Has the Philippines arrived despite the constant protests against the high costs of living, caused by skyrocketing prices of goods and oil in the market, all these happening although people are laboring with great difficulty daily?
Yes, despite all these, the country deserves nothing less than first class information about many things, especially that concerning dining which could be must activity especially after a hard day’s work, as the Beatles’ song goes.
Dine-Asia, the "newest magazine guide to the best restaurants" is now available. A few could be scoffing at the idea of eating out when restaurants could be reflecting those high cost of goods in their menus. Yet for Mary Anne Meily, the publisher, nothing could be better for everyone than to get out and dine at the finest restaurants, if only to say to oneself, "I deserve this after having worked myself to the bones." Good hard work certainly merits good food prepared by the best chefs with the most exotic ingredients if possible.
Dine Asia contains the menus of the best restaurants in the Phillippines offering good food to both locals and foreign diners. Chateau 1771 (European), Alba Restaurante Español, Contempo (Asian and European), Chinese and Italian cuisines, among others. Merk’s found in Greenbelt 3, Ayala Center, Makati City features live entertainment in a place that could be for intimate dining with family or a much biggwer event like press conferences, business meetings, birthday parties and the like. Foods have catch names like Hot Stuff Veggies; Gising-Gising (Wake-up, Wake-up), Superstar dishes: Binukadkad na Pla-Pla (Deflowered Fish); reincarnated Lapu-lapu (first Philippine hero’s name); Rib it Up Hickory Spare ribs, and Beef Teriyaki Ninja.
Ms. Meily credits her experience of having worked under an American advertising company, Concrete Media, LLC found in New Jersey under which she got exposed to the nitty-gritty details of publishing New Jersey Tables, a magazine which also covers fine dining.
Ms. Meily reveals that the name of the magazine presents its future plans of including all similarly fine restaurants found in the Asian region. It will eventually cover restaurants found in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and many more truly serving the interests of those who celebrate that human need to fill up one’s stomach with flair amid colorfully and aesthetically laid-out cuisine, prepared by chefs with great and long adventures in handling kitchen challenges.
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