The kids are back to school once again and most moms needs to be creative when it comes to preparing healthy and delicious "pambaon" meals for our kids. Easy and quick-cooking meals are also favored by most moms who wake up early to prepare not only their kids "baon" but prepare their kids for school as well.

Sofitel Hotel, Loire Valley Wine and Le Cellier recently hosted the Loire Valley Wine Dinner and was attended by winemaker, Monsieur Claude Fournier of Fournier Pere et Fils from the Loire Valley in France.

The Wine Dinner aims to pair 10 bottles of Fournier Pere et Fils Wine from the endless buffet spread of Spiral Restaurant of Sofitel Hotel.

Visiting a Japanese grocery is like a goldmine for a foodie like me. I don't have a favorite place but I get my items from Konbini in Greenhills, Darumaya in Cartimar, Pasay City and Teppen in Makati.

Daughter and I have been complaining about the sudden closure of Jash Mart along Wilson so we can't have our Meiji ice cream fix as much as we'd want to.

Happiness in a cup. We espied this cup of green tea ice cream along with red bean ice cream in the freezer of the Japanese grocery in Little Tokyo.

Experience The Best of Lolo Dad's menu creations by Chef Ariel Manuel at The Maya Kitchen on June 21, 2014 from 9am to 1pm.



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Now on its 4th year, the Yoshinoya Gyudon Eating Contest promises to be nothing short of exciting as more gyudon-lovers joined in on the Metro-wide contest.

What can be a more fitting celebration for Philippine Independence Day than dining at our very own Filipino Restaurants and savoring our history through sumptuous Filipino dishes.

Here's my list of restaurant suggestions:


Aristocrat for its famous chicken barbeque.

Casa Roces for its beef tapa or tapsilog.

June is synonymous with school and almost every parent I know feels stressed when it comes to what healthy snacks to prepare for their kids. But fret not because The Maya Kitchen comes to the rescue with three yummy and healthy recipe that's bound to make your kids love you more and their classmates drool. ;)

Yakitori, or the yummy bites of meat, seafood, or vegetables served hot off the grill has become so popular that almost every Japanese restaurant has it due to popular demand. But did you know that Nanbantei of Tokyo has been serving yakitori for more than a decade now?

My friend and I discovered Blue Pumpkin during our first foray in the busy streets of Siem Reap. The first branch that we saw was a few steps away from the Old Market. This boulangerie is popular in Siem Reap as it has numerous branches including the one at the airport. The prices are reasonable and way cheaper than the ones here in Manila (seriously).

One of our favorite dining and take-out place is Eat Fresh near Wilson St., San Juan. This restaurant is always full especially during peak hours so its either you go there early to secure a table, wait in line, or order take outs. And the best part- you can eat a very filling meal here without breaking your wallet. 

Wine is often associated with celebrations, milestones and happy occasions especially here in our country. Crafted from grapes cultured in California where the sun nurtured the tiny fruits to perfection to assure you of wines bursting with flavor and aroma, Rossi Sweet Red has just the right amount of alcohol content and therefore won’t leave you heavily drunk even after finishing a bottle with friends or love ones. 

The Maya Kitchen once again shared some recipes and this time, we're going French. Chef Patrice Freusion of Society Lounge recently demonstrated how to prepare Foie GrasCreme Brulee and I'm sharing it here.


photo by The Maya Kitchen