Japanese whisky turns 100 as craft distilleries transform industry
SHIZUOKA CITY, Japan — In a still fueled by cedar from nearby forests, Shizuoka Distillery, a leader in Japan’s new wave of independent whisky...
Dining In/Out (11/23/23)
LOCAVORE handaan reinvents the classic Noche Buena favorites with their expanded menu and branch-exclusive dishes. Locavore offers a very special menu for holiday celebrations at home.
Thanksgiving sides are delicious and can be nutritious — here’s the biochemistry of how...
By Julie Pollock
WHILE people usually think first about the turkey or the ham during holiday meals, the sides are what help balance your plate. Colorful vegetables...
Mama Sita’s annual storytelling tilt launches Holiday Edition
MGA KUWENTONG Pagkain (MKP), the annual storytelling contest launched by the Mama Sita Foundation in 2012 celebrates its 11th year with a focus on...
Pick-me-ups
THERE are a couple of major brands which recently launched additions to their caffeine-laden offering. Jollibee has come up with new coffee blends while Serenitea has developed Christmas brews in collaboration with Pan de Manila.
BBC scraps UK Top Gear show for ‘foreseeable future’ following crash
LONDON — The British version of the globally popular BBC car show Top Gear will not return for the foreseeable future, the broadcaster said,...
Art Jakarta expands but keeps its Asian focus
WITH ABOUT 10,000 sq.m. of space in Art Jakarta’s new home at JI Expo Kemayoran, it was simply appropriate that they brought out the big guns for the show.
Philippine representation at Art Jakarta
TWO Philippine galleries were present at Art Jakarta last week. Vinyl on Vinyl presented works by artist Terence Eduarte which had a personal kind...
Arts&Culture (11/22/23)
Christmas Concert at The Pen features the MSO
From favorite carols to music from movie musicals, The Peninsula Manila’s annual Christmas concert shines a spotlight...
Mongolia urges Russia, other nations to return cultural artefacts
BEIJING — Mongolia on Monday called for more support from Russia, Britain and other countries to repatriate hundreds of cultural artefacts, some dating back...
Napoleon hat fetches record $2.1 million at Paris auction
PARIS — A bicorne hat believed to have belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte sold for a record €1,932,000 ($2.11 million) at the Drouot auction house...
Possession author A.S. Byatt, 87
LONDON — Booker-prize winning British novelist Antonia Susan Byatt, known most commonly as A.S. Byatt, has died aged 87, her publisher said in a...