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Our Awesome Planet and Juice.PH present The Battle of the Best Burgers in Manila! Watch out for the official results to be published in Juice.PH on April 1, 2011! I learned a lot, and I can’t wait to share with you our foodie insights on these best burgers.
The Best Bacolod Chicken Inasal for me can be found in Aida’s in Manokan Country in Bacolod and Bacolod Chicken Inasal Express in Manila. When I visited the Masskara festival last year, I learned that Aida’s has a Manila branch in Makati Cinema Square. Finally, we were able to check out Aida’s Chicken House in … Continue reading Aida’s Chicken – The Best of Bacolod’s Manokan Country in Makati Cinema Square
Dear OAP Friends, I was convinced by the recent successful batch of Maven Secrets 4.0 to continue to offer this one-of-a-kind mentoring and coaching program in Manila. I was touched when they created this farewell graduation video (by the videocamproject) after completing the 90-day program. Maven Secrets 5.0 is my private mentoring, coaching and education program that teaches … Continue reading Announcing…Maven Secrets 5.0!
Update Sept 2014: Check out the 2nd branch VA BENE Pasta Deli by Chef Massimo Veronesi @ BGC Cinemas! We’ve been hearing a lot of buzz about this Italian restaurant. According to Makati foodies, the “Best Italian Restaurant” in the area is hidden inside a Petron Gas Station. We wanted to eat there after hearing mass … Continue reading Va Bene Pasta Deli @ Petron – Best Authentic Italian Pasta Place in Makati!
Chef Lau showing the photo where he won a gold medal in the International Master Chef competition. Rumor has it that an International Master Chef (IMC) working for the Chinese restaurant in Heritage Hotel started his own Chinese resto in Jupiter Place (replacing Malacca). It even got the approval of foodies with discriminating taste, who … Continue reading IMC (International Master Chef) Kavino Lau
A Singaporean trained in Daniel Boulud’s Bistro Moderne in New York…A Filipina Private Chef / Caterer formerly based in Singapore…A Filipina-African as a Sous Chef formerly based in Miami… They all went back to Manila and decided to give life to a refreshing little place called Miss B’s Tuckshop. (We’re not used to the word … Continue reading Miss B’s Tuckshop – A French American Resto Without the Frills
Top 8 Things You Should Know about Mercato Centrale & Midnight Mercato: 1. We are moving up to a new location @ the corner of 8th and 34th! The new location is just walking distance from the Starbucks drive-thru, beside MC Home Depot and across Lexus. 2. It is a weekly market and not just … Continue reading 8 Things You Should Know about Mercato Centrale & Midnight Mercato
It’s refreshing to see an all-original musical (ala NYC’s Broadway productions) written by Joel Trinidad and music by Rony Fortich. The story is a funny take on PUA (Pick up Artist) Games, looking for the (impossible) “Perfect” one and breaking up (eventually breaking down). Read the plot here. It’s a must-watch show for theater lovers … Continue reading Breakups and Breakdowns: A Review
SF Steak Sandwich @ Hyphy’s After the success of Chef’s Table Restaurant, Chef Bruce Lim has opened a Robinsons Galleria Mall Veranda Restaurant called Hyphy’s. It is a San Francisco-inspired restaurant that serves the comfort food that Chef Bruce grew up with in SanFo. It is a bit intimidating for a mall restaurant and seems … Continue reading Hyphy’s SanFo-Philippine Cuisine by Chef Bruce Lim
Filipinos just love pizza. It’s a good thing then that Manila is now being invaded by international pizza franchises (i.e. Papa John’s) and different pizza concepts (like a Pizza Bar, etc.). We love pizza, too, but we like the old-school Italian pizzas — cooked with love in traditional brick ovens. We are starting to check … Continue reading Daniele’s Casa Mia Italian Restaurant – Bellini’s of the South
