Diamond Hotel’s Corniche invites you to the Fiesta de Sabores Españoles, A Spanish Food Festival, featuring Michelin-starred guest chef, Edgard Sanuy Barahona.

Forget your no-carbs diet because you read that right: Rice & Dough will have a menu of carb-laden goodness, perfect for what they call: carbivores.

We are late to this party that have thrown a lot of raves for Project Pie. Launched a few years ago, Project Pie promised that it would bring in the idea that it can customize your pizza toppings to your heart’s content. With toppings giving you so much permutations on your pizza, how can it go wrong? Many friends have raved about it, but another one tipped about this new…

Dare we say: The best Chinese style fast-food restaurant in the Philippines. What makes us so confident of saying this? First, a bit of a background: Yumchee is not an international franchise brought to the Philippines. The concept is homegrown, and so are the people behind it. What they just did was examine the scene and bring the vision of serving international quality Hong Kong, Cantonese, and Taiwanese style fast-food in…

When you hear the word “promdi” (a local abbreviation of “promdi” / from the province), there always seems to be a negative connotation attached to the word. One that connotes a lack of culture and sophistication, alluding to the assumption of the simpler and detached-from-civilization lifestyle of those who live in the rural areas of the Philippines as compared to the cosmopolitan vibe of Metro Manila. You’ll hear this a…

“When in doubt, go to Spices.” That’s what people say when they are presented with the conflicting options on where to dine in The Peninsula Manila. Sure there’s the variety that Escolta brings, the grandness of the lobby lounge, and the contemporary classics of Old Manila. But when it is in-your-face deliciousness of Southeast Asian cuisine, it has got to be Spices. And while the cool January and February weather…

New year, new finds, new…calories! Get ready for some our delicious finds this 2016.  Admittedly, we tried this restaurant back in 2015 but this 2016 is about sharing even more of the good stuff out there.  And let’s start with your not-so-average-lola. Boasting of a new menu created by Chef Jonvic Mangibin, classics with a twist will easily become newfound favourites.  From starters to desserts, Lola Cafe + Bar will…

It doesn’t take a lot to make my family happy. This year, like every other year, the simple joys took center stage.

The minute Christmas played out differently, I wanted to rewind a bit and play it the way I grew up knowing, complete with the family reunions.

Hotel Rembrandt has been an icon in the Quezon City landscape for as long as its contemporaries can remember. It was the first and premier hotel in the area, and it continues to evolve, with rooms that get newly appointed and its signature bar, Malt Room, being one of the more distinguished night spots this side of the metro.   Now, a breath of fresh air is brought into its…

In a population that can never imagine itself without WiFi, you will think this poster is a sacrilege. But such a place that posts it exists, and after a few hours of good food, drinks and fun with friends, you will thank them for it. Come to think of it, Dyce N’ Dyne is quite ahead of the curve. A recent study suggested that people have slowly taken a digital…

I think this video sums up how French people in Manila feel every time they step in and taste the mastery of Chef Marc Aubry of Champetre:   It is from this animated movie named Ratatouille, where this awfully critical food writer by the name of Anton Ego is almost brought to tears as he tastes the French dish of the same name as the movie title, and the first bite…

Internationally-recognized Pepita’s Kitchen, with the Lechon Diva, Dedet dela Fuente Santos, at the helm, collaborates with Diamond Hotel, and takes centre stage at their Corniche restaurant buffet as they offer Feasts from the Filipino Kitchen until June 14, 2015.

It is recommended that you visit before everyone else finds out about this place. The Gilarmi Lounge is one of the establishments that the Discovery Primea has launched this year (First one was the fantastic Tapenade Mediterranean themed restaurant). Paying tribute to the landmark Gilarmi Apartment that used to tower the Ayala Avenue in the old days, the Gilarmi Lounge brings back the nostalgia of how it felt to have one of…

Prepare to have your heart stopped… both figuratively and literally. So rare that a single dish deserves more than 500 words that usually is enough to describe a whole restaurant, but there are exceptions, both meals and desserts. Add this to that reveled list. Sizzling Kansi. What looks like just some usual bowl of chopped meat resembling sisig topped with a roasted bone marrow just hides in plain sight the…

The Peninsula Manila has been one of the more top-of mind hotels lately for family staycations. Can’t seem to pinpoint the reason for such. It might be because of the excellent location at the Makati business district (which, by the way, is soooooo lovely to stroll around and discover some bars and restaurants on Saturday nights when it is less busy than usual). Or it might be that all the…

In the past years, Kettle has proven to be one of the more popular casual restaurants in the metro, thanks to its food having familiar flavors but given little twists and flairs to make the taste unique but not veering far from its essence. Case in point? Their buttermilk fried chicken is the gold standard for fried chicken. It has made a believer of critics. So when the team behind…

Let’s do a quick statistic about China: 3,700,000 square miles, second in size only to Russia. 1.35 billion people population, second to none. 22 provinces, all with their slightly distinct cultures and practices. And with that, their version of Chinese cooking. Chinese cooking in the Philippines is mainly Cantonese style, the kind you will find in Hong Kong. But as mentioned, there are even more styles out there. So the…

This may sound like a biased opinion, given the fascination of ours for buffalo wings (we even made various recipes for it), but it really is high time that this makes a comeback. Enough with the milk tea and the ramens of the past two years (something that seemed really peculiar given how hot and humid the Philippines is). While yes they are still a staple, the Manila food scene…

More great food joints opening up in the surf spots in San Juan, La Union! It’s been a long time since the last visit here, and so many things have sprouted thanks to the popularity of the place… and not just to the local tourism market. A Greek man decided to settle down here and shared the flavors of his home-land, and Gefseis Greek Grill was born. Like most house-converted…

New Year, and a good start too here at En Route. What better way than to turn the heat up in cold January than with a new addition to our buffalo wings recipes?? This recipe was inspired by a baked coffee wings recipe before, but the bittersweet taste will probably benefit with a bit of spicy kick from bird’s eye chili or siling labuyo. There are two ways to cook…

So much trends in the Manila food scene over the past few years that people have even rated that Manila is one of the best places to be a foodie. Yet, one thing seems to have been neglected in this deluge of gastronomic concepts. The simplest of comfort food, the grilled cheese, has been vastly overlooked. Some people will argue that there’s nothing to change with the classic cheddar on…