MNL POD: The Manila Podcast with Anton & Spank‪y‬ Anton Diaz

In this Manila Podcast Episode Anton and Spanky discussed their Top 5 new food delivery discoveries this first quarter of 2021. This will be a regular segment on The Manila Podcast to promote home-based food entrepreneurs, restaurants and cloud kitchen to continue their food delivery businesses to thrive in a post-pandemic reality.
Here’s a summary of our 10 New Food Delivery Discoveries to Try this 2021:
https://awesome.blog/2021/03/new-food-delivery-discoveries.html (10 New Food Delivery Discoveries to Try)

This is our first GINUMAN Session with Kalel Demetrio of Agimat GIN, a premium gin by the Agimat at Ugat Foraging Bar and Kitchen group. It was awesome to know the origin story and how Agimat gin is made direct from Liquido Maestro himself.
Make sure to get your beautiful Agimat gin bottle for this quarantine season.

SUMMER 2021: What to Expect and Where to Go!
+ Vaccines, Clubhouse, Valentines Day/ Chinese New Year Update
with Anton Diaz and 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 and Being Sofia

Celebrating Chinese New Year, Valentines and Observing Lent in Manila
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?

JANUARY 2021 is Over? How are We?
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?__cft__[0]=AZWqugB5OOxoHMjXPNimCv2nLZFQSEiJ2ikzyMhauAtylIyYiS38mWYHpeNpSla-4nsetGuXSpL2_YMlHKpkjIiCwTnManhPPe_9j7fKzSe4kmISXUS4z1Hmgrt5xtd8k9vlMjRnMlu-KzF9lz6rhhBErUnDE1m4hIaa3Vza08IJzAand__tn__=-UK-R (https://www.facebook.com/spanky.hizon.enriquez/posts/10158906637136113)

The Manila Podcast 2021 Predictions by Anton and Spanky
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 AirBandB
00:43
#4 Local Cruising Bubble Travel Trend
00:47
#5: The Air Fryer Craze in Manila
00:52
#6: Home-Based Concept and 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