Travels with a Gourmet

a food lover's travels, memorable meals, culinary trials and gastronomic experiences

We spend most of our summers with my sisters in the U.S. and we try and get away for a girl’s weekend nearby (meaning a short flight away).  In 2016, we spent a few nights in Austin, a city none of us had been to and one that we had hear was hip and happening …

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Healthy and delicious food is sometimes contradictory.  So many places promote wellness and health and actually don’t know how to make whole foods taste good.  Publicus in downtown Las Vegas is one of those places that gets healthy and delicious right.  Their daily changing specials and whatever they have on the counter (it could be a quinoa and roasted …

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On the rare occasions that I fly back home for a visit, I make sure to go to restaurants I haven’t been.  It’s so easy to go back to my favorites again and again but it’s also fun to eat  at the new restaurants that have opened up in Manila recently. Wildflour actually isn’t new, they opened their …

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The Populus Coffee & Food Co (the name’s a mouthful) opened around six months ago in a shophouse along Neil road.   The long narrow space has been carefully redesigned using a lot of wood, from the ceiling and wall tiles to the counter, complemented by modern metal accents like the industrial lighting and iron shelving.  The …

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No surprise that we, along with everyone else, have been to PS Cafe countless times.  It’s the standard go-to for most locals and expats especially for weekend brunch.  Everyone has their preferred PS Cafe, families love the garden setting at the PS Cafe at Harding Road while others swear by the adults-only PS Cafe at Ann Siang Hill Park, Orchard regulars always end up …

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