262 – On Eating Out In The New Normal

The Covid-19 pandemic has definitely shaken up how we live and work today with remote work arrangements, cashless payment methods, online shopping portals, and food delivery apps becoming part of the new normal. Governments worldwide have been exhorting people to stay home and step out only when absolutely necessary to avoid the spread of the …

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217 – On Breakfasts And Safe Havens: Denny’s, Eastwood Mall

There's this scene in the movie adaptation of Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet In Heaven, which starred Jon Voight as the protagonist Eddie. In the course of meeting the titular five people, Eddie encounters his father peacefully enjoying a meal inside a diner. He tries to get his father's attention, to no avail. Eddie's …

190 – On Celebrity Chef Choices: Pound By Todd English, Eastwood Mall

Chances are you've seen the Asian Food Channel (AFC) a number of times, especially if your home has a cable TV subscription. This Singapore-based food channel features culinary shows hosted by a number of popular chefs in Southeast Asia and around the world. Here are some familiar Asian personalities that have appeared in AFC shows, …

182 – On The Honolulu-Honshu Connection: Johnny Kahuku’s Hawaiian Shrimp House, Eastwood Mall

(AUTHOR'S NOTE: This restaurant is now defunct; I passed by its old spot at Eastwood Mall's ground floor, and found the space boarded up. Timestamp: 8 January 2020, 07:25 am.) Expect Pearl Harbor to come up most of the time whenever the words Japan and Hawaii are mentioned in a sentence. December 7, 1941 is …

176 – On Charcoal-Powered Indulgences: BLK513 + 80 Queens, Eastwood Mall

(AUTHOR'S NOTE: It is with sadness that I update this post; BLK513's spot in Eastwood Mall has been officially vacated and boarded up. Timestamp: 6 February 2019, 12:19 pm.) Millennials and hipsters from every corner of the Internet were overjoyed when BLK513 opened its first branch at SM Megamall. Given their tendency to crowd a …