Category: Food and Drink
New Restaurant Alert: Fu Yuan– Chinese Cuisine in Legaspi Village, Makati
Legaspi Village, at the heart of Makati, is not the first place you would think of if you wanted Chinese food. In fact, it’s probably the last. (“Legit” Chinese restaurants in Metro Manila usually populate around Greenhills, Quezon City, Manila proper, and the backstreets of […]
Welcome to William Mahi’s 210 Degrees Kitchen and Drinkery
Finally, one of the most highly anticipated restaurants in Manila opened its doors to the public on January 9, 2017! Chef William Mahi, formerly of Tasting Room at Crown Towers, City of Dreams Manila (and previously chef de cuisine at the two Michelin-starred Spondi in Athens, […]
Learning About Tapuey: A Filipino Rice Wine
One of the things I love about dining out is learning something new. Last night, I took my dad to one of my favorite (and highly recommended) restaurants in the Philippines, Toyo Eatery. It was his first time there and he was likewise very impressed. […]
Eat Out At These Restaurants And Help Fight Hunger! (Up To January 15)
Happy New Year! I hope that you had a restful holiday season filled with lots of love, joy, and blessings with family and loved ones. Speaking of blessings, do you know that by eating at 40 of these restaurants around Metro Manila from now until […]
Bar Pintxos: From Alabang to Bonifacio Global City (BGC)
I’ll be honest, I’ve still not yet been to the first Bar Pintxos in Alabang. I first met chef-co-owner Miguel Vecin at Jim Araneta’s The Bottle Shop in 2012; he was still working for a logistics company then, but he had always been passionate about food. […]
Where I Ate in Tokyo, Japan (High-End, Mid-Range, Casual)– Plus, Cocktail Bars Only Locals Know About
I was recently in Tokyo for Atelier Nespresso. It was the first time I’d been back in six years (my first trip was a quick 36 hours as we were destined for the resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano; and second, another quick 48 hours in […]
Tomatito Manila: A Look Inside the Menu of the Sexy Tapas Bar in BGC
Who hasn’t been to Las Flores, Rambla and Churreria La Lola? The boys from Barcelona– Dani Aliaga, Sergi Rostoll and Uri Singla— and their partners (which includes actress Solenn Heussaff and magazine editor Anton Barretto) have been on a winning streak since they “sold” Barcino— […]
A New, Approachable Wine Blog By Stephanie Zubiri and Juana Manahan
Just in time for the holidays, my beautiful friends (and fellow writers) Stephanie Zubiri-Crespi and Juana Manahan-Yupangco have launched their new wine blog, Wine Lips. Let’s be honest, a lot of people tend to be intimidated by wine– they think it has to be expensive and […]
Hong Kong’s May Chow of Little Bao and Second Draft is Asia’s Best Female Chef for 2017
Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants has just named May Chow of Little Bao in Hong Kong and Bangkok as Asia’s Best Female Chef for 2017. Born in Toronto, May spent her childhood in Hong Kong and in the USA. After graduating with a degree in hotel management from […]
A Peek Into Mireio: Raffles Makati’s New Provencal-Inspired Restaurant– Opening On December 12
On December 12, 2016 (Monday), Raffles Hotel Makati will open its new, brasserie-style restaurant, Mireio. Pronounced “mee-reyo,” the restaurant is named after the most notable work by Nobel Prize-winning poet Frederic Mistral, written in 1859, about a forbidden love story between the daughter of a […]
