Cold Rock + Chewy Junior: Finding Comfort in Food

January 25th, 2011 |

I believe most of us run to food for comfort whenever we feel depressed. Indulging one’s self in a huge tub of ice cream during times like this is a very typical scene in movies and TV series. I personally eat a lot whenever I flunk exams in school, so yeah, I am so fat na. College stress seems to the top reason why people my age gain so much unwanted weight. Food seems to be our number one buddy whenever the feeling of misery is looming ’round the corner. Science explains that such behavior might be caused by Serotonin and Dopamine, chemicals released in the brain with the help our bestfriend — sugar. Serotonin, in fact, is referred to as the “happiness hormone” while Dopamine’s function plays an important part in different things in the brain including mood. So now you know?

L-R: Dam, Lou, Bryan, Will, Dani, Robbie

Last December, I was able to find new friends during our EK trip – Team Kaladkarin (TK). Apparently, one of us became depressed last week and asked the group for depression coping techniques. Of course almost everyone suggested eating your way out of depression and that’s where this uber fun spontaneous trip started. The group met up the following day for ice cream – Bryan, Will, Dam, Dani, Robbie, Lou and I.

Spoons that used to try out Ferrero and Cheesecake.

Ice cream it is! We met up in Makati with the plan of eating ice cream together. Where? We don’t know yet. Haha!

All 4 one, one 4 all! A platter of 4 scoops of ice cream.

The search for dessert has brought us to Greenbelt 3 where we found Cold Rock Ice Creamery. They have a wide variety of ice cream and mix-ins. In Cold Rock Ice Creamery, you are in ice cream land. It could’ve been heaven, almost – if not for the ice cream cold prices. You have to be financially prepared to indulge in Cold Rock Ice Creamery, or else you’d die. Kidding! We spent a significant amount of time pondering on which one to buy, what size and how we can minimize the financial damage on the one who’s paying the tab. Good thing they had a platter of 4 scoops of ice cream for 520 pesos, excellent for group sharing! (it was enough for the seven of us) You get to choose any flavor and then plated with a generous serving of chocolate syrup, brownies and pastillas bits, marshmallows, chocolate chip cookies, and of course cherries on top! We had a scoop of Tiramisu, Cheesecake, Vanilla and Boysenberry. They were really satisfying and yummy, but I still can’t manage to swallow how pricey they are.

Near Cold Rock Ice Creamery at the 3rd level of Greenbelt 3 is Chewy Junior. Robbie was so excited when he saw the store that it made the rest of us wonder and try. Chewy Junior are basically cream puffs but they are not your ordinary cream puffs. They are crispy on the outside….and chewy on the inside! Yes, you have read that right. Chewy Junior gives your cream puff a chewy twist for 45 pesos per piece. Ok so now, this is my new favorite. I am trading my NY Cheesecake Krispy Kreme for this. Nyahaha. I had Strawberry Cream Cheese and had a bite of Cheese Lover. I just love them both! I just wish there’s a Chewy Junior branch accessible to me, like maybe near school?