Month: August 2018

BOSTON: A One-Night-Only Filipino Feast At B3 Restaurant On Sept 18

BOSTON: A One-Night-Only Filipino Feast At B3 Restaurant On Sept 18

Hi Boston!!! It’s such an honor for my events platform Cross Cultures to be collaborating with the prestigious Berklee College of Music’s partner restaurant B3 this September 18 (Tuesday). B3 normally serves American South cuisine but for this special evening (US$65 per head), executive chef Jeffrey Salazar, will […]

HONG KONG: The Secrets Of The Legendary Yung Kee, Ho Hung Kee and Kau Kee

HONG KONG: The Secrets Of The Legendary Yung Kee, Ho Hung Kee and Kau Kee

Hong Kong is for sure a food destination– with landmark restaurants renowned worldwide for their specialties: Yung Kee (roast goose), Ho Hung Kee (wanton soup), Tim Ho Wan (pork buns) and Kau Kee (beef brisket soup). Through our food show, “Taste Travels” on FoxLife (formerly Starworld), […]

HONG KONG: Two New Must-Try Cocktail Bars– Room 309 and The Wise King

HONG KONG: Two New Must-Try Cocktail Bars– Room 309 and The Wise King

I popped into Hong Kong a couple of days ago, and was blown away by two new cocktail bars– Room 309 at The Pottinger Hotel, and The Wise King–– both of which just opened very recently, August 2018 and July 2018, respectively, and both located in […]

MIAMI: 9 Chefs You Need To Know Right Now

MIAMI: 9 Chefs You Need To Know Right Now

Beyond the ‘glitz and glam’ of Miami is an exciting food scene—one that’s creative, diverse, passionate and bequeathed with a lot of (hidden) talent and soul. As the late Anthony Bourdain had reflected on his time in the southern Florida city, “”[A]cross the causeway, there are […]

MANILA: What Is Goto? The Filipino Congee Cooked With Tripe!

MANILA: What Is Goto? The Filipino Congee Cooked With Tripe!

Goto is the Filipino take on congee (rice porridge) that uses beef  tripe… yes, as in the stomach lining of cows! In the Philippines, 24-hour hole-in-the-wall eatery Goto Monster, which graphic artist Jean Hill opened in the Kamagong area of Makati in 2012, does it ridiculously […]

MACAU: Jade Dragon’s Chef Tam Kwok Fung Now With Wynn Palace’s Wing Lei Palace

MACAU: Jade Dragon’s Chef Tam Kwok Fung Now With Wynn Palace’s Wing Lei Palace

It’s pretty big news in the Macau food scene: Chef Tam Kwok Fung, the chef who led Cantonese fine dining restaurant Jade Dragon in City of Dreams Macau to such astounding accolades– two Michelin stars AND the only Macau restaurant to be part of Asia’s 50 […]