The Pig & Palm’s Modern Spanish cuisine

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 08/13/2016

THE LAST time I dined in a Michelin-starred restaurant offering Costa Brava-inspired Spanish cuisine was in Casa Mono owned by acclaimed Chefs Mario Batali and Andy Nusser in New York City. It was Restaurant Week in New York…

‘Dine & Dip’ at Casa Dos

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 08/06/2016

CIRCA 1900 at the end of Sanjercasvil Road in the heart of Lahug is a turn-of-the-century American colonial mansion that is fast becoming a lifestyle destination for dining and leisure. Once the ancestral homes of the Jerezas,…

Drones as waiters show how businesses can use technology

06/20/2016

Drones as waiters that fly dirty dishes off customers’ tables. Non-human banking staff that serve clients. These are not scenes from a science fiction movie or novel but part of this year’s technology trends that will fundamentally…

Homestyle Italian dining

Thea C. Rinen 05/14/2016

FAMILY and tradition are very much a part of the Italian food culture. Known for long Sunday lunches that often last until dinnertime, the extended family bonds together over courses starting from antipasto to dessert to coffee.…

The Marketman and his Pigafetta

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 12/12/2015

FOR a long time, well-traveled corporate banker/management consultant Joel Abueva Binamira was simply known as “The Marketman,” and his food web/blogsite www.marketmanila.com has been around long before food bloggers invaded the Net. A consummate gourmet who loves…

Restaurant group allots P60M for new outlets

Aileen Garcia-Yap 09/16/2015

The Abaca Group has set aside P60 million for two new concepts and four new locations this year. “We are looking to expand more with all our brands and we want to do that efficiently. We don’t…

Look who’s turning 24! Alejandro’s!

08/18/2015

My earliest memories of Alejandro’s was Papa hankering for Filipino food. The crispy pata angle just fortified its place in the Cebuano culinary firmament, the restaurant does not kid around with serving you the best. Over the…

Video showing robbers victimizing male diner goes viral

Marian Z. Codilla 06/18/2015

A FEW days after a video showing the so-called “Laglag Barya” gang went viral, another robbery incident was recorded and uploaded to social media recently. Footage from a security camera installed in a fastfood restaurant in Panagdait,…

Three ‘bad boys’ and chicken wings

Aileen Garcia-Yap 05/18/2015

Friends Gino Ortiz, David Santos and Andrew Aseniero contributed P7,000 each and started selling chicken wings every weekend and during bazaars. Now, they have a store and plan to open another next year. Bad Boys Wingz opened…

Abaca group to pour in P180M in Cebu projects

04/01/2015

Two-year expansion plan includes restaurants,  another Mactan  hotel Ten years after successfully setting up a solid brand, the Abaca Group is positioning itself for more expansions in the next two years. It plans to add four more…

Chef Steve Shrimski’s ‘adventure’ fare

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 11/24/2014

Australian cuisine continues to create culinary ripples with the “adventure” creations of Executive Chef Steve Shrimski of Canvas Bistro Bar Gallery and Circa 1900. With the opening of Canvas Bistro Bar Gallery in the Food Terraces of…

5 things to order at Choi City

Jude Bacalso 11/11/2014

As Choi City expands its menu, many of the old favorites remain just that by maintaining the taste that made them instant hits with Cebuanos. I’m a stickler for the classics, and many of those laid out…

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