For a while now, I’ve long admired the city of Paris and its culture. I love how it celebrates, reveres, and nurtures art and artists. There’s also something about the French people’s passion for food that inspires me so much. I love that they’ve invented the croissant, baguette, macaron, and many more. And not just…
Where to Eat Vegan in Napa
Call me lucky, but I have friends who are always the first to learn about upcoming vegan events in town and out. Six months ago, my friend Rosie alerted me that vegan cookbook author and vegan culinary celebrity, Isa Chandra Moskowitz will be in Napa on February 8th for a cooking tour. The event sold out quickly…
Where to Eat Vegan: Flacos, Berkeley
Flacos is a quaint vegan Mexican restaurant in Berkeley. I’d like to believe it has a mission similar to Astig Vegan’s: to pay homage to a culture by veganizing its cuisine while preserving its authenticity. I met up with my friend Clare to have lunch with her and to catch up while she’s visiting the Bay Area. At the…
Where to Eat Vegan: Blaze, Fremont
Believe it or not, my best friend and I exchanged holiday gifts just last week. My best friend, Lhen visited the Philippines so I had to wait for her to come back. Meeting up for the holidays has become our tradition; we would meet up, eat good food, exchange gifts, catch up with what’s new, and reminisce the good old days….
Dining at Millennium Before It Closes Down
Bittersweet news. The vegan fine dining restaurant, Millennium in San Francisco is closing down. Bittersweet because it won’t be renewing its lease but it will move to another location, possibly in the East Bay. So while it’s not really goodbye but see you later, my friends and I still decided to have dinner here for one last…
Where to Eat Vegan: Los Angeles
After my first successful demo at Savor Filipino, I was excited to do more. And do more demos I did. I got a Facebook message from a friend who said he knows a professor asking about me and asking if I could teach a demo showcasing my vegan Filipino recipes. I thought about it and said no….
Part 3: Vegan Finds in LA: Shojin Vegan Japanese
Rewinding back to the day my friends, Jen and Rosie, and I drove all the way to LA from San Francisco Bay Area, memories of eating at Shojin Restaurant and meeting @veganfoodshare and @yvonne_deliciously_vegan come to my mind. These moments make me smile-and hungry. SHOJIN 333 S. Alameda St. Suite 310 Los Angeles (Little Tokyo Shopping Center 3F)…
Where to Eat Vegan: Wabi-Sabi, Philippines
I would love to introduce to you an all veg-ramen house in the Philippines called Wabi-Sabi, Vegetarian Restaurant and Grocery Store. Wabi-Sabi is located at “The Collective“, a warehouse-turned-hip commercial area in Makati City, where superniche, superlocal, superartisanal stores and galleries reign supreme. It’s where you’ll find stores celebrating alternative lifestyles-including the vegan lifestyle. Inside…
Where to Eat Vegan: Corner Tree Cafe, Philippines
It felt like hitting the jackpot when I discovered a Filipino vegetarian restaurant that also has a “San Francisco Bay Area vibe”. During my trip to the Philippines last month, I enjoyed the best of both worlds at a quaint restaurant called, Corner Tree Cafe in Makati City, Metro Manila. Corner Tree Cafe echoes a similar…
Where to Eat Vegan: The Vegetarian Kitchen, Philippines
If you find yourself visiting the Philippines and craving for vegan Filipino Food, then make sure to visit a hip city called Quezon City. Quezon City is one of the (if not the most) vegan-friendly destinations in the Philippines. This is home to many strictly plant-based, vegetarian, and vegan establishments, including a family-owned restaurant called “The…