CHEF JOMAR LUCAS shaped the culinary creations with a fusion of Filipino and Spanish influences On Jan. 10, 2025, Chameleon Lounge Bar revealed its new delectable food and drinks, elevating the dining experience at the New Coast Hotel Manila. The newly created dishes paired with cocktails and...
A BUSTED refrigerator is a housewife's worst nightmare (Photo by nrd on Unsplash) A major nightmare for any household is opening the refrigerator door and finding it dead. That means at least a week to find a repairman and get it fixed—if you're lucky. Sometimes it means replacing the fridge...
NACIONALE BLADEWARE (Photo from www.nacionalebladeworks.com) My eyes opened to the love of the kitchen when I was working as a waiter in our Philippine restaurant in Paris. I would be in the kitchen waiting for the dishes to be cooked and plated before bringing them out to the hungry diners....
Photo by Clarence E. Hsu on Unsplash Lanson Place Mall of Asia is set to usher in the Chinese Lunar New Year with its Lunar Prosperity Retreat, a week-long celebration from January 28 to February 4, 2025. This event blends time-honored traditions with modern luxury, offering an immersive cultural...
Wagyu beef. Photo by blackieshoot on Unsplash The Manila Hotel’s Champagne Room, often hailed as the city’s most romantic dining destination, is set to host one of its first major culinary events of the year—a celebration of Saga Wagyu and Japanese whisky. Scheduled for January 16, 2025, at 7...
Are you ready to plan for your next ultimate family getaway? If you’re looking to experience provincial bliss without going off too far from the beaten path, Alaminas, Pangasinan is the place to be. With its scenic beauty and laid-back charm, Alaminos promises to soothe your nerves and indulge...
OFF TO ADVENTURE Norwegian Bliss is set to have a cruise starting in the UK before visiting the US and the Mexican Riviera It’s a grand start to a new year meaning it’s time to take time to plan your travel itineraries for 2025. Just in time for those seeking an early start to get away...
LOVE THE PHILIPPINES Tourists enjoying the sandy beach of Sumilon Island near Oslob, Cebu (Photo from Freepik) Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco announced on Sunday, Jan. 5, that the Philippine tourism sector has firmly established its position as a vital economic...
READY TO CROSS Shibuya Crossing has millions of tourists and locals pass through its pedestrian lane daily When traveling, you learn a lot about an area’s culture based on the people that surround it. In Japan, one of the places with the most unique set of people is Tokyo’s iconic...
FULL HOUSE Guests enjoying the launch party of Project Vino Reserve A wine forecast made in 2022, when Filipinos drank as much as 25.4 million liters of wine, projected an increase of up to 33 million liters in wine consumption in the Philippines by 2027. Daniel Obradó, Katie Stuntz,...
Quezon Hall, located at the highest point of the West Visayas State University campus, stands as its iconic centerpiece. Constructed from 1919 to 1926, it showcases Greek-inspired Ionic architecture from the American colonial era, marked by elegant columns and scrolled capitals T he SM Group’s...
CELEBRATORY TOAST From left: SM Hotels and Conventions Corp.’s senior VP for operations convention centers Walid Wafik, SM Hotels and Conventions Corp.’s senior vice president for operations hotels Cathy Nepomuceno, Chief City Tourism Officer of Bacolod City Teresa Manalili, City Councilor of...
