AUGUST 2017
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IN THE HOUSE T H E M O N T H LY J O U R N A L O F M A N I L A H O U S E
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ASIAN SENSATION
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A U GU S T 2017
That High Life
In This Issue
This month we go a bit crazy over those Crazy Rich Asians, with the author of the irresistible trilogy of novels chronicling the lives of Asia’s insanely wealthy, Kevin Kwan, making an appearance at Manila House.
Editor's Note
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Meet the Staff Get to Know: Ching Aday
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General Housekeeping
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Interview Kevin Kwan
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Book Talk Rich People Problems
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Kevin centers his novels around a fabulously rich Singaporean Chinese family whose seat of power was the legendary mansion called Tyersall Park. There are times when the novels read like over-the-top satire – do people really have koi ponds in their G650? – but then again, there is a certain kind of extravagance, coupled with eccentricity and a dollop of insecurity that can only be Asian. Living in Hong Kong before the handover, I recall parties that were so unreal in scale, personalities that were almost caricature-ish yet endearing in their theatrical ostentation, and fortunes that bordered on the obscene. Kevin, however, assures me that the money in China is far more obscene, and the spending habits far more extravagant, that he had to coin the term “China Rich” for this whole other level of wealthy. We’ll probably reserve our greatest affection for the third and last book in the series, Rich People Problems, because it is partly set in the Philippines and features some characters inspired by our very own Members. For those who haven’t figured out the who, what and where that Kevin writes about, maybe you can ask him yourself over cocktails on August 22nd.
By The Way Social Unscaling Girls Night Out
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In Case You Missed It All Aboard Honor Roll
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On Show Ann Pamintuan Denise Weldon
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Food and Drink
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Calendar of Events
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BAMBINA OLIVARES PR & Events Director
ON TH E C OVE R : Crazy Rich Asian book series covers From star2@thestar.com.my
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MEET TH E S TA FF
Get to Know: Ching Aday Call her the “Banquet Queen” - she’s the lady who makes sure your functions run smoothly
What do you do for Manila House? In my first six months, I was at Banquet Operations executing the events handled by the sales team from choosing colors of the goblets and cutleries and creating different looks for the ballroom and function rooms to the event day, ensuring the banquet team provides the best service and exceeds member and guest satisfaction. Manila House really stands out with its Bespoke Banqueting. Recently, I was transferred to Banquet Sales where the fun part of event planning starts. How do your previous work experiences complement your current job? My previous experiences helped me grow and mature in the world of events. I started organizing kids' events when I was still in Singapore and it made me develop my passion for it. I also worked in a prestigious members club in the Philippines handling social and
corporate events. I can say that every event has its own personality and beauty that I get to know and understand. Having those experiences helps me decide to pursue what I love to do. What would you consider the most memorable event you’ve coordinated to date at Manila House? To date, I can say that every event that we've had is memorable because we make sure that it's personal and bespoke. Thus, we're excited as Manila House grows. We do a variety of events but weddings, I think, I'd love the most. When you do get a day off, what do you like to do? Travel or Sleep. I’m a fan of traveling, even doing it solo. I love to spend my day off with my family or sleep all day!
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WINE A LLO WA NCE & CO RKA GE
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IN TERVIEW
Asian Persuasion W O RD S BY BAMBI N A O L I VARE S PH O T O G RAPH BY ST E PH E N G U T I E RRE Z
Crazy Rich Asians, Kevin Kwan's bestselling breezy comedy of manners about the inter-generational dynamics of a mega-wealthy clan set in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, New York and Paris introduced a whole new level of rich: crazy rich, extravagance on an Asian scale. With a touch of insanity.
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ublished in 2013, the book was an irresistible cocktail, frothy, biting, and often hilarious, that blended social climbing, family secrets and financial sleights-of-hand with high fashion, true but troubled love, lingering traditions and money, amassed, spent and flaunted the “aristocratic” Asian way. The Singapore-born, New York-based Kwan came out with a sequel in 2015, China Rich Girlfriend, which continues the saga of the extended Young, Shang, T’sien and Leong clan - and introduces a whole new dimension: mainland China. Because what could be more over-the-top than Crazy Rich? China Rich, of course. Early last year as Kevin was completing his latest novel, we had a quick catch-up. In both books, you kind of stratify, in a way, the different kinds of Chinese all over the world. The ones from the US, who may have been from the mainland, are so different from the current crop of mainlanders. Why was it important to make that distinction? I think I really wanted to confound the
rights become different, the signifies become different, the clubs become more and more private… It’s all a way for the old money to protect themselves.
stereotypes that people have of Asia, especially in the West. They sort of lump Asians into one huge category, but as you know, there’s such a diversity of countries and cultures. And even within specific countries, within Singapore for instance, how many different racial groups are there? So I really wanted to show that Asia is comprised of so many different countries and a lot of times, there are these rivalries of snobbery that happen. Like Singaporeans think they’re superior to Hong Kong people, who in turn feel superior to the Taiwanese. Everyone looks down on the Vietnamese… things like that I wanted to reveal all the other inherent snobberies that exist within this world of the overseas Chinese particularly.
In one significant scene, you had Astrid, everyone’s favourite fashion plate, wearing Zara stylishly but nonchalantly while everyone wondered what new and exclusive designer she’d chosen to patronize. So there’s also that kind if confidence old money can pull off. Exactly. And oftentimes, when you go to functions, these big galas and events in Singapore and Hong Kong, I notice that some of the people that are the wealthiest, most aristocratic families are the ones who are casually dressed, without much jewellery whatsoever, because they don’t have to. Because that in itself is its own snobbery.
This is a comedy of manners, after all. It looks at class systems, the comedy of what really happens when people decide to stratify themselves.
But isn’t that the story of money and society, in a way? That old money was new money once? Absolutely. The need to show off becomes less urgent. But also, they run out of money! As they become older, by nature of necessity they don’t want to be spending the way the
You used quite subtle ways of showing that, through the brands they would go for. Yes, and that’s becoming more and more subtle, I would say, as different groups become more and more affluent. The bragging 6
new money crowd is spending. And it’s always changing, decade by decade. There are always new players coming into the scene. You see that also in New York. The society people that were famous in the Eighties have all but disappeared; there’s a whole new crop. In your second book you explore rich, crazy rich and China rich. So what makes China so mind-bogglingly different in terms of wealth? It’s the scale of money. That’s what’s happening now. They are making more money more quickly than anyone else in history. Ten years ago, there was not a single billionaire in China. Last week, the Heron Wealth Report that there are 596 billionaires in China. So they’ve overtaken the US in number of dollar billionaires. And what about the children of this new China rich? Carlton Bao and Colette Bing in your second book – that’s just another level of spoiled. It is a whole new level of being spoiled, I have to say. Because oftentimes you have
IN TERVIEW
"Oh, it’s happening all over. I’ve heard stories from friends in Vancouver, from people I know in Sydney, in Los Angeles… These are the [Chinese] kids that are sent overseas to universities. And they have so much cash to burn. And coming from such repressed families and regimes, here they are abroad, living it up."
these parents that have spent the last few years working. They haven’t really raised their children. They’ve been so busy building their empires that they’ve shipped their children off to boarding school or they’re being taken care of by their grandparents. So the one way to reward them and buy their love is to literally buy them things, from houses to jets to cars… it gets more ridiculous every year. So the drag races in Paris – those things happen? Oh yes, absolutely! Everything in the book – it’s not far-fetched, then? Not at all. If anything I had to tone things down just to keep it more believable! Someone I know of has a private plane with a Balinese temple within!
This interview first appeared in Wanted Magazine South Africa in February 2016
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BO O K TA LK
Puttin' on the Rich This month's Book Club pick has an Asian flavor and comes straight from the source: the author
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hen the Duchess of Windsor reportedly said “You can never be too rich or too thin,” she probably had no inkling of the level of rich that Asians would one day reach and enjoy and flaunt. Honorary member and bestselling author Kevin Kwan called it “crazy rich” and encapsulated this incredulous but real lifestyle in all its extravagant, scheming glory in his trilogy of novels, Crazy Rich Asians, China Rich Girlfriend and the latest release, Rich People Problems. The movie version of Crazy Rich Asians, starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh and Gemma Chan, is in fact currently in production. Rich People Problems continues the adventures of a family riven by fortune, an ex-wife driven psychotic with jealousy, a battle royale fought through couture gown sabotage, and the heir to one of Asia’s greatest fortunes locked out of his inheritance.
The Philippines – and its high society denizens - makes more than a cameo in this sweeping novel that takes us from the elegantly appointed mansions of Manila to the secluded private islands in the Sulu Sea, from a kidnapping at Hong Kong’s most elite private school to a surprise marriage proposal at an Indian palace, caught on camera by the telephoto lenses of paparazzi, Kevin Kwan’s hilarious, gloriously wicked new novel reveals the long-buried secrets of Asia’s most privileged families and their rich people problems. Kevin Kwan spills the juicy details over cocktails at Manila House on Tuesday, August 22. RICH PEOPLE PROBLEMS by Kevin Kwan Doubleday P795 Available at Fully Booked
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BY TH E WAY
Social Unscaling Founding Member Yvette Fernandez, the Editor-in-Chief of Town & Country Philippines, muses about an increasingly rare breed: the rich and discreet
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ome of the richest people I know fly economy. They don’t post photos of bowls of arroz caldo at the lounge, nor glasses of champagne at the bar on the plane. Even if they do own an airline of their own.
Some of the richest people I know have security details that are practically invisible because they are experts at blending in with the crowd. And yet these people are trained to instantly kill an attacker. Just. Like. That.
While people pay PR people to get their photos in the paper, some of the richest people I know pay retainers to keep their names out of the papers. Because what for? They don’t need to be on anyone’s radars.
Some of the richest people I know don’t own designer clothes or shoes or bags. Because what for? They already own the malls that house the stores that sell these items. They already see them every day.
Some of the richest people I know do NOT have a battalion of bodyguards in dark glasses flanking them on all sides and flashing their weapons for to see, the way other not-so-rich people do, mainly to call attention to themselves.
Some of the richest people I know work very hard every day. Harder than any of the people who work for them. They get to the office before everyone else. And leave the office after everyone else. Every single day. That’s how they became some of the richest people I know. 9
BY TH E WAY
Zuma
Girls Night Out
The outdoor terrace at Sevva
Founding Members Junie PeĂąa, Sofia Elizalde, Marilu Batchelor, Techie Hagedorn and Anne Marie Saguil hied off to Hong Kong recently for Art Basel Hong Kong. They hit their favorite hangouts, which, coincidentally, happen to be preferred by the Crazy Rich Asian set
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THE PENINSULA
33-35 Bridges Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Standard Chartered Bank Building, 4-4a Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong
Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
A modern izakaya that specializes in yakitori dishes of skewered grilled chicken. A family-style neighborhood restaurant that combines the highest level of service with the best quality food and drink in a fun and relaxed environment.
Offering a modern approach to Chinese cuisine, the restaurant’s cooking is principally Cantonese with some signature Beijing dishes and some of the best Szechuan food in central Hong Kong, bringing the most out of traditional recipes passed down from generation to generation. 10
The grande dame of Hong Kong hotels, whose elegant lobby still presents the best afternoon high tea by far.
BY TH E WAY
Mott 32
The Art Basel HK gang
SEVVA
ZUMA
CAFE GRAY DELUXE
25/F, Prince’s Building, 10 Chater Road, Hong Kong
The Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road, Central, Hong Kong
There’s nothing quite like Sevva, whose menu is inspired by the cultural diversity of Hong Kong itself: authentic tastes typical of those created in everyday Chinese regional kitchens adding to the myriad of influences from the colonial days. And that terrace!
A great spot for brunch, Zuma brings a sophisticated twist on the traditional Japanese izakaya style of informal eating and drinking
Level 49, Upper House, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong
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Modern luxury, stunning views of Victoria Harbour from the 49th floor of Upper House, and fresh, flavorful cuisine with European touches. Perfect combination.
IN C A S E Y O U MIS S ED IT
A L L A BOARD Last May, British Education Matters, an educational consulting organization formed to help students across Asia successfully get into top British schools and universities, came to Manila House to discuss with Members and Guests the benefits of a British education. A representative of the British Council, Pierre Pecson, began the talk with a brief overview of the British school system, as well as other concerns such as student visas, which the British Embassy would process. Jet Atienza, daughter of Member Tess Acuzar, then spoke about her wonderful experiences while studying at Woldingham, one of the top all-girls boarding schools in the UK. Finally, Fay Dalby, founder of British Education Matters, provided an indepth look at the much-vaunted British education, addressing in particular the following questions:
Honor Roll A boarding school education is a rite of passage for the Crazy Rich Asians set, be it in Switzerland, the United States or the United Kingdom. There, their children are likely to rub shoulders with royalty, European aristocrats, the offspring of tycoons, oligarchs and the occasional dictator. And let’s face it, even a drug lord every now and then. All that and a first-rate education, too, often amidst idyllic grounds. Here are some of the schools preferred by the world’s elite.
Le Rosey Campus, Switzerland
- What are the benefits of a British education? - Why should my child go to school in the UK and what are the advantages and disadvantages of doing so? - What is the difference between the local Philippine, international and British systems? - How does my child get into a good school? - How does my child get into a good university, undergraduate and graduate level? - How does the admission process work? - How do I select the right school for my child? - How do I apply for scholarships, bursaries and grants? For further information, email Jet Atienza at jet@britisheducationmatters.com
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IN C A S E Y O U MIS S ED IT
Charterhouse Facade, England
Juliet Lyell Staunton Clark Music Center, The Lawrenceville School
Choate Rosemary Hall School, Connecticut
LE ROSEY
ETON COLLEGE
MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE
LAWRENCEVILLE
ST. GEORGE'S SCHOOL
Rolle, Switzerland Fees: $113,000 per year Famous Alumni: King Juan Carlos of Spain, Alexandra von Furstenberg, Prince Rainier III of Monaco
Berkshire, England Fees: $48,000 per year Famous Alumni: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry Windsor, Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Ian Fleming, John Maynard Keynes, Nathaniel Rothschild
Wiltshire, England Fees: $48,000 per year Famous Alumni: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Bruce Chatwin, Sigfried Sassoon, Chris de Burgh
New Jersey, USA Fees: $62,190 per year Famous Alumni: Michael Eisner, Tinsley Mortimer, Huey Lewis, Welly Yang, Lydia Hearst, Ricardo Maduro
Rhode Island, USA Fees: $59,750 Famous Alumni: Ogden Nash, Howard Dean, William Henry Vanderbilt III, Billy Bush
AIGLON
HARROW SCHOOL
CHARTERHOUSE
CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL
THE THACHER SCHOOL
Chesiers, Switzerland Fees: $106,000 per year Famous Alumni: Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark, Sheherazade Goldsmith, Leka, Crown Prince of Albania
Middlesex, England Fees: $50,000 per year Famous Alumni: William Churchill, Jawaharlal Nehru, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evelyn de Rothschild, Nicky Oppenheimer, King Hussein of Jordan
Surrey, England Fees: $50,000 per year Famous Alumni: Jeremy Hunt, Peter Gabriel, Jonathan Dimbleby, Robert Graves
Connecticut, USA Fees: $56,600 Famous Alumni: John F. Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Adlai Stevenson, Paul Giamatti, Glenn Close, Ali MacGraw, John Dos Passos, Edward Albee
California, USA Fees: $57,200 per year Famous Alumni: Howard Hughes, Joely Richardson, Noah Wyle, Thornton Wilder
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HOLDING STEADY Citibank dropped by Manila House at the end of July and hosted a workshop on wealth management. The accumulation of wealth is one thing, but the key to remaining wealthy is making that wealth grow for you. Citi analysts offered this outlook. "We expect a moderate but broad based pickup in global growth as structural headwinds recede. However, while a recovery in investment activity and still low interest rates are likely to be supportive of growth, there are risks to the outlook."
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The collapse in commodity prices
Structural headwinds to global growth over the past few years are diminishing. These headwinds include:
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Fiscal tightening
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The decline in Emerging Market growth
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The European debt crisis
Higher industrial activity
Rising corporate
Drivers for a strengthening cyclical global recovery: A pickup in investment spending
Still low interest rates
ON SHOW
The Multitasker: Ann Pamintuan She designs furniture, home accessories and jewellery. Now, the multi-awarded designer applies her versatile talents to a stunning exhibition of multimedia installations.
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ith a design sensibility deeply rooted in respect for materials, confident shapes and clean lines, and highly influenced by an Asian modernist aesthetic, Ann Pamintuan belongs to a new wave of Filipino designers gaining worldwide recognition from Manila to New Tork, Frankfurt, Paris, Tokyo, and Milan. Pamintuan did not set out to be a designer. The self-studied artist-designer learned about composition, line, and design from ikebana lessons she took with her motherin-law. In her spare time, the housewife in Davao started embroidering clothes for her daughter. She then went into making belts and bags, which her sister sold in New York. Both pursuits, however, were simply hobbies. Pamintuan's serious work as an artist began with her experiment with roots, leaves, and flowers. She shaped these botanicals and gave them permanence by casting them in gold, silver, and copper. Without prior training or apprenticeship, she made her early works through trial and error, building and tearing down, learning and relearning. The fusion of organic materials and metal brought about her jewellery line. From jewellery, she ventured into vases and bowls, and naturally progressed to furniture and sculpture, for which she began to receive both local and international recognition. Today, Pamintuan is considered one of the pillars of the country's design industry. A pioneering member of the Movement 8 design alliance, she is the first Asian woman designer to be included in the prestigious International Design Yearbook (2002).
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ON SHOW
Wet & Weldon “It cleanses you both physically and metaphysically,” says Denise Weldon of the power of water, the subject of her series of black-and-white photographs currently on show in the Taft Room.
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enise Weldon is a Manila-based photographer who has been living in Asia for over 40 years and the Philippines for nearly two decades. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, with a major in fine arts: photography, and minors in art history and Spanish. She has been a board trustee of the Museum Foundation of the Philippines since 2009.
To be able to truly read a book, a work of art or indeed a person, we must wash away our biases, our preconceived notions, perhaps even our fears. “When I realized that water droplets contained shadows, I was excited to have learned something new.” Water is clear, and yet it reflects back to us what we want to see. It is see-through but everyone sees different levels of transparency, of light and shadow. It is clear, and yet it can hold all colors.
“I never really stop taking pictures. I like to call it foraging, and as that foraging happens, patterns, themes and ideas emerge. So ‘Water Spirit’ began with an inclination towards dots. Dots as design, as elements, as water, on glass and on surfaces. It became a game of connecting the dots. Then, after the dots came the awareness of reflection and the refraction. There was this moment as I was studying the drops of the water. I became cognizant that the drops of water aside from having reflections of the bigger picture in front of them, had shadows within them that were silhouettes of both the outlines of the drops and the reflection! It was a ‘coming forth’ moment of sorts. I saw that in something so small, there is something much grander, deeper and wise that documents and records everything.”
“Everything is reflective; everything is biographical,” Weldon concludes when focusing on what goes into creating images. Seeing that there can be great depth in a little droplet is indicative of Weldon’s own search for what lies beyond the obvious. She admits, “I am currently curious about what makes a memory? How do we make memories? It’s an ongoing curiosity. We capture them in so many ways today with the multitude of technology available to us but are not the moments fleeting, and for how long will they exist. The longer I reflect on this, I realized that we have to be deeply alive to create a memory, and for it to be etched in our memory bank. A lot of what constitutes memory is a combination of an emotional and sensory experience, and of being awake and present to that moment.”
In Tagalog, the word for “wet” and “read” is the same, though they are pronounced differently. There is a philosophical parallelism, if one takes the time to think about it.
- Leah Puyat, Philippine Star
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ON SHOW
Clockwise from left to right: Effervescence 1 Wisdom Radiance Grace
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FO O D & DRIN K
Green Coffee A new twist on the combination of matcha and coffee, new at Issho
Matcha Espresso Fusion Serves 1-2 INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon matcha powder, plus extra for dusting* ž cup soya milk 1 - 2 heaping teaspoons honey 1 teaspoon vanilla extract espresso shot espresso whipped cream METHOD Blend the matcha powder, soya milk, honey and vanilla together in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour onto the glass then add the espresso shot. Top with espresso whipped cream and a dusting of matcha powder.
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FO O D & DRIN K
Now Serving! CRAB ME N TALI T Y
BRINGING HO ME THE BA CO N
Of the best kind, that is. Savor our crab cakes, with a dollop of crab fat aioli, at The Grill or Bonifacio Dining.
Delectably double-smoked bacon is the star of this salad, paired with arugula, exclusive to The Grill.
TH E GR I L L The Grill seats 30 in an elegant, discreet atmosphere, and serves grilled seafood and beautifully josperized meat ranging from 350g fillet to a 2kg Tomahawk steak.
O P EN IN G H O U RS AVENUE B A R An elegant bar that begins indoors and flows into an outdoor deck with incredible views of the BGC skyline. Open from 11:00 am - 2:00 am BON IFA CI O DI NI NG Here, comfort food is served from breakfast and lunch through to merienda, high tea and dinner, from spaghetti Bolognese with our own special meat ragout to irresistibly delicious salads and sandwich standards with our own twist. Open from 8:00 am to midnight ISSH O J A PA NE S E R E S TA U RA N T Featuring earth tones contrasted against a wooden floor and under an open ceiling and open kitchen, Issho seats 40 diners. Adding to the contemplative, Zen mood are the glass walls, allowing views of the garden high above BGC and the metropolis beyond. Open from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm for lunch and 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm for dinner T HE G R I L L Cozy yet sophisticated, serving steak and seafood grilled to perfection. Open until 11:00 pm on weekends and from 11:00 am - 2 pm for lunch and 5:00 pm-10:00 pm for dinner during weekdays. 19
FO O D & DRIN K
Malt Magic Hosting a Whisky Masterclass on August 9th is The Dalmore, an exceedingly fine single-malt whisky, which was acquired by international spirits powerhouse Emperador, Inc, headed by Dr. Andrew Tan, father of Founding Member Kevin Tan
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FO O D & DRIN K
Clockwise from left to right: Aged Casks The Prized Whisky The Distillery Richard Paterson
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he Dalmore is the definitive luxury single-malt whisky since 1839. The liquid gold of the Dalmore is of the highest quality, which only uses the finest casks available. Richard Paterson, the master distiller, continues to push the boundaries of the Dalmore creating some of the world’s most iconic expressions such as the Dalmore ‘62 which was featured in the movie, Kingsmen. To create this luxurious whisky, Richard always transfers the liquid from cask to cask. The transfer of the liquid takes time and increases cost, but Richard insists that this a crucial step and continues to set the Dalmore apart from its peers.
Richard’s three-step system to maturation combined with the exclusive sherry casks from Gonzalez Byass ensures the Dalmore's complex and full bodied flavor. The Dalmore remains the connoisseurs choice due to the availability of aged bottles and the use of European sherry oak from Gonzalez Byass. This oak is of the highest quality and gives our whiskies the sumptuous flavors of dried fruits and spice. Presenting the Masterclass is The Dalmore’s Asian Resident Whisky Expert, Adam Knox, who trained under Richard Patterson himself.
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S AT U R D AY 5 , 3 P M
Spotlight on Marawi
Al Jazeera correspondent Jamela Alindogan and former assemblywoman and resigned Commissioner of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission Samira Gutoc discuss the state of Marawi today and its impact on the rest of the country. Samira Gutoc addresses what it means to be Moro particularly during this time of growing discontent, marginalization and discrimination against Filipino Muslims Members: Free | Guests: P500
W E D N E S D AY 9 , 6 : 3 0 P M AV E N U E B A R
Whisky Wednesday: The Dalmore
Adam Knox, the famed highland single-malt Scotch whisky’s Asian Resident Whisky Expert conducts a whisky masterclass to introduce the Dalmore range Members: Free | Guests: P500
Personal Chef to the rich and famous in New York, Noel de la Rama, August 4
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A U GU S T 2017
T U E S D AY 2 2 , 6 : 3 0 P M AV E N U E B A R
In Conversation: Kevin Kwan
Founding Member and bestselling author Kevin Kwan talks about Rich People Problems, the latest novel in the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy that chronicles the lifestyles of Asia’s super-rich and sometimes famous Members: Free | Guests: P500
T H U R S D AY 2 4 , 6 : 3 0 P M
Education Talk: Study Abroad
Henry Motte-Munoz, CEO and founder of Edukasyon.ph, a social enterprise in the education technology sector that connects students to education opportunities available both locally and overseas, discusses university abroad as an option for Filipino students Members: Free | Guests: P500
W E D N E S D AY 3 0 , 6 : 0 0 P M
On Screen: Apocalypse Child
Founding Member and executive producer Risa Oreta, together with producer and co-writer Monster Jimenez, presents the award-winning film about a boy who has been told all his life that he is the son of a famous American director Members: Free | Guests: P500
T H U R S D AY 3 1 , 5 : 0 0 P M
Let's Wine About It
Life Coach Kimi Lu and oenophile Stephanie Zubiri-Crespi join forces for a unique experience. Discover your emotions and learn how pairing your feelings with the right type of wine can have a positive effect on your state of being Members: P1000 | Guests: P1500
EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Children's Corner
We have a basket of toys, games and coloring materials to keep children entertained over the weekend Please check with Reception Watch the award-winning film, Apocalypse Child, August 30
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Bespoke Banqueting W e offer a personalized catering
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