Dining In/Out (03/02/23)
Kurobuta Nights at Marco Polo Ortigas Manila
EVERY Friday of March, Marco Polo Ortigas’ Cucina restaurant will be focusing on Kurobuta dishes. Kurobuta, also known...
The Michelin Guide has lost some of its star power
The announced closing of Rene Redzepi’s Noma restaurant in Copenhagen attracted a lot of attention, but a broader trend is still playing itself out: Michelin-starred restaurants simply aren’t what they used to be, in my view, nor is the Michelin experience.
Starbucks offers a dash of olive oil with its coffee in Italy
MILAN — Starbucks has launched a new drink that mixes coffee with olive oil, offering it initially in Italy as an alternative to the...
Less roast pork, more lentils needed to reach Denmark’s climate targets — gov’t adviser
COPENHAGEN — Danes should replace two-thirds of their meat intake with vegetables and other plants as part of efforts to reach the country’s ambitious...
Triangle of Sadness director Ostlund named Cannes Film Festival jury president
PARIS — Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, two-times winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, has been named jury president for this...
Warp and weft of life
FASHION designer Patis Tesoro and Romanian textile conservator Florica Zaharia are bonded by the belief that what we wear can be art, as worthy of care and attention as the monuments erected in honor of heroes and the paintings that fetch millions at auctions.
Imao sculpture honoring business restored, relocated
FOR many years, the brass sculpture stood at the bank’s entrance facing De la Costa Street in Makati City. While protected by a roof,...
Salcedo Auctions mounts inaugural March edition of ‘The Well-Appointed Life’ auction
SALCEDO Auctions will be holding its “The Well-Appointed Life” auction twice a year now. Its inaugural March edition will be held both onsite and...
Arts&Culture (03/01/23)
LEA SALONGA will be joining the cast and producing team of the Broadway production of the musical Here Lies Love.
Penguin Random House drops Scott Adams’ book after racist rant
PORTFOLIO, the business imprint of the world’s largest book publisher Penguin Random House, will not publish Scott Adams’ book Reframe Your Brain, the Wall...
Artist gets threats over painting of Kosovo, Serbian leaders kissing
PRISTINA — As leaders of Kosovo and Serbia meet later on Monday to negotiate a peace agreement, a young artist from Kosovan capital Pristina...
Live Nation says Taylor Swift fans can’t sue over ticket debacle
LIVE Nation Entertainment, Inc. and subsidiary Ticketmaster LLC asked a US judge on Friday to halt a proposed consumer class action over their sales...