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GEISHA, an Indian-owned Japanese Vegetarian Restaurant You'll Love :)

At first, we found the concept of Geisha a bit strange -- an Indian-owned Japanese restaurant, patronized mostly by Filipinos and Indians, that is known for its vegetarian dishes.

It's the higher-end version of Red Kimono, with an elegant ambiance but relatively affordable menu.

Bonifacio High Street Central Restaurants:

• Jamba Juice Opens in Manila!
• SutrA Christmas Dinner: Our First Taste of BHS Central
• ARIA Mania in Manila?
• GEISHA, an Indian-owned Japanese Vegetarian Restaurant You'll Love :)

Chef's Lab Potions and Kitchen Test Food

Chef's Lab, Chef Bruce Lim's third restaurant, is located in Burgos Circle. It focuses more on new kitchen test recipes and offers test tube shots with different love potions and a relatively affordable basic menu that still focuses on modern Filipino cuisine.

We decided to try out the new creations at Chef's Lab. Here's our experience...

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TURF BGC: Taking Football Fever to the Next Level in BGC!

Turf BGC is a FIFA-standard community football field in the heart of Bonifacio Global City (BGC).

Located just beside Mercato Centrale @ BGC, it uses ternate yarn, an artificial grass-like surface produced by Limonta of Italy.

Here's more information about this one-of-a-kind Football Field in Manila...

ARIA Mania in Manila?

ARIA was the talk of the town when it first opened in D'Mall Boracay in 2003. Foodies raved about its homemade pasta and wood-fire oven pizzas (see: Top5 Bora Restos!, and What's New in Boracay in 2010?). After 9 years, it finally opened its doors in Manila. :)

We're curious to know if it would create the same buzz among foodies amidst really good Italian restaurants in the metro. Cyma Boracay's expansion to Manila was very successful, setting up shop in various malls.

As for Aria, it decided to expand to a super high-end mall with relatively higher prices--will it click? Will we see Aria Mania in Manila?

Bonifacio High Street Central Restaurants:

• Jamba Juice Opens in Manila!
• SutrA Christmas Dinner: Our First Taste of BHS Central
• ARIA Mania in Manila?
• GEISHA, an Indian-owned Japanese Vegetarian Restaurant You'll Love :)

La Girolle's Tasting Menu by Chef Ian Padilla

Review Shortlink: http://oap.ph/LaGirolle | QR Code: http://oap.ph/LaGirolleQRCode

It was Chef Ian Padilla's dream to open his own restaurant. After 11 years of training (which included working in a 3-star Michelin restaurant in France, a restaurant stint in the now-closed Mezzaluna, and opening Fireplace in Malate), Chef Ian finally opened his own La Girolle last October.

La Girolle is named after the Chanterelle mushrooms he used to clean in a French kitchen, day in and day out, as punishment for not doing it right the first time. From being a humble seasonal mushroom, "La Girolle" is also now a French Fine Dining restaurant in BGC.

It was the perfect backdrop for meeting our good friend Luisa, who's visiting from Sydney...

SutrA Christmas Dinner: Our First Taste of BHS Central

Review Shortlink: http://oap.ph/SutrA | QR Code: http://oap.ph/SutrAQRCode

SutrA Restaurant and Bar is the first restaurant (but the second establishment after Jamba Juice) that opened in Bonifacio High Street Central.

BHS Central promises to provide higher-end dining experiences from flagship restaurants of restaurant chains or signature resto concepts from known chefs.

This is the 4th restaurant concept from the Nand and Kevin Prasad tandem, which includes Duo Steakhouse and Wine Bar, Zuni and Asya Filipino Asian Restaurant.

SutrA promises an exotic experience "that excites the 5 senses throughout your dining experience".

We decided to hold the Christmas Dinner of our family in SutrA to get a first-hand experience of the BHS Central promise...

5 Lessons I Learned from Cafe Scientifique Talk on The Science of Moods

Café Scientifique in partnership with The Mind Museum, regularly conducts talks about science and technology in an informal setting. Last July 30, I listened to the talk of guest scientist Dr. Ruby Manalastas, director of the Mood Clinic in St. Luke's Medical Center about "The Science of Moods" held in Mercato Centrale. 

Here are the 5 Lessons I Learned from Cafe Scientifique Talk on The Science of Moods:

Building St. Michael the Archangel Church @ BGC a Square Meter at a Time!

Here is a chance of a lifetime for our generation to help build the Catholic Church of Bonifacio Global City, dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel.

The church will be located along 39th St., North Bonifacio Triangle. This is different from the St. Michael the Archangel Chapel along MRT Avenue (formerly Bayani Road). 

Here is a sneak peek of how the church would look like: