As of August 19, 2012, a response has been given here. Thank you! The Internet sure has made it easy for people to steal or illegally borrow other photos and works of art, and then claim it as their original creation. We see it a lot. People brandishing artwork or photography as their own. They would normally get some image, erase watermarks, and sometimes place theirs in exchange. However, it’s sad…

Don’t we all look for a no-fail place, where we can hang out with good friends, get some tasty meals, indulge in some good drinks or distinctive beers, and just relax in the overall vibe of a music that matches the good taste of the food? People will always have that sanctuary of comfort. It is some place they will swear by and invite everyone else to try. And Harvest…

    There have been a lot of foodie raves over Shi Lin’s Taiwanese style cuisine, with its delicious dumplings matched with relatively value-for-money prices. It helps a lot also that they are situated in the Podium in Ortigas, Powerplant Mall in Makati, and Commercenter building in Fort Bonifacio (It’s actually same building where Relik Tapas Bar and Lounge is situated). There is quite a confusion in whether this is…

  Lucky to have tried this a few days after it opened, because by now, it will take some time to get a seat. Such is the demand for the goodness that comes out of the kitchen of  ‘Cue Modern Barbecue. ‘Cue Modern Barbecue is just one of the many specialty restaurants that have emerged in the new Bonifacio High Street Central. And what is their specialty? Just good ol’…

One of the largest cities outside of Manila, Davao boasts of so much beauty and adventure for any kind of travel. It just proves that it’s more fun in the Philippines!

That new Bonifacio High Street Central complex has livened up the Fort Bonifacio area even more. What with its more distinguished selection of restaurants and lifestyle boutiques. It really knows what the market has been looking for. Part of what they look for is a more sophisticated experience of eating already familiar American inspired comfort food. While T.G.I. Friday’s and their all day everyday bottomless mojitos will always be a…

There are a few things that can make people go to Binondo on a rainy, power-outage filled night. One of them would be errands to get 60 pieces of some of the most finely detailed, full flavored home-made cupcakes (A later post will show this). This is not about the cupcakes. This is about a dinner after the cupcakes that took us into the bowels of Binondo, only to realize…

In the Rockwell Center in Makati, there was this quaint little diner with bright colors and upbeat atmosphere that brings alive the heydeys of the 60’s and 70’s (Plus they had this great beer serving aptly called “Mugnanimus”). Gram’s Diner seems to be an institution in Rockwell, with its American Comfort Food selections flocked by the affluent crowd and stressed out law students. Now their doors open in one of…

AS OF OCTOBER 25, 2013, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS PLACE HAS CLOSED Let’s be real. Not all of us would think a place holds some exciting flavors from non-familiar lands if the logo design looked like this: The cartoonish letters mixed with basic colors shined in light box style makes it look more like the other more non-descript places that may have lackluster food. But never judge a restaurant…

After that little stint in Tajimaya’s Yakiniku, a certain fire seemed to have ignited deep down in the bowels: a craving for sampling some grilled Japanese goodies, simply called Yakitori. There is an appeal to meat cooked right before your eyes, served with its flesh still sizzling from its encounter with a hot pan or fired up grill.     Apparently Nanbantei of Tokyo situated in Greenebelt 3 has been…

We can’t deny it that Korean popular culture or K-pop has already taken Manila by storm.  Can you say kimchi? For us at En Route, while we glimpse a few Koreanovela episodes every now and then, and go for the occasional bulgogi, the next closest we’ve gone to appreciate what’s from Korea is to eat ice pops from Korea. 😀 Binggrae is Korea’s #1 ice cream brand, the company behind…

It looks like Dumaguete is starting to embrace various culinary concepts with this restaurant in town 😀 After walking for a bit and enjoying the evening, it was time for dinner in a place that looked distinct and special. KRI Restaurant is a relatively upscale establishment with fusion cuisine that seems to be quite popular to both the adventurous and the more distinguished people in Dumaguete. And with its modern…

This has been a summer -long project in finding the right combination of spices, glaze, and cooking time. Some have even called it some sort of obsession (Like the obsession for both finding the mojito mint and grilling steak. But in the end, people have found out that such obsession benefitted them when dinner was served at home). Check out that mojito recipe here.   While it’s a bit late…

This is Anthony.     No, not the sandwich. Anthony is the guy who owns the arm behind the sandwich. The sandwich’s name is Buffy, and Anthony is on a mission to slay it. Ever since Chuck’s Deli opened its doors in both its Serendra and Eastwood branch, countless people have taken on the challenge of devouring this monster of a sandwich by Philippine standards in an attempt to gain…

It seems like the Metro Manila foodie landscape is starting to appreciate the finer and more upscale gastronomic experience. What with the opening of the Bonifacio High Street Central, sparking an appetite to try something new while living out the cosmopolitan lifestyle that the relatively young working class work for through their hard earned money. The splurge all pays off, though, with a demand for exploring deeper into already known…

  It probably is coincidence, but Japanese food seems to come up every time there is an errand or supplier meeting for wedding preparations. Although this one came as a pleasant alternative after trying to look for this supposedly old Spanish restaurant facing the seaside in the SM Mall of Asia. Wonder where it went? Hunger got the best of of everyone and Japanese is now on the plate, but…

Yes. Why would anyone go eat at Uncle Moe’s? Why would anyone want to be in a spartan concrete room adorned with heavy stroke paintings, walls echoing an eclectic mix of Sade’s Smooth Operator, TLC’s Creep, All Saint’s version of Under the Bridge, and then switches to “Homebase” from Cafe Del Mar’s 6th album? Here, listen to that Cafe del Mar song as you read along:     Further, why…

Everyone has been raving about Yabu: the House of Katsu that you would probably think that another post from En Route is not going to matter. But it does. This is reaffirming that Yabu: the House of Katsu really does deserve all the raves from everyone else who has recommended, commented, posted, tweeted, or checked-in here. So one Saturday filled with errands for wedding preparations, hunger strikes, and knowing that…

 As of December 21, 2012, this place has already closed. From the outside, anyone can mistake this for anything. A furniture shop, some exclusive club, or some high end flower boutique as the name may suggest. But it is actually a sleek styled Japanese restaurant that fits the lifestyle trends of Fort Bonifacio.   Rose Modern Japanese Cuisine opened around October of 2011 presenting the Filipino taste buds with their…

This was one of the highlights of the tour in the Crocodile Farm in Palawan: The chance to try something unique and realizing that this is one of the best food finds that everyone should really enjoy. Interestingly, crocodile meat is very tender and has a flavor and consistency similar to pork. Because of it, any spices mixed into the croc meat enhances its flavor. It may look a bit…

The Philippines as a nation is very passionate about its political landscape. And quite rightly so since elected or hired government officials are expected to be in that position for their desire to be a public servant. However, most, if not all Filipinos, feel that they do otherwise, and accusing the very people they elected to office as terrible monsters devouring any perceivable resource for their own benefit. They label…

The recently-concluded 3rd Philippine International Pyromusical Competition turned everyone back into kids as we marveled and said “Wow!” at the bursts of light and color from the fireworks displays of ten participating countries.