Month: January 2014

10 Most AWESOME Chinese Restaurants in Manila! 恭喜發財 Kung Hei Fat Choi!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

We love Chinese Food! Here’s a wrap-up of our favorite Chinese Restaurants in Manila where you can have the most awesome Chinese experience for your family celebrations : 1. GLORIA MARIS GLORIA MARIS Restaurant, specifically the one in Greenhills, is our all-time favorite go-to place for authentic Cantonese food in Manila since 1995. My wife’s family … Continue reading 10 Most AWESOME Chinese Restaurants in Manila! 恭喜發財 Kung Hei Fat Choi!

PINK PANDA MANILA: Southeast Asian Diner in Makati by @ErwanJHeussaff @PinkPandaManila

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

PINK PANDA is a Southeast Asian Diner created by Erwan Heussaff and the Hatch 22 group, featuring Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Chinese, and Filipino comfort food. This is my favorite among all the Erwan Heussaff restaurants. It offers nice Asian food execution at a good price. Check out Pink Panda… Erwan Heussaff Restaurants: HUNGRY HOUND: On Duck … Continue reading PINK PANDA MANILA: Southeast Asian Diner in Makati by @ErwanJHeussaff @PinkPandaManila

KIMUKATSU: 25-layered Mille-feuille-style Tonkatsu :)

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

KIMUKATSU is a Japanese Katsu franchise specializing in a 25-layered select pork cutlet Mille-feuille-style Tonkatsu. Manila is the 5th international restaurant after a branch in Hawaii, 2 branches in LA, California, and one in Seoul, South Korea. In Japan, Kimukatsu has 19 branches. Looks like the Tonkatsu War is heating up in Manila. Here’s our Kimu Katsu … Continue reading KIMUKATSU: 25-layered Mille-feuille-style Tonkatsu 🙂

JADE GARDEN Chinese Restaurant in Manila :) (First Look)

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

Read: 10 Most Awesome Chinese Restaurants in Manila! JADE GARDEN is a local branch of one of our favorite Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong. It recently re-opened in Glorietta — just in time for Chinese New Year — and is operated by the same owners of Peking Garden. Here’s our Jade Garden experience…

Freelance Blend Podcast Ep #4: “How to Capitalize on the Biggest Trends in Business by Top Food and Travel Blogger – Anton Diaz (Part 1)”

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Blogging

 I like to share with you a candid conversation with Marv de Leon on the Freelance Blend Podcast. You are listening to the Freelance Blend Podcast Episode #4 Welcome to the Freelance Blend Podcast. Where we entertain, educate and engage freelancers from the Philippines and across the globe. And now, here’s your host, Marv De Leon. … Continue reading Freelance Blend Podcast Ep #4: “How to Capitalize on the Biggest Trends in Business by Top Food and Travel Blogger – Anton Diaz (Part 1)”

KING CHEF Binondo: The Best Chinese Restaurant in @LuckyChinatown!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

  KING CHEF is a Cantonese Kitchen owned by Michael Chan-Ang and Marites Apiado-Ang, best known for their herbal soup and yummy Cantonese comfort food. They started with their flagship branch along Banawe Street and gradually branched out to be one of the best restaurants in Lucky Chinatown, Binondo. The name is inspired by a … Continue reading KING CHEF Binondo: The Best Chinese Restaurant in @LuckyChinatown!

WICKED MANIA in MANILA! (@WICKED_Musical Review)

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Musicals

Read: Our Awesome Adventures 2013: ♪ Because I Knew You ♩ I Have Been Changed For Good!  WICKED The Musical finally opened last night at the CCP Main Theatre to kickoff Wicked Mania in Manila! It’s the world-class Broadway musical that Filipinos have been raving about and campaigning to bring to the Philippines.  “Wicked” is the untold story … Continue reading WICKED MANIA in MANILA! (@WICKED_Musical Review)

SPEAK EASY MAKATI: Comfort Food Favorites by Chef Mike Santos :)

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

SPEAK EASY is a bar and bistro at the ground floor of Alphaland’s City Club building in Makati. Its name is inspired by the term for an illicit liquor store during the Prohibition Era in the US. Technically it’s not hidden, but only a few have ventured into this part of Makati near the Zuellig … Continue reading SPEAK EASY MAKATI: Comfort Food Favorites by Chef Mike Santos 🙂

BLACK SHEEP: Modern Gastronomy with Single Malt Whisky Pairing!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

UPDATE 12/6/2014: BLACK SHEEP Degustacion: The Culinary Brilliance of Chef Jordy Navarra! #BlackSheepBGC BLACK SHEEP is a Single Malt Whisky Bar and Modern Gastronomy Restaurant by Chef Jordy Navarra, who formely worked at Bo Innovation Hong Kong.   It is co-owned by Chef Jordy together with Jed Tiu Lim, formerly of Attica, Raphael Cruz, son of the late Larry Cruz, … Continue reading BLACK SHEEP: Modern Gastronomy with Single Malt Whisky Pairing!

KATSU SORA’s Premium Iberico Tonkatsu & RAMEN SANTOUKA’s Shin-Aji Motsu Ramen!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

KATSU SORA is the premium Katsu restaurant of the Hokkaido Ramen Santouka Group, offering 4 kinds of premium pork tonkatsu — Spanish Iberico, Japanese Kurobuta, Spanish Shimofuri, and Canadian Sakura Pork. Also, what makes the Katsu Sora experience unique is the introduction of the Buffet Bar of Salad, Japanese Rice, and Japanese Miso Soup.  “Sora” means … Continue reading KATSU SORA’s Premium Iberico Tonkatsu & RAMEN SANTOUKA’s Shin-Aji Motsu Ramen!