Month: February 2017
Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2017: Gaggan On Top, Gallery Vask Up + My Bangkok Highlights + The Full List
“You were young and your heart was an open book… You used to say let live and let live…” Guns n’ Roses’ version of Sir Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die” played in the background as Gaggan was crowned– for the third year in a […]
Josh Boutwood’s New Test Kitchen in Makati: A Tasting Menu Where Every Course Is Stellar
What are the new restaurants in Manila? That’s a question I’m often asked. Loads, I’ll tell you. But what’s new *and GOOD* in Manila? Chef Josh Boutwood’s Test Kitchen on Kamagong Street in San Antonio Village, Makati. The 30-year-old British-Filipino chef (who studied culinary at Escuela de […]
Food Crawling Through Poblacion, Makati Part 2: Crying Tiger, Alamat Filipino Pub & Bar Mathilde
My previous post on my food crawl through Poblacion, Makati was so well-received that I decided to do a part 2. Well, also because I am well aware that Poblacion has become the “Malate” of our times– during its heyday obviously. This has officially become the place […]
Where To Eat In Barcelona
The first (and last) time I was in Barcelona was in 2005. I was taking an international business course at ESSCA in Angers, France, and on weekends, I would take the train or a budget airline and travel around the continent. Coincidentally, my brother Chris […]
World’s 50 Best x Cheryl Tiu: A Madrid Fusion 2017 Recap
As a World’s 50 Best Restaurants Official Tastemaker, I recently took over their Instagram account when I was in Madrid to share some of the my highlights from the 15th Madrid Fusion held at the Spanish capital last January 23 to 25, 2017. I flew to Madrid (via […]