Chef Bruce Lim has been our favorite celebrity chef in the Asian Food Channel. Now, Chef Bruce Lim is back and busy in the restaurant scene with his new business venture, Rustique Kitchen.


In partnership with Mr. Tonyboy Couangco and Gretchen Barretto, Chef Bruce Lim recently opened this posh restaurant that serves affordable dishes. As he said, Filipino cuisine with a western touch was the main concept of his restaurant. Along with other food bloggers, We went to Rustique Kitchen to meet the hands-on chef and chat with what inspired him with Rustique Kitchen's menu selection.


The interiors of Rustique Kitchen were marvelous. It can rival to those of hotel restaurants. Not to be intimidated with this elegant interior, Rustique Kitchen's dishes are quite affordable. Imagine a rib eye steak for less than a thousand? Here's a walk through of  what we sampled that night:

Tapsilog is one of the common breakfast staple in a Filipino breakfast table. And Kanto Freestyle Breakfast does it in a way everyone loved it even more.

Kanto Breakfast Freestyle have been known for offering gourmet-style breakfast staples in a homey environment. Their first branch in Mandaluyong was a shocker for everyone. A local eatery that provides gourmet style Filipino breakfast dishes made waves that people wanted to eat there, even as far out as north and south. Everyone wanted to try their Instagram-worthy dishes, including me.


Good thing, Kanto Breakfast Freestyle branched out to reach more people. Opening more branches in Libis, Marikina and Kapitolyo, a lot of foodies got to try their dishes. We were invited in the Kapitolyo branch to try some new items they are introducing to their menu. If you can't get enough of their breakfast combos, here are some items you might want to consider adding to your list:

Street food had been every Filipino's favorite go-to food. From Isaw, Betamax, Kwek Kwek and Balut, every Filipino sure craves for these every once in a while. But the health hazard of these street food had been everyone's main concern for not eating them.

Fret not, you can have your street food craving fix without worrying about Hepatitis or other diseases at Chef Arch's Lime.

Chef Arch boasts a good background in Food and Beverage Industry. He had been a chef at a few of the Raintree Group of Restaurants like the Museum Cafe. He was also a Chef at prestigious hotels like the Mandarin Hotel. Now living in New Zealand working as a chef, Chef Arch decided to leave a piece of his expertise through his restaurant, Chef Arch's Lime and Kanto Breakfast Freestyle.

Situated at their household in Mandaluyong, Chef Arch's Lime restaurants caters to a more laid back crowd who wants good food while having a good chat with friends.

Bonifacio Global City has been shaping up to be a progressive place to live in, catering the lifestyle of the people surrounding it. BGC aims to showcase the city’s healthy culinary tourism by holding BGC EATS 2014, a citywide food tour.


I was lucky to be included at the first wave of BGC Eats this year. The first food tour highlights the science behind food featuring Artha Ting, biologist and Mind Mover from the Mind Museum. Artha along Chef JJ Yulo headed the food tour along with a group of people from the media.


Here's my first hand experience on a food tour:

Who doesn't love food buffets?

Buffets offer wide spread of delicious food, catering different taste buds. From Meat Eaters, Vegetarians, Dessert monsters and a wide array of different regional and international cuisine, dishes that your tummy can't get enough.


Vikings Luxury Buffet is one of the fore runners in the luxury buffet scene in the Metro. Vikings currently have 5 branches: the newest one in Megamall, Lanang Premier in Davao, North Edsa, Marikina and Mall of Asia. For the whole month of August, Vikings included new South East Asian dishes in their buffet spread. Each branch has their own unique take on our favorite South East Asian dishes that you'll never find in other branches.

I was lucky to be invited to try the new South East Asian dishes at Vikings Mall of Asia. Here's a quick peek of the dishes we had.