I was getting hungry while waiting for our domestic flight to depart in NAIA 3 so we went to the convenience store to buy a snack when these colorful mini-Jeepney carts caught my eye! To my delight . . .
MANILA EATS: Sentro 1771 Modern Filipino Food
One of our go-to places for Pinoy (Filipino) food is Sentro. I love how they reinvent traditional Filipino dishes in a more contemporary way. Whenever I am back in Manila we usually go for the . . .
MANILA EATS: Oh-so-luxe Lusso
Our favorite resto in Manila used to be Pepato, owned by caterer/restaurateur Margarita Fores. So we were ecstatic to hear that she has a restaurant in Greenbelt 5 called Lusso. And the perfect . . .
MANILA EATS: Bugsy’s Steaks
Whenever I am in Manila, I always find myself in Bugsy's with my friends, be it the Ortigas branch or the Salcedo Makati branch. But there is something about it that I only found out in my recent trip . . .
Filipino Food I Miss When Posted Overseas
My MIL is so sweet! When I arrived in Manila, I was also house-sitting for them. I guess she took our pork- (and pinoy food) cravings to heart because the freezer was basically pork: bacon and lechon . . .
MANILA EATS: Tian Di Spa Bachelorette [CLOSED]
I attended the most unusual bridal shower/bachelorette when I was home in Manila for a wedding last November. Usually I know of the prim and proper spa bridal shower or the hen night painting the town . . .
Serenitea Milk Tea Madness
I've been hearing the current craze in Manila are milk teas. It reminds me of the Quickly Taro trend in college! Manila is so over the frozen yogurt ("SO 3 years ago!" according to tea lover Cory) so . . .
MANILA EATS: Cafe Juanita Kapitolyo and Fort
This is resto is so good, that even after I've written about it here and here, I wanna do another post on it. This time with photos from my DSLR. I feel like my previous posts didn't do the food and . . .
MANILA EATS: Salon de Ning
Despite living in Jakarta, one of the top searches in my blog is for a resto-bar in Manila called Robot. Since there is so much interest in Manila, I would love to write more about it. I will try . . .
MANILA EATS: Robot Robotayaki
I saw pictures of Robot in Preview Magazine and the pictures alone made me wanna check it out. I was intrigued by the interiors which is quite flashy for Manila standards. Tons of pictures after the . . .