“You can take the chef out of the kitchen, but you can’t take the kitchen out of the chef.” So said Discovery Suites’ former corporate chef and now resident manager David Pardo de Ayala, prior to a recent lunch at the group’s property in Tagaytay.
What better place to fall in love than at a quaint luxury manor overlooking the picturesque Tagaytay ridge? And what better time to partake of a memorable lunch or dinner than at the very romantic Restaurant Verbena?
There’s a newly opened coffee shop along Aguinaldo Highway en route to Tagaytay. Unlike other cafés in the area, however, Caffè Sant’Antonio is attached to the Rogate Images store, which sells religious images and articles. One can thus enjoy a cup of Caffe al Cioccolato Bianco and, afterward, browse through the shop for meaningful and spiritual gifts to give your loved ones this Christmas.
As a form of protest against low-cost carriers and perennially congested runways, I decided I would not click on Piso Fare links this month. Instead, all travels would be done on nothing more than a gas tank, a tent and a general idea of where I’m headed.
Many of my readers will call me “huli sa balita,” but I just have to share this experience. For over four years now, Oye and Malou have been inviting us to try their favorite restaurant—Antonio’s in Tagaytay. It was only a few weeks ago that our schedules met. And what an evening it turned out to be!
Today, when wireless technology seems to have taken over every aspect of our lives, a longing for what is handcrafted, used, and old surfaces. There are days when the overload of broadband distractions becomes just too much to handle. A good antidote for slowing down could be turning off your cell phone and taking a [...]
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