What to see this Week 12/10/21
Encanto
THE MADRIGAL family lives in a charmed place called an Encanto. Each member of the family has a magical gift except 15-year-old Mirabel, who...
Stuff to do (12/10/21)
Deals in Lazada 12.12 sale
HAPPENING from Dec. 12 to 14 is Lazada’s 12.12 sale, with Lazada Bonus vouchers offering P60 off for every P600...
Filipinos value sustainable travel within the country — Airbnb report
By Brontë H. Lacsamana
Sustainable travel and more inclusive tourism recovery are important for Filipino tourists, according to the survey “Rebuilding tourism in Asia-Pacific: A more conscious traveller?” commissioned by online travel platform Airbnb in October.
“In...
The humble pares gets an upgrade, wins tilt
THE humble pares — a meal traditionally composed of braised beef stew served with garlic fried rice and a bowl of clear soup that is most often served in roadside eateries — got a makeover and won the grand prize at the East Meets West Culinary Competition.
Celebrity diets and food fads have been around for centuries — and some of...
By James Brown and Duane Mellor
THE word “diet” originates from the Greek dieta meaning to live normally. However, nowadays it mostly refers to restricting food to help weight loss rather than a way to enjoy food and health.
Smoke-tainted California grapes find new life as vodka
NAPA, Calif. — As wildfires covered California’s wine country skies in smoke in 2020, Nicolas Quille feared the worst for his grapes.
London’s Connaught Bar tops list of World’s Best Bars again
FOR the first time since 2019, The World’s 50 Best Bars were awarded in a live ceremony in London this week with the ceremony taking place at the Roundhouse (and on Facebook Live).
Paella with a twist for the holidays
OF FILIPINO-Spanish descent, chef Kevin Christian Ereñeta has adapted his family’s heirloom paella recipe for the holidays.
Hotel/Travel News (12/09/21)
WITH The Peninsula Manila transformed into a festive destination, enjoy a Manila holiday getaway this season with the special Pen Days of Christmas room package.
Dining In/Out (12/09/21)
AT CENTURY Park Hotel, a unique Unlimited Samgyeopsal experience awaits guests at Al Fresco by Palm Grove for P669 net.
Seeing faces outside the screen
AFTER nearly two years of staring at people on screens during the prolonged isolation forced by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Metro Manila-based photographers’ collective FotomotoPH saw that portraits were a fitting theme for this year’s exhibition.
Spielberg brings life-long fandom to reimagined West Side Story
LOS ANGELES — Steven Spielberg has been remaking classic musical West Side Story in his head for decades but says that finally taking it on was his riskiest challenge in a career that has spanned 50 years.














