Dining in the Next Normal: Bringing the Rafael's Tapas Bar and Restaurant's Dining Experience Home to Your Table

Great food always brings with it happy memories, and Rafael's Tapas Bar and Restaurant lets you bring it home to your dining table...

Dining at home is the new normal, drastically altering our usual consumption habits. As the food service industry struggles amidst the pandemic, food deliveries remain the only viable option to reconnect with loyal diners, strengthening links and allowing diners to recreate that special restaurant experience at home. It may not be enough to match revenues from a regular dine-in service, but it's an extra step to preserve relationships with customers. Rafael's Tapas Bar and Restaurant adapts to the new normal offering its specialty dishes inspired by Filipino and Spanish cuisine for both take-out and delivery. Now you can bring home the good times, conveniently packed and delivered to your doorstep.

Dining in the Next Normal: Recreate the Classic Old Swiss Inn Cheese Fondue Experience at Home with the Swiss Cheese Fondue Kit

When it comes to traditional cheese fondue, one restaurant always comes top-of-mind...

Old Swiss Inn now offers their all-time best-seller in convenient kits for take-out and delivery allowing loyal diners to recreate the experience at home with the new Swiss Cheese Fondue Kit from Fearless Apron. As we transition to a new normal, restaurants have also adapted ramping up their food delivery capabilities and offering creative product innovations like D-I-Y Home Kits as dining at home becomes part of the daily routine. It's also an opportunity for dine-in restaurants to reconnect with their customers, strengthening this relationship by extending their unique restaurant experience to dinner tables at home. Old Swiss Inn, along with Fearless Apron and Pinkie's Farm, are now offering their wide and diverse dishes and innovative products for take-out and delivery. Ready to start cookin' your very own fondue at home? 

Dining in the Next Normal: A Tasty Spin on Traditional Steamed Buns with Homemade Wheat Siopao Delivered by MPantry

How do you improve on the classic savory steamed bun? That's easy. Just ask M Pantry...

The prolonged quarantine experience allowed us to discover some tasty finds in our communities, including a clever spin on the traditional siopao. The specialty Wheat Siopao in Asado and Bola-Bola variants by MPantry not only changes the texture and flavor of the bun with the use of wheat but the whole siopao experience with its savory fillings. Pillow soft yet dense, these steamed buns got some serious game...

Dining in the Next Normal: Nostalgic Capampangan Flavors Come Your Way with Ima's Burong Hipon from Nicole's Kitchen

In spite of the growing isolation from a prolonged quarantine, you're never really too far away from some of your nostalgic regional favorites like Pampanga's classic Burong Hipon...

Nicole's Kitchen offers a variety of local and regional specialties, each one curated by Nikki Nicolas including the authentic Ima's Burong Hipon or Pampanga Tagilo direct from Pampanga. The salty and sour condiment of fermented rice and shrimps is a source of pride for Capampangan families with their own cherished recipes. Like stinky cheese, burong hipon is a dish that you either love or hate. It's bold flavors and pungent aroma both repels and attracts but pair it with fried fish, fresh mustasa leaves, bitter gourd and eggplant and it all starts to make sense. Trust me. And now you can have it delivered to your doorstep through Nicole's Kitchen...

Dining in the Next Normal: Be A Ramen Chef at Home with the Chicken Paitan King Ramen to Go by Ramen Nagi

Dining at home is the new normal and Ramen Nagi lets you be the ramen chef in yet another ingenious product innovation born out of the prolonged quarantine...

Recreating your favorite specialty ramen at home can be tedious, requiring specific ingredients of the highest quality and a certain skill set. The convenient Ramen to Go by Ramen Nagi allows you to prepare a bowl in mere minutes, served warm and fresh on your table with the same quality and flavor you'd expect from your favorite ramen shop. Home D-I-Y Kits have become part of many restaurants' culinary offerings to address the new normal. I tried being a ramen chef at home with the new Chicken Paitan King, and it was a breeze with Ramen Nagi's Ramen to Go... 

Dining in the Next Normal: A Sushi Bake Situation Dispatched by Salmon HQ

Sweet, briny and crunchy or succulent, savory and creamy? That's a Sushi Bake situation, and it can be difficult choosing just one way to go when you have two excellent options from Salmon HQ...

One of the more popular food trends during the quarantine is the now famous Sushi Bake, a lavish take on the classic sushi with all the classic elements you love and then some.The elegantly deconstructed sushi is laid out on a platter and baked, then served with seaweed or nori. A hearty meal in itself, the Sushi Bake is a great option for a special family meal at home and part of the fun is rolling up a bite-sized serving in nori. Salmon HQ brings their own indulgent versions to the table with the Crunchy California Sushi Bake and the Aburi Scallops Salmon Ebi Sushi Bake, both elevating the sushi bake game that will last long after the quarantine. It's one of those food trends that's here to stay for the long haul, and you'll agree once you open up a tray delivered by Salmon HQ.

Dining in the Next Normal: Sweeten Your Day with a Decadent Delivery by Cake Rush

Same day delivery. Free delivery on all orders. Safe and convenient payment modes. And the finest collection of cakes by some of the metro's best home bakers. Your days at home will definitely be much sweeter with Cake Rush...

The quarantine experience brought significant changes to the way we live, altering our daily routine due to the viral pandemic. But it was also a catalyst for creative innovations in new products along with a surge in home-based businesses and food deliveries. Dining in the new normal now means experiencing more meals at home with a diverse selection of convenient options available online. And you can even sweeten your home dining experience with the indulgent selections of Cake Rush delivered to your doorstep. 

Dining in the Next Normal: Your Ramen. Your Rules. With the Home Ramen Kits of No Name Ramen

From down south of the metro, a ramen with no name makes you a master ramen chef at home...

Ramen this good doesn't need a name. No Name Ramen now offers their Premium Tonkotsu Ramen Home Ramen Kits for delivery, allowing you to faithfully replicate shop quality ramen in the comfort of your home. Now everyone can be a ramen master. Your ramen, your rules...

Dining in the Next Normal: The Savory Galbi Jjim by Lucas Kitchenette, From One Family's Kitchen to Your Table

We've all had this ongoing love affair with everything and anything Korean, from K-Pop and Korean TV dramas to kimchi, samgyupsal and Korean cuisine in general. Now you can have homemade Korean dishes delivered straight to your doorstep from another rising home-based food business in the new normal.

The rise of home-based food businesses and the spike in food deliveries in response to the quarantine will be one silver lining that will be remembered after this global pandemic. From savory meals to fresh-baked items conveniently delivered to your home, home kitchens are now serving different communities fresh and hearty home-style meals with a personal touch. One of them is Lucas Kitchenette with their specialty Korean dishes like Galbi Jjim... 

Dining in the Next Normal: Paint It Black with Aida's Black Kutsinta

 Paint it black. And add a dab of Yema Spread along with a sprinkle of crunchy budbod...

Black is definitely back with Aida's Black Kutsinta with its cool spin on traditional Filipino kakanin. When it comes to the best local kutsinta in the metro, it's as clear as black and white. And black beats orange anytime...

Dining in the Next Normal: The Pientang Lunch Box Sets by James & Daughters are Packed and Ready to Go

Stuck at home or at work and can't find a place to eat in the new normal? James & Daughters by Chef Jonas Ng has just the right and tasty solution to satisfy your cravings...

Chef Jonas Ng and James & Daughters now offers sumptuous Pientang Lunch Box Sets for take-out and delivery in response to the new normal with a tempting array of savory and complete meals in a box. With twelve tasty options conveniently packed in a box priced from P 250, P 275 and P 300, you don't even have to leave home or the office, James & Daughters will deliver it to you.

Dining in the Next Normal: A Salmon Run by The Golden Catch PH

The vivid bright orange hues, the buttery melt-in-your-mouth texture and its rich, creamy and briny sweetness sets this prized cold water fish apart from the usual seafood fare. When a fish swims upstream to spawn, you know it's different and special. It's the salmon run delivered by The Golden Catch PH...

The Golden Catch PH brings you premium Norwegian Salmon and Steelhead Salmon along with other fresh seafood like Yellowfin Tuna, Uni and Hamachi airflown direct from the source and straight to your home. Dining at home is given a lavish spin with the world's finest seafood, delivered fresh and ready to serve, all you have to do is tap a few clicks and your fresh catch is on its way to your table...

Dining in the Next Normal: Sunae Asian Cantina Bounces Back with Vibrant Southeast Asian Flavors at One Bonifacio High Street Mall

The rich, colorful and diverse tapestry of flavors from Southeast Asia converge at Bonifacio Global City, recreated by award-winning chef Cristina Sunae...

Formerly opened just a few weeks before the pandemic, Sunae Asian Cantina was one of the highly anticipated new restaurants in the metro for 2020. But recent global events put a hold on everything with almost the entire country placed under quarantine. As the whole world transitions to the new normal, a few restaurants have slowly resumed partial operations with minimum capacity in a bold move to bounce back. Here's a tasty glimpse of what diners can expect at Sunae Asian Cantina's re-opening after a prolonged quarantine and what dining in the new normal looks like...   

Dining in the Next Normal: A Taho Party at Home Delivered by Soy Yummy PH

Why wait for Taho Tuesdays when you can enjoy a Taho Party at home any day you choose?

The quarantine experience reminded us that it's the simple pleasures that gives the most joy in these uncertain times. A serving of chilled taho at home not only soothes and refreshes the palate but triggers fond nostalgic memories. Soy Yummy PH takes the lead in bringing joy through soy to your homes with their extensive selection of soy-based products conveniently delivered to your doorstep...

Dining in the Next Normal: Fire Up the Grill and Bring On Manong Manuel's Pork Ribs, Beef Rib Fingers and Chicken Thigh Yakitori

Preparing a sumptuous home-cooked meal is easy. Just ask Manong Manuel. And fire up the grill...

The quarantine experience has led to the increasing popularity of frozen ready-to-cook meals that's affordable and easy-to-prepare. Value and convenience along with bold flavors and quality ingredients make the savory offerings of Manong Manuel top-of-mind for many households. And why not. Manong Manuel makes it easy by preparing everything for you and packing it frozen. All you have to do is open up the sealed package and head straight for the trusty home grill...

Dining in the Next Normal: Sweet Peanut Butter Dreams are Made of Milky Dust Donuts by Twinkle Lacsamana

The ongoing viral pandemic continues to cause both anxiety and fear, but there are inspiring stories that shed a glimmer of light with a resurgence in home-based food businesses in the time of Covid 19... 

The quarantine experience forced many of us to revisit the things we love to do, and for one mom, it was a timely opportunity to further explore her love for baking. At the height of the pandemic, friends and family enjoyed brown bags stamped with the name Milky Dust Donuts by Twinkle Lacsamana filled with decadent donut creations. It made staying at home during the quarantine so much sweeter...

Dining in the Next Normal: Rich and Authentic Flavors, Packed Frozen and Straight to the Pan by Ya Chou Foods

Do you Ya Chou? Say yes to fresh frozen noodles, dumplings and savory steamed buns by Ya Chou Foods...

Preparing sumptuous meals at home takes away any doubts you may have on the sanitation quality of food deliveries, more so now in the time of a viral pandemic. Frozen foods addresses this concern, packing all the flavors and convenience with each pack for home storage. Ya Chou Foods specializes in a variety of frozen Taiwan delicacies like fresh noodles, dimsum and dumplings, mantho and steamed buns, betso-betso, sausages, scallion pancakes and many more that's easy to prepare and cook at home. You don't even have to thaw the items, just place it on a hot pot, steamer or pan and your hearty meal is ready in minutes. Who knows, this could be the start of your home-based food business. We recently found out just how easy it is to prepare some of Ya Chou Foods specialty Taiwanese products, and even got creative with some of the dishes...

Fresh Catch: An Exciting New Fresh and Healthy Catch with San Miguel Del Mar Tuna

Look closer at the supermarket shelves and you'll find an exciting new and healthy catch...

The ongoing quarantine experience due to the viral pandemic presented a new normal in the way we live, and eating clean and healthy has become real challenge at home. San Miguel Foods addresses this very real concern with the timely introduction of the new San Miguel Del Mar Tuna, the company's first entry in the canned tuna category to help consumers make the right and healthy choices. Eating well and healthy is, after all, your first line of defense in these uncertain times...

Dining in the Next Normal: A Family Feast for Four with Scott's Food Trays by Ascott Bonifacio Global City

Enjoy a sumptuous family feast with all the home-cooked goodness you love from Scott's fully-loaded food trays by Ascott Bonifacio Global City...

Acott Bonifacio Global City brings their comforting flavors to your table with Scott's Food Trays through a quick message via Viber/DM or a simple phone call. With four tasty options to choose from, your family can indulge in a hassle-free Chinese, Filipino, Italian or a feast with crisp and juicy wings with mac & cheese conveniently delivered to your home...

Dining in the Next Normal: Alternatives Food Corporation (AFC) Brings Premium US Meats To Your Table

Prime Grade Ribeye, Bone-In Beef Short Ribs, Kurobuta Pork Belly, Pork Boston Butt Steak, Lamb Shoulder and Applewood Smoked Bacon direct from the US to your table, sourcing the best quality meats for a carnivorous feast at home has never been this easy...

Alternatives Food Corporation (AFC) brings the best US meats straight to your table for a sumptuous and lavish feast at home. From US Excel Brand Prime Grade Ribeye, Sterling Silver Brand US Bone-In Beef Short Ribs, Snake River Farms Kurobuta Pork Belly, Swift Boston Butt Pork Steak, US Lamb Shoulder and Niman Ranch Applewood Smoked Bacon, customers can choose from an extensive selection of America's finest. Getting some to your table is easy, just call Alternatives Food Corp. at 0917 571 7979 and 0917 816 0209 or visit their website at www.alternatives.ph for your order. Now prepare your table for a massive all-meat, All-American spread...

Dining in the Next Normal: Move Over Banana Bread and Make Way for Chef Sau del Rosario's Indulgent Vananah Walnut Tsokolateh Vread

At the height of the nationwide lockdown due to the viral pandemic, Chef Sau del Rosario's kitchens at 25 Seeds and Cafe Fleur were busy preparing meals for Pampanga's medical frontliners. But Chef Sau's creativity couldn't be contained by the quarantine, he was also rolling out his own elegant spin with that Capampangan flair on popular bakery favorites with his Vuco Fye, Klassic Heg Fye, Tsokolateh Heg Fye, Henseymadah, Huve Brioche and...the Vananah Walnut Tsokolateh Vread.

One of the country's premier chefs, Sau del Rosario revisits and transforms well-loved and nostalgic classics in his own creative style and elevating these bakery staples to an all new and decadent flavor experience. The banana bread is given a lavish makeover in true Chef Sau fashion with the addition of walnuts and premium local Malagos Chocolate with the Vananah Walnut Tsokolateh Vread from his very own Pan de Sau Bekeri. This and other equally luxurious creations are all available for delivery to Metro Manila with regular runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays...

Dining in the Next Normal: Unboxing Menya Kokoro's New D-I-Y Tokyo Mazesoba and Black Garlic Ramen Kits

The value of food delivery was immediately felt during the quarantine experience due to the viral pandemic. In most cases, it was our only link to the outside world as the whole country and the rest of the world went on lockdown. During the quarantine, we've seen restaurants and food businesses adapt to the new normal introducing innovations like D-I-Y kits that faithfully replicates the same flavor, temperature and textural experiences of their specialty dishes. It's a clever solution to popular dishes, particularly ramen, that's ideal when served at its flavorful peak and temperature. Meet the new D-I-Y Tokyo Mazesoba and D-I-Y Black Garlic Ramen Kits by Menya Kokoro...

Menya Kokoro, Tokyo's Number One Mazesoba, responds to the new normal enhancing its food delivery service with the new D-I-Y Tokyo Mazesoba and D-I-Y Black Garlic Ramen Kits conveniently packed in handy carton boxes. That means you get to enjoy the same fresh and hot flavors of your favorite ramen at home, just like in Menya Kokoro.

Dining in the Next Normal: Dine at Home with Frozen and Ready-To-Eat Meals by Chef Gino's Kitchen

Isolated and cut-off from the world we know, the quarantine experience these past three long months during the nationwide lockdown caused by the viral pandemic is a reminder that things will never be the same. Living in the new normal will bring significant changes in our daily routine. But despite this self-imposed isolation at home, we've been more connected than ever online. The hard-hit food service industry and restaurants have all adapted to the next normal as a surge in home businesses continue to provide even more options. It's been said every crisis brings with it certain opportunities and for the dynamic couple behind Chef Gino's Kitchen, there's no better time than now to offer their line of sumptuous frozen and ready-to-heat meals...

Chef Gino and China Gonzalez share their favorite home-cooked meals, packed frozen and ready-to-heat, conveniently delivered straight to your doorstep with Chef Gino's Kitchen. Preparing a memorable feast at home has never been this easy, simply thaw, heat and it's ready to serve. Using only the freshest and finest beef, pork, seafood and other premium ingredients for their impressive array of savory offerings, you don't have to go out with a face mask to have a memorable dining experience. Chef Gino's Kitchen does it all for you so you can enjoy your feast at home.