Author Archives: PigOutManila

16 down, 92 to go on our Michelin journey🥰 We set out for Michelin Selected Summer Palace at @edsashangrila, ready to dive into their humongous, plump, succulent and life-altering dim sum. But destiny had a sweeter surprise: meeting Ms. Nancy Farm , Summer Palace’s secret ingredient. Charming and gracious, the Director of Chinese Operations madeContinue reading “Michelin Selected Summer Palace Edsa Shangrila Hotel”

Our lunch at freshly minted Michelin Star Hapag Manila, began long before we took our seats. Like most modern dining adventures, ours started on Instagram—where we secured our reservation with the same anticipation one might reserve for concert tickets. Stepping inside, we were immediately drawn to a striking feature: a fermentation wall lined with 48Continue reading “A First Look Inside Michelin-Starred Hapag Manila”

  Today I found out that Korea’s famous Dessert 39 is finally coming to the 2F Entertainment Mall in Mall of Asia — their first branch in all of Southeast Asia! I can’t believe it. I’ve only ever seen their drinks and cakes online, and now I’ll actually get to walk into one without hoppingContinue reading “Korea’s Dessert 39 is coming to Manila December 2025,”

No. 13 on our list of 108 Michelin restaurants, we simply had to seek out the Michelin-Selected Chi’s Chie Tuguegarao Pancit Batil Patong, a humble hole-in-the-wall along Dian Street in Makati. In the lexicon of Tuguegarao cuisine, two words form the soul of this beloved dish: batil and patung. Batil means “to beat” or “toContinue reading “Michelin pansit for P130?”

Perhaps it was the year I stepped consciously into my foodie life in 2017—that quiet turning point when dining ceased to be mere sustenance and became a study in flavor, presentation , intention and culture. From that moment, Michelin ceased to be an abstract emblem of excellence; it became a presence I could sense, trace,Continue reading “On Becoming an Intentional Michelin Diner”

12th Stop: Aida’s Chicken , Michelin Selected Our twelfth gastronomic sojourn led us to Aida’s Chicken, discreetly situated in the basement of Makati Cinema Square—a locale whose slightly timeworn hallways evoke the peculiar charm of places that seem to have no inclination for renovation. It is a setting that conditions the mind, however subtly, forContinue reading “Michelin meal for P215?”

Our journey through Michelin-recognized restaurants in the Philippines brought us to our eighth stop: The Underbelly, a remarkable discovery considering it is not yet a year old. Despite its youth, it has already established itself as a distinguished presence within The Alley at Karrivin, Makati’s vibrant creative enclave. This compound is also home to severalContinue reading “8 down, 100 to go : Project Michelin Philippines”

“The menu is not laid out in chronological order,” Chef Josh Boutwood explained as he introduced us to the main course and to Helm’s unique menu concept monochrome, where each dish is guided not by sequence, but by color. It was a mesmerizing idea – an invitation to relish not just food but also creativityContinue reading “Looking through Chef Josh Boutwood’s Monochrome Lens: Inside Michelin 2-Star Helm Manila (Part 2)”