Summer Palace at EDSA Shangri-La Hotel

After several months of renovation, Summer Palace of EDSA Shangri-La Hotel which is touted as one of the best Chinese restaurants in the Philippines finally opened its door again recently with a spanking new fresh and contemporary look. In line with the unveiling of the newly renovated restaurant, Summer Palace also introduces new menu items which give people more reasons to visit them again.

Summer Palace has been serving delicious and authentic Chinese cuisine to its guests for 22 years now. It has surely become part of the many milestones for most of us.

Can I share a little personal fun fact here? Yeah, my first ever official date was at Summer Palace. The guy and I did not end up together but to this day, we are still good friends and we still share the same love for Chinese cuisine at Summer Palace. I’m sure some of you have fond memories of this restaurant.

KTG Manila Bloggers Went MAD FOR WAGYU at Heat Buffet, Edsa Shangri-La Hotel

When your reality as of late has always been about control and the inevitable avoidance of things that has the potential to screw over your will to strike a balance health-wise, you would long for the good old days. You would long for the time when you can just throw caution to the wind and indulge on whatever the hell that can make you happy.

No, I am not trying to specifically shed off the unwanted pounds. But these days, I am doing my best to be healthy. Novice that I am in this league, I tell you, the beginning of this journey is hard AF.

On a good day, I could say yes to one dining engagement. One, being the operative word. (Note to self: Cheat Days are so 1980s, let's go for Cheat Hours. Let's stick to our guns, go for Cheat Hours, and go over those goddamn choices you made with your life while in the process, Yedy.)

Madison's Bistro Moderne at Edsa Shangri-La Hotel

Madison's Bistro Moderne is a new restaurant located at the ground floor of Edsa Shangri-La Hotel in Mandaluyong City. They pride themselves for serving international comfort food in a fine dining ambiance sans exorbitant price. Located next door is Madison's Delicatessen where people may buy high quality food of reasonable price.

Madison's Bistro Moderne has an ambiance that screams fine-dining restaurant from the get go. But diners should not be intimidated. This bistro does not hold a strict dress code policy, it does not aim to burn a hole in one's pocket as everything on their menu is reasonably priced, and anyone who wants to enjoy their good food is very much welcome.

Having just opened early this year, Madison's Bistro Moderne has a band of followers already. Talks in social media about this newly opened restaurant resulted to a good feedback for a business that has just started.