Priding itself as one of the finest seafood dining experiences in the country and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's personal favorite, Matutina's Seafoods in Urdaneta City attracts a lot of travelers who stop over for a sumptuous meal en route to and from the North.

We recently purposedly set for it on our…

I have very fond memories of dining out in Japan back when I had frequent business trips there. One of the foods we ate often and that I really liked is yakitori, grilled chicken skewered on a bamboo stick and barbecued over charcoal. Fortunately, we have the Japanese franchise Nanbantei…

One massively rainy night, we trooped to Greenbelt 5 to get ourselves some stress-busting delectation against all odds. We were fortunate and happy that The Madison Grill was open to serve us that night, despite most other establishments closing shop early.

Setting. Madison looks and feels like a fine New York diner.…

The fifth and last featured establishment in the Baguio series is Café Sabel, a themed coffee shop right inside national artist BenCab's famous museum.

The menu features somee of the same items offered in the earlier-featured Cafe by the Ruins (which shares their staff and management), but the manages to exude…

A while back, a colleague brought a box of Gigi's Custaroons to dinner so we got to try them out. Custaroon is a portmanteau word from custard and macaroon, which is an apt name to these creamy custard filled macaroons.

Here are some pictures I took, as well as what I…

My two rowdy pups Nash and Sean dressed up for Halloween last week, in time for a long weekend to spend with family. Here are some snaps.

It's the amazing Spider-Nash!

Can you guess what Sean's costume is?

He's Naruto. Look at how big he is now — looks like…

Despite having a branch in Manila, Mario's Restaurant Baguio still commanded our time and attention during our recent trip up north.

Setting. The place looked and felt like a comfortable lounge with eclectic interiors. The lighting was dim-to-warm, getting the natural Baguio breeze to feel snugly chilly. The place gets packed…

Third in our continuing series featuring Baguio is the cozy Forest House Bistro & Cafe along Loakan Road.

Setting. The place looks and feels like a homey log cabin with crisp fresh air, woodsy interiors, and live music.

A live (and very impressive) ensemble performs for the crowd on the night we…