Neil's Kitchen

Cres Yulo October 19, 2015

Lunch today was at #NeilsKitchen in Alabang. Food's got that Pinoy taste, portions are generous, and the prices reasonable. No wonder it's been getting loud buzz!😁This is really good - a version of tokwat baboy but using seafood. Good stuff!

A solo order of nachos (laki o!) with a sweetish yet addicting tomato and corn salsa.

They call this "Alabang" fried chicken - basically chicken cutlets with macaroni salad and rice.. hits the spot though, if this is what you're craving for.. 😜 — They call this "Alabang" fried chicken - basically chicken cutlets with macaroni salad and rice.. hits the spot though, if this is what you're craving for.. 😜

Probably the best thing I ate - black palabok. — Probably the best thing I ate - black palabok.

Malipayon Farms

Cres Yulo October 19, 2015

What do you do when the wind is swirling and it's storming outside? Go to a farm, of course!😜 Yep, went mud skiing and earth worm digging with these peeps. Fun though! Hehe!😁 Thanks for having us, Gejo! Do go check out #MalipayonFarms

One of my favorite veggies - wing beans, also known as sigarilyas.

Allium

Cres Yulo October 7, 2015

Topping off my day last night was a memorable dinner at a restaurant that for some reason I've always held off from visiting: #Allium in Legaspi Village. Well - I now consider it one of the great underrated fine dining experiences in the city. Their new "Carte Blanche" tasting menu is full of top flight fresh ingredients and executed in a manner that won't make you blink. In other words, it's delicious. The chef/owner, Mark Tan, has great cooking chops. He clearly respects his ingredients, and flexes his creativity while incorporating both old and new techniques. Snoop around and CHECK IT. While not cheap, of course, I think it's very much worth your hard earned peso.😁 I'll be back for sure.

On top: a fritter made of ankimo - monk fish liver; a chip with beef and oyster tartare; and Iberico pork in a green apple sauce

A highlight of my #Alliumdinner.

This ball of foie gras, whom I've lovingly dubbed "Iron Man", is brilliant. You break it with your spoon, and inside is a gelée of beets.

Gaggan

Cres Yulo October 5, 2015

Meeting Chef Gaggan of @gaggan in Bangkok - top dog of Asia.

I'm not sure what @chele999 put in this carpaccio (I heard burnt butter, among other things) -- but in the end, who cares what he put? Haha! It's delicious!

So much win: crab in "comfort curry" and coconut milk with fragrant basmati rice. Yummeh!

Playing with balls - frozen cream, white chocolate and mango 😁

Rock n roll, baby!🙌🏽 This gent is easily one of the most engaging chefs I've met. Must make a beeline and try to get into #Gaggan in Bangkok! — Rock n roll, baby!🙌🏽 This gent is easily one of the most engaging chefs I've met. Must make a beeline and try to get into #Gaggan in Bangkok!

This lunch was crazy, chaotic and also FUN! Thanks for the opportunity to eat the grub of @gaggan and @chele999 at @galleryvask , @chertiu 😁 Well done! — This lunch was crazy, chaotic and also FUN! Thanks for the opportunity to eat the grub of @gaggan and @chele999 at @galleryvask , @chertiu 😁 Well done!

Crappy pic but I wanted to post it because these are the unsung heroes of today's lunch (a spur of the moment thing immediately following last night's tasting dinner, also at Gallery VASK) - Maraming salamat, Team #GalleryVask, Team #VaskTapasRoom&n… — Crappy pic but I wanted to post it because these are the unsung heroes of today's lunch (a spur of the moment thing immediately following last night's tasting dinner, also at Gallery VASK) - Maraming salamat, Team #GalleryVask, Team #VaskTapasRoom and Team #Gaggan!

Cross cultures with Chefs Gaggan (Bangkok) Chele (Espana) Claude Tayag (Pampanga)!

Ogawa Manila

Cres Yulo October 5, 2015

Hey #BGC - new Japanese joint alert! Say "Konnichiwa" Ogawa Traditional Japanese Restaurant - located above Tony Roma's along the Fort Strip!😁🇯🇵🍣🍛🍱

So at the press launch today, you get to pick up rolled paper from a little box upon which was written what you get served for lunch. I think I got REALLY lucky...😍(lobster/beef teppanyaki teishoku)

the dramatic doorway (that door is over a hundred years old.

Uni-unihan..😜 fresh and sweet - jazz like me.😍 — Uni-unihan..😜 fresh and sweet - jazz like me.😍

Winner.😜 3 kinds of spicy sashimi: tuna, salmon and lapu-lapu.🐟 #OgawaManila — Winner.😜 3 kinds of spicy sashimi: tuna, salmon and lapu-lapu.🐟 #OgawaManila

Boracay Eats Day 2

Cres Yulo September 24, 2015

#MalagosChocolate graces the #SunnySideCafechamporado.❤ This is dreamyyyy — #MalagosChocolate graces the #SunnySideCafechamporado.❤ This is dreamyyyy

Perfect beach food: a #SupermagicBurgers shrimp roll -- with shrimp chunks, mango, ebiko, Kampot peppers and Kewpie!🍤 — Perfect beach food: a #SupermagicBurgers shrimp roll -- with shrimp chunks, mango, ebiko, Kampot peppers and Kewpie!🍤

Shrimp rolls and umami bomb burgers at #SupermagicBurgers 🍔 -- fun grub at the #NowieFeast2015 #BoracayFoodTour — Shrimp rolls and umami bomb burgers at #SupermagicBurgers 🍔 -- fun grub at the #NowieFeast2015 #BoracayFoodTour

3 kinds of mushrooms, rolled in almonds and corn flakes, and topped with smoked chizzzz... Something for the veggie lovers!😁❤🙌🏼 #SupermagicBurgers — 3 kinds of mushrooms, rolled in almonds and corn flakes, and topped with smoked chizzzz... Something for the veggie lovers!😁❤🙌🏼 #SupermagicBurgers

Frozen custard with chocolate covered potato chips and sea salt - just desserts at #SupermagicBurgers!

The secret weapon of the Potenciano Group of Restaurants.😁🙌🏼 This is Chef Natalia Moran, and she makes great food! #SupermagicBurgers#SunnySideCafe #SpiceBird #NowieFeast2015#BoracayFoodTour — The secret weapon of the Potenciano Group of Restaurants.😁🙌🏼 This is Chef Natalia Moran, and she makes great food! #SupermagicBurgers #SunnySideCafe #SpiceBird #NowieFeast2015 #BoracayFoodTour

Wish I could've take the crew from all the other Potenciano establishments - they all work hard to bring a great dining experience to you. I can't let this day pass without saying "Maraming Salamat Sa Inyong Lahat" - I hope you all get to check em out next time you're in the island.❤

Our last stop for #NowieFeast2015 - sunset cocktails and dinner at #AsyaPremierSuites — Our last stop for #NowieFeast2015 - sunset cocktails and dinner at #AsyaPremierSuites

We've only been here two days, but man what a fun trip this was!😁 It's all about the chemistry, I guess. These peeps are awesome company!❤ Big love to Nowie & Odette because #PotenciaKnows 😜 #NowieFeast2015 — We've only been here two days, but man what a fun trip this was!😁 It's all about the chemistry, I guess. These peeps are awesome company!❤ Big love to Nowie & Odette because #PotenciaKnows 😜 #NowieFeast2015

Estancia Urban Flavors

Cres Yulo September 22, 2015

Good times today with these great people at #EstanciaUrbanFlavors : Champion baristas, restaurateurs, crazy cooks, operations supervisors, healthy eating advocates, pastry chefs, marketing managers, PR practitioners - you name it - all passionately pushing what they have to offer.😁 You guys gotta go here to #Estancia and CHECK IT! It's a pretty cool mall - all the shops you'll need AND good eats and beverages too!❤

This is you Host signing off.

Taco Vengo

Cres Yulo September 13, 2015

Had to hot foot it before the rains come a-pouring, but I'm happy to discover that the rumors are true: #TacoVengo grub is yummeh!❤ Woohaaaa!😁 All you Mexican food experts and purists keep your "authentic" arguments on the sideline - this simply hits the spot. Oh man - CHECK IT!

Macho nachos - more macho when you add an egg.🐔

The simplest dish on the menu: cheese quesadillas, some crema, and a side of guac.

On the opposite, yet equally tasty, end of things: tofu and Asian slaw tacos. Well played, #TacoVengo - vegetarians, the doors are open to you too! — On the opposite, yet equally tasty, end of things: tofu and Asian slaw tacos. Well played, #TacoVengo - vegetarians, the doors are open to you too!