Month: September 2014

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

MANILA’S BEST: My Votes for Manila’s Best Restaurants in 2014!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Events, Manila Life

Read the 2014 winners here:  MANILA’S BEST 2014: And the Best Restaurants in Manila are… MANILA’S BEST 2014 is dubbed as “the Oscars of Manila’s restaurant industry,” organized by Ines Cabarrus-Habayeb and Elian Habayeb, authors of the bestselling coffee-table book Manila’s Best Kept Restaurant Secrets. The MBKRS Awards determine the city’s best restaurants in a grand, bi-annual celebration … Continue reading MANILA’S BEST: My Votes for Manila’s Best Restaurants in 2014!

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!)

BERLIN BUNDESTAG: Käfer Breakfast at the Rooftop of the Reichstag Building! @GermanyTourism

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Travel, Food

The Bundestag is the German Parliament, located in the Reichstag Building in Berlin. Visitors are allowed to visit the Rooftop terrace and the Dome constructed by Sir Norman Foster, which has become a prominent symbol of the reunited democratic Germany. We had one of the coolest breakfasts ever–at the Käfer rooftop restaurant, with awesome views of … Continue reading BERLIN BUNDESTAG: Käfer Breakfast at the Rooftop of the Reichstag Building! @GermanyTourism

CRISP on 28th BGC (A Review) @ErwanJHeussaff @Crisp28ph

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

As featured in BEST OF TAGUIG: 10 Most Awesome NEW Restaurants in BGC & Taguig 2014!  CRISP ON 28th is a neighborhood BGC cafe by Erwan Heussaff. The sister restaurant of Hatch 22, it offers breakfast and healthy all-day dining food. It’s making a buzz for its healthy quinoa salads and beautiful plates. Here’s our Crisp … Continue reading CRISP on 28th BGC (A Review) @ErwanJHeussaff @Crisp28ph

SUNDAY IN BERLIN: My First Impressions of Germany @VisitBerlin

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Travel

I arrived in Berlin on a Sunday and this started my love affair with the Best Kept Secret City in Europe.   I’m kicking off my Awesome Berlin Series with my experience: Exploring Alexanderplatz Marketplace, Getting lost in U-Bhan (underground train), Attending a Catholic Filipino Sunday Mass in Bayernallee, and Experiencing the Hipster Flea Market at … Continue reading SUNDAY IN BERLIN: My First Impressions of Germany @VisitBerlin

Matt Basile’s Kitchen Revolution Pop-Up Dinner at Chef Jessie’s in Manila! @FidelGastros

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Awesome Festivals

Finally met Matt Basile–popularly known as Fidel Gastro–last Saturday night at Chef Jessie’s, for the Asian Food Channel’s Kitchen Revolution Tour in Manila. He was here to promote the second season of his “Rebel without a Kitchen” show, which premiered last Sept. 11 on AFC. He is known as Toronto’s Pop-Up King and is popular for his … Continue reading Matt Basile’s Kitchen Revolution Pop-Up Dinner at Chef Jessie’s in Manila! @FidelGastros

ASEAN INTEGRATION: 5 Digital Influencer Power Tips to be Successful in the 2015 ASEAN Integration! @DigitalFilipino @EONTweets

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Blogging

  As Digital Influencers, are you ready for the ASEAN Integration that will happen by December 31, 2015? Are you prepared to compete or collaborate with other ASEAN Digital Influencers? Thank you to Janette Toral for inviting me to give a Keynote speech–in tandem with Junie del Mundo, CEO of EON Inc.–on the impact of … Continue reading ASEAN INTEGRATION: 5 Digital Influencer Power Tips to be Successful in the 2015 ASEAN Integration! @DigitalFilipino @EONTweets