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Don’t let Nikkei’s chic interiors fool you: it’s a smart-casual resto where you can get a sushi special with drink for P199, or enjoy lots of tapas-style small dishes with drinks. A couple of years ago Therese heard about this hip new eatery on Rada Street in Legazpi Village, Makati, …

MANILA, Philippines — Online shopping has revolutionized the way we consume products — anything can be bought off of the internet. So how do you turn this consumer behavior into a force of good? Unilver Philippines has innovated to combine e-commerce and philanthropy through Shop2Give, a one-day shopping event on …

Paradise Dynasty’s The Podium branch serves eight innovative varieties of xiao long bao MANILA, Philippines — Seated inside a Chinese restaurant, a basket of dim sum is a sight that always teases the senses, elevates excitement and beckons an authentic dining experience. Upon opening the basket, let the steam come …

Two-Michelin-star chef Richard Ekkebus of Amber in HK was in town to do a pair of collaboration dinners with chef Chele Gonzalez, the first in a series called Serie Kulynaria, where Gallery by Chele welcomes great chefs from around the world to do collaborative dinners. When I took this item …

Last year, La Prairie started expressing its brand DNA through art, collaborating with Swiss artists at Art Basel. This year, the Swiss luxury skincare company is expressing its most iconic product through food. Mention “caviar” and a foodie will think of the briny black pearls that are a rare and …

Hey, Humanity, how’s it hanging? Well, you could say that the state of the human race could be likened to a bus driver who is going through a very rough patch — around 40- to 60-grit industrial sandpaper roughness. There are extremists working with annihilative cookbooks, a president is lording …

An American lady carefully studied my menu for minute, then turned to me and said, “Could you tell me more about your food?” I smiled and began to tell the stories behind my two dishes. I was smiling on the inside, too. I was at the Kultura Festival in Chicago, …

There’s been a lot of frustration involved in the closure of one of our country’s major tourist destinations, Boracay, but as its Oct. 26 soft opening nears, there’s a lot to be happy about, too. I, for instance, scroll through my camera roll every now and then and just dream …

MANILA, Philippines — Everyone loves eating hotcakes for breakfast (and even for lunch and dinner). With a little imagination and a few additional ingredients you can find at home, you can quickly transform your typical breakfast staple into art, from animal shapes to birthday cakes. Since October 4 is World …

MANILA, Philippines — Renowned Filipino architect and interior designer James JJ Acuna of Hong Kong- and Manila-based JJ Acuna / Bespoke Studio recently gave tips for those who are planning to start a restaurant business. In an interview with Philstar.com during the re-launch of Tokyo Tokyo Trinoma which he designed, …