Fashion designer Hedi Slimane leaves LVMH’s Celine
PARIS — Fashion designer Hedi Slimane has left LVMH’s Celine brand, the company said on Wednesday, marking the latest high-profile departure from a fashion...
A taste of Japan
THE PROMISE for future residents of The Seasons Residences is “own a piece of Japan with The Seasons Residences in BGC” (from the Federal Land website). One of those pieces happens to be access to the Mitsukoshi Mall.
Mott 32 deserves all its accolades
DURING a recent media NUSTAR on Sept. 25*, its famed restaurant, Mott 32, brought out a special menu for the occasion of The Mall | NUSTAR’s completion. It also happened to be the restaurant’s second anniversary.
Tasty tater recipes
FILIPINOS often think of potatoes in the context of snacks, like fries or chips. After all, the US potato industry supplies their products mainly...
Dining In/Out (10/03/24)
ON FRIDAY, Oct. 4, starting at 8 p.m., The Bar at The Peninsula Manila welcomes cocktail aficionados for an evening with Bastien Ciocca, co-founder of Guangzhou’s speakeasy, Hope & Sesame.
Owner of Harry’s Bar demands Venice tackle speeding boats and ‘damaging waves’
ROME — The owner of Harry’s Bar, a Venetian bar and restaurant frequented by Ernest Hemingway, has filed a legal complaint demanding city authorities...
UK’s oldest fine wine and spirits merchant is entering the auction business
THE UK’s oldest fine wine and spirits merchant, Berry Bros. & Rudd, celebrated its 325th birthday last year, and announces today that it’s taking...
John Amos, star of 1970s TV’s Good Times and Roots, 84
LOS ANGELES — John Amos, the US football player turned actor who was acclaimed for his roles in the 1970s TV series Good Times...
Two sides of Fernando Zóbel: the artist and the patron
FERNANDO ZÓBEL was both an influential artist and a staunch proponent of the Philippine postwar art scene. At the Ayala Museum and the Ateneo...
Arturo Luz at home
WHILE the works of National Artist for Visual Arts Arturo Luz are most often seen in important buildings (at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, among others), one can now own an Arturo Luz piece to be displayed at home.
Progetto Puccini holds opera masterclass for Filipino talents
YOUNG FILIPINO opera singers, selected from a promising pool of National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA) winners and stars from Viva Voce’s production...
Arts & Culture (10/02/24)
THE National Commission for Culture and the Arts’ sub commission on cultural communities and traditional arts, is celebrating Indigenous Peoples (IP) Month at Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, from Oct. 3 to 5.