Hi guys! I’ve been traveling so much, I’ve been in the Philippines only two months straight– this July and August. While in Manila, I took the chance to experience some of the most highly anticipated restaurant openings of 2018— places I highly recommend to you on […]

Miami and Fort Lauderdale are now much closer with the new high-speed Brightline train service, which debuted last May. Travel time is just under 30 minutes, plus it’s easy, convenient, stress-free (you don’t have to worry about traffic!) and allows you to be productive– WiFi […]

Our first Cross Cultures event in New York City, is a Sichuan Soul Food Feast with the amazing Fly By Jing, on September 29 (Saturday) at Urban Outfitters’ Space Ninety8 in Brooklyn. It was meant to be a one-night-only dinner affair, but we had to open […]

Hi Miami!!! We are so excited to partner once again with Yuzu Miami at St. Roch Market, helmed by chef Andrew Zarzosa, with my events platform Cross Cultures, on our second leg to highlight Filipino cuisine in Miami this September 10 to 14. For this special week, […]

Hi Boston!!! It’s such an honor for my events platform Cross Cultures to be collaborating with the prestigious Berklee College of Music’s partner restaurant B3 this September 18 (Tuesday). B3 normally serves American South cuisine but for this special evening (US$65 per head), executive chef Jeffrey Salazar, will […]

Hong Kong is for sure a food destination– with landmark restaurants renowned worldwide for their specialties: Yung Kee (roast goose), Ho Hung Kee (wanton soup), Tim Ho Wan (pork buns) and Kau Kee (beef brisket soup). Through our food show, “Taste Travels” on FoxLife (formerly Starworld), […]

I popped into Hong Kong a couple of days ago, and was blown away by two new cocktail bars– Room 309 at The Pottinger Hotel, and The Wise King–– both of which just opened very recently, August 2018 and July 2018, respectively, and both located in […]

Beyond the ‘glitz and glam’ of Miami is an exciting food scene—one that’s creative, diverse, passionate and bequeathed with a lot of (hidden) talent and soul. As the late Anthony Bourdain had reflected on his time in the southern Florida city, “”[A]cross the causeway, there are […]

It’s pretty big news in the Macau food scene: Chef Tam Kwok Fung, the chef who led Cantonese fine dining restaurant Jade Dragon in City of Dreams Macau to such astounding accolades– two Michelin stars AND the only Macau restaurant to be part of Asia’s 50 […]

Minibar by Jose Andres in Washington DC (2 Michelin Stars; World’s 50 Best Restaurants Discovery Series) has rolled out an exciting new chefs-collaboration series called, “Mini Series, Major Chefs,” in partnership with Michelin USA. Held at least once every quarter, chefs from around the United States […]