SMEG Italy Export Director for Asia Matteo Lupi, Ayala Museum Senior Director Mariles Gustilo, Italian Ambassador to the Philippines Marco Clemente, Mondo Cucina Inc. (MCI) President Ton Concepcion, and Mondo Cucina Creative Director Karen Concepcion Mondo Cucina Inc., the official Philippine...
The new Prologue restaurant at Mitsukoshi Mall has a concept all its own; and for Chef Hiroyuki Meno and Managing Director Alyanna Uy, it’s about creating an upgrade on their by-now familiar Prologue offerings. A Japanese national, Chef Meno was trained in classic French cooking; and for...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Sixteen years of SMEG’s exclusive Philippine distributor Mondo Cucina Inc., is a genuine cause for celebration among discriminating homeowners, kitchen enthusiasts, and high-end property developers. Established in 2007 by Ton and...
Located at The Verve BGC, on 27th St. and 7th Ave., Wong Place is a casual Chinese comfort food concept whose time has obviously come, given how popular it’s been since its soft opening in mid-August. Brainchild of Grant Teng, his parents, noted restaurateurs Eric and Emelda Teng, were proud and...
Launching “You Can Do This - A Breast Cancer Patient’s Manual” It’s hard to believe that it’s now been 24 years of ICanServe Foundation, an advocacy group of breast cancer survivors and volunteers, that promotes early breast cancer detection, access to accurate diagnosis and timely...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL ACEN is the listed energy platform of the Ayala Group, with aspiration to be the largest listed renewables platform in Southeast Asia. The company presently has -4,500 MW of attributable capacity from owned facilities in the Philippines,...
Racism and violence as institutionalized entertainment, interplanetary suspense, and a life/love story in pixels are the topics of three of the novels reviewed today. Additionally, we have books that explore the worlds of British magicians, Glasgow petty crime, and FBI profilers. Chain-Gang All...
PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos Jr. delivered his second State of the Nation Address on July 24, 2023. (Noel B. Pabalate) For a writer or journalist, a casual lunch with a Head of State, just the two of you, will always be a rare occurrence. It’s one of those scenarios that we conjure up in...
There’s a strong Japanese tradition of sake bars and izakayas; and Sakagura at One Bonifacio High Street Mall BGC is out to offer the discriminating Filipinos a quality sampling of that experience. Sakagura literally translates to sake bar, while izakaya is an informal eatery where alcohol is...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL With full disclosure, I’ll confess I’m more of a fiction reader; and so when I was asked to moderate the Monday morning mini presscon for noted author and New Yorker columnist Malcolm Gladwell, I had to scramble and read up on him over...
Philip Cruz with son Maki and wife Ching White is the perfect theme for your 75th birthday party, the third time you’re marking 25 years. Set off against white, all memories, all dreams of the future are at their colorful best, clear and vivid and celebratory. From left, clockwise: Rosemarie Chu,...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL There’s much talk in social and traditional media about the reclamation at Manila Bay. Allow me to give my opinion, starting with the matter on the other side of the many issues that reclamation of land has been attributed to – from...
