Month: December 2015

The Last Cross Cultures Event For 2015– A Kenyan Brunch by Rachaleve’s Kenyan Cuisine

The Last Cross Cultures Event For 2015– A Kenyan Brunch by Rachaleve’s Kenyan Cuisine

How very apt that BBC just released an article entitled, “African food: The next gastronomic trend?” just as we had capped off our third and last Cross Cultures event for 2015, “A Taste of Kenya,” a pop-up brunch featuring the cuisine of Rachaleve’s Kenyan Cuisine, […]

10 Reasons To Stay At Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong– And A Special Rate For Filipinos This December 2015!

10 Reasons To Stay At Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong– And A Special Rate For Filipinos This December 2015!

During my last visit to Hong Kong this year, I was so thrilled to have been able to call the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong my home for the weekend. The last time I was there was during their awesome Christmas party INSIDE their pastry kitchen about […]

Txanton– The First Jamoneria in the Philippines (Where You Can Also Have Sir Winston Churchill’s Favorite Champagne, Pol Roger)

Txanton– The First Jamoneria in the Philippines (Where You Can Also Have Sir Winston Churchill’s Favorite Champagne, Pol Roger)

At the height of APEC, after detouring from Makati to Taguig just to get back to Makati again, I found myself on my feet, wheezing from Dasmarinas Village through closed roads and bumper-to-bumper traffic just to get to Don Chino Roces Ave. Ext. aka Pasong Tamo Extension– […]

The Flavors of Batanes in Manila at Grace Park in Rockwell– Up to December 6, 2015

The Flavors of Batanes in Manila at Grace Park in Rockwell– Up to December 6, 2015

If there’s one province in the Philippines that has always fascinated me, it’s  Batanes. It’s the northernmost (and also smallest!) island in the Philippines, and just 190 kilometers south of Taiwan. Those who have been there have said that it doesn’t feel like the Philippines, its […]