Author: Cheryl Tiu
BOHOL: 10 Reasons To Stay At Amorita Resort
Amorita Resort Bohol. I was here first seven years ago– back in 2011– just a couple of years after it first opened. I really like Bohol because it has a great mix of what the Philippines has to offer: beach, culture, history, greenery and, of course the smallest […]
BANGKOK: The Inaugural Bangkok International Taste Experience (BITE)
Sawasdee (again), Bangkok! I recently called the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok home— for the inaugural Bangkok International Taste Experience (BITE) organized by Gastronauts Asia (led by Mason Florence and Filippo Cassabgi). Before I tell you a little bit more about this new platform that’s part forum and part […]
MANILA: Dinner In The Sky Philippines (Only From April to May 2018)
Dinner in the Sky is finally in the Philippines… only from this April to May 2018— at Solaire Resort and Casino. This “floating restaurant”– where you’re literally suspended midair hanging from a crane– originated from Belgium in 2006, and that year, Forbes USA named it “one of the most unusual restaurants in […]
MACAU: Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2018– Gaggan Tops Once Again; Den and Florilege Rank 2nd and 3rd
Gaggan in Bangkok, Thailand was named the 2018 Best Restaurant in Asia—its fourth consecutive year. Chef-owner Gaggan Anand addressed the “49 restaurants and chefs” present onstage at the Wynn Palace’s grand ballroom on Tuesday, March 27. “I am not just a proud winner but this […]
NEW ORLEANS: 5 Landmark Restaurants Not To Miss
New Orleans. Mardi Gras notwithstanding, this city in southeastern Louisiana remains an evergreen destination because of its history, melting pot of French, Spanish, African and Caribbean cultures, architecture– and of course, FOOD! It was my first time in the”Big Easy” and on this very quick […]
MANILA: Toyo Wins Asia’s 50 Best One To Watch Award 2018
What an exciting time for the Philippines– Toyo Eatery wins the 2018 Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants One To Watch Award!!! Selected by the organizers of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, in collaboration with its regional experts, the Miele One To Watch Award is presented to a restaurant that is outside […]
MACAU: Mitsuharu Tsumura’s New Aji Restaurant at MGM Cotai
Mitsuharu “Micha” Tsumura of Maido in Lima, Peru– the No. 1 restaurant in Latin America (No. 8 in the World) in 2017— has opened his first restaurant in Asia— Aji at the MGM Cotai in Macau— last February 13, 2018. Aji, which means “chili pepper” in […]
BANGKOK: Modern Turkish Cuisine At The House On Sathorn
Fatih Tutak has completely revamped his tasting menu at The House on Sathorn at the W Bangkok to pay tribute to his country of birth– modern Turkish. “It was actually [Mugaritz’s] Andoni Aduriz that gave me the idea,” he shared. The two first met in […]
MANILA: Raffles and Fairmont Makati’s New Female Executive Chef
It’s so refreshing to see a female executive chef! Raffles Makati and Fairmont Makati’s new executive chef, Anne-Cecile Degenne, is the first female chef to take the helm of the hotel– and of an international luxury property in Manila. Anne-Cecile hails from Bordeaux, worked at […]
MIAMI: Where I Ate On My First Visit
Miami. It’s probably been on your (foodie) radar a lot lately with the World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ recently released 50 hours in Miami video; Miami Herald’s luxury lifestyle magazine Indulge’s recently released food and wine issue (grab a copy, it’s my friend Evan Benn’s baby!); and […]
