Month: August 2016

Cross Cultures Presents… Nerua- Guggenheim Bilbao x Gallery Vask in Manila

Cross Cultures Presents… Nerua- Guggenheim Bilbao x Gallery Vask in Manila

A lot of people travel to the Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain so they can dine at Nerua. The restaurant helmed by Josean Alija,  often referred to as the “master of minimalist cuisine,” has a Michelin star and currently sits as the #55 […]

A Food Crawl Through Poblacion, Makati: Empingao, Wild Poppy & Bucky’s

A Food Crawl Through Poblacion, Makati: Empingao, Wild Poppy & Bucky’s

I have a new “food group. Well, actually, we’re four friends who love to eat. It all started when I got back to Manila and was looking for “new” places to try– or haven’t been to– and Poblacion, Makati caught my attention. Since I have […]

A Day Trip To Cologne, Germany

A Day Trip To Cologne, Germany

During my recent stay in Dusseldorf on the occasion of Singapore Airlines’ inaugural flight, we took a day trip to neighboring city, Cologne. While Cologne is only about 30 minutes by car (less than 40km away) from Dusseldorf, it’s important to remember that they have a friendly rivalry […]

How We Brought Filipino Food To Hong Kong With Cross Cultures

How We Brought Filipino Food To Hong Kong With Cross Cultures

Last July 13 and 14 were really important to me as I staged my first Cross Cultures (the events platform I founded under this website) outside of the Philippines… and in HONG KONG! Firstly, I need to reiterate that as Cross Cultures was founded on the premise that food […]

10 Things To Do In Dusseldorf, Germany

10 Things To Do In Dusseldorf, Germany

Admit it, when you first heard Dusseldorf, the first thing that crossed your mind was trade fair. Yes, Dusseldorf hosts a lot of trade fairs yearly– as of this August 2016, there are 82 (!!!) trade fairs happening until the year ends— but on my recent […]

Hey Handsome– Peranakan And Northern Thai Cuisine In The Philippines (By The Same Folks Behind Your Local)– Opening On August 17

Hey Handsome– Peranakan And Northern Thai Cuisine In The Philippines (By The Same Folks Behind Your Local)– Opening On August 17

When I walked into Hey Handsome, the newest restaurant to open at Net Park at Bonifacio Global City (on August 17), I felt really…. old. Every one in the kitchen looked really young– as in, fresh-out-of-college-very-early-20s– a wonderful human resource (aka young talent) to advocate and […]