Month: December 2016

11 Countries In 12 Months: My Favorite Travel Moments In 2016

11 Countries In 12 Months: My Favorite Travel Moments In 2016

I was in the subway in New York City just last November feeling sorry for myself over several wishes that did not materialize. I was several stops to my destination, and as there’s no signal underground, decided to de-clutter my phone by deleting some of […]

Bar Pintxos: From Alabang to Bonifacio Global City (BGC)

Bar Pintxos: From Alabang to Bonifacio Global City (BGC)

I’ll be honest, I’ve still not yet been to the first Bar Pintxos in Alabang. I first met chef-co-owner Miguel Vecin at Jim Araneta’s The Bottle Shop in 2012; he was still working for a logistics company then, but he had always been passionate about food. […]

Where I Ate in Tokyo, Japan (High-End, Mid-Range, Casual)– Plus, Cocktail Bars Only Locals Know  About

Where I Ate in Tokyo, Japan (High-End, Mid-Range, Casual)– Plus, Cocktail Bars Only Locals Know About

I was recently in Tokyo for Atelier Nespresso. It was the first time I’d been back in six years (my first trip was a quick 36 hours as we were destined for the resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano; and second, another quick 48 hours in […]

Tomatito Manila: A Look Inside the Menu of the Sexy Tapas Bar in BGC

Tomatito Manila: A Look Inside the Menu of the Sexy Tapas Bar in BGC

Who hasn’t been to Las Flores, Rambla and Churreria La Lola? The boys from Barcelona– Dani Aliaga, Sergi Rostoll and Uri Singla— and their partners (which includes actress Solenn Heussaff and magazine editor Anton Barretto) have been on a winning streak since they “sold” Barcino— […]

A New, Approachable Wine Blog By Stephanie Zubiri and Juana Manahan

A New, Approachable Wine Blog By Stephanie Zubiri and Juana Manahan

Just in time for the holidays, my beautiful friends (and fellow writers) Stephanie Zubiri-Crespi and Juana Manahan-Yupangco have launched their new wine blog, Wine Lips. Let’s be honest, a lot of  people tend to be intimidated by wine– they think it has to be expensive and […]

Hong Kong’s May Chow of Little Bao and Second Draft is Asia’s Best Female Chef for 2017

Hong Kong’s May Chow of Little Bao and Second Draft is Asia’s Best Female Chef for 2017

Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants has just named May Chow of Little Bao in Hong  Kong and Bangkok as Asia’s Best Female Chef for 2017.  Born in Toronto,  May spent her childhood in Hong Kong and in the USA. After graduating with a degree in hotel management from […]

A Peek Into Mireio: Raffles Makati’s New Provencal-Inspired Restaurant– Opening On December 12

A Peek Into Mireio: Raffles Makati’s New Provencal-Inspired Restaurant– Opening On December 12

On  December 12, 2016 (Monday),  Raffles Hotel Makati will open its new, brasserie-style restaurant, Mireio. Pronounced “mee-reyo,” the restaurant is named after the most notable work by Nobel Prize-winning poet Frederic Mistral, written in 1859, about a forbidden love story between the daughter of a […]

Atelier Nespresso Tokyo 2016: A Celebration of Coffee, Culture and Gastronomy

Atelier Nespresso Tokyo 2016: A Celebration of Coffee, Culture and Gastronomy

Atelier Nespresso is a special event that spotlights coffee and gastronomy periodically in culinary capitals around the world. Previously held in London, Stockholm, Antwerp, Lyon and Sao Paulo, this 2016, it traveled to Asia for the first time, to the Japanese capital city of Tokyo. Select chefs, sommeliers, bartenders, […]

5 Chef-Driven Restaurants You Should Try In Manila, Philippines

5 Chef-Driven Restaurants You Should Try In Manila, Philippines

The number one question I’m asked is, “Where should I/ my friends/ family eat in Manila?” While once one of the most underrated capitals in Southeast Asia, our dining scene in Manila is growing, and I decided to put together a guide– or a list– on […]