Met gala: A-List for art
By Anna Isabel C. Sobrepeña
Jaime Zobel de Ayala had just been to Davos, but when he walked into the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, he looked fresh and energetic.
Jaime Zobel de Ayala had just been to Davos, but when he walked into the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, he looked fresh and energetic.
Food alone does not constitute memorable meals, though it is important. Around the flavors of fine cuisine are company and conversation that enhance the dining experience. Setting can also contribute, as it did during a recent visit to Paris but the unexpected added an element of the extraordinary.
When the young George Ty was compared to an ant trying to move a mountain, he was then a 25-year-old businessman with a dream to establish a bank.
BRUNCH at The Capella was a major event at the World Gourmet Summit (WGS). Norwegian waters and Australian pastures were highlighted at the expansive ballroom of this luxury hotel in Sentosa. Beside the seafood served fresh on ice and in other reincarnations, there were carving stations for lamb and halibut.
Not even an injury that had Yves Carcelle in a wheelchair was going to keep him from the biggest Louis Vuitton event ever mounted. The CEO of the French luxury house figured in a slight accident, which required some medical attention for his foot. Nonetheless, his spirits were high and he was at his congenial [...]
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