Exploring beyond the usual path: Best local destinations for every barkada!

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It’s a memorable experience to travel with family or friends, but even better to explore great unknowns, conquer amazing places, and create golden memories with loved ones. If there’s one rule to traveling, it is that nothing else makes adventures even more exciting than having great people to share it with.

So, for those who are still on a break from school or planning to use up their vacation leaves, now is the time to chat with friends and organize those much-awaited getaways. For those looking to fill their itinerary with interesting destinations, here are some up-and-coming tourist spots to consider:

PHILIPPINE CULINARY HERITAGE FOOD FESTIVAL AT DIAMOND HOTEL

          Diamond Hotel Philippines is always looking for ways to dazzle their guests, especially through its food. This June, they launched a special buffet spread at their flagship restaurant Corniche, that puts the wonder of Filipino Cuisine front and center, through its "Philippine Culinary Heritage Food Festival."

EXTRA EXCITING FATHER'S DAY DEALS AT RESORTS WORLD MANILA

Give the man of the house an epic Fathers’ Day experience at Resorts World Manila (RWM), where a wide array of delights for every type of dad is within reach.

Give your dad the gift of a city staycation without having to break the bank with RWM’s trio of practical hotels, Savoy Hotel Manila, Belmont Hotel Manila, and Holiday Inn Express Manila Newport City (HIEx Manila). Each hotel has a special Father’s Day staycation package
that is available for the entire month of June.

RWM members who shop or dine at Newport Mall or stay at any RWM-based hotel from June 14-30 can get a raffle entry for every receipt worth at least P2,000 from participating establishments.

 Prizes at stake include a treatment package from Island Spa, five Wolfgang’s Steakhouse gift certificates worth Php5,000 each, one set of Travel Club’s Silverwood Luggage worth

Php28,000, two units of Travel Club’s Briggs & Riley Luggage worth Php30,000, and a brand
new Vespa Sprint 150 worth Php205,000.

You can also take your love for dad online and get a chance to win exciting prizes for him by
recreating photos of yourselves from ten years ago and sharing it on your Instagram (IG)
account with the hashtags #PosePaMore and #FathersDayAtRWManila. Both the original
and recreated photos’ links must be registered on www.rwmanila.com/posepamore and tag
the official RWM IG and Facebook accounts to qualify for the contest. The post must also
contain at least five tagged friends challenging them to join the contest.

Caption the photo describing the story behind the original and what has changed or stayed
the same a decade after. Entries must be posted between June 4 and June 16, 2019 and
must remain on contestant’s IG account without any subsequent edits from the initial entry



for the entire duration of the promo. 10 winners will each get a newly released Seiko
Prospex Turtle Save the Ocean Great White Shark Edition wrist watch for dad worth
P25,000.00.

Visit www.rwmanila.com for more information. Download the RWM Mobile App for free on
the AppStore or GooglePlay to receive updates and complete information on RWM’s
Father’s Day offers and events. Avail of free RWM membership and sync your membership
card number to receive special members-only deals via the app.

KFC CHACO: NO SHELL, ALL CHICKEN

KFC Philippines just added a new item to their menu..

The Chaco! Half Chicken, Half Taco... No Shell All Chicken!

I walked to the nearest KFC to my office in order to give it a try!

COOKING FOR MY QUEEN WITH LEE KUM KEE

         May is a very special month for my wife, Rina, because not only is it her birth month,
but it’s Mother’s Day as well. She takes her role as a mother incredibly seriously, and I can safely say
that she is the best mother I could have asked for my daughter to have. Given all that she does for me
and our daughter, I thought of perhaps preparing something nice for her for dinner.

      Since I usually spring for dinner at a restaurant, I thought it would be more meaningful if I prepared
something for her myself! I asked her sister for some tips of the simple dishes that Rina loves, and she
suggested one of her favorite fish dishes, Steamed Tilapia in Oyster Sauce.

Given that I had just come from the grocery and had some of the necessary Lee Kum Kee ingredients
in my pantry, I thought to myself, “Challenge Accepted”!

DENNY'S PHILIPPINES: A MORE UPSCALE DINER

I was quite surprised to discover that Denny's Philippines has Filipino dishes on their menu! Rina couldn't resist ordering their Bangus. I still ordered the Roasted Beef Skillet, but I promise I'll come back to try the other items on the Pinoy Menu!! I SHALL RETURN, DENNY'S!!

WHAT I ATE AT HAWKER CHAN GLORIETTA !

Hawker Chan became famous for becoming the first Hawker Stall to earn a Michelin Star, and now they're slowly invading the Philippines, care of The Food Global Concepts Group! 

After smash success openings at Mall of Asia and SM North Edsa, Hawker Chan set its sights on Makati, as they opened their newest branch at Glorietta 3! 

I Dropped by, and tried virtually everything on their menu!!!

SORU IZAKAYA OPENS IN ORTIGAS

Soru Izakaya, one of the hottest Japanese restaurants in the Philippine dining scene, opened a new branch in Ortigas, marking it's third outlet in Metro Manila, with the first being their branch in Maginhawa, the second at BGC. With its innovative dishes and creative plating, Soru Izakaya truly took Japanese food to a whole new level!

SUNDAY BRUNCH BUFFET AT MIREIO AT RAFFLES HOTEL MANILA

Rina and I visit the Sunday Brunch of Mireio at Raffles Hotel in Makati, where we feasted on unlimited servings of Wagyu Prime Rib, a wide array of seafood, desserts and so much more! Happening every Sunday at Mireio, located at the 9th floor of Raffles Hotel! Please follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pickiesteater/

RAGING BULL BURGERS AT SHANGRI-LA THE FORT

           My search for the best Burger in the country, so I decided to start with the popular Raging Bull Burgers, located at Shangri-la The Fort in Bonifacio Global City!

I tried every burger on their menu, including their vegetarian one! See what I do for you guys? hehe.. Have you tried Raging Bull Burgers? What did you think?