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El Jardin de Manila is Jenny Bernabe’s travel-inspired dining concept tribute to her travel buddy Miguel who owned El Jardin De Patricio in Buenos Aires. We had our last dinner in BGC here before the Manila lockdown, and here’s what we think about El Jardin de Manila… First Things First It’s like a hole-in-the-wall secret cafe … Continue reading El Jardin de Manila: Buenos Aires-Inspired Cafe (A Review)

Shanghai Saloon is a modern Chinese restaurant inspired by 1920s Shanghai dining places with European influences and characterized by a mix of oriental attitude and western culture. It’s a proudly local concept by Korean owners Grace Lee and Han Bright Concepts known for their Kko Kko chain, in collaboration with Executive Chef Tony Ho who … Continue reading Shanghai Saloon: 1920s Modern China Experience @ThePodiumMall

Manila’s Theater season of 2020 opens with an awesome college production of the iconic Next to Normal. My wife was crying throughout the show as I kept my emotions to myself in solemn reflection. I felt it was unfair for Next to Normal Blue Rep to draw us into the roller coaster of traumatic emotions … Continue reading NEXT TO NORMAL Blue Rep Manila (Review)

Gram is instagram-famous for its fluffy, three-stack premium pancakes. It opened its first store in Shinsaibashi, Osaka in 2014 and now finally in Manila with its flagship store in SM Mega Fashion Hall. We waited for 3 hours just to have a taste of the famed Gram pancake from Japan. Was it worth the wait? … Continue reading GRAM Cafe Manila: The Japanese Premium Pancake Experience!

CHINGOLO is an Argentinian Butchery and Kitchen owned by Nico Bolzico and Erwan Heussaff serving Bolzico, a pure Argentinian certified grass-fed Angus beef. Its name is inspired by the Argentinian term for “chuck tender” meat cut. Argentinian beef is considered by foodies as the best steak in the world because of its grass-fed, free-range, all … Continue reading CHINGOLO DELI: Bolzico Beef Butchery and Kitchen (A Review)