Mission: Manila, a passion project of mine to promote Filipino chefs, is back, this time featuring Chef Myke Tatung Sarthou. Chef Tatung, as he is fondly called, is chef-owner of Restaurant Agos in Mall of Asia, a bestselling cookbook author on Filipino food, and the resident chef of the morning show Umagang Kay Ganda. I…
I always knew that PANAGBENGA was a flower festival. But I never imagined that it would be this elaborate! It was my first time to attend and I was swept off my feet! It wasn’t so much the variety of flowers as the presentation of the floats that displayed them. Was pleasantly surprised to see…
Sofitel held a lovely dinner just this week featuring Indonesian food featuring Chef Pradipta Bayu Primaputra of Pullman, flown in all the way from Jakarta. Here are his impressive credentials shared by Sofitel: Our featured Chef, Pullman Jakarta’s Indonesian master Chef, Pradipta Bayu Primaputra. He grew up in vibrant Jakarta where his interest, deep appreciation…
I had the pleasure last Friday of attending a gathering of the Commanderie de Bordeaux entitled ‘Margaux at Mireio’, a beautiful dinner prepared by Mireio Chef Nicolas Gretin paired with Margaux Grand Cru Classe wines Chateau Giscours and Chateau du Tertre. The Commanderie de Bordeaux is an international organization of wine lovers founded in Bordeaux,…
My cousin held her wedding reception here. I had one of my first dinner dates in college here. It was the epitome of fine dining in the early ’90s. A few years ago, owner Chef Gene Gonzalez hosted a chocolate dinner for international celebrity chef Bobby Chinn here. And let’s not forget the celebrities who…
http://www.theworlds50best.com/asia/en/awards/best-female-chef.html Margarita Fores’ “reign” is over. 2017 ushers in the year of May Chow of Little Bao in Hong Kong and Bangkok, responsible for “bringing American-Chinese bao burgers to Hong Kong, Bangkok and beyond”. Says the Asia’s 50 Best site: “In a country where steamed bao buns are available in abundance, May Chow has created…
Remember Lolo Dad’s? Once upon a time THE fine dining restaurant of Manila? Chef Ariel Manuel went MIA after Lolo Dad’s at 6750 and the original Lolo Dad’s on Quirino closed. He dabbled in an Asian resto on N Garcia/Reposo but that was short-lived. So it is great news for Ariel Manuel fans and fine…
There IS an authentic Pakitani restaurant in Makati! Found out about it through Kitchen Bookstore owners Rajiv Daswani and Miguel Angeles and Power of Pen founder Tetta Tirona. I’m not supposed to tell 🙊 So I’m keeping the info here instead of sharing it in Inquirer. Rajiv, who is of Indian descent, did the ordering.…
From New York to Australia. The World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards in April 2017 will be in Oz, following a very successful awards reception for 2016 in New York. The World’s 50 Best (@theworlds50best) is a list produced by British magazine Restaurant based on a poll of international chefs, restaurateurs, and media. There are also…
Full list of Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants for 2016: 1 – Central, Peru 2 – Maido, Peru 3 – D.O.M., Brazil 4 – Boragó, Chile 5 – Pujol, Mexico 6 – Quintonil, Mexico 7 – Astrid Y Gastón, Peru 8 – Mani, Brazil 9 – Tegui, Argentina 10 – Biko, Mexico 11 – Sud777,…
Camp John Hay celebrated its 25th Anniversary since the turnover from the Americans. While we wax patriotic and are obviously ecstatic about the Philippines taking over, we must admit that there are things about the old John Hay that are sorely missed. So this September, The Manor and The Forest Lodge at Camp John Hay,…
In my column First Class in today’s Inquirer (28 August 2016, Sunday), I talk about New Zealand salmon, my current obsession 🙂 After being made aware by a wellness doctor of the dangerous levels of my visceral fat, on top of hideous subcutaneous fat, I realized it’s time to cut down on the Wagyu…
