Drop by “La Cuisine Française” (Sedeño and San Agustin Streets, Salcedo Village, Makati) on any given evening, and chances are, you will hear a French accordionist singing Edith Piaf songs; or a French jazz trio; and maybe singing actor Tony Marino (“The King and I”) belting out Broadway favorites like “Cabaret” and “I Am What I Am.”
There is a famous Gary Larson cartoon from “The Far Side” that depicts heaven and hell. Upstairs, an angel is...