Atelier Nespresso is a special event that spotlights coffee and gastronomy periodically in culinary capitals around the world. Previously held in London, Stockholm, Antwerp, Lyon and Sao Paulo, this 2016, it traveled to Asia for the first time, to the Japanese capital city of Tokyo. Select chefs, sommeliers, bartenders, […]

The number one question I’m asked is, “Where should I/ my friends/ family eat in Manila?” While once one of the most underrated capitals in Southeast Asia, our dining scene in Manila is growing, and I decided to put together a guide– or a list– on […]

So, Brooklyn. New York City’s most populous borough has been re-branded as the cool, hip and essential destination in the Big Apple that’s popular with the locals,  foreign to Manhattanites, and in some areas, devoid of tourists. I spent a lot of time in Lower Manattan during […]

Most of you know my love affair with Africa. I’ve been so fortunate to have traveled to the continent three times and visited five countries (Tanzania,  Zambia, Botswana, South Africa and Ethiopia), and in fact, it was what inspired me to put up my events platform, Cross […]

“I’m employed by the farmers,” said Jens Christian Krog Nielsen, Senior General Manager for Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand for Arla Foods. We were in a farm in Fåregård, a two-hour drive from Aarhus, Denmark’s second largest city after Copenhagen–  and that statement surprised me. Apparently, Arla Dairy […]

I was recently in Germany for Singapore  Airlines’ inaugural flight to Dusseldorf. We spent a few days there, took a day trip to Cologne and then the last leg of our trip was two nights in Frankfurt. (We traveled by car/ land all the way, so […]

During my recent stay in Dusseldorf on the occasion of Singapore Airlines’ inaugural flight, we took a day trip to neighboring city, Cologne. While Cologne is only about 30 minutes by car (less than 40km away) from Dusseldorf, it’s important to remember that they have a friendly rivalry […]

Last July 13 and 14 were really important to me as I staged my first Cross Cultures (the events platform I founded under this website) outside of the Philippines… and in HONG KONG! Firstly, I need to reiterate that as Cross Cultures was founded on the premise that food […]

Admit it, when you first heard Dusseldorf, the first thing that crossed your mind was trade fair. Yes, Dusseldorf hosts a lot of trade fairs yearly– as of this August 2016, there are 82 (!!!) trade fairs happening until the year ends— but on my recent […]