BARBECUE NIGHT at Wyndham Garden Manila Bay

Freshly cooked, surf and turf barbecue cravings satisfied!

Journeyed down south for a little dinner with creator friends as we experienced "BARBECUE NIGHT" in Wyndham Garden Manila Bay. I've never been here, and the place is pretty new as they opened last January as part of the Wyndham chain of properties. It's got a noticeable bridge that sits across Nobu COD, and you wouldn't miss it because the name of the hotel is also displayed across it (Roxas Boulevard). If you're a healthy chap, you can go down on the right side and just climb up, else, just take the next u-turn in Seaside Drive if you're coming from Manila. 

After alighting my carriage (ha?), we just asked the concierge located at the lobby about the Barbecue Night, they just mentioned it's at the second floor so we took the elevator on the right side and turned left at the pool area. That's where their main dining area is called Garden by the Bay. A stones throw away is their poolside bar called Al Fresco which serves drinks, cocktails and mocktails. We went there for the barbecue and true enough, we could already smell what's cooking!

Seafood, chicken, tuna, salmon and pork skewers were available to consume! Just put it in a plate and hand it over to the good looking chef and wait for it to cook.

Here's a short tour of the food and the place, please enjoy!

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I'd gladly suggest you do take advantage of the meat, the pasta, salads and desserts. They've got a pretty mean Crunchy Pork, but I'd suggest you to indulge in the grill area where everything gets prepared ala minute.  

According to Chef Andrew Ko who heads the hotel's F&B, this Barbecue Night is open for all, not just those that stay in the hotel. This is done every Fridays and Saturdays, and only costs Php 1288++. Please reserve in advanced (call +63 939 921 1771) so you don't run out of space since it gets packed at times. Service is good, the food is also great. What more can you ask for?

San Miguel To Start Oktoberfest with Grand Party

I've been so lucky to have been able to celebrate a lot of parties, but the San Miguel Oktoberfest parties are on another level. They're marking their 135th Anniversary this year, and that means we get to enjoy a full blown rock fest... at no less than the Okada Manila grounds in Paranaque City.

This will be a 2 day event and will happen on September 20-21 where you can enjoy some of the country's top acts, tons of food and your well loved San Miguel beverage to fit right in your hand. They're going to fill the venue with it, to prove once again that there's a winning global brews in the midst, plus a multitude of dishes prepared by restaurants like Cibo, Wolfgang Steakhouse, Las Flores, and a whole lot more. Yes, you can be sure there's going to be a lot of pairing. 

 

Music on the other hand will be taken on stage by Rico Blanco, December Avenue, artist Arthur Nery, popular band Lola Amour, the folks from Brownman Revival, iconic The Dawn, Autotelic, The Juans, The Cohens, DWTA, Carousel Casualties, Over October, It All Started in May, Magiliw Street plus more acts happening that day. The appearance of their very own San Miguel pro basketball team, Billiard gods Efren Bata Reyes, Django Bustamante (who will play too btw!), will be expected. 

 

They might join the party too. There will be tons of San Miguel merch that you can avail on these 2 nights, so make sure you get enough shopping money to enjoy that. Tickets will be sold at the venue or Ticket2Me.net if you want to get them online. If you want to know more details about the event, just visit their FB page by searching SanMiguelOktoberfest on the platform to see how it all happens.

Are you ready?!

Avida Land's South Park District Mural Design Competition

For me, this feels like a tradition as Avida Land has held competitions like these in the past. This time, the folks down south will hold a South Park District Mural Design Competition and seeing the entries all up close like this just makes it feel all so surreal!

This is located at the South Park District, at the National Road in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. Featured works include "In Her Future Memories" by Jhocel "Anthony Marahuyo" Malicsi. He had himself and 13 other visual artists work on it namely Rheydene Luca Ortega, Rhealhet Luca Ortega, Laurence Sebolino Gutierrez, Ma. Aleilyn Joyce Domingo Botin, John Roland Alipis, Ainafer Rupal Arena, John Alexis Rupal Arena, Roma Nieves Huet, Rica Permejo, Mia Jormalyn Astrera Balaoro, John Lenarrd Soriano Barua, Michael Grospe Autos, and Jefferson Panghulan Parajas. They were also helped logistically by Jerome Edianel Carandang, Charmaine Abiado Camba, Paul Denvir Delmonte, and John Carlo Decrepito to accomplish this work. They also utilized Davies Paints and did the mural on an external wall, complete with vivid colors and lovely story. This would certainly be a great place to make memories when they complete the 6.6 hectare mixed use properties with their Avida Towers Ardane (which is now on pre-selling) and the Avida Towars Altura (which sits right across South Park Center and South Park Corporate Center).

According to Ms. Tess Tatco the Marketing Head for Avida Land, "We are so excited to see an additional feature for Avida Land projects down south. This will be so nice to see with the existing Reginald Yuson art installations and I'm sure people would flock to this area as we invite everyone to see it themselves. The Part City, Part Nature, Pure South was a fitting theme for this, blending modern styles, technology and nature."

Ann Baylon Jara the Brand Marketing Head of Avida says "Coming to the south is just a great combination of city and the quietness of CALABARZON. Avida Towers Altura and Avida Towers Ardane are located here, this is what it is all about. It's industry and aesthetics, and these artists show passion  doing it in 12 days, and as we grow, we hope this reminds the people who live in the development, we are so happy to have your work here!"

They won 500 thousand pesos in this competition 

Come post your experiences at the venue by using hashtags #ArtInSouthPark #InspiredByAvida and see how the lucky ones live with good residential, retail, office space, hotels and entertainment venues down south. Visit their website avidaland.com and follow @avidalandph on FB and IG. They also have a YouTube channel @avidaofficial so you can take a look at it online today!