Soru Izakaya recently opened their 3rd branch at the Ortigas Technopoint, serving modern Japanese cuisine. They have other branches in Maginhawa and BGC. The place is a high ceiling split level space that features a sleek, modern design with eye catching murals. Parking in the CW Home Depot compound … [Read more...]
OOMA Japanese Rice Bar by Chef Bruce Ricketts
OOMA Japanese Rice Bar is the newest venture by Chef Bruce Ricketts and the Moment Group (Cue, 8 Cuts, Linguini Fini, Manam, Phat Pho, Mecha Uma). Ooma is a play on the Japanese word umai which means good. Set to open to the public on July 8, 2015 at 6pm, the restaurant will be serving familiar … [Read more...]
Osaka Ohsho Does Teppanyaki
Teppanyaki was all the rage in the 80s but slowly waned in popularity with only a few places still having them. Osaka Ohsho introduces 8 new dishes for their Teppanyaki Festival minus the smell. There's a mix of seafood dishes as well as some well loved meats being represented. Irene and I got a … [Read more...]
Tenya Tempura Tendon Opens First Store in SM Megamall
Tenya Tempura Tendon is a Japanese franchise that specializes in tendon and tempura. They are known for serving quick and delicious meals in a fast casual atmosphere. The Philippine franchise was brought in by the Racks group and they opened their first store at the 4th floor of Megamall across … [Read more...]
What’s Cooking at Nomama Capitol Commons
The first time I tried Nomama was when it had a pre-opening dinner many years ago at their old branch in Quezon City (now closed). Chef Him Uy de Baron served up some fusion Japanese that came out of his many travels in the Land of the Rising Sun. We were trying some new dishes Chef Him recently … [Read more...]