talaga sya ginagawa?" Fortunately, I found a workshop na within Cavite na, within my area pa!
I was very excited kasi finally, matututunan ko na kung paano nga ba ginagawa yung mga nakikita kong bulk containers filled with liptint mixtures. Actually, I thought I was only going to learn the right ingredients and it's correct measurements plus how to mix them altogether but guess what?! I learnt so much more in this workshop!
Imagine, nalaman ko ang different types of oil, their benefits and what each one can do when mixed with other ingredients.
Alam nyo rin ba na kahit natural ingredients ang ginamit sa pag gawa ng cosmetics - may it be a lip product or something else - basta may water na ingredient, napapanis sya?
Did you also know that despite the medicinal properties of essentials oils, hindi sya adviseable gamitin for lip products? Essential oils are very potent and can burn our lips. Besides, it's also not advisable to ingest essential oils.
Those are just some of the things I learned even before we started the workshop. As in, there's so much learning! Which is why I highly suggest you attend this workshop; not just to learn what ingredients to use but to understand how each of those ingredients work and the effects of each one when mixed with others. Kasi pag naintindihan mo talaga kung ano ang properties ng bawat element, matututunan mo na kung paano mo sya lalaruin to produce a new merchandise na magiging sunod na trending sa market.
As we went on, mas nakita at naintindihan namin yung mga properties ng ingredients na binanggit ni Ms. Cy in the first half of the workshop. Like for example, when we were measuring or weighing the different types of oil, we learned that Grapeseed Oil is lighter than Castor Oil and Coconut Oil.
Yung ginawa namin na lash and brow serum ay hindi pure castor oil. But that doesn't mean it's less effective than the pure castor oil serums like how other sellers claim in the market. Kailangan lang talaga na mahaluan sya ng ibang oil kasi malagkit sya. Magiging heavy sya sa pilik mata kung purong castor oil sya.
Yung mga ginamit naman namin para gumawa ng lip scrub ay parang similar sa pag gawa ng cotton candy. I'm not even joking! Lalo na nung ang napiling flavor oil na gagamitin was the bubble gum and strawberry. Parang ang sarap nalang papakin nung lip scrub. Haha!
After the lip scrub, we proceeded with the liptint formulation. That's when everything went red and messy! Haha! We were taught how to create semi-gel and gel-based liptints. We also created powdered matter lip tints. Quite scary na sa point na toh kasi marami na ang ingredients. Kailangan na ng matinding focus sa pagsukat at paghalo.
I have to say, slightly matrabaho (hindi mahirap) gumawa ng gel-based liptints. We needed to blend the gum with the rest of the ingredients. That's why we had to use a stick blender para mas mapadali ang paggawa. At kasi may kailangan rin ma-achieve na consistency na hindi basta makukuha sa pag halo lang ng kamay.
The additional lip products we created were tinted lip balms and lipstick. Then we also created eyebrow pomade which I'm very happy with kasi Karla and I really worked hard to get the measurements right. Tsaka ang ganda kasi nung end product na nagawa namin.
Worth it ba yung workshop for its price?
My personal opinion, YES!
As I kept mentioning earlier, very hands-on and informative si Cy when it comes to the ingredients. She makes sure we understood how each ingredient works para mapaglaruan at makapag experiment kami ng bagong product na gusto namin introduce sa market. When you join her workshop, you will be amazed at how she knows all the ingredients by heart. Yung tipong nalilito kami kung alin ang gum at alin ang sugar kasi parang magkapareho lang sila ng hitsura pero sya, just by carefully looking at it (or smelling it), alam nya which is which. What's more amusing was when she knows which of the colorants were FD&C, D&C, Iron Oxide, etc. Wala kasi label yung ibang containers because she mentioned she just recently washed them. Sobrang nakakahanga yung knowledge nya.
If after the workshop, when you're trying everything you learned at home, then suddenly find yourself in trouble with either the measurement or ingredient, don't worry! Kasi hindi natatapos yung assistance nya sayo. Meron syang dedicated group chat where you can reach her and other workshop attendees for any help. They're all supportive there.
Gustong gusto ko ibahagi dito yung iba pang natutunan ko but I want you to learn it yourself through Ms. Cyrille. I want you to go through the actual formulation too kasi masaya yung buong proseso lalo na kung kasama mo yung mga taong kasing eager mo matuto. I'm very thankful to have completed this workshop with Karla, Chelsea and Car Shee. I'm also very thankful to Ms. Cyrille for the opportunity to attend this kind of workshop. Hindi po sya madamot kasi kahit supplier kung saan sya kumukuha ng ingredients, sinasabi nya.
Take a look at how we were in the workshop through these videos:
YTC: Travel with Karla
YTC: Reel Carshee
Want to attend the workshop?
Reach Ms. Cyrille for the next schedule through any of the following:
Apthera Cosmetics in Facebook
Email: alvaranckg@yahoo.com
Contact Numbers: 0926.370.4656 / 0921.838.4246
Don't forget to come back here to tell us your workshop experience!
Lip Color 101 Workshop: Create your own lip & cheek tint, lip balms, lip scrubs & many more!
Aug 6, 2019
Sobrang pumatok ang lip and cheek tint kaya naging opportunity ito para sa mga business minded individuals. However, one of the struggles was finding the right supplier. Dahil nga sobrang in demand sya, nagkakaubusan ng supplies. Kaya marami ang nakaisip na hanapin ang mga manufacturer para sa kanila na direktang kukuha ng products. Dun na nag simula yung mas bigger opportunity which was "rebranding" or "repacking". Ito yung bibilhin nila ng wala pang brand yung products pag dating sa kanila, sila na bahala mag lagay ng logo o ilagay ang mismong produkto sa packaging na napili ni seller or distributor.
Pero hindi nag tagal, dahil parin sa growing demand, nahirapan ang mga manufacturers to serve all their clients. Nag simula na madelay ang production. The quality of the products were beginning to be compromised due to the differences in consistency and shade kasi nga sa iba't ibang suppliers and manufacturers na kumukuha ang sellers just to have something to offer. Dito sa puntong ito, nag bukas ang idea ng DIY lip tints. Yun bang iisipin mo nalang gumawa kesa umasa sa suppliers na may maraming customers na iniintindi.
I'm honestly one of those who wanted to try pero like what I always do, I do my research first bago ako sumabak sa business idea na gusto kong pasukin. And through my research, I found numerous DIY tutorials that use mostly food coloring. Alam ko na hindi yun ang klase ng ingredients na ginagamit ng manufacturers so I kept searching until I found people selling their own lip tint formula for quite a decent price. Gusto ko narin sana noon patusin pero in my mind, "How would I know if tama yung formula na binibigay sa akin, kung di ko fully naiintindihan kung paano talaga sya ginagawa?" Fortunately, I found a workshop na within Cavite na, within my area pa!
I was very excited kasi finally, matututunan ko na kung paano nga ba ginagawa yung mga nakikita kong bulk containers filled with liptint mixtures. Actually, I thought I was only going to learn the right ingredients and it's correct measurements plus how to mix them altogether but guess what?! I learnt so much more in this workshop!
Imagine, nalaman ko ang different types of oil, their benefits and what each one can do when mixed with other ingredients.
Alam nyo rin ba na kahit natural ingredients ang ginamit sa pag gawa ng cosmetics - may it be a lip product or something else - basta may water na ingredient, napapanis sya?
Did you also know that despite the medicinal properties of essentials oils, hindi sya adviseable gamitin for lip products? Essential oils are very potent and can burn our lips. Besides, it's also not advisable to ingest essential oils.
Those are just some of the things I learned even before we started the workshop. As in, there's so much learning! Which is why I highly suggest you attend this workshop; not just to learn what ingredients to use but to understand how each of those ingredients work and the effects of each one when mixed with others. Kasi pag naintindihan mo talaga kung ano ang properties ng bawat element, matututunan mo na kung paano mo sya lalaruin to produce a new merchandise na magiging sunod na trending sa market.
As we went on, mas nakita at naintindihan namin yung mga properties ng ingredients na binanggit ni Ms. Cy in the first half of the workshop. Like for example, when we were measuring or weighing the different types of oil, we learned that Grapeseed Oil is lighter than Castor Oil and Coconut Oil.
Yung ginawa namin na lash and brow serum ay hindi pure castor oil. But that doesn't mean it's less effective than the pure castor oil serums like how other sellers claim in the market. Kailangan lang talaga na mahaluan sya ng ibang oil kasi malagkit sya. Magiging heavy sya sa pilik mata kung purong castor oil sya.
Yung mga ginamit naman namin para gumawa ng lip scrub ay parang similar sa pag gawa ng cotton candy. I'm not even joking! Lalo na nung ang napiling flavor oil na gagamitin was the bubble gum and strawberry. Parang ang sarap nalang papakin nung lip scrub. Haha!
After the lip scrub, we proceeded with the liptint formulation. That's when everything went red and messy! Haha! We were taught how to create semi-gel and gel-based liptints. We also created powdered matter lip tints. Quite scary na sa point na toh kasi marami na ang ingredients. Kailangan na ng matinding focus sa pagsukat at paghalo.
I have to say, slightly matrabaho (hindi mahirap) gumawa ng gel-based liptints. We needed to blend the gum with the rest of the ingredients. That's why we had to use a stick blender para mas mapadali ang paggawa. At kasi may kailangan rin ma-achieve na consistency na hindi basta makukuha sa pag halo lang ng kamay.
The additional lip products we created were tinted lip balms and lipstick. Then we also created eyebrow pomade which I'm very happy with kasi Karla and I really worked hard to get the measurements right. Tsaka ang ganda kasi nung end product na nagawa namin.
Worth it ba yung workshop for its price?
My personal opinion, YES!
As I kept mentioning earlier, very hands-on and informative si Cy when it comes to the ingredients. She makes sure we understood how each ingredient works para mapaglaruan at makapag experiment kami ng bagong product na gusto namin introduce sa market. When you join her workshop, you will be amazed at how she knows all the ingredients by heart. Yung tipong nalilito kami kung alin ang gum at alin ang sugar kasi parang magkapareho lang sila ng hitsura pero sya, just by carefully looking at it (or smelling it), alam nya which is which. What's more amusing was when she knows which of the colorants were FD&C, D&C, Iron Oxide, etc. Wala kasi label yung ibang containers because she mentioned she just recently washed them. Sobrang nakakahanga yung knowledge nya.
If after the workshop, when you're trying everything you learned at home, then suddenly find yourself in trouble with either the measurement or ingredient, don't worry! Kasi hindi natatapos yung assistance nya sayo. Meron syang dedicated group chat where you can reach her and other workshop attendees for any help. They're all supportive there.
Gustong gusto ko ibahagi dito yung iba pang natutunan ko but I want you to learn it yourself through Ms. Cyrille. I want you to go through the actual formulation too kasi masaya yung buong proseso lalo na kung kasama mo yung mga taong kasing eager mo matuto. I'm very thankful to have completed this workshop with Karla, Chelsea and Car Shee. I'm also very thankful to Ms. Cyrille for the opportunity to attend this kind of workshop. Hindi po sya madamot kasi kahit supplier kung saan sya kumukuha ng ingredients, sinasabi nya.
Take a look at how we were in the workshop through these videos:
YTC: Travel with Karla
YTC: Reel Carshee
Want to attend the workshop?
Reach Ms. Cyrille for the next schedule through any of the following:
Apthera Cosmetics in Facebook
Email: alvaranckg@yahoo.com
Contact Numbers: 0926.370.4656 / 0921.838.4246
Don't forget to come back here to tell us your workshop experience!
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