Category: #Restaurants

THE GLASS DOOR: Italian Resto Bar (formerly Chef Laudico’s) @TheGlassDoorPH

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

THE GLASS DOOR is an Italian Resto Bar conceptualized by the Lazatin-Villonco family. It can be found in the former location of Chef Laudico’s Bistro Filipino in BGC. It’s a hangout place for yuppies who love to drink after work , enjoy simple comfort food, and listen to cool music. My partners and I — … Continue reading THE GLASS DOOR: Italian Resto Bar (formerly Chef Laudico’s) @TheGlassDoorPH

LE JARDIN: Cuisine de Gils of Trois Gourmands! (First Look) @HassetGo

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

LE JARDIN is a penthouse garden-themed French restaurant by celebrated French Chef Gils Brault, famous for his top-rated Trois Gourmands restaurant in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. It’s popular for serving classic dishes cooked the traditional French way, and for making their own breads, cheeses, and desserts. (See related articles: Time Travel  | Hearty French Fare at Ho … Continue reading LE JARDIN: Cuisine de Gils of Trois Gourmands! (First Look) @HassetGo

B&P (Bea & Pia): Just Like Home! All-Day Breakfast by the Cravings Group :) @BnPHome

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

B&P (Just Like Home) is an All-Day Breakfast restaurant by the Cravings group, conceptualized by Chef Boom Jota.   Its name is a tribute to owner Annie Guerrero’s grand daughters — Bea and Pia Trinidad — and the restaurant showcases the breakfast comfort food in their own home. Here’s what we like and don’t like about B&P…

KETTLE Shangrila: Comfort Food and Buttermilk Fried Chicken! @ShangPlaza

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

KETTLE is a casual restaurant in the East Wing of Shangri-la Mall offering the yummiest comfort food by Chef Chiloy Santos. Its name is inspired by the classic kitchen container, symbolic of the resto being a “holder” for the different comfort food favorites from the 4 families that own the resto — Santos, Tenchavez, Meer and … Continue reading KETTLE Shangrila: Comfort Food and Buttermilk Fried Chicken! @ShangPlaza

“Lechón: Pigging out in the Philippines” as featured in Chowzter.com!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Food

Five awesome culinary experiences highlight the national dish of this island country.  On his Philippine episode of “No Reservations,” celebrity TV Chef Anthony Bourdain hailed lechón, a roasted pig specialty of this island country, as the “The Best Pig Ever.”  Lechón is so popular in the Philippines that an annual festival, called Parada ng Lechon, … Continue reading “Lechón: Pigging out in the Philippines” as featured in Chowzter.com!

TONKATSU WARS: The Battle for the Best Tonkatsu in Manila in 2014!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

The Battle for the Best Tonkatsu is heating up in Manila! Here are our favorites so far in 2014… 1. KATSU SORA KATSU SORA is the premium Katsu restaurant of the Hokkaido Ramen Santouka Group, offering 4 kinds of premium pork tonkatsu — Spanish Iberico, Japanese Kurobuta, Spanish Shimofuri, and Canadian Sakura Pork. Also, what makes the Katsu Sora experience unique is … Continue reading TONKATSU WARS: The Battle for the Best Tonkatsu in Manila in 2014!

TONKATSU by TERAZAWA (by The Bistro Group) @Tonkatsuph

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

TONKATSU by Terazawa is a Japanese Katsu Restaurant by Chef Akinori Terazawa from Nagoya, Japan, franchised locally by The Bistro Group. It’s a rebranded concept of Ma Maison Japanese restaurant in Greenbelt 2, focusing solely on Chef Terazawa’s specialty, which is the Tonkatsu. Here’s our TONKATSU by Terazawa experience…

Manila’s 10 Most Romantic NEW Restaurants for Valentines 2014!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants

2015 Update: 10 Most Romantic NEW Restaurants in Manila for Valentines 2015! Searching for a romantic restaurant for this Valentine’s Weekend? If you’re looking for the Tried & Tested Romantic Restaurants in the North & South, check out: NORTHERN EATS: Manila’s Top 14 Romantic Restaurants in the North! SOUTHERN EATS: Manila’s Top 14 Romantic Restaurants in the South! … Continue reading Manila’s 10 Most Romantic NEW Restaurants for Valentines 2014!

DONOSTI Pintxos y Tapas: San Sebastián Basque Cuisine in Manila!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

DONOSTI is the name of the San Sebastián region in the Basque tongue, known to serve the best Spanish cuisine in Spain. It’s one of the best Spanish restaurants in Manila specializing in San Sebastián cuisine. Here’s our experience at Donosti, BGC…

CAVIAR Restaurant & Champagne Bar: Aidan’s Sunday Birthday Brunch @CaviarResto!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

CAVIAR Resto & Champagne Bar is an elegant modern European restaurant that showcases Frank van der Walle’s 8-year culinary experience in Europe, and his sommelier brother Bastiaan Van Der Walle‘s well-curated strong wine and scotch list. It’s the most romantic restaurant in Alabang because of its elaborate interiors and the lovely outdoor setting with vertical gardens. … Continue reading CAVIAR Restaurant & Champagne Bar: Aidan’s Sunday Birthday Brunch @CaviarResto!