Category: Travel

MANILA: Toyo Wins Asia’s 50 Best One To Watch Award 2018

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

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

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 […]

MIAMI: Where I Ate On My First Visit

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 […]

The Full List of Chef-Presenters for Madrid Fusion Manila 2018 (POSTPONED)

The Full List of Chef-Presenters for Madrid Fusion Manila 2018 (POSTPONED)

While this post was originally published last February 6, 2018, the Philippine  Department of Tourism has informed us that Madrid Fusion Manila 2018 has been postponed  to a later date. Details to be confirmed. Madrid Fusion Manila is the largest international gastronomic event in the Philippines. […]

Where To Find The Best Meatball Sandwich in Brooklyn– And Some Of My Favorite Restaurant Discoveries In New York City

Where To Find The Best Meatball Sandwich in Brooklyn– And Some Of My Favorite Restaurant Discoveries In New York City

During my recent trip to New York City, most of my favorite restaurant discoveries were in Brooklyn. I spent a few days in the  Greenpoint neighborhood, which has been dubbed “the new Williamsburg”– thanks to Netflix shows like “Master of None” and “Girls.” While here, […]

How Cross Cultures Brought The Philippine Lechon To Singapore– With Pepita’s Kitchen and Horse’s Mouth

How Cross Cultures Brought The Philippine Lechon To Singapore– With Pepita’s Kitchen and Horse’s Mouth

One of my 2017 highlights was bringing our Filipino cuisine– specifically, lechon (suckling pig) to Singapore, with my events platform, Cross Cultures, along with the Philippines’ Lechon Diva, Pepita’s Kitchen (headed by Dedet dela Fuente), and our partner in the Lion City, Horse’s Mouth (headed by Russell […]

11 Countries (and 28 Cities) In 12 Months: My Favorite Travel Moments In 2017

11 Countries (and 28 Cities) In 12 Months: My Favorite Travel Moments In 2017

Happy new year everyone!!! I hope you had a fun, restful and enjoyable holiday season- and let’s get ready to kick some ass this 2018! But first up before that, I want to share with you my (annual) Favorite Travel Moments of the year that […]

“Taste Travels” on FOX Life hosted by Cheryl Tiu

“Taste Travels” on FOX Life hosted by Cheryl Tiu

Happy 2018!!! My apologies I’ve been so delinquent with my posts but I’d just spent a little over a month traveling around the USA– which will soon be making an appearance on my annual “My Favorite Travel Moments In 2017”– hey, I haven’t forgotten! I’m just slightly […]

What’s New in New York City: Llama Inn’s Tasting Menu,  Jean Georges’ Revamped Jojo and David Laris’ Eden Local

What’s New in New York City: Llama Inn’s Tasting Menu, Jean Georges’ Revamped Jojo and David Laris’ Eden Local

Hi guys! If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you’ll notice that I’ve been in the USA– specifically, New York City (aka my favorite city in the world!)– for a few weeks now. In the city that never sleeps, there are a few “new” things […]