Manila food scene Archives

Sobremesa: Mucho gusto!

We may know the continent for its football players and beauty queens but one excitingÂ element from SouthÂ American culture to be introduced to Filipinos is its cuisine. Mucho gusto!Â Sobremesa by Chef Benjo Tuason dishes just that! The restaurantâ€™s atmosphere is welcoming, perfectly complementing its name, which takes inspiration from the Spanish…

A Bout of Passion

Cooks, chefs and overall food lovers will disagree over many things. Sweet or savory? Hot or cold? Is cooking a science, or an art? The list of points of opposition is longer than you might think, but there is one point of convergence among all of them: the recipes, the…

China in Two Flavor Profiles

By Sylvia Reynoso Gala | Liven up the Chinese New Year with these wonderful finds from some of Manila's finest restaurants.Â Gong Xi Fa Chai! Cantonese cuisine at Red Lantern Take Solaire Hotel and Casinoâ€™s Red Lantern restaurant. Their hugely popular dim sum buffet, for instance, trots out the dumpling…