Category: Manila Life

ANNOUNCING… BAKERY FAIR 2015: Showcase of the Booming Filipino Baking Industry in the Philippines! @bakeryfairph

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Awesome Festivals

Bakery Fair Philippines is the most anticipated event among the people in the baking and food service industry. From the successful bakery entrepreneurs to small home based bakery owners, from international and local baking related professionals to traders, from students/faculties to bread enthusiasts in different regions of the country, all gathered together to experience this exquisite … Continue reading ANNOUNCING… BAKERY FAIR 2015: Showcase of the Booming Filipino Baking Industry in the Philippines! @bakeryfairph

The Next Big Food Entrepreneur: A Hotbed of Food Entrepreneur Startups in Manila! @MercatoCentrale

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Mercato

(Text by Paul Wenceslao, Photos and Video by JR Velasquez) One bright idea, as the old adage goes, leads to another, and in the case of the Filipino food enthusiast, a family favorite recipe or an odd combination of ingredients scrounged up in the cupboard can perhaps lead to the next local food craze. Mercato owners, RJ Ledesma and … Continue reading The Next Big Food Entrepreneur: A Hotbed of Food Entrepreneur Startups in Manila! @MercatoCentrale

10 Most Awesome Live Escape Game / Mystery Room Experience in Manila in 2014!

By Abigail Javellana
Topics: Mystery Rooms

I love Live Escape Game / Mystery Rooms ever since we tried Mystery Manila’s Justice for Manila. It’s very addicting and a great challenging bonding session with your friends and family. Have you tried it? It’s great to have two competing pioneers BreakOut Philippines by OutBreak Manila vs. Mystery Manila that continuous to elevate this live game genre in Manila. … Continue reading 10 Most Awesome Live Escape Game / Mystery Room Experience in Manila in 2014!

WORLD OF WIZARDRY: Harry Potter-Inspired Mystery Room @MysteryManila

By Abigail Javellana
Topics: Mystery Rooms

As featured in 10 Most Awesome Live Escape Game / Mystery Room Experience in Manila in 2014!  WORLD OF WIZARDRY is a Harry Potter-inspired mystery room by Mystery Manila where you can play out your wizard fantasies of mixing potions, conjuring spells, and unlocking the secrets of the room. It’s so much fun, even if you aren’t a … Continue reading WORLD OF WIZARDRY: Harry Potter-Inspired Mystery Room @MysteryManila

BURIED BODIES: Escape from the Graveyard @MysteryManila

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Mystery Rooms

Read More: Here are… 10 Most Fun Activities in Manila (2016 Edition)! @TourismPHL BURIED BODIES is the 4th in the Mystery Manila room series of deranged serial killer, Enigma, where he places his victims in locked caskets and trapping them inside sealed tombs.  Chained Chamber was first in the series, then replaced by Buried Bodies … Continue reading BURIED BODIES: Escape from the Graveyard @MysteryManila

New Year’s Eve Manila 2015: Awesome Guide to New Year’s Eve Party in Manila!

By Abigail Javellana
Topics: New Year's Eve Party in Manila

12/26/2019: New Year’s Eve Party Ideas: Manila Countdown to 2020! (Copyright by Marksim Pasko) New Year’s Eve (NYE) Parties in Manila is getting exciting in 2015.  You can decide to celebrate in a hotel – Sofitel, Solaire, Manila Peninsula or Best Western, or in the malls – Mall of Asia GMA 7 Countdown and Eastwood Quezon City … Continue reading New Year’s Eve Manila 2015: Awesome Guide to New Year’s Eve Party in Manila!

The Next Big Food Entrepreneurs: The Four Big Winners @MercatoCentrale

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Mercato

Text by Paul Wenceslao, Photos and Video by JR Velasquez  Mercato Centrale, the country’s premier chain of food markets, has served as a launch pad for a plethora of successful food establishments, such as Manang’s Chicken, Spring and Chuck’s Grub among others. Recently, it held a competition for budding food entrepreneurs, doling out a much needed avenue … Continue reading The Next Big Food Entrepreneurs: The Four Big Winners @MercatoCentrale

BAKMI NYONYA: Best Indonesian Cuisine in Manila!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Mercato

Text by Paul Wenceslao, Photos by JR Velasquez    Emerging as the overall winner of The Next Big Food Entrepreneur, Bakmi Nyonya impressed both the judges and the buying public with their take on Indonesian food – they serve Indonesian noodles topped with mushrooms, herbs, spices and one’s choice between beef, pork and seafood.   Complementing the noodles … Continue reading BAKMI NYONYA: Best Indonesian Cuisine in Manila!

BIGOROTS: Bicol + Igorot Heritage Cuisine by Pinoy Master Chef JR Royol!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Mercato

Text by Paul Wenceslao, Photos by JR Velasquez  Triumph and having a keen eye for detail are the keys to success for Benguet band vocalist, JR Royol. After all, stringing together words for songs and meticulously minding the taste of cooked dishes are never easy tasks. Royol, however, isn’t one to back down from a challenge, and … Continue reading BIGOROTS: Bicol + Igorot Heritage Cuisine by Pinoy Master Chef JR Royol!

TURONNE DE MANILA CAFE: Best Pinoy Dessert Innovation!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Mercato

Text by Paul Wenceslao, Photos by JR Velasquez  Who would’ve thought that a regular afternoon snack such as turon could be tweaked and stylized to become an artisanal meal? Danz Semilla, a food enthusiast, didn’t think of it as a possibility, at first. It just so happened that the game of chance landed on his lap, literally, … Continue reading TURONNE DE MANILA CAFE: Best Pinoy Dessert Innovation!