![]() ![]() Each of BOWA’s tables overlooks the bay’s crystal blue waters, and diners are invited to take a dip in between courses. That ethos extends to the restaurant’s scenic locale on an isolated bay on the island of Sipan. Cap off the evening with a post-dinner stroll to take in more artwork or tour the grounds’ lush surrounds.Īt the family-owned Croatian eatery BOWA, which stands for the Best Of What’s Around, every ingredient is caught, farmed or produced within a 50-kilometer radius of your table. For a recent spring Art Tour dish, Devereaux Greene took cues from Veronica's Veil CLVII, a painting by Herb Jackson, and paired foie gras mousse with a foie gras stuffed strawberry, accompanied by veils of lemon sorrel, chamomile, vanilla and strawberry. Fall’s "farm carrot three ways" featured dehydrated carrot with caramelized yogurt, carrot kakigori and carrot crudite, baby carrots in field pea hummus and lettuce cream topped with porcini mushroom soil. It kicks off with seven whimsical canapes, like the aptly named One Oak Farm, which features a seasonal ingredient from the restaurant’s own farm. But Herons’ chef Steven Devereaux Greene and his team (which includes this article writer’s brother) take that notion next-level with The Art Tour, a seven-course, seasonal dinner inspired by several artworks from The Umstead’s 95-piece collection. ![]() Cap it all off with a cup of locally sourced Liberica coffee, strong enough to fuel the rest of your day, whether your idea of adventure includes rafting on a traditional bamboo raft or lounging by the resort’s pool.Ĭooking is often considered an art, and meticulously crafted and plated food is one of its finest expressions. Wash it all down with a fruit shake or tree-to-table coconut juice, freshly harvested from Villa Escudero’s working coconut plantation. Soak your feet while you take in the kamayan style-feast, a communal and colorful line up of dishes such as beef caldereta, slow cooked beef marinated in tomato sauce with fresh vegetables and a grated cheese topping, grilled pork belly (inihaw na liempo) and marinated chicken roasted until crispy (lechon manok). ![]() The price listed includes a day tour package: a museum tour, carabao cart ride, culture show and a Filipino buffet lunch. Villa Escudero Plantations and Resort Waterfalls Restaurant is situated underneath the Labasin Waterfalls in Tiaong, Quezon, about two hours from Manila. This is the kind of restaurant that invites you to kick off your shoes - literally. ![]()
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