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Global Food Trip in Bacolod Restaurants

Whenever friends visit my city, they always ask me my recommended places to eat. Bacolod City, capital of the province of Negros Occidental, the sugar[…]

Rau-Ram Cafe

Rau-Ram Café: three years of Vietnamese cooking

I haven’t been to Saigon CafĂ©’s humble beginnings but I have witnessed it become what it is today – Rau-Ram CafĂ©. I wrote about their[…]

Welcome Home Foundation Garden Cafe

Welcome Home Natural Garden Cafe

From the main highway of Lacson St. in Mandalagan, I turned on a road going towards Villa Valderrama. Before the entrance, my fellow blogger, Mea,[…]

Dine Philippines 2015

Dine Bacolod, Dine Philippines

Dine Philippines 2015 recently graced the City of Smiles with known names in the food industry. This food business and tourism caravan, held at the[…]

10th Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival

10th Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival

Whenever the Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival is being held each year, it is fun to go to the Provincial Capitol Grounds in Bacolod City[…]

18th St. Palapala Restaurant: Fresh Catch

Palapala, to Negrenses, is synonymous with having fresh seafood on display and you can have them cooked however you want. It has become a tourist[…]

Samsung and Your Happy, Modern Home

Have I mentioned before that I have encountered several people who have moved to Bacolod and settled in our quiet city? There are even more[…]

Chikaan SM Bacolod

Chikaan SM Bacolod Food Galore

Recently, we had some guests from Manila. She contacted her friends in Bacolod for a dinner together. Where else to enjoy good Filipino food with[…]

Mely’s Garden: All-Filipino Cuisine

My sister and I were having an early dinner in this relaxed atmosphere – a dining place in a veranda.  Every corner and dĂ©cor screams[…]

Free Admission to #etcpaintensity2015 and A Chance to Win a Limited Edition Shirt

There are a 101 exciting things to look forward to Bacolod City’s Masskara Festival this year! Add to the line-up of fun activities is the ETC Paintensity[…]

SM: A Place Where They Got It All For You

Bacolod City, my hometown in the Philippines, has been cited as one of the retiree-friendly places in the country, if not in the whole world.[…]

A Singaporean Food Festival at L’Fisher

And a Chance to Fly to Singapore via Cebu Pacific for Free! For those in Bacolod who are craving for a taste of Singapore, you[…]

BonChon comes to Bacolod

No, we’re not getting enough of yummy chicken delights in Bacolod City. While we boast of a Manokan Country (“manok” is the Filipino word for[…]

A Day at May’s Organic Garden & Restaurant

The sun shone brightly on the small body of water that was surrounded by greens. The atmosphere was peaceful yet alive. The clear blue sky[…]

Homey Saltimboca Tourist Inn

There I was cooling off in the pool, floating and basking in the morning sun. I loved the tranquility of the place, the privacy it[…]