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Monday, August 31, 2015

Good Eats at The Grill Boy

Simple yet comforting and satisfying, no-frills meals with excellent value for money...good eats. 


The Grill Boy serves Filipino classics and grilled specialties at affordable prices, offering more bang for your buck. Served in meal sets or ala carte, The Grill Boy combines both rich, local flavors with excellent value for money. And that's a winning combo. It's simple joys like this that make dining at The Grill Boy so special...

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Food News: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival the Shangri-La Way

The arrival of the Mid-Autumn Festival brings with it renewed hope, celebrated with the iconic mooncake. Celebrate this year's festival the "Shangri-La way..."


The annual festival is a much anticipated event at Makati Shangri-La, Manila, with its exclusive line of mooncakes featuring inventive flavors. Makati Shangri-La, Manila celebrates this year's Mid-Autumn Festival with a new mooncake flavor along with its classic mooncake selection, a long-running tradition, and the "Shangri-La way."

Taking It To The Next Level: A Peek at Burgers & Brewskies' New Dishes

Chef Francis Balbarin's been busy at the kitchen of Burgers & Brewskies...


...with a full line of new dishes to supplement the growing list of signature bestsellers. The range of flavors are as wide and extensive as the number of new dishes, infusing unique flavors with fresh and new ingredients, recreating and reinventing familiar yet new combinations. Here's a sneak peek at the possible new and exciting dishes from Burgers & Brewskies' busy kitchens...

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Like a Chef: The Brasserie Cicou Workshop Series

Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce. Grilled Hanging Beef Tender with Herb Butter, Romaine Salad with French-style Vinaigrette and Homemade Fries. And Creme Brulee with a perfectly torched top. All made by me...


Brasserie Cicou's Do It Like A Chef Workshop Series is a unique hands-on activity where you can learn both recipes and cooking techniques from one of the best French restaurants in the metro. And for one day, I did it like a chef, had a lot of fun, and pretty much impressed myself at Brasserie Cicou...

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

A Negroni, Trish's Blossom, and Sagecello at Sage Bar...

It's the end of another long day, and you need a comforting cocktail to get you back on the groove...


At Makati Shangri-La Manila's Sage Bar, you can select from a wide variety of hand-crafted cocktails guaranteed to get you right back on track. Here are three cool cocktails to start you off at Sage Bar...

Monday, August 24, 2015

Lunch Set and Go at Sage Bespoke Grill

A hectic work day doesn't mean having a quick and unsatisfying lunch...


Sage Bespoke Grill introduces five carefully curated Josper-grilled set lunches, each with an appetizer and two side dishes for a quick gourmet mid-day break so you can tackle any work-day without skipping a beat. Located at the very heart of the Makati CBD, Makati Shangri-La Manila's Sage Bespoke Grill is just a few minutes walk from the major corporate and commercial centers, perfect for a quick yet satisfying lunch while being in the center of the action. At Sage Bespoke Grill, you can Lunch Set and Go...

Sunday, August 23, 2015

An Intimate Sunday Brunch Buffet at Sage Bespoke Grill

An elegant yet relaxed Sunday brunch buffet without the usual crowds, with the very best steaks and seafood, all grilled to perfection...


Nothing quite like a leisurely Sunday Brunch Buffet at Makati Shangri-La Manila's Sage Bespoke Grill...

Saturday, August 22, 2015

A Family Affair: Leonardo's Lechon at Heirloom Kitchen

The traditional Filipino Lechon takes on a new creative and inventive spin...


...meet Leonardo's Lechon's new Carnivore Lechon, a whole roasted pig stuffed with three kinds of sausages, slabs of bacon, roasted garlic and potatoes. It's Lechon reinvented, a true carnivore's dream.

Friday, August 21, 2015

Happiness at Rita's Italian Ice

There are a few things that still bring a smile even when it rains. Summer may be over, but a frozen custard just seems right even when the clouds are grey...


Ice. Custard. Happiness...at Rita's Italian Ice.

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Celebrate SG50 at Crystal Jade Shanghai Delight

There's no better place to savor Xiao Long Bao, the iconic soup dumpling, than at Crystal Jade Shanghai Delight. And as Singapore celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, it's also a good time to discover rich and authentic Singaporean flavors in a dumpling...


Crystal Jade Shanghai Delight joins Singapore's national celebration of its 50th Anniversary with the limited edition Hainanese Chicken Xiao Long Bao and the Chili Crab Xiao Long Bao. It's Xiao Long Bao with a uniquely Singaporean twist... 

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

40 Years of Remarkable Stories and Classic Filipino Cuisine at Cafe Via Mare

So many stories, each one told through the many flavors of its rich and traditional style of Filipino cuisine... 


Since 1975, Via Mare has been the undisputed choice when it comes to hosting dinners for dignitaries, heads of state, international celebrities and events including the 1995 Miss Universe pageant, the papal visit of John Paul II, the 1996 APEC Summit, the 2007 Asean Summit, and many more milestones. Its long history is filled with remarkable stories, and Via Mare's founder and chef, Glenda Barreto, described its fabled forty-year history as "not only the story of a restaurant, but the story of the Filipino people."

Monday, August 17, 2015

Changing the Game at Buffalo Wild Wings

Beer. Wings. Sports. An extensive selection of local, imported, and premium beers, award-winning wings handspun in 18 signature sauces and seasonings, and wall-to-wall HD flat screen TVs that recreate and capture the energy of sports, all in one place...


Buffalo Wild Wings elevates the usual wing joint to a game-changing dining and sports viewing experience at the new Estancia Mall in Capitol Commons...

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Dads World Buffet: Plating the World's Flavors for 38 Years

The country's pioneer buffet dining concept celebrates its 38th Anniversary, that's thirty-eight years of plating the world's flavors at Dads World Buffet...


And for one day, diners can enjoy the signature buffet at a special 50% discount of only P 444 on August 26, 2015. Dads World Buffet's Anniversary gift to loyal guests can be availed and enjoyed in groups of six or more, as you go on an epic culinary journey of the world's flavors. Around the world in eighty plates or more, at half the price, is just too good to pass up.

Saturday, August 15, 2015

The Brewery at the Palace: Good Times, Great Food, and Fresh Brews on Tap

There's no better place to enjoy a classic fresh brew than in a place that brews its own beer, and fresh is always best... 


With the largest microbrewery of its kind in the metro, The Brewery at the Palace is now ready to serve its own selection of specialty beers fresh from the tap, along with its own "freestyle" pub cuisine and a stage for live bands, all in one place. The impressive microbrewery is prominently featured behind the bar in the spacious two-storey structure, as stainless steel pipes lead up to rows of stainless steel tanks above. And it's quite a sight...

Friday, August 14, 2015

A Fusion of Flavors: New York Comes to Manila at Resorts World Manila's New York Pinoy Deli

Fly to New York with just the tip of your fork...


Let Resorts World Manila take you to The Big Apple and back, only at New York Pinoy Deli, or NYPD, their newest restaurant concept. NYPD offers that unique Manila-New York connection with its wide range of classic New York-inspired flavors plus innovative new dishes combining local flavors for a unique dining experience.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Another Round? Make That Another Scoop of Cocktails with the Most Unusual Sorbet

The most unusual gin teams up with the metro's best gelato for some of the most unusual frozen delights...


In a most peculiar collaboration, the delightfully curious Hendrick's Gin and award-winning Bono Artisanal Gelato pair up for a winning combo inspired by classic cocktails, transformed to playful and inventive sorbet creations. And Hendrick's Gin, with its innate and uncanny sense for the unusual, has found a perfect and atypical partner known for its unique and curious flavors for an extraordinary partnership. Nothing like a real frozen cocktail for something totally new and refreshingly different...

Monday, August 10, 2015

Say Cheese: Uncle Tetsu's New Signature Cheese Tart and Oreo Cheese Tart

Can't say no to cheese. And you definitely can't say no to Uncle Tetsu's Sweet Shop's newest cheese creations... 



Uncle Tetsu's Sweet Shop, Japan's leading cheesecake chain, introduces its newest line of signature desserts, the indulgent Cheese Tart and the Cheese Tart baked with OREO. And no, you wouldn't want to miss out on this...

Friday, August 7, 2015

Real, Fresh, and Clean Flavors at Earth Kitchen

Real flavors from the freshest, all-natural, locally-sourced ingredients come to Bonifacio High Street...


Earth Kitchen brings its homey, rustic, and comforting signature cuisine to Bonifacio High Street with the opening of its second branch.

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Doing it Right: Your Perfect Margarita with Casa Noble and Cointreau

The world's finest tequila and best orange liqueur come together to give you the perfect margarita...


Casa Noble Tequila and Cointreau collaborate for Your Perfect Margarita, the classic cocktail ranked as the world's third most popular cocktail and the staple summer drink all over the globe.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Merienda with a Seditious Spin at Restaurante Pia y Damaso

Acts of rebellious sedition are farthest on your mind when it comes to sinfully indulgent desserts. But then again, desserts are all part of the bold "Subversive Filipino Cuisine" at Restaurante Pia Y Damaso...


Discover Restaurante Pia Y Damaso's innovative culinary style with their line of indulgent desserts to cap your "Subversive Filipino Cuisine" experience on a sweet note, and unleash your inner rebel without a cause to the sweet temptations of Restaurante Pia Y Damaso...

Monday, August 3, 2015

A Subversive Filipino Feast at Restaurante Pia Y Damaso

Fourteen young men gathered for dinner consisting of Noodles Lang-Lang, Chinese Lumpia with Pork, Crab Omelette, and Stewed Noodles at Macao "Good Taste" Restaurant as the rumblings of a revolution began, festered by discontent and social inequity described in Chapter 25 of Jose Rizal's El Filibusterismo. That same subversive spirit is seen, tasted, and felt in a quaint, little restaurant at Greenbelt 5, recreating and reinventing classic Filipino dishes with inventive and bold flavors... 


Restaurante Pia Y Damaso offers its own creative take on modern Filipino cuisine, dubbed as "Subversive Filipino Cuisine," with its unique, playfully disruptive and inventive dishes while staying true to local flavors.

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Indulge: All-You-Can-Eat Teppanyaki at Diamond Hotel's Yurakuen

Indulge in the ultimate teppanyaki feast, with your own private chef grilling everything you love right by your own teppan table...


Diamond Hotel introduces its own spin on the all-you-can-eat dining experience with its All-You-Can-Eat Teppanyaki at Yurakuen. Simply choose your unlimited servings of fresh seafood and premium beef, lamb, and chicken. Each course is prepared right in front of you by your own personal chef for the ultimate in customized dining, taking the all-you-can-eat concept to a whole new lavish and indulgent level.