By Bryle B. Suralta When Chef Cyrus Todiwala and his wife, Pervin, co-founded Zest Quest Asia, the primary goal was to "raise the profile of Asian cuisine and cookery as a future career for budding chefs in Britain." Now, after six years, one of Britain's most prestigious culinary competitions finds itself in…
From mooncakes in our fridge to lucky fortune cats on our desks, to fireworks and dragon dances on certain times of the year, there's no denying that Chinese culture has been inculcated to Filipino culture. No one knows this better than the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry,…
Text by MAAN D'ASIS PAMARAN Photography by DAN YUSAY HARVEY | ‘Beautypreneur’ Nikki Tang talks about carving a business plan from childhood lessons learned in her parents’ hardware business. When Nikki Tang took up her Manufacturing and Engineering course at the De La Salle University, she already knew that she…
By DENISE H. ROCO Gown, hair and makeup by FANNY SERRANO From model to housewife to entrepreneur, Mags Cue shows how she can easily master different roles as fast as she shifts from one to another. Mags Lopez Calpito Cue wears her heart on her sleeve, a sleeve that won’t ever…
Text by RIONE PALACIOS Hair and Makeup by JUN BALVUENA Glowing in an Ito Curata gown of an unexpected tangerine shade that only serves to flatter her hourglass figure, Anna Sia is every inch a fashionista. Half of my life I’ve been working — beautifying, dressing up women and men, 
Text by JOSE PAOLO DELA CRUZ | Photography by Dan Yusay Harvey |Hair and makeup by YANA GARCIA Born in a world that was kinder to sons than to daughters, Myrna Yao knew how it felt to be “second class.â€But as the little girl from Camarines Norte blossomed into womanhood,…