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Deadly delicious Halloween-inspired cocktails from DrinkManila.com

Deadly delicious Halloween-inspired cocktails from DrinkManila.com

Halloween might be best enjoyed by kids (and the young at heart), but that surely doesn’t mean that us adults can’t enjoy ourselves on the most spook-tacular night of the year! Trade in trick or treating and candy-filled pumpkin baskets for four of these scary good Halloween-inspired cocktails from DrinkManila.com…
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Cheers!

Cheers!

There is cause to celebrate and share a drink with more and more premium drinks finding their way to Manila. In particular, champagne and cognac-loving Filipinos will be glad to know that Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte — the number one champagne producer in France — will now be available in the country,…
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How Andrew Tan conquered the world: Emperador of the sun

How Andrew Tan conquered the world: Emperador of the sun

By JOANNE RAE M. RAMIREZ Like a tenacious vine deeply rooted in rich soil, Andrew Tan’s dream was to yield a harvest of brandy so rich and plentiful it would conquer the Philippines, and eventually, the world. (Tycoon Andrew Tan on the day his Grupo Emperador acquired Spain's iconic Fundador…
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Giving you more to love about Japanese food: YAYOI comes to Manila

Giving you more to love about Japanese food: YAYOI comes to Manila

Restaurateurs Yvonne Yao and Jacqueline Gobing are giving Filipinos another word to add to their Japanese food vocabulary and a different way to satisfy their Japanese cravings. Their new restaurant YAYOI is all about teishoku dining — well-balanced set meals that are fresh, filling in all the right ways and…
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The world on a plate: Buffets in the metro edition

Going on food trips is surely one of the most exciting and rewarding things to do in Manila; it's a city dotted with awesome dining spots and restaurants featuring international cuisines. And while it's always fun to go restaurant hopping in the metro, there are times when all we want is to…
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Celebrating Heritage in Makansutra Hawkers

By ISABELLA OLIVARES In Singapore, where eating is more of a pastime than a function, street food is a national treasure. But the cheap and ready-to-eat fare that has become iconic to the city-nation has its roots in a dark time in history. "People were poor, there were no jobs,…
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Another round, please! Celebrate Oktoberfest at Sofitel

Another round, please! Celebrate Oktoberfest at Sofitel

Ein bier, bitte!   Memorize and learn how to say that right, because it's all you'll need to know when you step into  Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila's Harbor Garden tent next month. October at Sofitel means only one thing — their annual celebration of the most authentic Oktoberfest in the Philippines!…
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