Category: #Restaurants

By Abigail Javellana The Chef is back home for more authentic Southeast Asian Cuisine! We’re revisiting Chef’s Home, one of our favorite restaurants in Baguio featuring Southeast Asian specialties. And they have a new location–the chef’s wife’s uncle’s old sari-sari store that was turned into a restaurant. Chef Alvin Emuang, who is of Malaysian descent, … Continue reading CHEF’S HOME: The Chef is Back Home in Baguio! (Revisited 2016)

π BREAKFAST & PIES is an all-day breakfast cafe by Chef Edward Bugia and partners, who believe in making mornings delicious. The original π (Pi) bakery is located on 39 Malingap St. in QC, with its first branch in The Grove by Rockwell, Pasig. We recently went on a Hotel Aruga staycation at The Grove and … Continue reading PI BREAKFAST & PIES: Best Breakfast at The Grove by Rockwell @breakfastnpies

As featured 10 Most Awesome NEW (Franchised) Restaurants in Manila 2016! SALVATORE CUOMO is a premium casual Italian restaurant with Japanese influences by its namesake, Italian-Japanese Chef Salvatore Cuomo, specializing in Neapolitan pizza. The Manila branch is a franchise of this popular restaurant by the Chili’s Group, who always aims to introduce the finest food with … Continue reading SALVATORE CUOMO: Neapolitan Pizza & Premium Casual Italian Dining in Manila!

BEER BELOW ZERO (BBZ) is a Filipino-invented refrigeration technique where the beer–stored at -8 to -12 degree environments–are served ice cold but not frozen. The brand was created by Luigi Nuñez, Vinson Co Say, and Jay-jay Angala on May 16, 2008. Below zero beers, regardless of brand, are known for their distinct frost on the bottle … Continue reading Beer Below Zero (BBZ) Bistro: Comfort Food & the Coldest Beer Ever!

Casetta del Divino Zelo is an Italian pizza and pasta place in Silang, Cavite operated by the Daughters of Divine Zeal. I got a foodie tip back in 2014 about this small place with huts, serving pizza and tiramisu by an Italian Nun. Now was the only time we are able to visit it and here’s … Continue reading Casetta del Divino Zelo: Secret Italian Resto by Italian Nun in Tagaytay! (A Review)

VA BENE is an artisan Italian restaurant by Chef Massimo and Carolyn Veronesi. It started off as a humble pasta deli in Petron Edsa on the corner of Pasay Road and, after much success, opened its second branch in BGC.  The third and latest branch is in Circuit Lane Makati, which now (finally!) serves Napolitana Pizza after strong clamor from … Continue reading VA BENE: Our Favorite Pasta Deli now serves Napolitana-Style Pizza! @_CircuitMakati

POP CAFE is the first Liquid Nitrogen-charged Popcorn Cafe in the Philippines by Kettle Korn–originally created by RFM’s Joey Concepcion–and is the latest craze in enjoying this popular snack. This is the first time I’ve seen liquid nitrogen used in popcorn. The nitrogen not only provides a cooling effect but also gives a smoky fun factor that even kids can … Continue reading POP CAFE by Kettle Korn: Liquid Nitrogen-Charged Popcorn Pops! @POPCafePH

Related Blog Post: NOBU MANILA: The Art of the Nobu Hotel Staycation in Manila! @CityofDreamsPH The NOBU SUNDAY BRUNCH is a well-curated Japanese-Peruvian-Filipino buffet of the best of Nobu in City of Dreams Manila–Sushi/Sashimi, Hot Dishes, Kushiyaki, Meat Carving, and Dessert. We were there recently to celebrate Mother’s Day and the dawn of a new … Continue reading NOBU Sunday Brunch: A Special Celebration for a Very Important Person! @CityofDreamsPH