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Sunny with a Kiss of Cool // 10 Reasons We Love Brooklyn

Posted by Arlu on Dec 8, 2012 in Art, Books, Culture, Fashion, Featured, Food, Shopping, Thought Bubbles, Travel | 0 comments

Join us for a fun stroll around Williamsburg in Brooklyn, as we give you our top ten reasons why it continues to be one of our favorite neighborhoods in NYC. Oh, and keep your eyes open for a celebrity sighting. You never know… (wink)

Mamarazzi Meets Melatonin Bear

Posted by Arlu on May 18, 2012 in Featured, Food, Thought Bubbles | 6 comments

We were all excited to take my mom to Edsa Shangri La Hotel for Mother’s Day, where we booked ourselves a table at Paparazzi, a family favorite. Thank heavens they seated us in a cozy corner of the restaurant because as expected, the antics began long before the first breadstick was served.

Diego’s Guide to Making the Perfect Pizza

Posted by Arlu on May 10, 2012 in Featured, Food, Thought Bubbles | 0 comments

It’s easy to forget how much work goes into making a pizza. These days, you can snap your fingers and have a fresh one delivered to your doorstep in half an hour (You don’t just snap, of course. You have to make the call first… Hahaha!). In New York City, where I lived for six years, pizza is even more accessible through pizzerias that you find in practically every city block.

Love at First Slice

Posted by Arlu on Mar 13, 2012 in Featured, Food, Thought Bubbles | 6 comments

Since Anthony arrived in Manila, he has kept a tight watch over our local pizza joints, keeping a meticulous tally of the strengths and weaknesses of each (It’s an Italian thing). Now imagine his thrill when my cousin Charlie first told him about Nolita, the newest restaurant to set up shop in the recently-expanded section of Bonifacio High Street that served authentic New York pizza by the slice.

Two Brick-Oven Pizzas and a Surprise Doughnut

Posted by Arlu on Feb 1, 2012 in Featured, Food, Thought Bubbles | 7 comments

It all began when the name came up during a recent dinner with friends — That there was this pizza place, Gino’s, along Katipunan. As soon as Anthony heard the words “BRICK OVEN,” I caught him doing a specific head tilt that I’ve only seen in that one Youtube video featuring a couple of attentive pug puppies (Everyone, tilt your heads to the left THEN tilt to the right). Hahaha!