The FIRST Nobu Hotel in Asia (and the second in the world!!) happens to be in the Philippines! Nobu Manila just opened yesterday, December 14, 2014, at 2:38PM at City of Dreams Manila! And it feels like the time I met Robert de Niro and Mr. Nobu Matsuhisa himself last […]

The folks behind A’Toda Madre have something up their sleeves once again. This time, it’s Tacos Chingones, the first mobile taco cart in the Philippines!  “I’ve been eating on taco trucks since my days in Los Angeles,” shares proprietor Aljor Perreras. “But I got really […]

Seriously, what hotel gives you a phone to use throughout your stay?! I was so shocked, happy and grateful when I found out that Lanson Place in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong does!

To anyone who thinks that Manila’s culinary scene is in a regress, please speak to me. As a staunch advocate of the Philippines, especially our cuisine– whether Filipino food, or the overall culinary scene, I beg to differ. Lately, I’ve noticed a rise in degustations or […]

Last October 8, 2014, we celebrated Lifestyle Asia’s 27th anniversary with a gala entitled “Spreading the Table,” featuring the Best of Philippine Cuisine. This year, we supported 2 causes that are very close to my heart: Filipino flavors that champion and support our local produce and farmers; and the rehabilitation efforts […]

Today, CDP Restaurant at Power Plant Mall, Rockwell (right next door to Mamou Too) soft-opens to the public. It is the first partnership between chefs and restaurateurs Malou Fores (Mamou, Mamou Too, Recover Food), Katrina Alcantara-Kuhn (Mesclun, Chuck’s Deli) and Kristine del Gallego-Locsin (formerly of […]

I finally got to try the hottest restaurant in town tonight, Black Bird– Chef Colin MacKay’s latest outpost at the Nielson Tower by Ayala Triangle Gardens in Makati. (Case in point, I bumped into loads of people I knew just even by the lobby entrance; […]

Chef J. Luis “Chele” Gonzalez keeps giving us more reasons to come back to VASK.  There are 27 new tapas on the menu and I’m going to share with you my Top 5 favorites: 1) PINTXOS (Traditional)- Gambas Aioli (P95/ piece) and Roast Beef + Cheese Emulsion + Bell Pepper (P95/ piece) […]

Happy Independence Month, Philippines! Philippine Independence Day (Araw ng Kalayaan) is celebrated every June 12 . To mark this occasion, the Peninsula Manila spotlights the very best of Filipino cuisine with its (annual) two-week food festival by Chef Myrna Segismundo from June 16 to 29, 2014.  The […]

Rambla opened last year at the Joya Building at Rockwell. No bias, it’s become one of my favorite places for dinner, cocktails, quiet wine nights (and fun, lively wine dinners!) not just because the owners are really good friends of mine, but because the food, cocktails, ambiance and […]