Watch out for Our Awesome Planet TV in 2011!

I’m excited to share with you the preview of Our Awesome Planet TV to be shown in time for summer 2011. 🙂 It will be broadcasted on The Filipino Channel to entice our kababayans to explore the Philippines more. 🙂 We are also planning to broadcast it on a local ABS-CBN affiliated channel on Friday, … Continue reading Watch out for Our Awesome Planet TV in 2011!

My Votes for Manila’s Best Kept Restaurant Secrets Awards 2010!

Manila’s Best Kept Restaurants Secrets (MBKRS) Awards 2010 Team. Finally, we have the 2nd Manila’s Best Kept Restaurant Secrets Awards by authors Ines Cabarrus and Elian Habayeb. MBKRS Awards 2010 aims to recognize excellence in Manila’s dining scene.

The Groupon Battle in Manila! (Updated!)

(Updated November 14, 2010) 2010 is an exciting Groupon year for Manila! Groupon is a shortcut for “Group Coupons”, which are typically wholesale bargain deals offered online, leveraging the power of social media. These “Groupon clone” sites would typically negotiate a deal with a lifestyle product or service partner (minimum of 50% but as high … Continue reading The Groupon Battle in Manila! (Updated!)

The Quest for the Best Manghihilot

Hilot is an ancient art of healing that uses long, deep strokes and stretching techniques to diagnose and treat muscular and skeletal ailments. This is one of the aspects of our heritage that we are proud of because it has been passed down from generation to generation even before the Spaniards came. Hilot is very … Continue reading The Quest for the Best Manghihilot

Borough, 24×7 NY Comfort Food in a Mall?

Borough is an interesting restaurant that offers a slice of New York, serving up the very best of comfort food in the metro. New Yorkers now based in Manila are raving about the food. We tried it, and we agree with them. The food is exciting and the presentation is not run-of-the-mill (ex. using a … Continue reading Borough, 24×7 NY Comfort Food in a Mall?

Countdown to Ultimate Taste Test 5.0!

5 days to go before the highly anticipated Ultimate Taste Test (UTT) event in Manila 🙂  Here are 5 Reasons NOT to miss the UTT 5.0 this coming Friday, November 5:

The Birth of Mercato Centrale @ BGC

On this site will rise Mercato Centrale, an innovative weekend lifestyle market that will provide unique and great-tasting food finds and an extensive selection of healthy and organic options, all located in a clean, comfortable and organized market setting.

BRGR: The Burger Project!

I’ve been working on a Battle Burger project with the Juice.PH team for the past few weeks. We tasted and rated all the best burgers you can think of in Manila, and we are about to release the Battle Burger results in Juice.PH. As we’re about to close our quest for the Best Burger in … Continue reading BRGR: The Burger Project!

Wee Nam Kee, Wee!

UPDATE: Wee Nam Kee’s Hainanese Chicken Rice Now in Manila! My favorite places for Hainanese Chicken Rice in Singapore are Boon Tong Kee, Chatterbox in Meritus Mandarin along Orchard, and Wee Nam Kee (WNK for short) in Novena.  Finally, Wee Nam Kee is opening in Manila this November, tucked inside the Ayala Triangle Gardens. In Manila, Tao Yuan … Continue reading Wee Nam Kee, Wee!

My Days with the Lord…

Admittedly, I entertained the thought of backing out the last minute last Friday to watch the opening night of The Wedding Singer instead of attending Yuppie Days with the Lord. I thought it would be a corny retreat designed for High School students and it would be “an Atenean thing”. Good thing, He prevailed 🙂