Remembering Summer

So, I was commissioned to contribute for this article on www.spot.ph. It was a tough task but someone had to do it :) Read the entire article here.

John & Yoko

Last night, we went out for dinner and a drink at John & Yoko, Greenbelt 5. I have been there a couple of times but it's the first time that I tried their Vodka Lychee. For P118 a pop, it's quite good.

Note on the Dinner: The salmon sashimi was okay. The Seafood Shabu-Shabu was a feast if ordered just for two (I believe this can be split among four people). The place, as always, was busy although we arrived quite early for dinner and was able to talk without having to raise our voices, if only for a while.

The Distillery Jupiter

(Photo by Edgar Alan Zeta-Yap)

I would have never been introduced to this place had it been not to a going away party at Encore, formerly Embassy, Super Club that ended a bit early before everyone had their share of fun ( a beer at Embassy costs P120, entrance fee of P500 gets you three rounds of drinks from a pre-chosen selection). Coolers of imported beers etc line a long wall and the prices are okay, considering these are hard to find brews (with some names I can't pronounce properly because they are too foreign ;p). I loved the Sake Bomb, which was sake in a shot glass dropped in a bigger glass of beer. I suppose this has lesser alcohol content than beer-gin.

The bigger area has a bar with a well-stocked shelf (the photo above is just a portion of this floor-to-ceiling shelf) so you can definitely enjoy your favorite poison on the rocks or mixed.

The Distillery
20 Jupiter St., Brgy. Bel-Air
Makati City
Business Hours: 6 pm to 4 am

Bistro 110

Found along Carlos Palanca St., Makati City (near Union Church)
San Mig Light (P80) buy 1, take 1. Sells cocktails by the pitcher! (P550, if I remember it correctly)
With smoking area outside
Near an ATM machine so easy access to cash :P
Right across Gweilo's

Banana Leaf and Oody's

Singha. aaaahhhh

Last Friday, we met up at Greenbelt and we talked about putting out a webzine or a blog on design. We then went to feasted on Asian food at Banana Leaf. I ordered a Singha beer (Php90, I think). It was good.

Nice shirt, eh? This isn't mine.

We then moved to Oody's and had a round of San Mig.

The next day, I went here (see ticket). It was hair-raising, awesome and terrifying at the same time (Ely Buendia had to be brought to the hospital). Too bad I didn't drag myself to the post concert party which I heard was fun.

Bollywood Night

Before going to dinner with friends at Bollywood, Greenbelt, last Friday night, dropped at Powerbooks and ended up buying a book on cocktails. I can't wait to try the recipes out. (As I have not taken a photo of the cover, I cannot post it here).

Bollywood is a swanky Indian place (you can tell, right?) where food is good, with belly-dancing on flat screens and live Indian music. Find Bollywood Bistro and Bar at the 3/F Greenbelt 3, Ayala Center.

Conways

Last Saturday, went to Conways at the Second Level of Shangri-La Makati City. A band called Replay played. Older crowd. There were families who were hanging out (from teenagers to their grandparents, I suppose). A bit pricey, P180, per bottle of San Mig Light. But I guess it's one of those bars where you can bring the entire family and have a great time dancing to music that cuts across generations (read: social dance music).

It would be best though to bring a guy who knows how to "lead."

Days before, helped developed a new drink. Called it Vino Verde: cucumber, ripe mango, rhum and menthol liqueur. Try it!