Category: #Restaurants

BERLIN: Hasir + Doner Kebab – The Best Turkish Food Outside of Turkey! @BarbaraWoolsey

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Travel, Food

BERLIN is known more for having the Best Turkish food (outside of Turkey) than having the best German food. The Turks migrated to Berlin when nobody wanted to live there after WW2, and became the largest ethnic minority group in the city. The largest Turkish communities can be found in Neukölln, Kreuzberg, and Mitte. You’ve got to try the Turkish … Continue reading BERLIN: Hasir + Doner Kebab – The Best Turkish Food Outside of Turkey! @BarbaraWoolsey

DUCK & BUVETTE: A Café Provencal Reinvention @DuckBuvette @ShangPlaza

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

DUCK & BUVETTE (formerly Café Provencal) is a French Bistro & Bakery inspired by French Countryside Cuisine using handpicked ingredients. They specialize in Duck Confit and Buvettes (small plates). It’s a great example of how to reinvent an old restaurant concept to meet foodies’ evolving expectations. Here’s our Duck & Buvette experience with blogger friends Marj Sia and … Continue reading DUCK & BUVETTE: A Café Provencal Reinvention @DuckBuvette @ShangPlaza

Ultimate Taste Test XII: 4th Rockwell UTT @PowerPlantMall (A Photo Essay)

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Philippines, Events, Food, Ultimate Taste Test

Thank you all for coming to the successful UTT12: 4th Rockwell Ultimate Taste Test at the Power Plant Mall Tent, co-presented by San Miguel Lifestyle Brews, who provided the awesome food and beer pairing for the event! Here’s a photo essay of the event highlights and my favorites during the 12th UTT… Related Blog Posts: … Continue reading Ultimate Taste Test XII: 4th Rockwell UTT @PowerPlantMall (A Photo Essay)

ST. MARC CAFÉ PHILIPPINES: Choco Cro + Classic Fuji + Matcha Latte @SMMegaMall

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

Featured as MEGA FASHION HALL: 10 BEST New Restaurants @SMMegaMall in 2014! ST. MARC CAFÉ is a specialty Japanese dessert café best known for its signature chocolate croissant, the Choco Cro. Thanks to Ben Chan for bringing this popular Japanese franchise to the Philippines.  Here’s what to expect and what to order at ST. MARC CAFÉ Philippines… ST. MARC CAFÉ … Continue reading ST. MARC CAFÉ PHILIPPINES: Choco Cro + Classic Fuji + Matcha Latte @SMMegaMall

UTT 12: Foodie Survival Guide to the 4th Rockwell Ultimate Taste Test! @PowerPlantMall

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Philippines, Events, Food, Ultimate Taste Test

Update (Sept. 29, 2014): Ultimate Taste Test XII: 4th Rockwell UTT @PowerPlantMall (A Photo Essay) We are all set for the Ultimate Taste Test 12 in Rockwell this coming Saturday Sept. 27!We have a total of 50+ suppliers for this ultimate foodie battle hosted by Spanky Enriquez. (Note: You can still buy your tickets on Saturday … Continue reading UTT 12: Foodie Survival Guide to the 4th Rockwell Ultimate Taste Test! @PowerPlantMall

ERI CURRY: Customize-Your-Own Curry by Chef Erica @Eri_Curry @SMMegaMall

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

ERI CURRY is a local Japanese curry brand concept by Chef Erica, a Filipina Chef who grew up in Japan and is very passionate about Japanese food. Its name means Goddess of Curry, and is also unofficially inspired by the name of the chef. The Japanese Curry craze is still not taking off in Manila because of … Continue reading ERI CURRY: Customize-Your-Own Curry by Chef Erica @Eri_Curry @SMMegaMall

LINGUINI FINI by Chef Vinny: Fresh Pasta + Porchetta + Nose to Tail @Linguini_Fini @SMMegaMall

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants

Featured as MEGA FASHION HALL: 10 BEST New Restaurants @SMMegaMall in 2014! LINGUINI FINI by Chef Vinny is an Italian-American Restaurant based in Hong Kong but with a New York attitude. They specialize in fine pasta, which they make from scratch, and are advocates of Nose to Tail cooking and the Farm to Fork philosophy.  Thanks … Continue reading LINGUINI FINI by Chef Vinny: Fresh Pasta + Porchetta + Nose to Tail @Linguini_Fini @SMMegaMall

PEPITA’S KITCHEN: Project Wheelchair Fund-Raising Lechon Degustation (A Photo Essay)

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Food

UPDATE: DINNER at TIFFANY’S: 8-Course Lechon Degustacion in Splendour by Pepita’s Kitchen  Pepita’s Kitchen Project Wheelchair Fund-Raising Lechon Degustation is a 12-course Lechon Degustation with each course presented by the best chefs and pastry bakers in Manila.  This project is a passion project by Dedet and her two daughters, Lileya and Liyora, dedicated to their … Continue reading PEPITA’S KITCHEN: Project Wheelchair Fund-Raising Lechon Degustation (A Photo Essay)

LA CABRERA MANILA Argentinian Steakhouse at 6750 (A Review)

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants

Updated Post (01/24/2019): A La Cabrera Anniversary in the Best Steak House in Mandaluyong! @EdsaShangriLa (2019) LA CABRERA is an Argentinian Steakhouse and the Manila branch of Parrilla La Cabrera by Chef de Cuisine Gaston Riveira. This local iteration is through the efforts of Carlo Lorenzana of Shi Lin fame, and Carlo Lorenzana of Cellar de Boca Argentinian Wine … Continue reading LA CABRERA MANILA Argentinian Steakhouse at 6750 (A Review)

Are You Ready for Ultimate Taste Test 12 on Sept. 27, Sat @PowerPlantMall? (10 Days to go!)

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Philippines, Events, Food, Ultimate Taste Test

Update (Sept. 29, 2014): Ultimate Taste Test XII: 4th Rockwell UTT @PowerPlantMall (A Photo Essay) 12th Ultimate Taste Test and 4th in the Rockwell UTT series… 40+ vendors and 70+ of the latest and yummiest food in the metro and counting… 1,000 foodies and food critics… 10 days to go to Ultimate Taste Test 2014!   Our Awesome Planet and San … Continue reading Are You Ready for Ultimate Taste Test 12 on Sept. 27, Sat @PowerPlantMall? (10 Days to go!)