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A MANO, with its freshly made “by hand” promise, is a faithfully Italian Restaurant by Amado Fores that emerged after the pandemic lockdown as the best and go-to restaurant that’s uniquely Rockwell. We had two criteria when we were choosing a restaurant where we could meet with our friends to discuss post-election blues—yummy food and … Continue reading A MANO // Best Restaurant in Rockwell (Review)
Bistronomia Restaurant Series:• RUMBA // NEW Mediterranean Resto at The Shops at Ayala Triangle (A REVIEW) (2022)• LAS FLORES Alabang: Best Spanish Restaurant in the South! (2022)• Las Flores Dining+: Is Intimate Dining the New Normal? (2021)• Introducing… LAS FLORES Degustacion by Spanish Chef Ignacio Alcala! (2019)• Rambla Salcedo Makati: Best Tapas Bar in the Salcedo Neighborhood (2019)• BCN by Rambla: … Continue reading LAS FLORES Alabang: Best Spanish Restaurant in the South!
Happy Easter! This is the story of one of the best Filipino private dining experiences at a Chef’s home in Manila! What makes this different is that this is not a restaurant but Chef Tatung’s pandemic-born forest enclave in Antipolo. Here, Chef goes back to his private dining roots which jumpstarted his career in 2011. … Continue reading Chef Tatung’s Antipolo Home: Private Dinner!
Pineapple Coast is a Mexican Tacos and Bar by Nico Tayag of Bale Dutung fame. During the pandemic, the Tayags had this craving for Mexican food that they had to learn Mexican cuisine, its regionalistic intricacies and its relationship with Filipino food via the Acapulco trade. It took them 6+ months to finalize the recipes … Continue reading PINEAPPLE COAST: Secret Mexican Tacos in Pampanga by Nico Tayag!
Related Blog Post: Pampanga Staycation feat. Clark Marriott Experience Wu Xing is a destination Chinese restaurant, located at Clark Marriott in Pampanga, specializing in Traditional Wood-Roasted Beijing Duck with award-winning Chef Raymond Yeung at the helm. Most of the people in our group who tried it loved the different Chinese food specialties at Wu Xing and … Continue reading Wu Xing by Clark Marriott feat. Beijing Roast Duck
Gallery by Chele is back with a new degustation menu this 2022—inspired by his travel back to his roots in his hometown Cantabria, Spain during the pandemic, after 11 years of living in the Philippines. The 22-course tasting menu entitled “RE-Encounters” features the flavors of his Northern Spain heritage including the San Sebastián and the … Continue reading Gallery by Chele’s 22-Course Tasting Menu 2022—Is it Worth it?
Burrow Cafe is one of the hottest al fresco cafe destinations in Antipolo notably during the pandemic. It is situated underground within Vitty & Marie Gutierrez‘s Antipolo Bee House located in Beverly Hills Subdivision. The cafe blossomed during this particular time, especially with Chef Danilo Puga (formerly of Mince) at the helm. Chef Danilo’s new … Continue reading BURROW CAFE ANTIPOLO: Best Underground Cafe in Manila! (A Review)
Here are the Best NEW Restaurants we tried coming out of the pandemic in Manila: 1. DEO GRACIAS Deo Gracias, which means “Thanks (be) to God,” is the Modern Spanish Restaurant by Chef Heny Sison in collaboration with Spanish Chef Alex Del Hoyo Gomez. It’s probably the best Spanish Restaurant in the Quezon City area … Continue reading 10 Best NEW Restaurants in Manila 2022
Manduca, which is Spanish slang for grub or food, is a Madrileño-style taberna in BGC by two Spanish friends, Chef Amado Garcia Fernandez and Ricardo Lopez. It rose from the ashes of closed restaurants—Ilongo Food Company and Kuppa Roastery in the once vibrant restaurant corner of 31st St. and 4th Ave. We tried it when … Continue reading MANDUCA: Madrid Taberna in Manila (Review)
Le Petit Chef Manila is a 6-course French Dinner visual mapping collaboration between the smallest animated chef in the world and Grand Hyatt Manila’s Executive Chef Mark Hagan and his culinary team. The 6-cm Le Petit Chef theatrically tells the story of how he prepares each dish (mishaps included) with a 3D projected animation on your … Continue reading LE PETIT CHEF in Manila: Is it Worth it?
