A master chef impresses, and how…

The perfect embodiment of a Maître Cuisinier de France WORDS  TEODORO Y. MONTELIBANO | PHOTOGRAPHY  JONATHAN BALDONADO In March, 2015, Cyrille Soenen, executive chef of the French...

Arts & Culture (05/22/24)

THE CULTURAL Center of the Philippines (CCP) has announced that its new president is businesswoman and philanthropist Kaye Tinga. She replaces early childhood educator Michelle Nikki Junia, who acted as president ad interim from September 2023 to March 2024.

Oops! Gucci pulls sweater slammed for resembling blackface imagery

KERING SA’S Gucci withdrew a sweater resembling blackface images like those currently roiling US politics, becoming the latest fashion brand to get embroiled in a controversy over perceptions of racism.

Aseron’s puzzle

Trips past and future; and through time and space bind the elements of the first Red Charity Gala since the pandemic.

Cosby’s lawyers cite grounds for appealing sexual assault conviction

ATTORNEYS for Bill Cosby outlined their grounds on Tuesday for appealing his sexual assault conviction, citing what they called errors in legal procedure that may have biased the jury and warrant a new trial for the once-beloved comedian.

Golden Globes to be private event with no live-stream

THE GOLDEN Globes will be a private event this year with no live-stream, organizers said, as they prepare to hold a pared-down ceremony on Sunday with no celebrity red carpet following controversy last year.

Spicey skits bring an Emmy for McCarthy

LOS ANGELES – Melissa McCarthy won an Emmy on Sunday for her spoofs of former White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Saturday Night Live...

How to dine like a banker at Hong Kong’s Nobu, according to Nobu himself

FOLKS who went to Nobu at the Regent Hotel in Kowloon last week were in for a treat as celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa was in the city to celebrate the first anniversary of the reopening of his namesake restaurant in Hong Kong.

Entertainment News (04/26/22)

CONTENT provider ABS-CBN, entertainment company KROMA, and corporate venture builder 917Ventures have teamed up to introduce what they call “tradigital” viewing to Filipinos through PIE, the Philippines’s first real-time and multi-screen interactive channel that will officially launch in May.

What to see this week

5 films to see on the week of November 23 - November 29, 2018 Bad Times at the El Royale SEVEN STRANGERS — a cleric, a soul...

1960s singer says he has Alzheimer’s

THE 1960s-era singer and comedian Steve Lawrence, seen here with his wife and performing partner Edyie Gorme in 2000, said on Tuesday he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

From the ashes (literally)

THE 1991 ERUPTION of Mt. Pinatubo was one of the largest the world had ever seen. It spewed mountains’ worth of ash and stone,...