March 2018 - PeopleAsia

There’s a new chef in town at the Mireio

BY JOSE PAOLO DELA CRUZ A weekend feast in Provence through good food, good wine, and a new man who can take you there! No need for a visa either. All these await gourmands in the metro as Raffles Makati’s signature, elegant brasserie-style restaurant Mireio introduces its new master chef,…

Israel’s magnificent treasures

By Pinky Icamen Photography by Ramon Joseph J. Ruiz As one sets foot in Israel, a country overflowing with culture, history and diversity, one can hear its heartbeat like a hypnotic incantation that seeps into the soul and lingers in the mind. Embraced by a unique energy, Israel is so…

L’Oréal’s Alexandra Palt is giving the beauty industry a makeover

Interview by ISABELLA OLIVARES In the past couple of years, the beauty industry has been identified as one of the world's major polluters, contributing to large-scale water pollution, improper waste disposal, mass energy consumption and plastic waste build up. While small steps have been taken by individual companies to…

Dinner with Chef Nobu in Manila? Why not!

You have exactly one week to save a seat and experience a one-night only culinary event, in the presence of one of the world's most celebrated chefs! World-renowned Chef Nobu Matsuhisa will be in Manila to host “The Nobu Experience”, a one-night culinary affair at his eponymous restaurant at City of Dreams…

DOT Secretary Wanda Teo speaks up on Boracay

By Alex Y. Vergara If it were up to her, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo would want to close Boracay for a much-needed general cleanup and rehabilitation for no more than two months. But the decision isn’t hers alone to make. Yes, it’s definite. Boracay will…

Escape to Winter Wonderland

(In a state of near paralysis due to the sweltering Philippine summer? Perhaps it's time for you to take a short break by hieing off to colder, more remote places. The author travels to the Arctic Circle and finds a snow-white playground that unleashes the child in her. Except that…

A cellar in the Alabang skies

The Bellevue, one of the first premium business hotels to open in booming Alabang, recently gave people living and working in the area more reasons to stay put and revel within the community with the opening of Cellar 22. Although it’s still technically part of the hotel’s Vue Bar on…

Catriona’s big night and other questions that beg for real answers

By Alex Y. Vergara For Binibining 20, Catriona Elisa Gray, the contest seemed over, but for the crowning. Before Sunday night slipped into the wee hours of Monday, one of the most popular and most widely cheered candidate in Binibining Pilipinas’ 55-year history ran away with almost every available special…

The ‘fun’ in Fundador

Something sweet and ‘spirited’ is coming your way, with the launch of the Fundador Café at the Venice Grand Canal Mall in McKinley Hill. The chic 50-sq.m. café is a showcase of everything that’s fun about the world’s largest and oldest brandy maker. While Fundador remains to be the…

Joey Samson explores new approaches to tailoring at Bench Fashion Week

PeopleAsia caught Days 2 and 3 of Bench’s recent fashion week at Bench Tower’s Playground at the Fort. Leading designer Joey Samson capped off the three-day event with a 25-piece collection that highlighted his continuing love affair with tailoring and various suiting materials. The collection was vintage Samson in terms…