Happy New Year!

Finally, we are back after the hectic and busy reopening in Manila on the last half of 2022. We talk about the latest happenings at the start of 2023 and at the same time reminisce on the memorable moments of 2022.

Listen as we talked about:

• Antonio's PGA Cars
• Hotel Okura's Yawaragi Buffet, Hinoki-yu Staycation
• Hotel Admiral Buffet
• Huni Sicogon -- Newly Opened Destination in Iloilo
• Ultimate Taste Test 2022
• Our Awesome Christmas Pop-up in Shangri-La Mall
• Rosario and the Viking's Group
• Huling El Bimbo Experience
• Mitsukoshi Mall Opening
• Thai Select Project feat. The Best Thai Restaurants in Manila
• Gyud Food at UP Food Hub

We miss Manila Podcast and we will do a bi-weekly podcast on the latest happenings in food, travel and lifestyle happenings in Manila.

• The BBM Cabinet // Erwin Tulfo as DSWD secretary and Mayor Christina G. Frasco as Department of Tourism

• The New Clark City & Sports Program under Duterte Administration

• The Success of Pop-Up Markets and how home-based food entrepreneur can take advantage of this face-to-face opportunity in Podium and Uptown Mall.

• The latest in Restaurant Openings // Randy's Donut, Sarsa on Rada, Sawsaw, Chef Tatung's Antipolo, Mrs. Saldo's

• What to Watch // Top Gun 2

• Events // Thai Select Campaign (June - August) and Cebu Food & Wine Festival (June 18)

In the second part of the episode, we countdown to our favorite restaurants of 2021 in Manila!

Thank you to all the 21,967 podcast listeners with a total of 25,395 downloads over the past 4 seasons with a total of 36 episodes since the start of the pandemic April 2020! We aim to be the best city podcast about the food and lifestyle scene in our beloved Manila! 

THE CHOICE 2021: WINNERS’ CIRCLE!!!

We’ll resume the Awards Night in 2022,

after nominations and voting next year;

but ✅Anton Diaz & ☑️Spanky Enriquez have

announced our respective winners for this year. 

Favorite New Restaurants

✅ Deo Gracias @deogracias.ph 

✅ One World Deli @oneworlddeli 

✅ Three Squares @threesquarescafebar 
☑️ Café Fleur @cafefleur.ph 

☑️ Supersam @supersam.ph

Favorite New Food Entrepreneurs

✅ Monique Cakes @moniquecakesph 


✅ Nom Nom Joy @nomnomjoy

 
☑️ Visum Ventures: 

Koomi @koomi.ph 

T2 Tea @t2tea 


ZIG @zigfoodph 

Oh My Greek @ohmygreekph 


Salt and Ice @saltandiceph 


☑️ Tiffin Indian Lunchbox @tiffinmanila 

☑️ The Great Food @dgreatfood 

☑️ Nelusko Cakes by Chelly Belly Bakes @nelusko_cake_chelleybellybakes 


☑️ Masa Madre Bakehouse @masamadrebakehouse

Favorite New Food Discoveries

a. Savory

✅ Freshest Seafood Direct from Farmers @Aquacoast Shrimp Marine Products Trading

✅ Paella Boodle Fight @el.rapaz 

☑️ Detroit Pizza @eappocpizza


b. Sweet

✅ Mascarpone Cheesecake by Chef Heny @deogracias.ph 

✅ Gourmet Pili The Manila Podcast Season 4 Yearender Episode features The Choice 2021 of our Favorite Restaurants, Home-Based Food, and People in the Food Industry in Manila!

In the second part of the episode, we countdown to our favorite restaurants of 2021 in Manila!

Thank you to all the 21,967 podcast listeners with a total of 25,395 downloads over the past 4 seasons with a total of 36 episodes since the start of the pandemic April 2020! We aim to be the best city podcast about the food and lifestyle scene in our beloved Manila! 

THE CHOICE 2021: WINNERS’ CIRCLE!!!

We’ll resume the Awards Night in 2022,

after nominations and voting next year;

but ✅Anton Diaz & ☑️Spanky Enriquez have

announced our respective winners for this year. 

Favorite New Restaurants

✅ Deo Gracias @deogracias.ph 

✅ One World Deli @oneworlddeli 

✅ Three Squares @threesquarescafebar 
☑️ Café Fleur @cafefleur.ph 

☑️ Supersam @supersam.ph

Favorite New Food Entrepreneurs

✅ Monique Cakes @moniquecakesph 


✅ Nom Nom Joy @nomnomjoy

 
☑️ Visum Ventures: 

Koomi @koomi.ph 

T2 Tea @t2tea 


ZIG @zigfoodph 

Oh My Greek @ohmygreekph 


Salt and Ice @saltandiceph 


☑️ Tiffin Indian Lunchbox @tiffinmanila 

☑️ The Great Food @dgreatfood 

☑️ Nelusko Cakes by Chelly Belly Bakes @nelusko_cake_chelleybellybakes 


☑️ Masa Madre Bakehouse @masamadrebakehouse

Favorite New Food Discoveries

a. Savory

✅ Freshest Seafood Direct from Farmers @Aquacoast Shrimp Marine Products Trading

✅ Paella Boodle Fight @el.rapaz 

☑️ Detroit Pizza @eappocpizza


b. Sweet

✅ Mascarpone Cheesecake by Chef Heny @deogracias.ph 

✅ Gourmet Pili @querica.ph

☑️ Helen's Guava Cake @moniquecakesph


c. Frozen

✅ Mushroom Sisig @thekabutefarm 

☑️ Capampangan Dinuguan @wapacked

☑️ Chocoholic Don Papa Gelato @karabelladairy

Favorite Chefs

✅ Chef JJ & Rhea Sycip @thefattedcalf_ph

☑️ Chef Rob Pengson @officialrobpengson

Favorite Health Food

☑️ Green Bar @greenbar_cafe

Favorite Italian

☑️ Mamma Mia @mammamiaph

☑️ Caruso @carusoristoranteitaliano

Favorite Japanese

✅ Yamazato by Hotel Okura Manila @hotelokuramnl


✅ Kiwami Food Hall @kiwamifoodhall


☑️ Yakumi @solaireresort

Favorite Korean

☑️ CCYG 청춘연가 @chung_choon_yeon_ga

Favorite Filipino

✅ Tahanan Bistro @tahananbistro 

✅ Farmer's Table @farmerstabletagaytay 

☑️ Inihaw na Baka @pusongandoks


☑️ Buco Pie @cecilias_bucopie

Favorite Fast Food

☑️ Chickn'wich @jollibee

Favorite Cloud Kitchen

☑️ Burger Beast by Chef Carlo Miguel @burgerbeastph

Favorite Chinese

✅ The Saturday Goose @thesaturdaygoose

☑️ KING CHEF @kingchefph

Favorite American

✅ Ted's Kitchen, Laguna @tedslaguna

☑️ Uncle John's Fried Chicken @ministopph

Favorite Beer House

☑️ Brotzeit @brotzeitph


Favorite Bar

☑️ Gilarmi Lounge @discoveryprimea

In the first part of the episode, we also discusses the Marvin Agustin Cochi Controversy and the Ninyo Cuisine issue.

Thank you to all the 21,967 podcast listeners with a total of 25,395 downloads over the past 4 seasons with a total of 36 episodes since the start of the pandemic April 2020! We aim to be the best city podcast about the food and lifestyle scene in our beloved Manila! 

THE CHOICE 2021: WINNERS’ CIRCLE!!!

We’ll resume the Awards Night in 2022,

after nominations and voting next year;

but ✅Anton Diaz & ☑️Spanky Enriquez have

announced our respective winners for this year. 

Favorite New Restaurants

✅ Deo Gracias @deogracias.ph 

✅ One World Deli @oneworlddeli 

✅ Three Squares @threesquarescafebar 
☑️ Café Fleur @cafefleur.ph 

☑️ Supersam @supersam.ph

Favorite New Food Entrepreneurs

✅ Monique Cakes @moniquecakesph 


✅ Nom Nom Joy @nomnomjoy

 
☑️ Visum Ventures: 

Koomi @koomi.ph 

T2 Tea @t2tea 


ZIG @zigfoodph 

Oh My Greek @ohmygreekph 


Salt and Ice @saltandiceph 


☑️ Tiffin Indian Lunchbox @tiffinmanila 

☑️ The Great Food @dgreatfood 

☑️ Nelusko Cakes by Chelly Belly Bakes @nelusko_cake_chelleybellybakes 


☑️ Masa Madre Bakehouse @masamadrebakehouse

Favorite New Food Discoveries

a. Savory

✅ Freshest Seafood Direct from Farmers @Aquacoast Shrimp Marine Products Trading

✅ Paella Boodle Fight @el.rapaz 

☑️ Detroit Pizza @eappocpizza


b. Sweet

✅ Mascarpone Cheesecake by Chef Heny @deogracias.ph 

✅ Gourmet Pili The Manila Podcast Season 4 Yearender Episode features The Choice 2021 of our Favorite Restaurants, Home-Based Food, and People in the Food Industry in Manila!

In the first part of the episode, we also discusses the Marvin Agustin Cochi Controversy and the Ninyo Cuisine issue.

Thank you to all the 21,967 podcast listeners with a total of 25,395 downloads over the past 4 seasons with a total of 36 episodes since the start of the pandemic April 2020! We aim to be the best city podcast about the food and lifestyle scene in our beloved Manila! 

THE CHOICE 2021: WINNERS’ CIRCLE!!!

We’ll resume the Awards Night in 2022,

after nominations and voting next year;

but ✅Anton Diaz & ☑️Spanky Enriquez have

announced our respective winners for this year. 

Favorite New Restaurants

✅ Deo Gracias @deogracias.ph 

✅ One World Deli @oneworlddeli 

✅ Three Squares @threesquarescafebar 
☑️ Café Fleur @cafefleur.ph 

☑️ Supersam @supersam.ph

Favorite New Food Entrepreneurs

✅ Monique Cakes @moniquecakesph 


✅ Nom Nom Joy @nomnomjoy

 
☑️ Visum Ventures: 

Koomi @koomi.ph 

T2 Tea @t2tea 


ZIG @zigfoodph 

Oh My Greek @ohmygreekph 


Salt and Ice @saltandiceph 


☑️ Tiffin Indian Lunchbox @tiffinmanila 

☑️ The Great Food @dgreatfood 

☑️ Nelusko Cakes by Chelly Belly Bakes @nelusko_cake_chelleybellybakes 


☑️ Masa Madre Bakehouse @masamadrebakehouse

Favorite New Food Discoveries

a. Savory

✅ Freshest Seafood Direct from Farmers @Aquacoast Shrimp Marine Products Trading

✅ Paella Boodle Fight @el.rapaz 

☑️ Detroit Pizza @eappocpizza


b. Sweet

✅ Mascarpone Cheesecake by Chef Heny @deogracias.ph 

✅ Gourmet Pili @querica.ph

☑️ Helen's Guava Cake @moniquecakesph


c. Frozen

✅ Mushroom Sisig @thekabutefarm 

☑️ Capampangan Dinuguan @wapacked

☑️ Chocoholic Don Papa Gelato @karabelladairy

Favorite Chefs

✅ Chef JJ & Rhea Sycip @thefattedcalf_ph

☑️ Chef Rob Pengson @officialrobpengson

Favorite Health Food

☑️ Green Bar @greenbar_cafe

Favorite Italian

☑️ Mamma Mia @mammamiaph

☑️ Caruso @carusoristoranteitaliano

Favorite Japanese

✅ Yamazato by Hotel Okura Manila @hotelokuramnl


✅ Kiwami Food Hall @kiwamifoodhall


☑️ Yakumi @solaireresort

Favorite Korean

☑️ CCYG 청춘연가 @chung_choon_yeon_ga

Favorite Filipino

✅ Tahanan Bistro @tahananbistro 

✅ Farmer's Table @farmerstabletagaytay 

☑️ Inihaw na Baka @pusongandoks


☑️ Buco Pie @cecilias_bucopie

Favorite Fast Food

☑️ Chickn'wich @jollibee

Favorite Cloud Kitchen

☑️ Burger Beast by Chef Carlo Miguel @burgerbeastph

Favorite Chinese

✅ The Saturday Goose @thesaturdaygoose

☑️ KING CHEF @kingchefph

Favorite American

✅ Ted's Kitchen, Laguna @tedslaguna

☑️ Uncle John's Fried Chicken @ministopph

Favorite Beer House

☑️ Brotzeit @brotzeitph


Favorite Bar

☑️ Gilarmi Lounge @discoveryprimea

We invite you to join the 20th Edition of the Ultimate Taste Test 2022 on November 2022.

For the past 13 years, Our Awesome Planet’s “Ultimate Taste Test” has been the incubator and launching platform for many of today’s most popular and influential food entrepreneurs. All of them started out as home businesses, and thanks to the publicity and exposure from their participation in the UTT, they have become very successful brands.

Among the Ultimate Taste Test babies are Pepita’s Kitchen, from the Lechon Diva, Dedet de la Fuente; Carmen’s Best, the Best Ice Cream in Manila; the internationally renowned Risa Chocolates by Pamela Cinco; and Bhest Lasagna, rated #1 Best Beef Lasagna in Manila.

This is the 3rd UTT Masters Event (first one last 2018, 2nd one last 2020) and the 13th consecutive year of Ultimate Taste Test Events!

Childhood memories: favorite food/restaurant

~ Was senator jose diokno a foodie too?

Present day: favorite restaurant/s and favorite dishes

Family: Is atty. Chel a cook as well as a foodie?

~ What does he cook, or enjoy to have with his family at home?

How did they adjust to the pandemic?

Favorite dessert/s? Favorite regional specialties?

Where would atty. Chel take his children to eat?

Discussion on what legislation can be done to help:

The food and beverage industry : abuse of pwd discounts;

Can the government subsidize seniors discounts?

What bills/laws can be introduced to support/strengthen the restaurant industry and its workers,

as it has been one of the most battered by the quarantines?

 Atty. Chel's message to the audience

• More MECQ

• #RestoLove

• Vaxed Dating

• Mario’s 50th Anniversary

• The Davaonovela

• New Food Discoveries

• What to Watch!

Topics:

- Commission on Audit

- Pacquiao's Last Fight?

- New Food Discoveries

- Entertainment Recos

- The Divorce Bill

- MECQ = ECQ2

HALFTIME: How's Your First Half of 2021? 

Let's recap the first half of 2021 ~

Food, vaccines, life in general

For comments, suggestions and collaborations, email anton@ourawesomeplanet.com

How will History judge our 15th President?

A BRIEF ORAL HISTORY OF PNOY

0:00 : Congratulations to Lechon Diva

Dedet de la Fuente for opening Pepita’s

Kitchen in Resorts World Las Vegas

10:30 : Photography Legend Mark Floro

and the tale of his flight to SFO via PAL

12:30 : Stories about Noynoy Aquino

1). Registration of the Gen Z aged 18 above (until hard deadline of Sept. 30 by the Comelec)

2). The massive online influence of the Catholic Church with a new archbishop to swing the minds of the Christian voters in the country

3). For influencers to speak up (and not be silent) to vote for the future of the Philippines!

Awesome hopeful episode. Thank you for listening!

To Vaccine or NOT to Vaccine? Anton & Spanky discusses why you should and why we are optimistic this June :)

You'll learned a lot on what it takes to survive and thrive during these difficult times which could last for the next one and a half years until end 2022.

Join the discussion on what we can do collectively to fight for the F&B of this country.

Here’s a summary of our 10 New Food Delivery Discoveries to Try this 2021:

10 New Food Delivery Discoveries to Try

Make sure to get your beautiful Agimat gin bottle for this quarantine season.

+ Vaccines, Clubhouse, Valentines Day/ Chinese New Year Update

with Anton Diaz & Spanky Enriquez

Show Notes:

00:00 Introduction / Kamustahan

• What happened during the Chinese New Year / Valentines Weekend

• Covid Impact to the Hospitality Industry in Manila

• Battle of the Generations Gen X vs. Millennials vs. Gen Z

18:00 What Happened During Valentines?

• Home Delivery vs. Romantic Dine-In

• Post Analysis Report from Resto PH

26:00 Main Topic: Summer 2021: What to do and Where to go?

• Travel Insight -- Why People will Travel this Summer

• Ideas on Where to Go and possible destinations (Batangas, Pampanga, Coron, Boracay, El Nido and Bohol?)

• Important for accommodation: Strong Wifi and Water Element

40:00 Planning your Pampanga Trip this summer

• Best road trip destination with good food

• Micro-catering at Home in Pampanga?

• Safety issues and consideration when traveling

58:00 Preparing for Modified GCQ in Manila?

• MGCQ Concerns in March

• Why Filipinos are not for Vaccines and other considerations?

1:30:00 Conclusion

• Shows to watch out for: Hapinas & Being Sofia

00:00 Resolution of the Tiktok Resto Controversy

16:00 Introduction to the Chinese New Year, Valentines and Preparing for Lent Long Weekend

19:00 How to Celebrate Chinese New Year in a Manila?

Dine-in vs. Take Home Lauriat Feast with the family

28:10 The Legend of Bambi's Kitchen and the Home-Based Food Boom

37:00 The Battle of Premium Gin for this weekend Celebration!

43:00 Traveling Safely over the Long Weekend: To Travel or not to Travel?

56:00 Road Trip to Tagaytay? Some Suggestions...

1:03:00 Your Valentine Day's 2021 Strategy: Where to go and how to celebrate?

IS IT A PRANK OR IS IT A CRIME? Influencers and their Viral Aspirations

00:00 This is the end of January 2021 episode which is a recap of what happened in life in Manila during this pandemic.

19:30 Main Debate: Is it a Prank or Is it a Crime?

Here's the background of the Tiktok Resto Prank Controversyl:

https://www.facebook.com/spanky.hizon.enriquez/posts/10158906637136113

00:00 Welcome and Recap of Ultimate Taste Test 2020

00:08 Introduction of 2021 Predictions: Manila Re-Opening

00:12

#1: Gen Z will vote become more influential and vote the next President of the Philippines

00:25

#2: Monday Food Trips and Roadtrip to Off the Beaten Path is the new gimmick.

00:32

#3: Work from Islands and Open Distance Learning from AirB&B

00:43

#4 Local Cruising Bubble Travel Trend

00:47

#5: The Air Fryer Craze in Manila

00:52

#6: Home-Based Concept & Deliveries will Continue to Win in 2021:

Korean-Filipino Craze and Plant-based Trends

1:08

#7 Start of the Next Tech Boom: Clean Technology, Financial Technology, and BioGenomics

1:15

#8 Why Lyka Gems could be big for the restaurant and hospitality industry?

1:22

#9 Ransomeware / Hacking will be on the Rise (specially one year before the elections)

1:25

#10 More People will have Ergonomic Issues and best way it to prevent by adopting Ergonomic Practices

1:28 Final Thoughts

When can we Watch Movies in the Cinema again vs. Home Theater watching with the family?

1:34 Romance and High Tech Sex in the New Normal?

1:37 NBA Prediction: Lakers would Win

1:40 Final Movie Recommendation to Watch

00:00 Kamustahan / Introduction

• Covid Situation in Manila

13:20 How to Build an Online Brand in 2021

• Background Context of the Class
• Introduction of the speakers - Cat and Richie

Register here: http://bit.ly/awesomeschool (₱500 fee)

33:00 The Story of Ultimate Taste Test 2020

• Background Story of the Ultimate Taste Test - longest tasting event in the country
• Gallery MiraNila Venue and Safety Protocols
• Surprise Guests during the UTT event

Read more: https://awesome.blog/2020/11/ultimate-taste-test-2020.html

00:00 How to Celebrate Family Reunions this Christmas? (A Safe Guide to the Holidays)

• Do a Zoom Noche Buena with the same food (Order Early)

• Quarantine 7 days before or do a PCR or Antigen test before meeting face-to-face during Noche Buena

• Hear Online Mass Together as a Family

• Suggestions on What to Give to your Inaanak and Practical Gifts this Holiday Season

• Celebrate this Season as Meaningful as possible

47:50 Top 10 Classic Restaurants in Manila!

1. Aristocrat

2. Old Swiss Inn

3. Le Ching

4. Alba's

5. Cafe Juanita

6. Trellis

7. North Park

8. Mario's

9. Max's

10. Kimpura

Moving On and Moving Forward 

Towards a Safe Christmas in 2020

00:00 Kamustahan

Reminiscences about Christmas Past

and updates on what's keeping

The Diaz Family and Spanky busy.

13:30 Dating, Flirting, & Dining in 2020

Is it safe to go out on Dates now,

and what are the best options for 

Romantic Dining in the New Normal?

32:00 Christmas Won't Be The 

Same Without You..... or will it?

Recommendations on how best

to keep our family traditions,

but keeping in mind safety first.

64:00 Countdown!!!

Our Top Home-Based Food Discoveries

1. Salted Caramel Coco Jam with Latik Chunks @ImasKitchenPH

FB: Ima's Kitchen at Estancia de Bacolor 

https://www.instagram.com/imaskitchenph

2.Tres Leches Cakes @SweetJoysPH

https://www.instagram.com/sweetjoysph/

3. Smoked Meat @SmokeStationPH

https://www.instagram.com/smokestationph/

4. Childhood Gulaman @Jessies_Gulaman

https://www.instagram.com/jessies_gulaman/

5. Lobster Paella @ComidaSanLorenzo 

https://www.instagram.com/comidasanlorenzo/

6. Japanese Fried Rice Unagi @Bambe_linkedge

FB: Bambi's Gourmet Kitchen 

https://www.instagram.com/bambi_linkedge/

7. Cheesy Mussel & Shrimp @CheesyWifey

https://www.instagram.com/cheesywifey/

8. Classic Carrot Cake 

FB: Marlene Monfort Pastries 

https://www.instagram.com/marlenemonfort/

9. Fan de Queso @NonproCook

https://www.instagram.com/nonprocook/

10. Ube Leche Cake @PremiumCreamCakes

https://www.instagram.com/premiumcreamcakes/

11. Sourdough @JohnDoughPH

https://www.instagram.com/johndoughph/

12. Sushi Bake / Salmon Caviar Pie @KaniKalu_PH

https://www.instagram.com/kamikalu_ph/

13. Lechon Belly @LechonariaBellyPH

https://www.instagram.com/lechoneriabellyph/

14. The Food of the Balkans:

Eastern European Home Cooking

FB: Dobro

https://www.instagram.com/dobro.ph/

THE BRIDGE EPISODE:

We cross over and transition to an even more hopeful Season 2.

Season 1 was recorded during the ECQ, from March to May, and it was all about adjusting and coping with Covid.

Our next, which coincides with the onset of the ‘Ber Months, will be an optimistic outlook on how we’re all looking forward to better and brighter days.

For six months, we’ve let Covid control our lives.

But we believe that it’s time for us, with safety and strict protocols now our second nature, to slowly but surely...

take control of this unprecedented situation,

and reclaim what is ours:

Live Life with our Family and Friends!

Anton, Rache, and Spanky discuss the efforts of the Restaurant Industry to overcome the severe challenges of a summer in quarantine;

the surprising surge of home-based food businesses;

and the controversy that’s shaken the reputation of the so-called “influencers”: The Spaghetti Scandal

Episode Outline:

00:00 Introduction

2:30 : The Spaghetti Scandal

An Influencer Controversy in the Time of CoVid

9:00 : The Magnitude of the Challenges

facing the restaurants, and how diners can help them bounce back

15:30 : Recovery Restaurant Marketing in the GCQ

Go Beyond The Numbers: Build Confidence in F&B Protocols

24:30 : When Can We Dine-In Again?

The Real Situation in Metro Manila Malls

34:00 Interview with that Influencer

What We Advised the “Man of the Hour”

41:00 Positivity in the GCQ 

The Rise of the Home-Based Food Businesses

P.S. Watch this follow-up Manila Podcast LIVE: https://youtu.be/u8AQJ2w3Ft0

"Yes, The Filipino Can". We discuss the intrinsic resiliency of our nation, and how this will help us all bounce back starting now.

And we list down our Desert Island TV Series: the ones we love to watch over and over again, our all-time favorite shows!

Episode Outline

00:30 : Life in the Time of Corona

-How will we resume our daily routines (safely!) in the MECQ?

08:00 : Promoting Positivity!!!

-Responsible Social Media for everyone's Mental Health: Be Optimistic and Not Toxic!

19:00 : Awesome Innovations of the Restaurant and Tourism industries as they Bounce Back

29:00 : The Intrinsic Resiliency of Filipinos that makes us overcome all adversities

-Praying for the day (soon!) when we can go back to Church again

40:00: Desert Island TV Series

-What are the 5 shows we will watch on an island if we get stranded, just like how we're stranded at home too!

1:01:00 “Eight Weeks Later”

-Our Good Vibes Editorial

p.s. here's the Bourdain episode we mentioned

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AS1cdePeng

We discuss how restaurants will bounce back over the next few months, and how we can help by launching EAT MNL.

And since we already feel like Castaways after two months, we list down our favorite music: the record albums we'll take with us if we're stranded on a desert island just like Tom Hanks!

Episode Outline

00:30 : Life in the Time of Corona 

- Sunday (online) Worship!

- Getting Ready for the GCQ

07:30 : Getting Healthier and Strengthening Our Immunity with YOLI and Nutritious Diets 

16:15 SexyTime in the GCQ 

Who is Ivana Alawi and why has she become so famous?

How will the Dating Scene change?

24:00 Happy Mother’s Day!!

How we’ll celebrate at Home 

The Privilege of Taking Care of our Moms during the Quarantine

Mother’s Day Delivery Menus

37:00 How will Restaurants Bounce Back in the New Normal?

Introducing EAT MNL: a new website to support home-based entrepreneurs

42:30 Desert Island Discs

What are the 5 records you will bring if stranded as a Castaway?

The Eraserheads & True Faith lead off Anton & Spanky’s lists!

1:00:07 “Seven Weeks Later”

Our Good Vibes Editorial

SEVEN WEEKS LATER . . .

Everyone is already anticipating the GCQ come May 16~

but I'm keeping a close eye on the roller coaster statistics

of the DOH. It's apparent that with more and more testing,

the hotspots will be identified, and decisions will have to

be made whether or not to continue the ECQ in the most

dangerous areas. 

Metro Manila seems to have plateaued, but as I always

remind everyone, we should not relax. The virus is still

out there, so we should continue practicing the protocols

we've gotten used to these past 49 days. More than ever.

But it's time to think about what to expect in the GCQ....

I suggest that we closely monitor Tacloban and the other

cities now under GCQ, along with provinces like Albay~

so far there have been no over-the-top reports of unruly

gatherings, the LGUs seem to be in full control, and the

citizens -- most of them -- are still behaving as if they're

still under ECQ. Which is exactly how things should be.

I pray there will be no crazy stampede to the partially

opened malls in Metro Manila next Saturday. Let's

cross our fingers --- I don't buy that crap that there will

be a "second wave" because we are still in the middle

of the first wave!!!

 Let's control this, and perhaps,

like New Zealand, Taiwan, and Vietnam - we can really

end the threat in the next couple of months, and have

a fighting chance to return to our usual boring normal.

Speaking of which, the term "new normal" rankles me

as much as "netizen" does. 

We're in a New Abnormal,

and I refuse to concede that this is how we will live our

lives for the foreseeable future. I'm forever the optimist

after all, 

and I will --- for the sake of all the children who

deserve to live a life unencumbered by masks --- hope

and pray, and believe, that someday soon, science will

succeed in eradicating this virus.

 And we'll return to our

everyday routines of work and school and yes, I'm even

looking forward to being stuck in rush hour traffic again!

Now, more than ever, couples are meeting and falling in love ... online.

We talk about the pros and cons of Dating Apps, from Tinder to Bumble and even . . . Facebook!

Spanky explains all the drama of LDRs to Anton and Rache, and how all this relates to Crash Landing On You!

plus: we talk about our wishlist for future guests on The Manila Pod

Anton and Spanky talk about the spike in Food Deliveries, then dream about their priority food trips once we all can go out again!

Episode Outline:

0:00 : Kamustahan: Manila ECQ Update

7:30 : Easter Monday Madness~ why did so many people break quarantine?

14:30 : How will restaurants adjust their operations post ECQ?

16:30 : Who's Delivering Now? and Stay Home, don't Pick-up!!!

29:00 : The restaurants we can't wait to go to after the quarantine

40:30 : Top Chefs doing Online Cooking

42:30 : A Farewell to CLOY

#WeEatAtHome

#WeHealAsOne

The Filipino once again proved indomitable with Online Masses and Rosary Reunions via Zoom.

Anton and Spanky talk about what they miss most about Holy Week, and how Covid-19 has strengthened our Faith.

Happy Easter, Philippines!!!

We Will Win, Philippines!!!

Note: (Recorded during the 19th day of Enhanced Community Quarantine in Manila/ Luzon Island)

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