HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL The song Smile, with the music composed by Charlie Chaplin, has a line about lighting up one’s face with gladness - and this has been the global mission of AS Watson, to put smiles on the faces of its customers. In the Philippines recently was...
Cold Storage is a food solutions retail brand that takes pride in its provenance as a family business. It’s now run by the second generation, by Marco and Morris Qua, and they vividly recall how the first Cold Storage stand-alone was a community store for the neighborhood, way before the brand...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL What do the following academic institutions now have in common? Assumption College, De La Salle Araneta University, FEU Manila High School, La Salle Greenhills, Las Pinas Science High School, Manila Science High School, Muntinlupa Science High...
The HWAO Board: Philip Cu Unjieng, Liaa Bautista, Marga Zobel, Tang Singson, Libet Virata, Elena Coyiuto, Gina Aboitiz, Bettina Osmena, Connie Toledo, Karen Santos, Gloria Diaz, Manny Samson, and Mike Toledo A fundraiser mounted by the Helping Women and Others (HWAO) Foundation for the lobby area...
Chef Rob Pengson introduces me to the Chef start-up (not just a pop-up) that currently occupies a section of his Aleanza Multi-Arts Institute at 2257 Chino Roces, Makati. He deflects the spotlight from himself, explaining how the Chef concept is truly a community effort, embodying the “it takes a...
Cuddle at Mitsukoshi Mall There’s a food stall on the Lower Ground Floor of Mitsukoshi Mall that’s turning heads of passerby, as offerings on display are definitely unique to this Manila market. At its most basic, its Japanese-style comfort food — defined as what the Japanese in Japan, or...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL The other week saw the HWAO (Helping Women & Others) Foundation mount a fund-raising evening for the Philippine General Hospital, in memory of one of HWAO’s founding members, Camille Santos-Samson. Camille passed away in June, and the...
These six novels would be categorized as Crime Fiction or Mystery Thrillers, but they also provide human drama (and comedy) in big doses. Kala by Colin Walsh Set on the west coast of Ireland, this novel serves as both a reverie of growing up and a reflection on days gone by. It also...
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...
