Uncle Moe’s Shawarma Hub

When it comes to chicken kebab cravings, nothing satisfies more than Uncle Moe’s. Now if only it were much closer…

Still on the Yogurt Trail—A Stopover at Yoh-gürt Froz

The frozen yogurt is getting a bit closer to home! Betty drops by Yoh-gürt Froz in Bonifacio High Street.

California Berry – Addict sa ‘yo…gurt!

Betty braves C5 traffic and Ortigas parking rates to enjoy her weekend indulgence—a cup of California Berry yogurt!

North Tripping – C’ Italian Dining in Pampanga

Southbound heads north to check out the much-esteemed C’ Italian Dining restaurant near Clark.

Go Gaga over Games at Game Crab Café

All set to try a different activity in faraway QC, Betty and friends find cheap food and fun games.

An Asian Selection at Wild Ginger

Betty enjoys Wild Ginger, an Asian restaurant in Power Plant Mall that would suit Westgate quite well.

Kooky & Luscious: a play on words (and on the palate!)

No, Jamie is not describing herself. (Well, maybe the kooky part, haha!) She takes a lunch break in the heart of the Makati CBD, surrenders to Voltaire’s Kiss, and wishes everyone else down South could, too!

The 12th Clark Hot Air Balloon Festival – The weekend of everything that (almost!) flies

Betty and Chris find that even though the balloons fail to take flight, the trip up north to see the Hot Air Balloon Festival is worth waking up for.

Piggin’ Out at Teazann

After bumming around the house and subsisting on edible Christmas presents and Noche Buena leftovers for close to three weeks, January rolls in, bringing with it the promise of a fresh new year laden with golden opportunities and oh, yeah right, WORK! Just as well, as I was beginning to miss my usual Makati haunts […]

New Bombay - Great Indian food at Columns

I love Indian food. I love it to the point that, faced with a plate of biryani and some viands of hot saucy curry, I can gorge myself, wolfing down spoonful after spoonful: not very attractive indeed, but very, very satisfying. It’s a good thing I don’t get to eat this stuff everyday, or else […]

Street Shopping for Strawberries along Makati Ave.

Hey, it’s Monday, and the start of another long week, the third long week in a very short month (does anyone else get that feeling? Must be because the holidays are looming and the work is piling up, I guess). Since a lot of folks will be back to their offices in Makati today, I […]

Feel Good Comfort Food - Grams Diner

If you�d have come up to me during one of last month�s downpours and told me that this month we�d be worrying about drought and praying for rain, I wouldn�t have believed you. I did start out our July posts, after all, with a rainy day theme, fully expecting the onset of the typhoon season. […]

Suzukin - Found: Japanese treasure in a hole in the wall

Yet another installment of Nick’s Sushi Chronicles…

So, ok, it’s not really a hole in a wall; it’s actually a corner restaurant in a nondescript building along Kamagong in Makati. It’s in that part of Makati that’s got “the Manila sickness”: in early stages of urban decay, ignored by the get-go cosmopolitan drive that is the […]

Fully Booked - The mother of all bookstores

Readers and booklovers of all stripes, rejoice. The mother of all bookstores has opened. If you haven�t been to the Fully Booked branch in Bonifacio High Street (what many of us know as the home of Krispy Kreme in Bonficaio Global City), you should go check it out, if only for the shock / drool […]

Murphy’s - A place where everyone knows your name

Remember Cheers, that 70’s show (no, not That 70’s Show, just a show from the 70’s) old sitcom (to defuse any more rabid corrections, hahaha) with the bar that was a place where everyone knew your name? There’s a place in Makati near my sister’s office that reminds me of that: a restaurant, a bar, […]

The First Fashion Swap Meet in Manila!

If you’ve ever stood in front of your full closet, pressed for time, but with absolutely nothing to wear, like I have (many, many times!) then you should seriously consider trying out this new concept: a fashion swap meet. The idea is to take the clothes in your closet that you never seem to wear […]

Diabetic Duo! Krispy Kreme and Cupcakes by Sonja

I have this running debate with myself as to whether Fort Boni (more properly, Bonifacio Global City) is in the South or not. For the most part, I feel that it is: after all, Taguig is south of Makati (one easy way to split Metro Manila is to go north or south of Makati, which […]

Swagat Indian Cuisine - Hot as it gets!

My mouth still feels warm. My ears are still smoking. I’ve downed so many sodas that I need to keep taking bathroom breaks every five minutes. Remind me that “spicy” to a Filipino is but a pale bland shadow of “spicy” in terms of authentic Indian food.

The mild discomfort of a scorched tongue is a […]

Xocolat - Great chocolate, great food

I just love a good panini. The feel of your teeth crunching against the hot lined crust and sinking into soft melted cheese and wholesome veggies is one of the greatest food sensations in my book. One of my greatest frustrations with places that serve panini, however, is that they’re often not grilled adequately, or […]

The Master Burger that is Sango!

(Or, Part One of the Dahlin’ Chronicles: Tales of Little Tokyo within Makati)

When I started working for Hinge Inquirer Publications at Mile Long, it was as if I went abroad, specifically to Japan! Konnichi wa, hihihi! [Singit na naman si ed: may Japayuki hangover pa si Denise, hahaha.] Sometimes it seems like our building is […]