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Elias is one of the high-end Filipino restaurants in Bonifacio High Street Central. It is an upscale version of Crisostomo by Florabel Co Yatco. It basically has the same “Turn of the Century Filipino Dining Concept” but has an expanded menu to include pizza and other dishes. This was the setting for one of the … Continue reading ELIAS and the Spirants
Read: 10 Most Awesome Chinese Restaurants in Manila! We just love Chinese food. 🙂 One of the advantages of marrying into a Chinese family is getting to always enjoy a Chinese lauriat celebration every time there is a birthday or special event. We celebrated Ahiya Pierre’s 41st birthday in one of the best Chinese seafood restaurants … Continue reading UNO Seafood Wharf Palace Birthday Lauriat
(L-R: Rache Diaz, Chef Vicky’s Mother, Chef Vicky’s brother Gaby Tinio, Pat and Marivic Silva) I’ve heard yummy stories about Chef Vicky’s private dining in Baguio from foodies raving about the experience. We met Chef Vicky in Mercato Centrale, with her stall selling her yummy goodies from Baguio, when we first opened in 2010. She offers an 8-course, … Continue reading MAMA’S TABLE: Chef Vicky Tinio Clemente’s Private Dining
Iloilo is the home of Batchoy, and there is a never-ending debate on who offers the best version – Ted’s or Deco’s. However, the best authentic Batchoy for me can be found in Netong’s Lapaz Batchoy. Ultimate Visayan Food Trip Series: Ultimate Visayan Food Trip: Manila to Cebu on a Subaru! Iloilo’s Dinagyang: Hala Bira! … Continue reading ILOILO FOOD TRIP: Netong’s Original Special Lapaz Batchoy
Breakthrough is the undisputed king of fresh seafood in Iloilo and the number one tourist spot in the city. Ultimate Visayan Food Trip Series: Ultimate Visayan Food Trip: Manila to Cebu on a Subaru! Iloilo’s Dinagyang: Hala Bira! Viva Señor Santo Niño! ILOILO FOOD TRIP: Breakthrough, Number 1 Tourist Destination in Iloilo! ILOILO FOOD TRIP: Netong’s … Continue reading ILOILO FOOD TRIP: Breakthrough, Number 1 Tourist Destination in Iloilo!
Il Piccino Trattoria by Chef Natalia Moran, formerly known as La Casa Alfonso, is a romantic, by-reservation-only restaurant. She opens her ancestral home to family, friends, and foodies to share her love for Italian food. 🙂 She is known in Mercato Centrale as the Ravioli Queen, selling freshly made ravioli in the market. We love quaint, … Continue reading IL PICCINO TRATTORIA Valentine 🙂
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… … Continue reading Chef’s Lab Potions and Kitchen Test Food
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 … Continue reading ARIA Mania in Manila?
Read First: P.F. Chang’s in Manila? Shortlink: oap.ph/PFChangsManila P.F. Chang’s, the popular American Chinese Restaurant of Philip Fleming and Philip Chiang, finally opened its first branch in Asia. With 200 restaurants across the US, and branches in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Kuwait and UAE, it also now calls Alabang home. When you eat Chinese food in the US, … Continue reading To P.F. Chang’s or Not to P.F. Chang’s in Manila?
Here’s another restaurant worth checking out in the Brgy. Kapitolyo Food Street: Nav Modern Thai Cuisine. 🙂 The place is run by the Naval brothers (hence the name) and Chef Francis Lim (my cousin-in-law) who used to work in People’s Palace. Nav serves modern Thai cuisine that is suited to the Filipino taste (read: preference … Continue reading NAV Modern Thai Cuisine Reunion
