Carlo, James, and Mike The Sanriku area is located in Northeastern Japan and is known for its beautiful rugged coastline and the high quality of its diverse seafood. Parts of the Miyagi Prefecture are within the Sanriku area; Miyagi has been popularized by the manga and anime series Haikyu. ...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Malcolm Gladwell once wrote that he considers Victor Gruen to be the most influential architect of the last half of the 20th century; and this is because Gruen is credited with having created the first modern indoor mall. This was a mall in...
Chefs Hiroyuki Tamura and Margarita Fores On the occasion of Mother’s Day week, it's no coincidence that Ramen Ron chef Hiroyuki Tamura and restaurateur Amado Fores would choose chef Margarita Fores as their collaborator — and yes, Margarita is Amado’s mom. With a nod to her Illongo roots,...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL The other week saw me at the Lanson Place, attending the HSMA General Membership Meeting and media launch of this year’s HSMA Virtus Awards – the landmark 10th year that the awards are being held. HSMA is the Hotel Sales & Marketing...
High-quality and reasonably priced steak is not easy to come by here in the Philippines. With some establishments, you’re being charged for the location, the ambiance, the chef attached to the place, or a plethora of other factors that jack up the price of the plate you’ll have served to you....
Raumen Stadium at Canal City Hakata, eight different types of Ramen in one location If Japan is one of the major destinations for Filipino tourists, then Fukuoka is Japan’s new hot spot, the city to discover. Sure, Tokyo and Osaka will get the lion’s share of Filipino visitors; but in the...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL It isn’t everyday that we can talk about vaginal rejuvenation. So I’m very aware that this lunch with OB-Gyne Dr. Jaycy Violago-Olivarez will either be an extremely memorable one and I shouldn’t miss out on any of the details, or...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL The first time I visited AC Health’s Healthway Cancer Care Hospital at Arca South, it was a structure full of scaffolding, and the model units of the hospital rooms had just been completed. AC Health’s CEO Paolo Borromeo had invited me to...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL The National Book Development Board will be holding the Philippine Book Festival 2024 on April 25-28 at the World Trade Center Manila. It was at the same venue that the first Festival was held last year; and I was happy to join the recently...
The self-styled "Three Musketeers" behind the new BGC eatery, Bolero at Verve Tower 2, are Chef Fernando Alcalá, Felipe Diaz de Miranda, and Luis de Isasa Muñoz. While one might trace their origins back to Spain, they would be the first to clarify that Bolero is not a Spanish...
Supertrees at Garden By the Bay With a salute to the Raffles Long Bar bartender who first created the Singapore Sling cocktail back in 1915, here's a little guide to the wonderful dining I experienced during my recent four-day trip to the island nation. Singapore can only mean Peranakan cuisine,...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Women’s Month may now be in our rear view mirror, but that doesn’t mean we should no longer talk about women empowerment – or highlight initiatives that help advance the cause of women parity and their economic advancement. I take my...
