MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza On our way to The Manila Hotel in her almost-new Beamer, I asked Lolita’s driver to show me the Binondo-Intramuros bridge designed and built as a friendship project of the People’s Republic of China. Snaking through a labyrinth of narrow streets and alleys, we were...
Plus more new specialties with twists The wait is over. The much-awaited reopening of Café de Chinatown, the all-day dining outlet of Hotel Lucky Chinatown, is finally here to welcome everyone with gastronomic food choices. Its new ala carte menu features international cuisine reflecting the...
STAY GOLD Welcome to Chinatown after dusk! Most people think that’s the standard Happy New Year greeting exchanged in China and all over the world where there is a Chinatown or a Chinese community. In truth, the greeting means, literally, “Congratulations and be prosperous!” SPRINGTIME...
Foodies who missed dining out will surely be glad to know that their favorite Asian food hangout spots in Manila and other food establishments are now open for dine-in. Alfresco dining at Chinatown Walk Starting Sept. 16, 2021, restaurants at Lucky Chinatown are now open for indoors or alfresco...
Kris Wu (Instagram) Embattled Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu, former member of K-pop boy band EXO, may be sentenced to at least 10 years in jail to life imprisonment if he is proven guilty of rape. Last July 31, the Beijing police’s Chaoyang branch announced that Kris Wu was detained...
Megaworld Hotels & Resorts has added another layer of safety for its guests after having vaccinated 95 percent of its 1,154 hotel-based staff and personnel who are actively working in the various properties during this pandemic. In a statement, the firm said those vaccinated include teams...
Here's where you can find it Birkenstock Lucky Chinatown After strutting down the pavement wearing their towering stilettos, women everywhere have rekindled their love for flats during the pandemic. From the woven and strappy kinds to the logo-deck ones, flats became the prime footwear style of the...
What’s good to go in Chinatown and other places while many restaurants are still closed After many days of being forced to stay home, you tend to look for the brighter side of things to ease the boredom. My son Arturo and I were discussing how blessed we still were to be able to sleep in...
“Chinatown is not a place,” declared journalist-author Jullie Yap Daza to her friends. Now that sentence is the title of her latest book. Technically, Chinatown is only one square kilometer in size, an area surrounded by streets whose real estate values rival Makati’s. If it’s not a place,...
