Metro Manila (CNN Philippines Life, July 27) — This week, buy limited edition merch from an iconic K-pop girl group and coffee company, try chocolate cookies from a Filipino Chocolatier, visit an art exhibit, cover-up a tattoo mistake, taste new green tea drinks, and become a Pilates princess.
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Snatch the limited edition Blackpink + Starbucks merch
Join the hype as Blackpink and Starbucks release a collaboration featuring merchandise and a new drink. The limited Blackpink Strawberry Choco Cream Frappuccino (starts at ₱450) blends strawberry syrup and dark chocolate sauce with oat milk and chocolate curls, and is topped with light pink whipped cream and a heart-shaped chocolate. The merch collection, meanwhile, consists of rhinestone tumblers, graffiti-covered water jugs, and matte mugs — all in black and pink in true Blackpink fashion. The limited edition merchandise even extends to tote bags, yoga mats, aprons, and even a passport holder for Filipino Blinks. The #TurnUpYourSummer collaboration is now available in Starbucks stores nationwide. — GERIE MEDINA
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Taste NYC’s Chaw’colate Chip Cookies in BGC
Filipino-American Chef Daniel Corpuz wowed chocolate lovers all over the world on Netflix’s “School of Chocolate” in 2021, leading to him opening his own storefront in New York City’s Canal Street Market. From July 26 to 30, Filipinos will be able to taste Chef Daniel’s Chaw’colate Chip Cookies through his partnership with KIJI Bakehouse in BGC. Each three-inch cookie (baked by Chef Daniel himself!) is packed with premium Auro 64% Dark Chocolate and Auro 42% Milk Chocolate. Grab a bite of these classic cookies for ₱200 each at KIJI Bakehouse, Verve Residences One, 26th St. BGC. Order online for curbside pickup at kijibakehouse.com. — GERIE MEDINA
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