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The Refined
Bar Reviews, Food

The Refined

I’m pretty excited about exploring the city of Manila, my new full-time home starting in December of this year. Moving there from the quiet (read: boring) and sleepy (read: nothing much to do) coastal community of Dumaguete, it feels like I went from a little town in Kansas to the […]

Bar Reviews, Food

Coffee Wars Philippines

Coffee Wars! Rating the best coffee franchise here in the Philippines. Grab your favorite coffee cup, put on your game face, and follow me. This means war! Today, we’re going into battle, and may the best…coffee shop win? The prevailing coffee culture in most Asian nations, cities, and tourist hotspots […]

Finbar, The Return
Bar Reviews

Finbar, The Return

Good evening, ladies and gents, and welcome back to Finbar – my new favorite watering hole in the entire world. As I write this review, I’m actually sitting in Finbar again on a balmy tropical night, and just had the chance to interview one of the owners, a young British […]