Foodies Heaven at Tasty Feast Shangri-La Plaza

Foodies of all ages will savor the exciting culinary choices at Shangri-La Plaza's- Tasty Feast which runs from August 17-21 at the Grand Atrium. 

The food event is a gathering not only of foodies but of restaurants and food community- StrEAT Market and Let's Eat Pare. 

NEW RESTO ALERT: Omotesando Koffee

Not another coffeeshop! 

Omotesando Koffee is specialty coffeeshop in Tokyo and it opened its first branch at the Powerplant Mall late last year. Since its opening date, we've already visited the place a few times.

Nanyang, Revisited

Most of the time we encounter difficulty in choosing where to dine out. Even if there's the family consensus to dine in a new restaurant, we usually end up going to our favorite resto. And one such resto that we won't get tired of, is Nanyang. Luckily, Nanyang has branches in both Makati and Ortigas, which we frequent a lot, aside from the branches in BGC and SM Aura. Also, Nanyang is available for delivery via GrabFood so yey!

NEW RESTO ALERT: Elephant Grounds

We've been frequenting The Podium after the lockdown has eased its restrictions last year and Elephant Grounds has been one of our favorite restaurant discovery. 

Balbacua et al, At The Maya Kitchen

The 4th stop of The Maya Kitchen Philippine Food Tour takes us to Davao, to sample Balbacua, Kinilaw nga Bariles, and PakFry. Culinary historian Pia Lim Castillo and Chef Datu Shariff Pendatun are the ones in-charge of this exciting culinary tour. 

About a decade ago, I've had my first taste of balbacua in Baguio. Yes, that popular summer destination in the north serves balbacua at the equally popular Ili-Likha. That soup was so memorable and comforting that it was lovingly-kept in my food memory bank. As for Chef Datu Shariff, I've had the pleasure of attending the luncheon that he hosted- The Coconut Cuisines of Muslim Mindanao, organized by the Culinary Historians of the Philippines. Talk about serendipity, right?

Daily Coffee Notes: Manila Coffee Crawl Part 1

We all know that the world stopped for about two years because of the pandemic but for some, it was a time of rediscovery. If there's something I learned about the pandemic, it is about how to make good coffee and discover good coffeeshops. 

Arabica 

NEW RESTO ALERT: Sarsa Kitchen + Bar (re-opened)

We've been a fan of Sarsa since 2015 and we're happy when their branch in Rada Street, Makati re-opened.