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SHANG PALACE: A Special Dragon Year Lauriat!
Shang Palace is one of our favorite Chinese Restaurants in Manila ever since our 6750 days working for a prestigious multinational company. It reopened last August with the revival of the Makati...
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JASMINE: Auspicious Chinese Lauriat to Welcome the Dragon Year!
Jasmine continues to be the go to Chinese restaurant for the discerning Chinese family celebrations. This Lunar New Year, Chef Brandon Ng now helms the Jasmine Kitchen and offers one of the auspicious...
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Secrets of Gyud Food UP Diliman! (Food Guide)
(Save this recommendations on your next food trip in Gyud Food.) Gyud Food is the go-to community food center in Manila and proudly holds the title of the best canteen in any university in the...
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Welcome, Ms. Marta Fernandez Martin, Spain Tourism Board! @ Gallery by Chele
Welcome, Ms. Marta Fernandez Martin, Spain Tourism Board! @ Gallery by CheleIt was a delightful experience reconnecting with colleagues during the media gathering in collaboration with the Spanish...
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UMA NOTA in Manila! (First Impressions)
Uma Nota Manila, translating to Single Note in Brazil, stands as the third and finest iteration, following Hong Kong and Paris. This establishment offers Brazilian Japanese cuisine and delightful...
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Common Man Coffee Roasters Makati (Review)
Common Man Coffee Roasters: There’s nothing ordinary about this Singaporean Cafe operated by Jollibee in Ayala Triangle Gardens. It commands attention with its signature bar countertop, offering a...
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Discovering Cantabria Manila by Chef Chele Gonzalez
Cantabria Manila is a captivating Spanish restaurant that draws its inspiration from Chef Chele’s roots in the picturesque landscapes and coastal flavors of Cantabria. With a focus on seafood,...
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The BEST of Food on Four! @SMAuraPremier (First Impressions)
Food on Four stands as SM Aura’s premier food hall nestled on the fourth-floor cinema level. I was pleasantly surprised by its evolution into a higher-end food court, reminiscent of Grid in Rockwell,...
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The Mamonaku Kohi Story… (How it All Started?)
Mamonaku Kohi is a next-wave, specialty iced kohi Japanese-inspired coffee shop, with its flagship store established in Gyud Food UP Diliman in 2023. As I write this, we are in the process of opening...
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Asador Dos Mestizos Tagaytay Opens in Silang!
Asador Dos Mestizos has finally opened its doors in Tagaytay, much to the anticipation of food enthusiasts. The brainchild of the same owners behind Boracay’s beloved Dos Mestizos, led by Chef Patron...
View ArticleDistributing 510 Meals in Tapachula Reaffirms that We Belong to One Another
You don’t know your last name. You don’t know your age because you don’t know your birthday. You know it’s almost Christmas, but you don’t know where your mom is. You lost her in the… The post...
View ArticleExercising Compassion Turns a Simple Piece of Wood into a Profound Impact
Alfonso and his family have been in carpentry for over 30 years. Three years ago, right in the middle of the pandemic, their office was destroyed by a fire. Instead of seeing the fire as… The post...
View ArticleWhat Some Migrants Experience at the US Mexico Border
As the deadline to pass US government spending bills looms in the upcoming days, immigration at the US Mexico border fills our public consciousness. Lawmakers have tied reforming immigration policy and...
View ArticleBringing Warm Blankets to Those Displaced at the Border Says, “I See You.”
Wind rips unapologetically through the daytime streets of Juarez, taking your breath, and nighttime temperatures plunge into the twenties. A man in a hand-me-down jacket and basketball shorts huddles...
View ArticleAs We Pause Our Jobs Empowerment Program in Iraq*, A Legacy of Family Lives On
In a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Iraq, many parents struggle to meet their children’s basic needs. When emergency situations become long-term displacement, relief aid...
View ArticleResponding to Needs in Venezuela
Andres* is 11 years old, and until March 2023, he had never been to school. COVID struck his neighborhood in Venezuela when he was about to start the first grade. Venezuela had already been devastated…...
View ArticleThank You for Choosing to Love Anyway in Your Communities
Gathering with loved ones and friends isn’t always smooth sailing. There are calendars to coordinate, recipes to hunt down, and dietary requirements to consider. But when we finally come together,...
View ArticleITIREK Fosters a Place to Belong for Women in Kyrgyzstan
What if you thought you were applying for a nannying job in Turkey but were taken against your will into Syria? What if you had to follow your husband wherever he wanted to move because… The post...
View ArticleBringing Dignity and Relief to Migrant Families Who Had to Give Up Everything
What if your children’s safety depended on the price of your morning latte? An everyday purchase we take for granted is the price some parents in the Northern Triangle have to pay to keep their… The...
View ArticleYour Morning Coffee is Healing a Honduran Community
Merging her passion with a belief that when one of us rises, we all rise, Katia Duke brainstormed a new way to farm in Honduras, focusing on specialty coffee. The post Your Morning Coffee is Healing a...
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