I cannot stop thinking about Bolero BGC’s cheesecake

If there’s one thing modern European restaurant Bolero has to brag about, it’s their *literal* award winning cheesecake

Jose Mari Chan’s holiday tunes are finally getting the musical treatment

Repertory Philippines is producing the first-ever original Filipino Christmas musical featuring the holiday hits of Jose Mari Chan

Magazine shop Spruce Gallery is all about rekindling Manila’s love for print

Business partners Ric Gindap and Bonnapart Galeng are done with exorbitant local retail prices and extortionate customs fees—but just not yet with print—so they put up their own magazine shop that operates at minimal margins

Jose Mari Chan’s holiday tunes are finally getting the musical treatment

Repertory Philippines is producing the first-ever original Filipino Christmas musical featuring the holiday hits of Jose Mari Chan

Magazine shop Spruce Gallery is all about rekindling Manila’s love for print

Business partners Ric Gindap and Bonnapart Galeng are done with exorbitant local retail prices and extortionate customs fees—but just not yet with print—so they put up their own magazine shop that operates at minimal margins

Puppet play ‘Prinsipe Bahaghari’ is a magical story for kids—and adults who were once kids

The world’s beloved novella “The Little Prince” is adapted into Filipino with scenes and characters made more relatable to the local viewer

‘Twenty Questions’ probes the idea of intimacy through conversation

Juan Ekis’ iconic two-hander play explores themes of love, sex, and vulnerability. For its 20th anniversary, these timeless themes get a Gen Z approach

Handwritten notes and other small gestures that should be back in style

Here are some small, sweet, and totally free things you can do for others that’s a level up from common human decency

Get to know Escolta, its history, and its burgeoning creative community at this street party

Hola, Escolta! this Nov. 25 features tours, open studios, and a street party, all in service of reintroducing what was once the “Queen of Manila’s Streets”

3 hotpot restaurants for every kind of hotpot lover

There’s something for every occasion—from casual lunch to celebratory dinner

A Lino Brocka docu and other films you can watch for free at QCinema 2023

Catch “National Anarchist: Lino Brocka” and short films from Filipino and Southeast Asian filmmakers this month for free

EDITOR’S PICKS

The unending humanity of Geloy Concepcion photographs

He is a photographer, confidant, and keeper of internet strangers’ dreams, desires, and pains that social media would rather not show you

Home for the holidays and every time in between

For this friend group of creatives, to live in proximity of each other is a way to approximate a shared experience of longing for a physical and proverbial space

Meet Lokalpedia, the food heritage advocate documenting overlooked endemic Filipino ingredients

John Sherwin Felix AKA Lokalpedia’s photo collection documents artisanal salts and edible flowers

Wareco’s Therese Regalado goes beyond the limits of light and lightness

With a new six-piece collection of rattan furniture reinforced with metal and glass, the maker rethinks the material bounds of creativity

Relearning one’s sense of place with filmmaker Shireen Seno

The filmmaker shares her path to self-discovery through learning about the in-betweens of being Filipino.

a hand holding a woven basahan mat

Basahan makers in Payatas hope their P15 mats get same recognition, value as American design

Reacting to the viral Vogue feature of woven creations reminiscent of a basahan, mat makers are actually happy that people recognize their designs. But they also hope it will lead to bigger margins and possible government support

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Where to drink in Quezon City | Nolisoli CITY GUIDE

If you’re looking for cool vibes and great drinks, these three unique bar concepts in Quezon City should be on your list. (A bonus: you can enjoy these spots solo or with friends!)