Year: 2013

HILL STATION: One of the BEST Restaurants in Baguio! (Revisited)

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Philippines, #Restaurants, #Travel, Baguio, Food

Read First: HILL STATION & Mt. Cloud Bookshop, Baguio HILL STATION is one of the best restaurants in Baguio showcasing the different flavors and influences of Mitos Benitez-Yñiquez’s  travel all around Europe, America and Asia. It won back-to-back recognition in the Miele’s Best Restaurants in Asia awards. It’s one of my favorite restaurants in the Philippines because you … Continue reading HILL STATION: One of the BEST Restaurants in Baguio! (Revisited)

PINO: Chef Ed Bugia’s 5-Course PINO Meal with Beer Pairing

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants

Chef Ed Bugia (of PINO fame), one of the talented chefs in Manila today, created a 5-course meal with beer pairing of San Miguel Premium All-Malt Beer, San Miguel Super Dry, and Cerveza Negra. Most of the courses went well with the recommended beer. The experience expanded my appreciation of how to match beer, especially … Continue reading PINO: Chef Ed Bugia’s 5-Course PINO Meal with Beer Pairing

TAM-AWAN: Baguio’s Artist Village and Gardens in the Baguio Sky

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Philippines, #Restaurants, #Travel, Baguio

TAM-AWAN Village is a reconstructed Cordillera village showcasing the traditional Ifugao Huts, and Baguio’s art and culture scene. It was established by National Artist BenCab in 1998 together with Chanum Foundation to promote the local Baguio Artists. Tam-awan is a local word which means “vantage point”.  You can check out the permanent and occasional art … Continue reading TAM-AWAN: Baguio’s Artist Village and Gardens in the Baguio Sky

OLVERA’S: Authentic Home Cooked Mexican Cuisine @ MercatoCentrale!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Mercato

Text by Nikka Sarthou and Photos by Kurl Marx Mendoza The thing about food trends is that they come and go, but it’s different when it’s the real deal. There’s nothing more genuine than Olvera’s Authentic Mexican Grill in Mercato Centrale. For one thing, is owned by a native of Mexico City, Sergio Perez, who decided to … Continue reading OLVERA’S: Authentic Home Cooked Mexican Cuisine @ MercatoCentrale!

ROSE BOWL: Baguio’s Home-Grown BEST Chinese Food since 1945

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Philippines, #Restaurants, #Travel, Baguio, Food

ROSE BOWL Steakhouse and Restaurant is the de facto Chinese food of choice when you are in Baguio. It was known as Rice Bowl from 1945 to 1968 and renamed Rose Bowl on March 7, 1969 by Artemio and Lourdes Nang. To ensure the original high quality of the food they serve, they decided not to … Continue reading ROSE BOWL: Baguio’s Home-Grown BEST Chinese Food since 1945

MEZZA NORTE: Announcing the BIG MOVE to Trinoma on May 3, Friday!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Mercato

MEZZA NORTE BRINGS FOODIE FUN TO TRINOMA STARTING THIS MAY!   Mezza Norte – Quezon City’s’ premier night food and lifestyle market – is making the BIG MOVE to Ayala Malls’ Trinoma starting on May 3 (Friday)! Related Blog Posts: MEZZA NORTE: Announcing the BIG MOVE to Trinoma on May 3, Friday! Join us for … Continue reading MEZZA NORTE: Announcing the BIG MOVE to Trinoma on May 3, Friday!

SOLIBAO: Baguio’s BEST Filipino Restaurant since 1972

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, #Travel

SOLIBAO is a home-grown Filipino restaurant established in 1972, now with 6 branches around Baguio and still counting. Its name was inspired by the drums used by the Igorot in the Cordilleras. It is best known for its yummy Filipino recipes like Pancit Palabok, Kare-Kare and Puto Bumbong.  We tried the Solibao which is the … Continue reading SOLIBAO: Baguio’s BEST Filipino Restaurant since 1972

JOHNNY STEAMS: Yankee Steamed Burger with Peanut Butter, Crispy Bacon and Oozing Mozzarella Cheese @MercatoCentrale

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Mercato

Text by Nikka Sarthou and Photos by Johnny Steams. A fast-food bestseller, the burger is almost always present in diners and comfort food joints. In fact, the simple hamburger can be found in many street corners in the country. Even if the Philippines is an Asian country, locals have come to love this Western favorite as … Continue reading JOHNNY STEAMS: Yankee Steamed Burger with Peanut Butter, Crispy Bacon and Oozing Mozzarella Cheese @MercatoCentrale

GRACE PARK: Farm-to-Table Organic Restaurant by Margarita Fores

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants, Food

GRACE PARK is Margarita Fores‘ much-anticipated farm-to-table Italian restaurant in One Rockwell in Makati. It is named after her paternal grandmother Angie Geronimo Forés’ home in Grace Park, Caloocan (the former Elpo rubber shoes compound). The concept is inspired by similar farm-to-table, slow-cooking restos in the US (like ABC Kitchen, Vinegar Hill House, and Joseph Leonard). A … Continue reading GRACE PARK: Farm-to-Table Organic Restaurant by Margarita Fores

A Miracle in Mindoro – A Message from Mary

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Travel to Heaven

(Written by Willy E. Arcilla) February 11 is a date which the Roman Catholic Church commemorates as the World Day of the Sick in honor of Our Lady of Lourdes to whom is attributed countless miraculous cures that have occurred in Lourdes, located in the foothills of the Pyrenees, southwestern France, a world-renowned pilgrimage site of … Continue reading A Miracle in Mindoro – A Message from Mary