Fans of the Blue Rats, formerly a regular live act at Martinis Bar in Mandarin Oriental Manila, are glad to know that their favorite blues band now plays every Wednesday at Strumm’s (110 Jupiter Street, Bel-Air, Makati; tel. 8954636).
People said goodbye to Mandarin Oriental Manila last week as if they were losing a true love. In truth, perhaps they were.
A buffet feast, ‘groupfies,’ hugs and tears mark on Tuesday the closing of the Mandarin Oriental Manila after 38 years, as its 400-plus employees take their ceremonial exit on the hotel’s red carpet.
The jovial mood and frenzied rush to take selfies and group photos quickly turned teary and emotional as Torsten van Dullemen stood at the center of the Mandarin Oriental Manila (MOM) lobby at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
The Mandarin, which closes this month, leaves us with many great memories.
It seems only fitting that what the mother saw in its inception, the daughter is bringing to its conclusion. In a few days, as the iconic Mandarin Oriental Manila closes its doors after almost four decades, it is also closing the pages of its colorful history as experienced by two generations in one family.
People might miss Mandarin Oriental now that it’s closing its doors, but most media folk will miss its PR most—a woman so thoughtful, sophisticated and cool that her staff only knew she was upset when she pursed her lips!
All seats were taken in this extremely limited, one-night-only return engagement of chef Norbert Gandler at Mandarin Oriental Manila’s Tivoli restaurant, where he was executive sous chef from 1989 to 1992, and from 1995 to 2003.
Her 30th wedding anniversary on June 21 will be bittersweet for Leidelina Castillo.
The Tivoli at the Mandarin Oriental Manila will once again host a Michelin-starred chef from Feb. 24 to March 2. This time, Richard Toix of Passions et Gourmandises in France is set to whet the appetites of gourmands and gourmets alike.
