I am obsessed with the Zojirushi’s stainless steel vacuum-insulated stainless mug— or tumbler for short.  I drink from it every single day– from morning to night– even when, and especially when I’m at *home.* Why would I drink from a tumbler at the comforts of my […]

My events platform Cross Cultures hosted our first ever 3 Michelin-starred collaboration with Hertog Jan from Belgium, and one of my favorite restaurants in the Philippines, Toyo Eatery  during the period of Madrid Fusion Manila, as part of the Dinner with the Stars and Flavors […]

Ok, cocoa bliss balls, is what they call them, if you want to be completely accurate. But I’ll call them chocolate truffles anyway because they are a GREAT (and healthier) substitute for a similar indulgence, with texture pretty close to it. I first discovered cacao bliss […]

We don’t have a lot of Indonesian restaurants in the Philippines. So I was thrilled when I found out that a new one called Restoran Garuda opened its doors in Salcedo Street in Legazpi Village, Makati just three weeks ago. When I did a quick Google […]

Mexico is especially hot on the food world radar again especially now that Rene Redzepi has now moved his Noma there for a seven-week pop-up. While #NomaMexico is however, in Tulum in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico being a (foodie) destination was a popular forecast for 2017 […]

Yes, the third Madrid Fusion Manila took place last April 6 to 8, and it was definitely one of the busiest times for the country’s food community. For three days, the part-conference, part-trade show took place at SMX, where chefs behind Michelin-star-studded and World’s/ Asia’s 50 Best […]

And… once again, as part of Madrid Fusion Manila’s Flavors of the Philippines and Dinner with the Stars, on April 8  (Saturday), Cross Cultures is having our first TEN HANDS DINNER!! Featuring Odette in Singapore, Nerua Guggenheim Bilbao in Spain, Locavore in Bali and our […]

Wow, it’s a huge honor for this blog to have been nominated as the Top 4 Most  Influential for Food on Influence Asia 2017! I must admit,  this came as a surprise as my background in media has always been print, and I was literally coerced to start […]

Hello, hello! The third year of Madrid Fusion Manila is just around the corner and my events platform Cross Cultures is thrilled to be collaborating with our first 3-Michelin-starred restaurant, the fabulous Hertog Jan, all the way from Bruges, Belgium! Even more reason to celebrate, Hertog Jan just […]

We just capped off 2 back-to-back nights for our latest Cross Cultures collaboration featuring Andrew Walsh of Cure in Singapore and Nicco Santos of Hey Handsome in the Philippines. That’s #CureXHeyHandsome and #CrossCulturesByCherylTiu if you wanna have a scroll on Instagram. I recently wrote about […]