Tinting life with color

Because of the popularity of bags, shoes and accessories in classic black or white in Carbon, retail-couple Joanna Preysler and Raul Francisco came up with a more colorful store in Tint, which opened at the ground floor of Greenbelt 3 in Ayala Center.

Family members present were Raul’s mom, Patsy Francisco; Joanna’s grandmother, Pacita Jacinto; Raul’s brother, Dr. Randy and wife Irene Martel Francisco, with their daughter, Isabel, who had her own table with Joanna’s daughter, Monica.

Also present were Reena Francisco; Yoya and Carlo Tanseco; John and Keena de Jesus; and Joanna’s cousin, Mandy dela Rama-Santos who was due to give birth anytime during the store’s opening.

High-quality Tint bags, shoes and accessories cater to the more casual moods of the classy woman. Tint is an answer to other designer items that usually come at a very high cost.  Tint keeps all their stocks to a few pieces so one can sashay with that pink pebble-grained "Joanna" bag and be confident enough to know that the odds are pretty low bumping into someone else that has the same bag.  The colors of the new Tint Collection of leather bags are almond, orange, fuchsia, lime, deep blue and bright yellow. Pony-hair thong slippers, flat mules and driving shoes are also sold in the store.

Other guests seen at the store opening were Sofia Elizalde; Kit Zobel; Melissa Elizalde; Monica Olondriz; Debbi Yabut; Barbara Aboitiz; Cristina Brandner; Itos Carag; Trisha Punsalan; Monique Sison; Monica Olbes; Cristina Davila; Gil Coscoluella; Mary Ann Lumen; Nini Licaros; Mia Cuenca; Joyce Oreña of Jo’s; Firma’s Ricky Toledo and Chito Vijandre; fashionable sisters Jessica and Wendy Puyat; Ayala’s Rowena Tomeldan; Myrna Fernandez; Diether Ocampo; and Leah Orosa.  Of course a lot of them bought the store’s on-stock inventory and  almost made the store look empty.

Check out Tint as its owners replenish their fast-moving stocks.

Happy birthday, Danny

Man-about-town Danny Giles is a familiar face in Manila’s party scene.  It was no surprise when The Prince of Jaipur at The Fort was packed when he celebrated his 30th birthday there.  Danny’s twin, Matt, and his wife Amy flew from England to be at the party. Mom Maggie and sister Geri were also present.

Friends and well-wishers gathered to eat, drink and be merry! Prince of Jaipur’s Max Talreja prepared a sumptuous buffet of Indian food for guests to enjoy as all types of drinks were flowing freely!

To add entertainment, Danny invited magician Erik Mana (for bookings, call his manager Solomon Cu at 0917-8132173) to dazzle the audience with his magic tricks. Erik baffled the guests as he moved from table to table.  The eclectic yet very good mix of locals and expats seemed to take turn asking Erik to perform on their table, drink, or try to talk to the very busy birthday boy.

Things got going when Danny’s sister Geri grabbed actress Giselle Sanchez to sing with her on stage as the crowd watched with delight.  Most of the guests started dancing until the wee hours of the morning, something expected from a party by Danny.

A taste of Hollywood

Taters began 10 years ago with selling popcorn, peanuts and fries and has evolved into a multi-branch, multi-brand leader in entertainment fast-food. 

The Decada Awards was the highlight of its 10th anniversary party. Guests experienced a creative production numbers paying homage to 10 legendary films and 10 outstanding business partners that played the greatest supporting roles in the success story of Taters.  The show was produced by Chimara’s JP Tanchanco.

The 10 awardees of Tater’s were: Outstanding Pioneer Partners, Leysam Commercial, Inc., PTC Commercial Corp. and Ayala Theatres Management, Inc.; Outstanding Innovation Partners, Unilever Food Solutions, Ultraprint Corp. and Ferna Corp.; Outstanding Mall Partner, Ayala Land, Inc.; Outstanding Beverage Partners, Nestle Phils., Inc. and Pepsi-Cola Products Phils., Inc.; and Customer of the Decade, 12-year-old Nicky Price.

The Akafellas welcomed guests as they performed a round of medleys, serenading the people by the red carpet. Sarah Meier and Tim Yap hosted the event. While Iya Villania, Rep. Butz Aquino, Ricky Davao, Audie Gemora, Angel Jacob, Jake Roxas, Rafael Rosel, Aliya Parcs, Bart Guingona, Michael Williams, Bobby Caballero, Sol Salao and Ernie Fajardo were presenters of the awards.

Others seen were Taters founder and president Annie Tanchanco; Pepsi’s Felix Yu; Nestle’s Manny Parocco; Ayala Land’s CJ Jesena; Myrna Fernandez; Cathy Bengzon; Javi Hernandez; Ayala Cinemas’ Raffy Prats; Warner Brothers’ Francis Soliven; MTV’s Marc Abaya; Peter Jentes; Ana Ugarte, Dale Villar; and GP Reyes.

A Thali food festival

A thali is a common style of meal in India. Its name is derived from the type of plate it is served on, usually consisting of a small amount of different dishes plus some basmati rice and chapati, a little chutney and dessert.  The different aromas and tastes, and the presentation of the dish itself make it hard for anyone to resist.

The Peninsula Manila’s Spices Restaurant is having a Thali featuring a tempting array of delicious vegetarian and non-vegetarian Thali meals. It is until Oct. 17. The Indian Thali meals, specially created by Spices Indian Specialty chef Bairagi Sahani, are set at the extremely P950+ for the vegetarian and P1,100+ for the non-vegetarian.

(For inquiries and reservations, call 887-2888, ext. 2168 or 2956 for Spices, or restaurant reservations at ext. 2205.)

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