Mercato Centrale is launching an app in partnership with MultiSys Technologies. Mercato Central platform dashboard and homepage for merchants The current health crisis and quarantine restrictions prompted various businesses and organizations to go digital as people now either prefer or are forced...
The pairing is intoxicatingly good. Carbonnade Beef and Beer Stew by Cooking with hana A homestyle dish that speaks of comfort food is beef short ribs cooked in beer. Popular in French restaurants called Boeuf Carbonnade, this dish integrates the flavors of dark beer, onions, and...
The legacy of The Oasis Paco Park Hotel and the treasures inside My Kitchen restaurant. The Oasis Paco Park Hotel (Image from TripAdvisor) The Oasis Paco Park Hotel, secretly loved and shared by business travelers, foreign correspondents, and retirees, is no more. Gone too are its major...
‘How can you drain rice with a colander, it’s not pasta.’ Nigel Ng and Hersha Patel (Photo from Nigel Ng Facebook page) An integral part of the Filipino dining table, rice is the perfect side to any local viand. Rice, being among the prime produce of the Philippines, is cooked in many ways....
Missing hotel quality food? Gourmet to-go boxes will be your salvation. Video and images by Noel Pabalate Richmonde Hotels’ Taste of Asia Black Box offers a delightful serving of Nasi Goreng and Pad Thai. “This is what your future looks like,” says Cleofe Albiso , group...
Fresh food picks! STRAIGHT FROM THE FARM These fresh vegetables came all the way from Baguio From the start of the lockdown, our hearts have gone out to a lot of people in need. Initial concerns and support went out to our local farmers. Group chats have been filled with people sharing messages on...
From sweet treats to savory dishes, there is more to discover from this humble fruit. Santol (Photo from Shutterstock) Many of the summer fruits of our childhood remain unknown to today’s young Filipinos who are familiar only with bananas, mango, avocado, and pineapple. Only a few recognize...
The Catsup Museum’s virtual walk around makes learning fruitful and banana-mazing. Banquet Hall For the past few months, families have had the opportunity to stay safe at home together. Even now, with the easing of the quarantine, parents and kids are finding ways to bond and learn indoors....
This July, everyone will have a chance to unlock exciting and exclusive freebies and discounts never offered before by today’s hottest and biggest brands courtesy of ZRewards by Zeal. ZRewards by Zeal is the country’s newest one-stop shop for awesome deals. Through its website, users from all...
Mondelez Philippines readjusts its adoption program to suit the needs of educational institutions in this health crisis The pandemic had radically transformed our way of living. From our means of interaction to leisure and travel, the adjustments in our lifestyle are very much apparent, with some...
Diskarte is a Filipino word that does not quite translate accurately. It is what Filipinos resort to in times of crisis. The best way to explain what it means is by citing examples of how various kinds of diskarte have been used ingeniously to survive, or even flourish, in these difficult times....
Time flies so fast. We’ve been in community quarantine for more than four months now in response to Covid-19. Lots of things have happened and our lives have changed in ways we never anticipated. Economies worldwide are adversely affected. More and more countries, such as Singapore...
