"Love is like swallowing hot chocolate before it has cooled off. It takes you by surprise at first, but keeps you warm for a long time."

The cold wind of the "ber" months starts to embrace the Pearl of the Orient Seas. 'Tis the season to cuddle and to snuggle. 'Tis the season when "warmth" is a luxury. Warm hugs, warm kisses or just go for warm drinks *boo*. Say yes to them for 'tis the season to be merry.

In this somehow shiftless season, we need those happy hormones shooting to its limits. And what's one way to do this is to enjoy a warm cup of chocolate drink. Do you still remember the good old days when the word "instant" was not yet a trend? Those were also the times when cacao chocolate tablets, or what we call as 'tableya' / 'tablea' in Filipino,  were still a staple in every household. I still remember that we really had a container for tableyas. Some were purchased from the market and some were given by our neighbor who really made them from scratch since we had those cacao trees growing in our place. Pure chocolate is pure love.

It's a good thing that in this fast-paced world, Tablea Chocolate Cafe remains loyal to our tradition. They specialize in serving a wide array of tablea-based desserts, snacks and drinks. They even boast how they use local cacao from different parts of the country. They already have 6 store locations in Metro Cebu (i.e. Robinsons Cybergate, SM City Cebu Northwing G/F, JY Square, Ayala Center Cebu Active Zone 3/F, J Centre Mall, Banilad Town Centre.) For more info, you can visit their site HERE.