Category: Food and Drink
NEW ORLEANS: 5 Landmark Restaurants Not To Miss
New Orleans. Mardi Gras notwithstanding, this city in southeastern Louisiana remains an evergreen destination because of its history, melting pot of French, Spanish, African and Caribbean cultures, architecture– and of course, FOOD! It was my first time in the”Big Easy” and on this very quick […]
MANILA: Toyo Wins Asia’s 50 Best One To Watch Award 2018
What an exciting time for the Philippines– Toyo Eatery wins the 2018 Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants One To Watch Award!!! Selected by the organizers of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, in collaboration with its regional experts, the Miele One To Watch Award is presented to a restaurant that is outside […]
MACAU: Mitsuharu Tsumura’s New Aji Restaurant at MGM Cotai
Mitsuharu “Micha” Tsumura of Maido in Lima, Peru– the No. 1 restaurant in Latin America (No. 8 in the World) in 2017— has opened his first restaurant in Asia— Aji at the MGM Cotai in Macau— last February 13, 2018. Aji, which means “chili pepper” in […]
BANGKOK: Modern Turkish Cuisine At The House On Sathorn
Fatih Tutak has completely revamped his tasting menu at The House on Sathorn at the W Bangkok to pay tribute to his country of birth– modern Turkish. “It was actually [Mugaritz’s] Andoni Aduriz that gave me the idea,” he shared. The two first met in […]
MANILA: Raffles and Fairmont Makati’s New Female Executive Chef
It’s so refreshing to see a female executive chef! Raffles Makati and Fairmont Makati’s new executive chef, Anne-Cecile Degenne, is the first female chef to take the helm of the hotel– and of an international luxury property in Manila. Anne-Cecile hails from Bordeaux, worked at […]
MIAMI: Where I Ate On My First Visit
Miami. It’s probably been on your (foodie) radar a lot lately with the World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ recently released 50 hours in Miami video; Miami Herald’s luxury lifestyle magazine Indulge’s recently released food and wine issue (grab a copy, it’s my friend Evan Benn’s baby!); and […]
The Full List of Chef-Presenters for Madrid Fusion Manila 2018 (POSTPONED)
While this post was originally published last February 6, 2018, the Philippine Department of Tourism has informed us that Madrid Fusion Manila 2018 has been postponed to a later date. Details to be confirmed. Madrid Fusion Manila is the largest international gastronomic event in the Philippines. […]
Wagyumafia Manila To Open At Bonifacio Global City Mid-2018
Wagyumafia. The restaurant known for their ¥20,000 beef cutlet sandwich (that’s roughly PHP9,500 or US$200)– aka the world’s most expensive wagyu sandwich— will be opening in the Philippines this June/ July 2018! Wagyumafia Manila will be the first overseas branch outside of Japan and will be located at Bonifacio […]
Where To Find The Best Meatball Sandwich in Brooklyn– And Some Of My Favorite Restaurant Discoveries In New York City
During my recent trip to New York City, most of my favorite restaurant discoveries were in Brooklyn. I spent a few days in the Greenpoint neighborhood, which has been dubbed “the new Williamsburg”– thanks to Netflix shows like “Master of None” and “Girls.” While here, […]
How Cross Cultures Brought The Philippine Lechon To Singapore– With Pepita’s Kitchen and Horse’s Mouth
One of my 2017 highlights was bringing our Filipino cuisine– specifically, lechon (suckling pig) to Singapore, with my events platform, Cross Cultures, along with the Philippines’ Lechon Diva, Pepita’s Kitchen (headed by Dedet dela Fuente), and our partner in the Lion City, Horse’s Mouth (headed by Russell […]
