Beating the Rains and Traffic with Sinigang and Kare-Kare at MESA Filipino Moderne

When it rains, you can always expect the entire metro to slow down. In fact, just add water and the city stops. Flooded streets and traffic jams can spoil your plans for the day, but you can just let it rain and have a comforting bowl of tart sinigang paired with a hearty savory dish... 

 ...and sit it out. And you can do just that at MESA Filipino Moderne. So let it rain.

Raising The Bar for Dad: The Pen Ultimate Dream Lounge at The Bar and Salon de Ning

The Peninsula Manila raises the bar once more with another adventurous spin for a memorable Father's Day experience...

Dad's definitely the Man at The Peninsula Manila. Last June 17, 2018, Salon de Ning and The Bar were transformed into the Pen Ultimate Dream Lounge, a one-afternoon-only pop-up to honor dads in a novel and cool celebration. The Peninsula Manila partnered with Back Alley Barbershop, Auro Chocolate, Smart Infinity, Vespa, Jo Malone, Urban Traveller, Tino, Slow Days, Vintage Grail, Wine Depot and Apotheke Craft Spirits in an inspired collaboration to recreate the sophisticated feel and vibe of a private gentleman's club for a hip Father's Day experience like no other.

Flavors of CamSur: Taking Farm To Table To Heart at CamSur's Culinary Lounge

It was good to see an old friend again, leading the way with the emerging culinary transformation of CamSur...

Junior Master Chef Louise Mabulo shared her latest culinary concept at her family's farm in CamSur with The Culinary Lounge focusing on farm-to-table cuisine and her innovative new endeavor, The Cacao Project. One thing's for sure, Chef Louise never ceases to amaze... 

Flavors of Naga: Rich Heritage Cuisine at Que Pasa

A shared history and the colonial experience continues to forge a deep bond and love for Spanish cuisine, and in Naga City, this rich culinary heritage is celebrated at Que Pasa...

From the same group behind Naga City's favorite Bigg's Diner, Que Pasa is a casual dining restaurant that brings together classic Spanish flavors fused with comforting local notes in a playfully surprising yet seamless blend. Read on for a tasty peek at heritage cuisine, rediscovered at Naga City's Que Pasa...

Flavors of Naga: Welcome To Bigg's Diner Country...

A pioneer in the evolving food scene in Bicol, read on to find out why Bigg's Diner is big, and getting even bigger, in Bicol...

A proudly homegrown concept from the Queen City of Bicol, Naga City is Bigg's Diner country. Bigg's Diner brings good food and great fun, along with excellent value coming together in one seamless value-packed dining experience. For Naga City locals, big meals can be found at every corner of the city, at Bigg's Diner.

Flavors of Naga: Kinalas, Toasted Siopao, Pili Nuts And A Sleeper Bus Ride to the Queen City of Bicol

Hop on a bus down south and discover a whole new world of rich regional flavors...

Home to the largest Marian Pilgrimage in Asia and the Pili Nut, creamy and spicy Laing and fiery hot local chili, Naga City is also an emerging culinary destination showcasing the freshest regional produce. And they say local artisan chocolate is the next big thing in CamSur. The culinary landscape is definitely evolving in the Queen City of Bicol, with homegrown traditional cuisine alongside modern interpretations for another colorful layer in the country's tapestry of vibrant and diverse flavors.

Fine Cuisine, Fun Cuisine and Sunday Fun Days at Martin Place Social

From exclusive private dining to special culinary classes, casual fun dining and Sunday Fun Days, Chef Philip Golding rounds it all up in a neat package...

...at Martin Place Social, your newest culinary meeting place at Bonifacio Global City. Cocktails, an elegant dinner or just a leisurely lunch, Martin Social Place is your pick at The Fort.

From Shibuya to Manila: Toritake Fires Up the Yakitori Grills at U.P. Town Center

The yakitori grills have been fired up since 1963 in Shibuya, and now the famed yakitori specialties of Toritake are all set to fire up the local foodie scene...

Shibuya's famous yakitori restaurant, Toritake, opens its very first branch outside Japan at U.P. Town Center serving authentic yakitori and other chicken dishes. It's a taste of Japan with its flavorful skewers of chicken delicately grilled to tender and juicy perfection mastered with over 55 years of culinary experience on the grill. And it's now here in Manila. Opening soon, read on for a sneak preview...

What's For Dinner? Timeless Flavors for Dinner at F1 Hotel Manila's 6th LuzViMinda Filipino Food Festival

Authentic, local and real flavors made with the freshest regional ingredients. This year's edition of F1 Hotel Manila's much-awaited LuzViminda 6: Timeless Flavors Filipino Food Festival takes you on a culinary journey around the country's rich and diverse culinary heritage, all in one place.

From June 8 to 30, 2018, F1 Hotel Manila offers vibrant and authentic regional flavors with LuzViMinda 6: Timeless Flavors, a flavorful culinary journey of Filipino cuisine in tune with the country's Independence Day celebrations. Following the success of the past five Filipino Food Festivals at F1 Hotel Manila, this year's edition takes you deeper into the heart of our culinary heritage with a curated spread of dishes. After a sumptuous lunch at F1 Hotel Manila's signature F All-Day Dining Restaurant (for more on the epic lunch earlier that day, see my previous post Timeless Flavors at F1 Hotel Manila's 6th Edition of the LuzViMinda Filipino Food Festival), it was time for dinner at the hotel's Silver Function Room to sample the next cycle of local dishes from the long-running LuzViMinda 6: Timeless Flavors Filipino Food Festival. Read on and feast your eyes on timeless Filipino flavors...

Timeless Flavors at F1 Hotel Manila's 6th Edition of the LuzViMinda Filipino Food Festival

It's an annual culinary tradition that I keep looking forward to, and since my very first experience five years ago, each edition just keeps getting better and better...

Authentic and timeless regional flavors, recreated. F1 Hotel Manila recently launched the much-awaited and long-running LuzViMinda Filipino Food Festival, with this year's 6th Edition dubbed as Timeless Flavors. From June 8 to 30, 2018, guests can indulge in traditional local cuisine masterfully prepared by F1 Hotel Manila's Executive Chef, Angelo "Chubby Timban, in collaboration with Chefs Zheryl "Zhe" Jacinto and Antonio Jose "AJ" Reyes. From Luzon's Insarabsab and Kalabasa Flan, Sinuglaw from the Visayas to Mindanao's Chicken Piyanggang, rediscover the country's rich and diverse culinary heritage at F1 Hotel Manila...