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A wicked good way to catch your favorite big-screen movies

by Scott Garceau - December 5, 2024 - 12:00am

Nowadays, there are so many ways to view content, from your phone to your laptop to your TV screen. But if you’re going to watch a movie that really “takes off” from the screen, you’ve got...

Big stars spring surprises at Disney’s ‘Ultimate Fan Event’

by Scott Garceau - August 17, 2024 - 12:00am

What’s in store at Disney? CEO Bob Iger pulls back the curtain on their upcoming releases.

Solaire North: A mecca for foodies and families

by Scott Garceau - August 8, 2024 - 12:00am

There are a few differences between the Solaire Resort in Entertainment City, Parañaque, and the new Solaire Resort North located in the heart of Quezon City, which opened last May 25.

Cruise my heart

by Scott Garceau - July 28, 2024 - 12:00am

Royal Caribbean launches ‘Utopia of the Seas’: a three-day Caribbean cruise that never feels ‘bitin.’

A tale of two Sedas

by Scott Garceau - June 2, 2024 - 12:00am

It’s worth recalling that Cebu was double-hit by disasters in recent years: the COVID crisis starting in 2020, followed by typhoon Odette in December 2021.

An art contest by and for women

by Scott Garceau - January 15, 2024 - 12:00am

A not-so-secret fact of the corporate world is that women make up a majority of positions, including leadership roles, in the Philippines.

Smash it up

by Scott Garceau - November 16, 2023 - 12:00am

You can’t keep a good thing down on an island. It has to travel eventually.

Speaking of wines

by Scott Garceau - November 9, 2023 - 12:00am

Three dining tables. One serving table. Twelve guests.

An offer I couldn’t refuse: Wolfgang’s steak paired with Coppola Wines

by Scott Garceau - November 2, 2023 - 12:00am

That was the pitch for a well-attended, last-minute event at Wolfgang’s Steakhouse BGC as guest speaker Simone Margheri, Asia regional manager of Delicato Family Wines, shared with us a quartet of wines from...

A Singaporean chef guest stars at Cork Elite? Whey!

by Scott Garceau - September 21, 2023 - 12:00am

Chef Barry Quek sports a tattoo on his left forearm: an anatomy chart of a pig, separated into cuts. “It’s my cheat sheet,” he explains, after serving us a six-course sampling from Whey, his Hong...

‘Chug na lang’ at this Oktoberfest

by Scott Garceau - September 14, 2023 - 12:00am

When Hilton Manila GM John Lucas noticed, during the stein-holding contest held at the Grand Ballroom to launch the upcoming Oktoberfest 2023, that the four ladies onstage found it easier than the guys did to hold...

A ‘Maestro’ returns to raise Manila’s rum game

by Scott Garceau - September 7, 2023 - 12:00am

They call him “Maestro de Ron” now, and with that title comes a respect for his ability to concoct the finest Bacardi libations in the world.

An out-of-body sublime A5 wagyu meal

by Scott Garceau - August 17, 2023 - 12:00am

You want to know how to get people to order perfectly marbled, A5 wagyu cuts from your deli? Serve them a five-course menu featuring said wagyu, cooked by a master Japanese chef and his team, right in downtown ...

To the Victor go the spoils

by Scott Garceau - August 10, 2023 - 12:00am

You can see it from miles away.

Sound design with a bigger, better bang

by Scott Garceau - August 5, 2023 - 12:00am

One thing we know the Danish do well is furniture design.

A luxe library stocked with libations and spirits

by Scott Garceau - August 3, 2023 - 12:00am

Arguably, you could get some reading done while inside The Whisky Library, the newest and most luxurious spirits and cigar bar launched at Newport World Resorts Manila.

Still rockin’ hard with new food, drinks and bands

by Scott Garceau - July 27, 2023 - 12:00am

Someone once sang: “Hey, hey, my, my, rock ‘n’ roll can never die.” Similarly, nothing seems capable of keeping down Hard Rock Café Philippines — not even a global pandemic —...

Gregg Glass is the artist behind whisky masterpieces

by Scott Garceau - July 13, 2023 - 12:00am

If The Dalmore were a TV series, it might first focus on the grand painting located near the entrance of The National Gallery in Edinburgh: it’s a massive 14x17-foot canvas known as “The Fury of the Stag”...

Going under the surface with pacita abad

by Scott R. Garceau - June 12, 2023 - 12:00am

The artist’s work is featured in a major retrospective at Walker Art Center in Minneapolis until Sept. 3.

'Cool new entry points' to exploring the force - Through animation

by Scott R. Garceau - May 15, 2023 - 12:00am

When Disney head Bob Iger spoke of this being the “century of Star Wars” after the company acquired Lucasfilm Ltd., he wasn’t exaggerating. Besides feature releases, the launch of Disney+ streaming...

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