Thursday, October 23, 2025

Late Breakfast, Cocktails And The Proper Pour Over Coffee: A Day At H Proper Coffee Roasters In The Podium.

Spending half a day in one place isn't the usual plan, but H Proper Coffee Roasters isn't your usual coffee specialty shop. In addition to a stellar artisan coffee selection plus an innovative pour-over bar, you can also enjoy a variety of savory meals, fresh baked and sweet bites and even cocktails all in one place. Step inside and explore the possibilities all day at H Proper Coffee Roasters...


Now with two locations, H Proper Coffee Roasters brings an extensive and solid dining menu and cocktail offerings to enhance your coffee experience all-day long. Start with a late brunch followed by dessert, a round of cocktails and a pour-over session to cap your H Proper Coffee Roasters episode for a day well spent. Coffee? Pick your seat...

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

And Your Winners Of The Marriott International Sinagtala Philippine Culinary Arts Cup Are...

Sinigang, Kare-Kare, Inasal, Adobo and Sisig, classic and iconic Filipino staples that have defined our culinary heritage and identity on the global table. The challenge? Create the best rendition of each dish for possible inclusion in the global recipe database accessed by over 9,000 Marriott properties worldwide. And the result? Exquisite executions reflecting both tradition and a creative contemporary interpretation of comforting and familiar flavors. At the Marriott International Sinagtala Philippine Culinary Arts Cup... 


The best culinary talents from Manila Marriott Hotel, The Westin Manila, Clark Marriott Hotel, Sheraton Cebu Mactan Resort and Sheraton Manila at Newport World Resort converged at the Ceremonial Hall of the Marriott Grand Ballroom to showcase their best versions of traditional dishes and move Filipino cuisine forward to a much wider global stage. The Marriott International Sinagtala Philippine Culinary Arts Cup is a novel and unique initiative from the prestigious property group going beyond just another mere competition by taking the next step in institutionalizing core Filipino recipes as a valuable reference and resource among Marriott kitchens around the world. And it all begins with Sinigang, Kare-Kare, Inasal, Adobo and Sisig... 

Sunday, October 19, 2025

Ribeye Done Right: Canada Beef Goes Global With The 6-Hands Dinner by Chefs James Antolin, Maverick Javier And Jovan Dungon At Ikomai

Three chefs, one epic dinner. Chef James Antolin of Ikomai along with Chefs Maverick Javier and Jovan Dungon share their creative renditions of Canadian Beef with the Canada Beef Goes Global 6-Hands Dinner for a culinary collaboration at Ikomai. From the amuse bouche and appetizers to the savory main ribeye courses and dessert, the lavish dinner celebrated both the finest produce and the chefs behind each exquisite course. The collab also highlighted the recent wins of Chefs Maverick Javier and Jovan Dungon at the Global Chefs Challenge Asia Semi-Final in Kuala Lumpur and when you have some of the country's creative culinary minds in one place, something truly amazing transforms a late week evening...


Canada Beef, Hightower, Mida Food Specialists, Arla and the LTB Chefs Association recently hosted the Canada Beef Goes Global 6-Hands Dinner led by Chefs James Antolin, Maverick Javier and Jovan Dungo at Ikomai in one memorable evening. Fresh from their successful stint at the Global Chefs Challenge in Malaysia, Chefs Maverick Javier and Jovan Dungo showcased their exquisite competition level dishes featuring Canada Beef guided by Chef James Antolin and his team at Ikomai. Read on and take your seat at Ikomai...

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Bar None: Sebastian's Ice Cream Raises The Bar Once More With The New Candy Bar Inspired Dive Bar Collection

Just when you thought the unconventional wizard of decadent frozen treats in the local ice cream scene is done with one innovative new creation, he's back with another. Sebastian's Ice Cream introduces his most decadent Dive Bar collection yet, and here's a sneak peek...


Bar none, this is probably the most indulgent and opulent Dive Bar collection by Sebastian's Ice Cream. The new collection features five hand dipped ice cream bar creations in Polvoron, Cookie Dough, Dark Chocolate Asin Tibuok, Butter Pecan and Hazelnut Heaven inspired by candy bars. Introduced a few months back, read on for the five best-selling Dive Bars at The Podium Shop and on-line store of Sebastian's Ice Cream...

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Got The Card? Cold Storage Seafood Rewards Loyal Customers With Exclusive Membership Card

For over 29 years, Cold Storage Seafood has been the trusted name when it comes to the freshest premium seafood sourced from around the world. It's a reputation built on consistent quality as the brand continues to blaze new trails in the retail sector with innovative programs and initiatives. As it nears yet another milestone built on three decades of premium seafood freshness, Cold Storage Seafood shares this bountiful ocean harvest with its loyal customers with the new exclusive Cold Storage Seafood Membership Card


Loaded with special benefits, privileges and unique deals available only to members, the new Cold Storage Seafood Membership Card takes your seafood shopping experience to a whole new level with unbeatable offers and value. How to sign up? Read on for a tempting peak at how to maximize your seafood shopping routine at the most trusted name in premium seafood since 1996...

Sunday, October 12, 2025

Go All Out For The Insane Mad For Wagyu Feast at Kuroniku in Greenhills Mall

Imagine an all Wagyu beef feast including premium A5 Wagyu and A5 Kobe Takami grilled right on your table in an eat-all-you-can setting. You can stop drooling, and head on over to Kuroniku at GH Mall...


A new concept takes the popular Japanese themed unlimited dining format up a notch with premium offerings like the coveted Japanese Wagyu Beef for a unique and memorable dining experience setting it apart from the usual all-you-can-eat grill set-up. Yakiniku? Add slabs of premium Wagyu Beef and you have Kuroniku. Grilled right at your table, Kuroniku elevates the yakiniku game with the all-out Mad For Wagyu offer showcasing the prized and legendary Wagyu beef from Japan. And you can enjoy as much as you want. Ready to fire up your table-top grill? Then, read on...

Friday, October 10, 2025

A New and Refined Dining Experience Comes To Quezon City at Michael Dubois Restaurant

A French chef's bold vision takes shape in the heart of Quezon City's culinary scene, adding to the colorful tapestry of diverse flavors this part of the metro. Deviating from the usual tried and tested casual and value-driven format common in the area, Chef Michael Dubois charts his own course offering an upscale dining experience at Michael Dubois Restaurant...

The promise of an elevated dining experience never fails to entice those constantly on the search for the newest culinary destination. And finding one in the most unexpected of places up north in the residential neighborhoods of Quezon City adds to the thrill and excitement of discovering one more restaurant to your growing list. But fine dining can be tricky, setting expectations both perceived and imagined. Opened just a few months back, there are still rough edges to smoothen and iron out, but Michael Dubois Restaurant offers some interesting possibilities. Managing expectations with an open mind becomes key in unveiling the countless possibilities at Quezon City's newest dining attraction. Curious? Then, read on and step inside Michael Dubois Restaurant...

Monday, October 6, 2025

One Smashing Year: Smashing Lemons Celebrates Milestone First Year Anniversary

It's that time of the year when being stuck in the usual afternoon rain isn't new, but a spot of sunshine in a cup never fails to brighten up a cloudy day with the promise of a refreshing pause. Where? At your nearest Smashing Lemons outlet... 


Hong Kong's No. 1 Lemon Tea Franchise, Smashing Lemons Lam Heung Ling celebrates its milestone first year anniversary in the Philippines with its signature line of refreshing libations. Freshly steeped with real tea leaves and infused with zesty smashed Bergamot lemons, one sip instantly soothes and rejuvenates your palate and spirit transforming any rainy day. Ready for a sip of sunshine? Then, read on...

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Mark Your Wednesdays For Authentic Indian Flavors, It's Spice & Soul at Seasonal Tastes in The Westin Manila

Love Indian food? Let's have lunch. It's Spice & Soul at Seasonal Tastes in The Westin Manila every Wednesday...


Known for its extensive selection of sumptuous offerings including the freshest seafood and purposeful emphasis on wholesome food options, The Westin Manila takes its buffet dining game up a notch with its themed spread highlighting Indian cuisine for lunch every Wednesday with Spice & Soul at Seasonal Tastes. Experience authentic Indian flavors recreated by Guest Chef Abhishek Kabrawala of Manila Marriott Hotel for a unique and memorable taste of the famed subcontinent in a lavish lunch buffet dining format with its own stations plus an innovative One Dish Wonders Station where five featured dishes are freshly prepared a la minute and served to your table at its flavorful peak. Ready for a hearty Indian feast? Then, read on...

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Cocktails, Tapas And Hearty Euro-Asian Plates At Mita Kitchen + Lounge In Molito Lifestyle Center

For southies, it's a familiar name associated with soothing brews of freshly brewed coffee paired with comforting cuisine in a quaint casual neighborhood setting. Now, there's more than just coffee behind the name as Mita Kitchen + Lounge presents an entirely new dining concept to highlight a sumptuous menu with their Euro-Asian Plates at Molito Lifestyle Center...


Going beyond and building on the original café dining concept in Parañaque, the family behind Mita Kitchen + Café spins off a new concept with Mita Kitchen + Lounge at Molito Lifestyle Center showcasing an expanded menu. The "lounge" label in the new concept is expressed with an extensive selection of cocktails, tapas and hearty dishes inspired by their culinary take on Euro-Asian Plates. It's a concept that fits in nicely with the Molito Lifestyle Center's market profile as Mita Kitchen + Lounge is poised to be the next exciting dining and bar destination down south. Step inside for some soothing libations. And a comforting meal...