I truly believe in the power of “The Secret.  Georgia (the country) has always been one of my dream destinations and I was ecstatic beyond words when the opportunity to visit came up courtesy of Georgia’s National Wine Agency, Tourism Board and Taste Georgia. When I […]

I’m a huge fan of artisanal products—high quality (over quantity) delicacies and drinks handcrafted by producers, often with a part of their personal stories weaved in. So it was so wonderful to find out that Speciality & Fine Food Asia 2017 (SFFA) (Click here— registration is […]

In celebration of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao’s 20th anniversary this year, host restaurant Nerua (1 Michelin star; No. 56 best restaurant in the world) is celebrating with a series of very special Four Hands dinners by host chef Josean Alija, along with Bruno Oteiza (Biko, Mexico – February), […]

I’ve always been a fan of Carlos Garcia’s cooking. I last wrote about him in my column on Forbes USA, naming him and his Black Pig one of my highly-recommended chef-driven restaurants to visit in Manila. However as his Black Pig is all the way […]

Happy June, everyone! Can you believe we’ve already reached the second half of 2017?! Time sure flies! Well on  June 16 and 17, we are celebrating the mid-year by bringing in Turkish celebrity chef Maksut Askar of Neolokal in Istanbul to Manila! Chef Maksut is […]

Hola! I know it’s been a while since my last blog  post from Georgia, but I’m now in the beautiful city of Bilbao in Spain! What am I doing here? This year marks the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao’s 20th anniversary, and they are celebrating with a […]

Hi guys! I hope you’ve had a great week. My apologies I haven’t been able to blog the last several days, I’m currently in Georgia (the country!) to get to know their 8,000-year-old wine culture (yes, they are the oldest wine producing region in the world!), […]

I am obsessed with the Zojirushi’s stainless steel vacuum-insulated stainless mug— or tumbler for short.  I drink from it every single day– from morning to night– even when, and especially when I’m at *home.* Why would I drink from a tumbler at the comforts of my […]

Artelano 11 is seriously one of Manila’s greatest art/ design gems.  We featured it in the Wallpaper* City Guide for Manila that we authored a couple of years ago, and thanks to the invitation of my friend JJ Acuna (also known as The Wanderlister), we came […]

My events platform Cross Cultures hosted our first ever 3 Michelin-starred collaboration with Hertog Jan from Belgium, and one of my favorite restaurants in the Philippines, Toyo Eatery  during the period of Madrid Fusion Manila, as part of the Dinner with the Stars and Flavors […]