A visit to an old master's new place shows that he's still on top of his game. 

I was very lucky as I was the last one to book for this dinner.

It is very seldom that one gets to sample creations made by a master pastry chef such as Francois Payard.

During the World Gourmet Festival, the much-awaited Gala Dinner featured a seven-course wine and food pairing dinner by world-class chefs.

What truly sets the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok apart is the unique care they have for their food and beverage in every aspect.

Fritzie Diez’s 18th birthday celebration is still being talked about up to now and is regarded as Iloilo’s dinner of the year.

For me, the thought of Concha y Toro immediately conjures past scenes of cool forests, mountains, streams, and pleasant sunshine.

Recently, the ICEX together with the Spanish Economic and Commercial Office in Manila flew in wines from over 20 wineries from different wine regions of Spain.

I've had several early encounters with Aussie wine, especially as a curious kid who grew up in Italian Village.

I am an ardent fan of Ruth Kim’s Seoul Barbecue, located in the P. Burgos area in Makati.

It seemed like it was only yesterday when I first met Olive Puentespina in her little booth at a food trade exhibit in Davao.

Having only a few hundred pesos as a monthly salary, everyone in that area had their own list of good places to eat that was not heavy on the pocket.

Although an urban center, Dagupan has still maintained a lot of its rustic flavors, even in its surrounding areas.

All you need are good leaders that care about cuisine and service, and lots of cojones.

For a few years now, I’ve been a frequent shopper at a small mom and pop grocery for Korean ingredients called Manna on Don Pedro St. in Makati.

There’s a boutique hotel and commercial complex under development on the corner of Legaspi St. and Rizal in Davao City called Legaspi Suites.

It has been more than a decade now since Raymond Meynet took over my favorite Hungarian sausage and homemade brativurst place in Cubao.

As a fast growing citadel and tourism center with a huge expatriate community, Cebu’s wine scene has become a new haven for aficionados and collectors.

One of the finest places to get a good Italian meal in the Philippines is Cebu.

My first encounter with Pink Pepper left a great mark on my memory.

With a veteran chef at the helm, this is a Chinese resto to watch out for .

From beginning to end, this sherry dinner passes with flying colors.

On the way to Anilao? Here’s something worth stopping for.

Enjoy tuna in more ways than one at this Davao restaurant.

A delicatessen with characters straight from down under

On the road to Laiya, I chanced upon an antique house on General Luna Street corner Rizal Street in the poblacion of San Juan, Batangas.

A night of wine and Dutch cheeses

There are very few places in the world where one can have a truly fine buffet.

Before, 22 Prime was Discovery Suites’ executive lounge which they now had brilliantly converted into a steak house. And, to give a more manly credence to this venue for power meetings and area for secret negotiations, they gave it a power menu, which is basically a steak and grill selection.

The Chaine des Rotisseurs, a Paris-based international organization dedicated to uplifting food, wine, and hospitality recently deviated from its black tie dinners to hold an afternoon tea for its elegant “Dame de la Chaine” or lady members.

My friends always go into shocked amusement every time I tell them the story of my romance with single malt whisky and Spanish wine. It started over 30 years ago, and it was the reason for my "poverty." Basically, I was a newly hired bank employee starting out in the real world. I had to fend for my gustatory vices, as one who could not afford the standard supervisor’s drink which was a J&B or a Cutty Sark, or on occasions with the higher officers of the financial institution, Johnny Walker Black or Swing.

I came to Tomas Morato about 24 years ago as a young restaurateur with all the hopes and dreams of getting a slice of what was a newly rising market.

One of the classics and a not-to-be-missed place in Davao is the 10-year-old AHFAT at the Victoria Plaza Complex. The style of cooking of chef owner Pat Ang is his own unique and tempered example of how certain styles of Chinese-Filipino or Chinoy cuisine have evolved and become a dynamic cuisine on its own.

It was the third Wines and Spirits Club-Philippines.com dinner with the trio of Rene Barbier Wines, Cidacos Specialty Spanish products, and Gallo Pasta as the sponsors of the event. This was the first time Rene Barbier wines showcased their complete Philippine line of wines in one specialty dinner.

It all started when Center for Asian Culinary Studies student Judy Ann Santos informed me that she was going to be Chef Tony’s sidekick for a day. They were going to our school, and Café Ysabel was one of their stopovers.

It all started when Center for Asian Culinary Studies student Judy Ann Santos informed me that she was going to be Chef Tony’s sidekick for a day. They were going to our school, and Café Ysabel was one of their stopovers.

Every time I’m in the Quiapo area, I never fail to stop over and devote a portion of my visit to the Moslem quarter. Besides a lot of bargain electronics, and DVDs, I have built a long-standing fascination with Moro cooking and its different features and ingredients.

I wrote about the best pizza in the country a year ago, which I found by the poolside of the Marco Polo Plaza Cebu, and the place didn’t even have a name. Just the poolside to enjoy those bubbly, thin-crusted, wood-fired pizzas. Well, I did come back to find out, it is now called Al Viento.