Category: Food and Drink
EATIGO: The Free App That Allows You To Dine At Restaurants Up To Half Price—In the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and India!
I recently discovered this genius of a FREE app—Eatigo—that helps you save up to 50% while dining out at restaurants—and it’s now in the Philippines! The thing about Eatigo, which is backed by TripAdvisor, is that it helps diners by offering them incredibly valued meals, AND also […]
Where I Ate, Drank and Stayed In San Francisco
Hi guys! I’m so sorry I’ve been so quiet lately. I went on a whirlwind trip to San Francisco— a city I last visited 5 years ago. And for 10 days, I explored the city, neighboring wine countries Sonoma and Lake County (I want to […]
Exploring San Sebastian With Elena Arzak
When Elena Arzak found out I was coming to San Sebastian– and that it was my first time– she so kindly offered to show me her city. The World’s Best Female Chef 2012 who is the force behind one of the world’s best restaurants, their eponymous three-Michelin-starred […]
Traveling Through Bilbao and San Sebastian? Where You Should Eat In Basque Country (Fine Dining)
I recently spent some time at Basque Country (my first time!) to celebrate the Guggenheim Museum’s 20th Anniversary with a Four Hands dinner by host restaurant Nerua and El Celler de Can Roca. While I was there, I made sure I ate at these *top* […]
An Introduction to Georgian Wines– And Wineries
Before I left for Georgia (the country), I quickly did some research on their wines. Rkatsiteli, Saperavi, Tsolikouri, Mtsvane… I’d never heard of these grape varieties before. This is apparently because Georgia, which has an 8,000-year-old wine culture— the oldest in the world– also has about 500+ […]
July 18 to 20: Speciality & Fine Food Asia 2017 Comes To Singapore (From London)
I’m a huge fan of artisanal products—high quality (over quantity) delicacies and drinks handcrafted by producers, often with a part of their personal stories weaved in. So it was so wonderful to find out that Speciality & Fine Food Asia 2017 (SFFA) (Click here— registration is […]
Celebrating Guggenheim Museum Bilbao’s 20th Anniversary: A Four Hands Dinner Between Nerua (Josean Alija) and El Celler de Can Roca (Joan Roca)
In celebration of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao’s 20th anniversary this year, host restaurant Nerua (1 Michelin star; No. 56 best restaurant in the world) is celebrating with a series of very special Four Hands dinners by host chef Josean Alija, along with Bruno Oteiza (Biko, Mexico – February), […]
Carlos Garcia (of The Black Pig Alabang) Opens The Pig Pen in Makati
I’ve always been a fan of Carlos Garcia’s cooking. I last wrote about him in my column on Forbes USA, naming him and his Black Pig one of my highly-recommended chef-driven restaurants to visit in Manila. However as his Black Pig is all the way […]
Mark June 16 and 17– Cross Cultures Is Bringing New Anatolian (Turkish) Cuisine to the Philippines with Chef Maksut Askar of Neolokal, Istanbul
Happy June, everyone! Can you believe we’ve already reached the second half of 2017?! Time sure flies! Well on June 16 and 17, we are celebrating the mid-year by bringing in Turkish celebrity chef Maksut Askar of Neolokal in Istanbul to Manila! Chef Maksut is […]
Hola from Bilbao!
Hola! I know it’s been a while since my last blog post from Georgia, but I’m now in the beautiful city of Bilbao in Spain! What am I doing here? This year marks the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao’s 20th anniversary, and they are celebrating with a […]
