March 13, 2023

Nanay Rosa and The Manila Hotel’s Well-Loved Kakanin

For decades, The Manila Hotel has been serving the most delicious glutinous rice cakes in town. Having earned the reputation as a must-eat when you’re looking for some comfort kakanin, The Manila Hotel’s signature Puto Bumbong and Bibingka are definitely worth checking out. At 74, Rosa Aquino, fondly called ‘Nanay Rosa,’ has been cooking native rice cakes for The Manila Hotel

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A Dessert Affair

More often than not, life doesn’t go as planned. Due to various reasons, one takes a different path versus what is intended. Take as an example our Cowrie Grill’s Pastry Chef, Phoebe Grace Palileo. Chef Phoebe’s delight for desserts is not her first love. As a teen, she dreamed of becoming a nurse. Lo and behold, because of her fear

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Nanay Rosa and The Manila Hotel’s Well-Loved Kakanin

For decades, The Manila Hotel has been serving the most delicious glutinous rice cakes in town. Having earned the reputation as a must-eat when you’re looking for some comfort kakanin, The Manila Hotel’s signature Puto Bumbong and Bibingka are definitely worth checking out. At 74, Rosa Aquino, fondly called ‘Nanay Rosa,’ has been cooking native rice cakes for The Manila Hotel

Read More »

A Dessert Affair

More often than not, life doesn’t go as planned. Due to various reasons, one takes a different path versus what is intended. Take as an example our Cowrie Grill’s Pastry Chef, Phoebe Grace Palileo. Chef Phoebe’s delight for desserts is not her first love. As a teen, she dreamed of becoming a nurse. Lo and behold, because of her fear

Read More »