As we are well into the first month of the brand spanking new year, people are looking for new places to go and new things to try. Apart from the new spots that are popping up like mushrooms all about town, our old reliable haunts are coming up with new drinks to delight and surprise imbibers old and new.   …

It’s the New Year and with it comes new cheer. The past year may have been dotted with shocking events, but whether you want to cheer or drown out your sorrows, it’s nothing a good drink won’t fix. So, let’s peer into the crystal glass–not ball–and see for ourselves what 2017 has bubbling for us! Orange wine It’s not just …

There are many blended words that have crept into our vocabulary over the years, like brunch (breakfast+lunch), glamping (glamorous+camping) and spork (spoon+fork). But one of the most often used blended words currently is staycation (stay+vacation), meaning an alternative to going out of town for vacation and just staying at home or the city. With Christmas literally just days away, most …

Christmas is only a few days away. Year-end parties and family gatherings fill our calendars. It can be a hassle trying to figure out what to bring to a party or serve at your own or give as a gift, what with all the other things that also need our attention. Robinson’s Selections Wine and Spirits Festival at the McKinley …

U.P. Town Center is currently a melting pot for various retail and business establishments that cater to the demands of students, residents, and office workers in the surrounding community. Just like any other community-based shopping malls, U.P. Town Center has a plethora of different restaurants and cafés, ranging from Filipino to international cuisines. For the Yuletide season, we sampled Pinac …

If you need a caffeine fix to get you through the hustle and bustle of Christmas, wake up and warm up with Caravan Black’s new line of coffee drinks crafted for the Yuletide season. Even non-coffee fans would definitely appreciate the aromatic richness of freshly brewed Prancer, Dasher, and Blitzen each made with homemade syrups infused with specialty Caravan Black …

Buddha-Bar Manila has partnered with Diageo Reserve and Tanqueray Gin to launch the 20th Visionary, a limited edition Tanqueray Gin cocktail as part of a global competition across the Buddha-Bar group. It combines Tanqueray London Dry Gin, Ole Saccharum, raspberry shrub, and egg white. The exclusive partnership with Diageo Reserve runs only until the end of November 2016. Twenty-four bars …

Shakeaway, the world’s largest milkshake bar company (with over 50 stores worldwide in the UK, US, Middle East, and India), opens its flagship branch in U.P. Town Center, Quezon City on November 25, 2016 at 2 p.m. To make the grand opening even sweeter, the first 50 customers will receive a free milkshake. Shakeaway claims that you could live forever …

World AIDS Day, an annual awareness-raising event that commemorates efforts to fight HIV/AIDS, is on December 1. Polish luxury vodka house Belvedere has partnered with RED—an organization co-founded by U2’s Bono that aims to raise awareness and funds to fight HIV/AIDS—for a campaign called #MakeTheDifference. Two talented artists—musician John Legend and celebrated South African artist Esther Mahlangu—have collaborated on a …

On November 26, Serbesa MNL showcases Prohibited, a 1920s Masquerade Degustation Dinner event at Artelano 11, a heritage house tucked in the heart of the bustling city of Pasay that arouses your aesthetic senses with several designer pieces and furniture created by various artists, all curated by interior designer and Artelano owner Eric Paras. The theme revolves around New York …