When In Manila and craving for a delicious and hearty breakfast meal, you definitely have to get it at Kanto Freestyle Breakfast!   Back in college, my friends and I usually go out of the dormitory during late nights to buy some food to eat while studying ( sometimes more on the eating part). There are many food establishments around our area which are open for 24 hours. Definitely convenient if you’re craving for [...]

  Today X Future     Due to insistent public demand, I’d like to introduce to you all one of the best places to hang out in Quezon City when in Manila! If you aren’t familiar with Cubao Expo, then boy you are missing out on a lot!   I’ve been getting so many requests from my friends from the music scene as well as  readers recommending me to check out this place and have [...]

  WHEN IN MANILA and still undecided whether you want to go to a Japanese restaurant or go with Western dishes, then MA MAISON is the perfect place for you!     Ma Maison offers a rustic homey ambiance – it feels like you’re dining at grandma’s house :)     We couldn’t help but adore the chandelier and cute “Tiffany” lamps!     Crunchy bread sticks! Yay for hungry tummies.   Escargots (Php 385) [...]

      When In Manila, you gotta love this quote on food : “One cannot think, love, sleep well if one has not dined well” – Virginia Wolf   I have been on the lookout for great places to dine in the past months, and fate has led me to try out great lounge food in the metro at Seventh High.   I think  it’s very rare that you get to have a great [...]

WHEN IN MANILA and looking for the perfect venue to treat your supermom to a wonderful Mother’s Day dinner, have a fun-tastic evening at LULU Restaurant and indulge yourselves with LuLu’s magnificent Mother’s Day Menu. As a bonus, mom gets to dine for free and gets a gift from Clinique for every family of four or more who’s availing the special menu :)     LULU Restaurant G/F Joya Building, Joya DriveRockwell, Makati Tel. (02) [...]

When In Manila and craving for authentic Chinese food, the best place to look is Banawe. As kid, and even occasionally these days, my family would travel from the south to this avenue in Quezon City just so we could have a taste of Chinese cuisine. A particular favorite was Wah Yuen, a restaurant whose specialty is Oysters in XO sauce.   Compared to Oysters Rockefeller, it’s raw counterpart, XO Oysters are cooked to perfection [...]

These past few days, temperature has been on record high, When In Manila. Philippine summers has always been known to be the hottest, and this year is no exception. More than ever, it is time to bear the sun with your favorite pair of shades in this tropical weather.         Ray Ban, the official sunglasses of summer 2012, has launched their newest line of limited edition shades. The new Rare Print Collection [...]

When In Manila and craving to have a taste of the finest international cuisine, Torch Restaurant is definitely where you should go!   While some restaurants choose to specialize in one type of cuisine, Torch Restaurant combines international fusion and exceptional culinary execution for that satisfying dining experience.    Last Tuesday night, my two friends and I decided to drop by at Torch Restaurant to have dinner.     Torch Restaurant International Cuisine in Greenhills [...]

When in Manila, the party scene at the local bars and clubs can get a little too much – same places, same music, same surroundings. Swizzle Mobile Bar lets you party in style when in Manila by giving you the full, pimped-up experience with their party bus.     The only bus that lets you party in style.             The Swizzle Mobile Bar is a private bus where you and nineteen [...]

The difference between a casual coffee drinker and a true caffeine-junkie is often their definition of what ‘great coffee‘ is. Whichever side of the coffee fence you’re on, be sure to enjoy a cup of great coffee at Highlands Coffee, Resorts World Manila.   Great coffee means Highlands Coffee.             Highlands Coffee began as packaged roasted coffee in 2000. Just two years later, the great coffee taste of the brand [...]

  WHEN IN MANILA and looking for a place to hang out with your friends, I suggest you go to COVA Tapas Y Sangria bar – the newest chill-out tapas place conveniently located at Jupiter St., Makati.     Isn’t this place amazing? No, you’re not inside a whale’s mouth nor in a cave :p   The awesome tapas bar was conceptualized by the young owners themselves – Patrick Hesse and Tatyana Guevara, with Luigi [...]

  With branches originating from Tokyo (40 years old), Singapore, Shanghai, HongKong and Makati (14 years), Nanbantei of Tokyo now opens its doors in Bonifacio High Street Central in Taguig.       WHEN IN MANILA and craving for roasted bite-size pieces of meat or veggies, let Nanbantei of Tokyo give you that yummy yakitori fix.     The interior reminds me of Sushi Kushi Toyo, a Japanese restaurant in Lake Forest, Illinois that also [...]

The Roadhouse Manila Bay – the home of Blues, Bikes, Rock and Booze in Manila!     Building on the success with The Roadhouse Macau, The Roadhouse Manila Bay offers the best of live blues and rock with a heavy bike theme.     They even have the original guitars of famous artists like Pink Floyd – SIGNED! on display :)       Initially, the owner, Ciaran Carruthers, didn’t want to serve food in [...]

  WHEN IN MANILA and not quite sure if you want to eat French, Italian or Spanish, then just go to Cuisinier Bistro in Quezon City. This lovely restaurant serves French-Mediterranean cuisine that will surely make you smile.       The interior and façade of Cuisinier Bistro might make you think that the price of the food is steep, but hey, you’ll be really surprised that the foods are very reasonably priced, especially with [...]

    Cafe Publico       When in Manila, there’s a plethora of choices for tambayan other than going to the malls with your friends. Cafe Publico in Promenade Mall, Greenhills can be your next gelato and pasta haven and, ultimately, your soon-to-be favorite chill out place.     The star of Cafe Publico is the hardworking owner and master cook, Peter Chua.       The passionate Peter Chua welcomed us personally in our visit to Cafe [...]

Akai Nori: Japanese Cuisine Inspired Rice Burgers     WHEN IN MANILA, you’ll find yourself gastronomically stimulated by the wide array of distinct and mouth-watering dishes around. It’s amazing how the Filipino’s flair for creating fresh cuisine never ends. I’m sure you’ve heard of burgers or in other words, a quarter to a half-pound of evil tucked between two hefty slices of bread but have you heard of Japanese rice burgers?   Founded by five [...]

Yellow Cab Pizza Co. introduces their special Summer Fleet Package!   I recently discovered that Yellow Cab Pizza Co. has got yet another mouthwatering treat for us this summer which I believe we never should miss when in Manila!   Introducing the Summer Fleet Package brought to us by Yellow Cab Pizza Co!         One hot summer afternoon, my friends and I had this huge craving for good old freshly baked pizza! [...]

  Sometimes, life in the Metro gets so busy that your body just craves for some down time. Sometimes, a good movie will do, some nights though, a really good dinner date does the trick.  When in Manila and looking for a great meal with the perfect date settings, you have got to try Cru Steakhouse at the Marriott Hotel.    As my husband and I were staying at the Marriott Hotel for one night, Cru [...]

    Are you ready for another visual experience?     When in Manila, its impossible to resist chocolate creations such as Dipped Fresh US Strawberries :           …delectable chocolate & peppermint cakes :         …cake blobs & rum cake…         …and a whole lot more!         Yum!   This one of a kind chocolate haven is also called Chocolate Fire, located [...]

  “Haute Cuisine” or high class cooking with recipes from the 17th century is now being served at Savoy Bistro located in the heart of Makati.     Savoy Bistro is inspired by the early European Cuisines from France, Switzerland, Savoie, Sweden, Russia and Hungary. Recipes originating from chefs who worked with the Royal families all over Europe as early as 1837 makes Savoy Bistro a dining experience like no other.     Even from [...]