I MISS many things in my life, among them the ability to party all night and show up the next day in school or in the office as if nothing happened.
I also miss New York. I miss seeing Edu Manzano on TV, too.
Good thing that Edu will cohost the latest episodes of Metro Channel’s The Crawl featuring the city that never sleeps—New York!
The delectable trip is surely not to be missed as the charming Edu, along with Chef Margarita Fores, who was recognized as 2016’s Best Female Chef in Asia, returns to The Crawl to taste the best of The Big Apple. From the finest all-American fare to Filipino cuisine, the tandem definitely cooked up something special for the viewers. Witness the pair’s visit to some of the city’s world-famous sights and their experiences along the bustling streets of New York, including the vibrant Times Square. For those seeking calm and some time to reflect, The Crawl: New York hosts also took the time to wind down at Central Park and the World Trade Center site.
Of course, given that New York City is the ultimate melting pot, the duo didn’t waste time feasting on a variety of cuisines fit for the ultimate food trip.
Margarita and Edu dropped by well-established and budding Filipino restaurants at the East Village of Manhattan like Jeepney Gastropub, which boasts of its diverse set of bomb cocktails like Ayala Avenue, Juice Mary Joseph and Pinay Colada, and is most famous for its original Chori Burger with double patty (half of which is longganisa).
In addition, they also savored some good-old escabeche and bone marrow salpicao at The Ugly Kitchen and the fiery spicy sisig at Mama Fina’s.
On the other hand, the food crawlers didn’t pass up the opportunity to chomp down the best eats from prominent restaurants in the Manhattan borough, such as the legendary New York hot dogs of Gray’s Papaya, one of the city’s best bagels at Russ & Daughters, and the renowned old-school American steak at Peter Luger in Brooklyn.
Dig in with Margarita and Edu on The Crawl: New York on September 27 at 10 pm, September 28 at 10 am, September 29 at 8:30 pm, September 30 at 11 am and 7 pm, October 1 at 4 pm and October 2 at 7 am.
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Songwriting duo Gibbs voice out their bold insights on heartbreaks while triggering nostalgia with their debut single under Star Music, “No Hearts.”
Composed by Alyssa and Gabriella with their dad Janno, the retro-feels “No Hearts” is about self-worth and moving on after being played by a former lover. It partly took inspiration from Instagram’s liking feature where you double tap a post to like it.
The bop is a feel good song with influences from 1970s dance music and modern pop.
Debuting together as Gibbs, sisters Alyssa and Gabriella Gibbs are familiar names in the lifestyle scene.
Alyssa is a print designer and entrepreneur who founded local clothing brand Neon Island. Meanwhile, Gabriella is a professional makeup artist who has practiced in Sydney and is now freelancing as an editorial and wedding makeup artist.
From the lifestyle scene, they extended their talent and gloss to the music industry. Alyssa and Gabriella grew up in a family of artists, so it was a no-brainer that they are also talented singers-songwriters who are now pursuing music.
Stream “No Hearts” on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, or watch the music video on Star Music’s YouTube Channel.