Category Archives: Beverages

Minty-mansi Granita
(The Maya Kitchen)

YOU know it’s summer when the cool climate is starting to give way to a warm breeze and your sweat keeps streaming down your face especially during noontime. It is thus time to beat the summer heat with cool, icy … Continue reading

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Cantaloupe Soda Float
(The Maya Kitchen)

THINKING of what to serve guests when they come a-calling this Christmas season? You want something cold and refreshing to match the weather, which will be getting a little breezier as the month of December rolls in. You want something … Continue reading

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Prohibition Cocktails
(The Peninsula Manila)

EVER tried Prohibition Cocktails? These are cocktails that reference the Prohibition era and its ‘speakeasy’ culture. It dates back to the 1920s, when Chicago was home to infamous gangster and prohibition-dodger Al Capone. Prohibition Cocktails include Hanky Panky, which was … Continue reading

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A Cocktail Drink Called ‘The Clover’

DON Papa Rum, a single island, small batch premium rum that people have been raving about since it was introduced three years ago, is good enough to drink neat or on the rocks. But you can also enjoy it in … Continue reading

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Banana-Malunggay Smoothie

Originally posted on March 13, 2013 JUST got back from San Miguel Pure Foods Guerilla Food Tour, which took Raff and I and a coaster load of our colleagues in media to Tagaytay, Alfonso and Silang, Cavite. We stayed overnight … Continue reading

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