TuanTuan Chinese Brasserie is collaboration by the Lugang Group and Mui Garden /Deer Garden restaurants of Canada. Their menu will consist of Hong Kong and Macau dishes done in a modern way with French flair. I had to chance to attend a private tasting event a few days before they open to the … [Read more...]
Benassi Ristorante Italiano, Italian Home Cooking in Ortigas
Benassi Ristorante Italiano is a small restaurant in the Ortigas area that serves home cooked Italian food. The place is owned by Filipino-Italian Katia Benassi-De Guzman and serves her family's recipes from Massa, Italy. Located beside Tully's Coffee on Exchange Road, you might easily miss it … [Read more...]
First Time at Mesa Filipino Moderne
Mesa Filipino Moderne is a restaurant I always see, especially their prominently located Greenbelt 5 branches, but one which I've never tried before. I've been meaning to try their branch in SM Megamall for a while already but always get sidetracked by Yabu. It's a good thing I got an invite to … [Read more...]
Osaka Ohsho, World’s No. 1 Gyoza opens in SM Megamall
Osaka Ohsho, first opened in Osaka in 1969, is a popular Japanese chain that dubs itself as "The King of Gyoza". There are more than 360 locations in Japan as well as many international franchises like Singapore and now the Philippines. The group who brought in Wee Nam Kee is also the one who has … [Read more...]
Kimukatsu, the 25 Layer Katsu Specialist
Kimukatsu is another new player in the Manila Katsu wars. Manila seems to be seeing katsu and ramen shops opening left and right. This is good news for us consumers since we can pick and choose which one suits our tastes. Kimukatsu, a franchise from Japan brought in by the same owners of Ikkoryu … [Read more...]