Author: Anton Diaz

DISCOVERY PRIMEA Experience: Guide to Lovin’ Every Minute of it!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Hotels, Staycation

Updated Blog Post: Best Staycation in Manila (feat. Discovery Primea) This is the best Filipino 5-Star Hotel experience in Manila because of the signature Filipino service, the best hotel-concept restaurants and the most awesome weekend experience with the family. Here is our guide on how to love every minute of your Discovery Primea experience. DISCOVERY … Continue reading DISCOVERY PRIMEA Experience: Guide to Lovin’ Every Minute of it!

The Best of TAPENADE Restaurant @DiscoveryPrimea

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants

Tapenade is one of our favorite restaurants in the metro for all-day dining and meetings with friends or business associates because of the salad bar and the Mediterranean take on the food. You can eat healthily and not be bloated after the meal. What’s more, each dish is something different from what’s usual in Manila. … Continue reading The Best of TAPENADE Restaurant @DiscoveryPrimea

FLAME Restaurant: The Best of Modern Asian Dining in Manila @DiscoveryPrimea

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants

FLAME Restaurant is Primea’s fine casual restaurant, by Executive Chef Luis Chikiamco, which now focuses on Modern Asian cuisine that is “all at once playful and sophisticated.” This is one of the best places to dine in Makati, with a 16th floor vantage point of the metro and food that is always on point and relevant. … Continue reading FLAME Restaurant: The Best of Modern Asian Dining in Manila @DiscoveryPrimea

Le Cordon Bleu Manila: Tuition and Location (I Want to Enroll!) @ateneodemanilau

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Manila Life

Finally, the beloved culinary institution Le Cordon Bleu (the oldest culinary school founded in 1895) is now in Manila in partnership with Ateneo de Manila University (founded in 1859 by the Society of Jesus). The partnership synergizes the global expertise of Le Cordon Bleu in cuisine, gastronomy and hospitality with Ateneo’s core foundation in liberal … Continue reading Le Cordon Bleu Manila: Tuition and Location (I Want to Enroll!) @ateneodemanilau

“Angels in America” Manila (Review) @ATEGasia

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Performance Arts

I must be honest. There would be two types of theater goers after watching the award-winning Angels in America by American playwright Tony Kushner: the one who would rave about the theatrical perfection of this groundbreaking masterpiece, and the one who got bored to death. For some, they need to know what it is all about … Continue reading “Angels in America” Manila (Review) @ATEGasia

List of Volunteer Organizations (💯Legit) in the Philippines! #GOVolunteer

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Manila Life

Volunteering is both a selfless give-and-take act because you work for free to contribute to the community but in return, you discover yourself while your love tank is filled by the people you helped. But these days, you have to be careful about which volunteer groups to join because some exploits the community they work with … Continue reading List of Volunteer Organizations (💯Legit) in the Philippines! #GOVolunteer

GILARMI Lounge: One of the Best Hotel Lounges in Manila @DiscoveryPrimea

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants

Gilarmi Cocktail Lounge, the lobby lounge of Discovery Primea, is one of the best hotel lounges in Manila. Usually, hotel lounges are just token spots for guests to hang out in and not really places to come looking for quality. But we were surprised by how good the quality of the comfort food was paired … Continue reading GILARMI Lounge: One of the Best Hotel Lounges in Manila @DiscoveryPrimea

Eto na! Musical nAPO! (The Final Extension) Review

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Performance Arts

I almost missed watching this show—Eto na! Musical nAPO!—and I’m glad that we were still able to catch the final extension of the second run (until April 7 only). It was one of the best original Filipino musicals we watched that really touched us with its inspiring message of pursuing your passion against all odds … Continue reading Eto na! Musical nAPO! (The Final Extension) Review

LAMPARA Poblacion: What this Modern Filipino Bistro Really Tastes Like (Review)

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants

Lampara Restaurant, in Brgy. Poblacion, Makati, is a Neo-Filipino Bistro by Chèf Rj Ramos (Samar), Chèf Alfonse Sotero (Iloilo) and Chèf Prince Tan (Nueva Ecija). These chef-owners are young graduates of Enderun and the deliciously hip Hey Handsome. Its name was inspired by fire and the passion of these chefs to push the Filipino dining scene forward in … Continue reading LAMPARA Poblacion: What this Modern Filipino Bistro Really Tastes Like (Review)