Seafood Soiree: A Tribute to Auguste Escoffier by CCA ICDE Master Chef Jeff Brouck at Lemuria

The delicate flavors of the day's freshest catch is transformed into masterfully executed dishes in a special tribute to one of the most respected culinary icons at Lemuria...

CCA ICDE Master Chef Jeff Brouck takes the helm at Lemuria in one memorable evening for a special dinner tribute to Auguste Escoffier, showcasing the freshest flavors from the sea dubbed Seafood Soiree. The lavish four-course dinner at Lemuria highlighted intricate culinary techniques to bring out the fresh and clean notes of the seafood for an inspired take in honor of the man who started it all. And the elegant Lemuria at BGC is the perfect stage for the tribute (for more on Lemuria in BGC, see my posts, The Secret's Out: Take Five at Arya Plaza for the Best Al Fresco Dining in BGC and And Your 2019 Young Talents Escoffier Winner Is...).

Halloween Indulgence by Park Avenue Desserts

Halloween is just around the corner, why not elevate your trick or treat game? Or indulge yourself with some spooky decadence?

Park Avenue Desserts celebrates Halloween with a lavish selection of sinful treats. Think of it as Halloween without the tricks, just pure treats. Ready to change your trick or treat game? Read on...

Craving for Pizza? Make Your Own Pizza at the Greenwich Pizza Making Camp...

A great tasting pizza always brings good times with family and friends. But did you know you can have double the fun when you make your own pizza? You can, with the Greenwich Pizza Making Camp...

Greenwich introduces a unique concept where diners can fully experience their love for pizza with the Greenwich Pizza Making Camp, an innovative program that's perfect for birthdays, team building, barkada bonding or just for the sheer fun of it. The immersive pizza making experience takes you through the step-by-step process behind the great-tasting pizzas of Greenwich. Ready to make some pizza? Read on for a peek at the Greenwich Pizza Making Camp... 

Amazing Ilocos: Bagnet, Empanada, Dinengdeng, Dinardaraan, Papaitan and More at Marco Polo Ortigas Manila's Cucina

Who can resist authentic Vigan Empanada with a pinch of salt and a generous splash of sukang iloko? Or a comforting bowl of Papaitan? Then, there's Bagnet and Pinakbet. You don't have to go on a long road trip up north for classic Ilocano flavors. Just head up to Cucina at Marco Polo Ortigas Manila.

Simple yet hearty dishes with bold and intense flavors, the distinctive cuisine of the north are celebrated with a lavish spread at Marco Polo Ortigas Manila from October 23 to November 4, 2019. Dubbed Amazing Ilocos, find your favorite Ilocano dishes and more at Cucina in another flavorful journey highlighting our rich and diverse regional culinary heritage...

Embark on a Flavorful Journey of Global Culinary Creations by Chef Carlo Miguel at The Food Hall in SM Aura Premier

From comforting pasta dishes to buttermilk battered fried chicken and mouthwatering burgers, Chef Carlo Miguel unveils his Global Culinary Creations at The Food Hall in SM Aura Premier...

Chef Carlo Miguel takes your palate around the world with his new dishes, Global Culinary Creations, high up in Skypark Dining at SM Aura Premier. Over the past several months, The Food Hall served as Chef Carlo Miguel's test kitchen. Drawing inspiration from various cuisines from around the globe, the results are as flavorful and diverse as one can expect from the lavish offerings at The Food Hall. Hungry? Read on for a tasty peek at Global Culinary Creations by Chef Carlo Miguel at The Food Hall...  

Modern Cuisine with a Vintage Vibe at 1950 Restaurant by Chef Robby Goco

An ancestral home in affluent New Manila is transformed and given new life as the next new dining destination this side of the metro...

Chefs Robby Goco and Chester Velas share their inspired take on classic flavors with an inventive contemporary spin at 1950 Restaurant for a unique modern meets vintage vibe. Set in an ancestral home, 1950 Restaurant showcases refreshing interpretations on comfortingly familiar and traditional flavors by the celebrated chefs. The location and the elegant home completes the nostalgic experience, it's a novel dining concept complemented by its menu of vintage-inspired favorites... 

Fresh from the Grill: A Taste of Argentina at El Gaucho Argentinian Steakhouse in Century City

El Gaucho redefines the traditional steakhouse with a flamboyant Argentine flair...

The flame performs its graceful dance on a slab of premium meat and the romantic image of the gaucho in the wide open pampas of the South American lowlands leaves a lingering impression. It's a steakhouse that goes against the usual mold. Using only the finest high grade meat like Prime Black Angus Grain-Fed, Australian Black Angus Grass-Fed and Pure Blood Australian Wagyu, El Gaucho Argentinian Steakhouse adds its own distinctive vibe and bold flavors to the city's ever-growing culinary scene. From Vietnam to Thailand, Hongkong, Germany and Slovakia, El Gaucho Argentinian Steakhouse is now here in Manila...

Nostalgic Cuisine Recreated at Talisay The Garden Cafe by Chef Tatung in Maginhawa Street

There's somethin' cookin' along Maginhawa Street, with each dish taking you back in time when simple yet hearty food was shared with friends and family on a lavish dining table warming both the palate and heart...

Chef Myke "Tatung" Sarthou unfolds yet another flavorful chapter in a culinary journey that began with his curated private dining establishment several years back in the same neighborhood. Drawing inspiration from the dishes he grew up with, Chef Tatung invites you to his table...at Talisay The Garden Cafe. 

The Sandwich That Started It All: Earl of Sandwich Opens in SM Megamall

Who knew a card game one night back in 1762 would change the way we eat bread? Well, it did. It was an ordinary evening just like any other, but when the 4th Earl of Sandwich asked for a serving of roast beef to be placed between two slices of bread during a card game, little did he know that his hand-held feast would be an enduring global favorite. That evening almost three hundred years ago, the sandwich was born... 

You could say it's the next best thing to sliced bread. That night back in 1762 would forever change how we eat bread, making it an everyday household staple loved all over the world known by the name of John Montagu's noble title, the sandwich. Tender roast beef between two slices of bread, it's the sandwich that started it all. Lord John Montagu, the 11th Earl of Sandwich, recreates this culinary milestone with the chain of restaurants named Earl of Sandwich in 2004. And it's now in Manila...

Tittos Latin BBQ & Brew Brings Their Festive Latin Vibe to O Square 2 Greenhills

Finally, you don't have to go far to experience the festive flavors of South American cuisine...

Tittos Latin BBQ & Brew opens its second branch at O Square 2 bringing their signature Latin vibe to Greenhills (for more on their Latin-inspired cuisine, see my previous post, Cool Latin Vibes at Tittos Latin BBQ & Brew from three years back). The Latin-inspired menu offers fresh and bold flavors as colorful as the vibrant hues of their murals recreating the rich culinary heritage down south of the border and Latin America. Get ready for a fiesta of flavors...at Tittos Latin BBQ & Brew. 

A Passion for Clean, Uncomplicated Flavors Re-Ignited at Nanka Japanese Steakhouse

The bustling Quezon City neighborhood probably has more steakhouses than most, but one steakhouse cuts through the clutter with its distinctive Japanese spin...

The constantly evolving culinary landscape is all about change, adapting to it and keeping in step. We've seen trends come and go, but sometimes you need to just stop and return to the basics. Keeping things simple and uncomplicated with real and fresh flavors is often forgotten in the mad rush to be different. Chef Michael Santos takes Nanka Japanese Steakhouse on a different path not only for that much needed differentiation in a densely competitive neighborhood but to showcase a culinary philosophy built around honest and simple flavors masterfully executed. Welcome to Nanka Japanese Steakhouse... 

Start the Season of Feasting and Say Hola! to the New Holaday Boards and the New Lechon Cubano from Gringo...

It's that time of the year once again when endless rounds of feasting with family and friends bring on the holiday vibe. The guys at Gringo have been busy preparing their new dishes just for the holidays...

Gringo welcomes Holiday 2019 with a new dish and sumptuous food boards to get you in the holiday groove. Gringo kicks-off this year's season of feasting with the new Lechon Cubano and lavish Holaday Boards filled with all your favorite signature bestsellers. Say Hola! to good food and good times...at Gringo.

The Secret's Out...Makati Shangri-La, Manila Unveils The Den.

Look for the bank behind Makati Shangri-La, Manila, head up the fire escape and discover the metro's newest nightlife destination...

Mysterious yet temptingly seductive, Makati Shangri-La, Manila unveils yet another novel concept for a limited two-month run guaranteed to spice up your next night out. It's all happening here...at The Den, the newest nightlife hideout at the heart of Ayala Center.

Turning Japanese with Bambi's Gourmet Kitchen...

Everyone loves her savory Porcini Wagyu Prime Rib Roast and elegant Black Truffle Roast Turkey with Black Truffle Risotto Stuffing. And her rich Lengua en Salsa Porcini. And now, Bambi Reyes-Javelosa of Bambi's Gourmet Kitchen turns Japanese with her new offerings...

You don't need a reason to celebrate with Japanese food. A last minute and spontaneous get-together with friends at home or a sudden celebration at the office, you can always count on Bambi Reyes-Javelosa of Bambi's Gourmet Kitchen to save the day. And if you're craving for Japanese just like everyone else, Bambi's Gourmet Kitchen now offers all your Japanese favorites. Any day just becomes even more special with Japanese food...

State of the Adobo Nation: The Adobo Queen and Team Adobo Comes To Holiday Inn Makati's Flavors Restaurant

There is, perhaps, no other local dish that defines our culinary heritage and brings us together like the iconic Adobo. There are as many adobo variations as there are regions, yet the dish binds us together. It's no surprise then that Adobo is considered by many as the undisputed national dish...

The Adobo Queen, Nancy Reyes Lumen, and her Adobo Team brings the much-loved Filipino classic in all its regional variations and creative executions to Holiday Inn & Suites Makati's all-day dining restaurant, Flavors Restaurant for the whole month of October. It's a collaboration that explores and traces the roots of the dish as well as showcase inspired and inventive adobo creations for new flavor experiences.

Think of it as a culinary homecoming, and there's no better place than Flavors Restaurant (for more on Flavors Restaurant, see my earlier posts, The Poke Bowls Are back at Holiday Inn & Suites' Flavors Restaurant on their popular Poke Bowls, Pancakes, Waffles and Rustic Mornings at Holiday Inn & Suites Makati's Flavors Restaurant from last year, Poke Bowl Days at Holiday Inn & Suites Makati, and All-American: The American Food Festival and Burger Bar at Holiday Inn & Suites Makati's Flavors Restaurant on my first visit to Flavors Restaurant back in 2017).

Carnivores on Deck: The Carnivore 4-Hands Dinner at Discovery Primea's Flame Restaurant

Sinigang, lechon baka, sinampalukan, bistek...just some of the classic and familiar local flavors that nourished and delighted our palates growing up. In one special evening, Chefs Sau del Rosario and Luis Chikiamco transforms these popular Filipino favorites using some of the world's finest beef, lamb and pork...

Chefs Sau del Rosario and Luis Chikiamco collaborate for a meaty affair with Carnivore, A Four-Hands Dinner at Discovery Primea's elegant Flame Restaurant reinventing classic Filipino flavors with premium beef, lamb and pork. Think comforting local flavors with prime cuts from Snake River Farms and you get the picture. Read on for an elegant take on local flavors with a savory and meaty spin...

Poblacion Finds: Obama Noodles, Pho and Morning Glory at VBQ Vietnamese Barbeque

Never too timid or shy with flavor, Chef Mikel Zaguirre shares his own take on Vietnamese-inspired street food in Poblacion...

The play on intense and bold flavors is a signature trademark of Mikel Zaguirre, one of the metro's creative chefs. This unabashed and seemingly unapologetic culinary style is highlighted once more in his newest dining concept showcasing the fresh flavors of Vietnamese cuisine at VBQ Vietnamese Barbeque in Makati's Poblacion. Obama Noodles, Pho, Morning Glory and so much more, read on for a tasty peek at Chef Mikel Zaguirre's VBQ Vietnamese Barbeque...

Sabor Pacifico at Spices: Experience Fresh Colombian Flavors at The Peninsula Manila's Spices

The fresh, clean, vibrant and earthy flavors of Colombia shine at The Peninsula Manila's Spices this October...

Colombian cuisine is a colorful blend of flavors woven together by its rich history, multi-cultural influences and abundant biodiversity. The bountiful harvests from both the land and sea come together in traditional and popular Colombian dishes recreated by their culinary ambassador, Chef Rey Guerrero of the highly acclaimed Sabor Pacifico in Bogota. In celebration of Colombian Gastronomic Week, The Peninsula Manila and the Embassy of Colombia presents authentic Colombian flavors for dinner on October 4 & 5, 2019 at Spices (for more on The Peninsula Manila's Spices, see my posts, The Spiceman Cometh: Meet Indian Specialty Chef Radhey Shayam of The Peninsula Manila's Spices and Thailand on my Plate: A Thai Cooking Class at The Peninsula Manila's Spices). Read on for a taste of Colombia...

Quick Bites: MelonPan Opens at Robinson's Magnolia

That distinctive cross-hatched pattern on a fresh-baked sweet bun has just been spotted at Robinsons Magnolia...

The famous sweet bun filled with gelato from Melonpan Ice can now be enjoyed at its newest branch in Robinsons Magnolia. Fans of this novel Japanese concept can now indulge on their favorite sweet buns after some serious shopping at the mall or have a tasty bite before a movie. Here's a quick look, and a quick bite, at Melonpan Ice in Robinsons Magnolia...