Chef Remi Vercelli of the Tivoli first joined the Mandarin Oriental chain at its hotel in Geneva, where he became chef de cuisine of Le Sud Paul Bocuse, a brasserie (that serves French food by Paul Bocuse) on the banks of the Rhone River.
The Christmas holidays are probably the most stressful time of the year, as the pressure to give presents and the lack of time to go shopping looms over many of us. The few who anticipate the rush early enough beat it by starting their gift-buying as early as September or October, but most of us join the madness at the very last minute.
The ’ber months have started and you may be planning your Christmas vacation. How about Great Britain? That is, if you’re not feeling like Ebenezer Scrooge and willing to splurge a bit.
Sometime in the ’90s, I was invited to be one of the judges of a cooking competition called the Bonlac Great Chefs of Asia. I don’t remember the exact details, except that we were served the best dinners prepared by a handful of chefs around Manila.
A new study may reassure some women considering short-term use of hormones to relieve hot flashes and other menopause symptoms. Starting low-dose treatment early in menopause made women feel better
These dogs have been through much pain. You can’t counter pain with pain.” That was dog behavior consultant and “dog coach” Francis Cleofas talking, as he lovingly stroked the head of a gorgeous, sunshine-colored pit bull named Goldie.
In all their years at the Philippine School of Interior Design (PSID), this year’s graduating interior-design students had never seen such furniture and fixtures as a tilting tub, vibrating bed, grab bar, handrails, visual alarm system and signs written in braille. Nor have they come across the concept of mental mapping in any of their subjects. That was until several months ago.
My fascination with theater began at a very young age. I clearly remember watching “The King and I” at the Meralco Theater and being enthralled by the singing children and of course, the King of Siam and Anna.
I got two e-mail messages recently with “bad” news. The first message told me my account and card had been “disabled” by Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. because they had “introduced a new RCBC (123 N1) security which requires all Account Holders to update and validate their account (sic).”
It’s plain and simple: when on a plane, please be considerate of other passengers.
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