25 NOVEMBER - 1 DECEMBER 2016
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healthy eating in yangon
What’s On FRIDAY 25TH NOVEMBER Black Friday at the Warehouse | Dining Black Friday at the Warehouse. Come to the shop and enjoy 20% discount on the full selection. Their team will be there to provide you the best advice on your wine needs. Contact: 01245709 ? The Warehouse Myanmar - 208, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Botahtaung Tsp | P 9:00 AM — 9:00 PM
November CarFriday | Cars Unlike other months, this time they will not only discuss cars but present them. The most beautiful cars will win rewards. The event will be held by the pool. ? Inya Lake Hotel - Inya Lake Hotel, 37 Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Yankin Tsp | P 7:00 PM — 9:00 PM
Yangon Film School (YFS) Annual Screening 2016 | Educational YFS returns to this delightful venue overlooking the Shwedagon for its 2016 YFS Annual Screening to celebrate another successful year. Acheivements include the YFS Travelling Cinema programme and participatory video workshops for remote, often marginalised communities. ? Mya Yeik Nyo Hotel - No.20, Pale Road, Bahan Township | P 6:00 PM — 10:30 PM
The Jacob's Creek Wine Experience | Dining Jacob's Creek selected quality wines & chef Brice's signature dishes meet for a unique Aroma experience! Come & learn something new about wine pairing with Ms. Jenny Rothenberg, Wine Ambassador of Jacob's Creek. Call 09 251185973, Le Cellier to get the ticket. ? Novotel Yangon Max - 459 Pyay Road, Kamayut Tsp | P 7:00 PM — 9:30 PM
25TH-30TH NOVEMBER Italian Cuisine Week at Chatrium | Dining Italian Cuisine Buffet Dinner at USD40 nett per person. The buffet includes a variety of Italian cuisines and free-flow wine, beer and soft drinks. Chef Sara Danesin Medio, UK Master Chef Finalist 2011, will present various Italian Dishes at The Emporia Buffet Dinner. RSVP 95 1 544 500 ext 6253. ? Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon - No 40 Natmauk Rd, Tamwe Tsp | P 6:00 PM — 11:00 PM
SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER Bingo Race Party | Activities Players need to form a 4-man team in order to play. But before you can play a game, you have to find clues and complete missions to start. Find the objects, play the games, and finish three games in three booths to win a BINGO. The ticket fees per person are 5000 Ks | Contact: 0944802637309 ? Kandawgyi Natural Park - Nat Mauk Street, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp | P 1:30 PM — 5:00 PM
Classic on Kandawgyi | Art & Stage Many still remember the concert Bach-Mozart-Mendelssohn of October last year at the Strand Hotel and the star of that evening, the young Indonesian-German violinist Iskandar Widjaja. Touring through SE-Asia, he will come back now to Yangon and perform together with another world class soloist, Itamar Golan at the piano. Contact: 01 249 2559. ? Kandaw Gyi Palace Hotel - Kan Yeik Tha Rd, Bahan Tsp | P 7:30 PM — 9:00 PM
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What’s On Saturday Disco Night at Time Out | Nightlife It's time to dance with the Disco beat of DJ Bay Tar. Bottle package is available for you and your friends. Join our free entry Saturday Night Live Disco at Time Out! ? Novotel Yangon Max - 459 Pyay Road, Kamayut Tsp | P 9:00 PM — 11:00 PM
MIAMI BEACH PARTY | Nightlife Foam, Shower and Beach accessories, beach girls, music…..feel like you’re at the real beach but better. Come and enjoy the amazing things at Miami Beach Party | Contact: 09 730 90680. ? Muse Bar - No.330, Alone Road, Dagon Township, Yangon International Hotel Compound | P 10:00 PM — 3:00 AM
FAB 46 | Nightlife FAB’s back with DJ C Thu and Mike (Track 404) playing the hottest tracks on your favorite night of the month. DJ C Thu & Mike – TRACK 404 Myanmar DJs Crew | Ticket 5000 Kyat. ? J-One Music Bar - Bo Cho Street (Near Union Business Centre), Tarmwe Tsp | P 10:00 PM — 2:00 AM
SUNDAY 27TH NOVEMBER Pun Hlaing Charity Christmas Bazaar | Shopping Free entry, over 40 vendors, a fashion show, live music, games and activities for the kids, amazing raffle prizes, a BBQ and beer garden and lots more. ? Pun Hlaing Golf Estate - Pun Hlaing Golf Estate, Hlaing Tsp | 10:00 AM — 5:00 PM
Dim Sum Lunch | Dining Early Bird Discount 50% Off to first 20 Guests. Buy 3 Get 1 Free available. 22USD++/person with Jasmine Tea. 26USD++/person with free flow beverages. ? Novotel Yangon Max - 4th Floor, 459 Pyay Road, Kamayut Tsp | P 11:00 AM — 2:30 PM
Piano Saloon at the Rose Garden Hotel | Art & Stage Share a late afternoon of short piano performances and reflections by renowned Taiwanese Pianist Ying-Hua Huang with her fellow musicians. For the second time, together, in the informal setting of the 19th century European Salon. Contact: 01371992 ? Rose Garden Hotel - 171 Upper Pansodan Rd, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp | P 4:00 PM — 6:00 PM
MMOtaku Cosplay Festival 2016 | Activities The Octaku Festival for the cosplayer and anime lovers. In this event, you will see a hundred of cosplayers and a lot of people who are supporting their friends and other anime lovers. ? MICT Park - Hlaing township | P 11:00 AM — 5:00 PM
MONDAY 28TH NOVEMBER Barista Foundation | Activities Sithar Coffee warmly invites you to their Road Show with Mr.Luigi Lupi, father and founder of Latte Art.Sithar Coffee brings SCAE Brewing Certification Programs along with autograph opportunities with Mr.Luigi Lupi. You are cordially invited | Contact: 09559359 ? Market Place 6mile - Pyay Road, 6 1/2 miles | P 10:00 AM — 5:00 PM
What’s On 28TH NOVEMBER - 4TH DECEMBER Parami Pizza Tour of Italy | Dining Join them at Parmi Sayar san as they start their monthly tours of Italy menus with a trip of culinary heart of Tuscany between. Contact: 09777459080 ? Parami Pizza III - 56, Sayar San Road, Bahan Tsp | P 9:00 AM — 10:00 PM
TUESDAY 29TH NOVEMBER Barista Skills Intermediate | Activities Sithar Coffee Road Show with Mr.Luigi Lupi, father and founder of Latte Art. Sithar Coffee brings SCAE Brewing Certification Programs along with autograph opportunities with Mr.Luigi Lupi. ? Craft Cafe (airport) - Yangon international Airport | P 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM
Golden Circus Myanmar Tour of Cirque Papillon | Art & Stage Golden Circus Papillon Performance Time: 7:00 to 9:00 PM – Tuesdays to Fridays 3:00 to 5:00 & 7:00 to 9:00 PM on Saturdays and Sundays | Contact: 09 964224554 ? Capital Hyper Market - No, 65 (A), Aung Thukha Compound , Min Nandar Rd, Anawmar (1) QTR, Tharkayta Tsp | P 7:00 PM — 1:00 AM
WEDNESDAY 30TH NOVEMBER November's Premium Class Music Show | Art & Stage The loft house present Premium Music show with famous singers R Zar Ni and Wine Su Khine Thein. RSVP via: 09 5448889 ? The Loft House - No.33 Kyike Waing Pagoda Rd, Mayangone Tsp | P 7:00 PM
Sweet Night Dinner | Dining Don’t miss a ‘Sweet Night Event’ at our Cafe Sovico+ as we welcome the most beautiful time of the year DECEMBER. 10000 Kyats for each person and we will offer a 50% discount to those who have pictures of themselves in our cafe (on smart phone is okay). So come with your friends and enjoy the night out with a buffet of appetizing meals and good music. Contact: 09 250 702 381 ? Cafe Sovico - Ground floor of BK center, No.5(F), Bogone, Insein Tsp | P 5:00 PM — 8:00 PM
THURSDAY 1ST DECEMBER Salsa Night At Union Bar And Grill | Nightlife Yangon's Hottest Salsa Night is Back! Join Grammy Nominated DJ Henry Knowles. They Will Have a Prize For The Best Dressed Lady & Gentleman, As Well As Promotions On Drinks All Night. Contact: 09777459080 ? Union Bar and Grill - 42 the Strand, Left side of the Myanmar Red Cross Building | P 9:00 PM
Zumba by The Pool | Sports Guest Zumba Trainer from Vietnam, FREE food & drinks, Lots of fun | Ticket: USD 10. Contact: 095097057 ? Sedona Hotel, Yangon - No. 1, Kaba Aye Pagoda Road,Yankin Tsp | P 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM DISCLAIMER Information as of 22nd November 2016. The events’ times and dates may change without notice. For more updated information, please check http://myanmore.com/yangon/events-calendar
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Forks Up -Three New Healthy Yangon Restaurants BY KATE DIXON Have you ever craved a healthy meal in Yangon? A vegetarian-friendly restaurant serving food cooked without MSG, palm oil, or processed sugar? Three new Yangon restaurants rise to the challenge. “Thanks to social media, healthy eating is trending, especially among young people,” M, my Shan friend said as she showed me the way to Healthy Me, a new salad bar on Bo Gyoke St.
HEALTHY ME Open 8 am to 10 pm, Healthy Me offers a variety of breakfast items including overnight oatmeal, but specializes in salads and juices made fresh to order with no added sugar. Prices are reasonable, most between 2,500 and 6,000 Ks. “Healthy food is essential to good health. I could charge higher prices, I but want to make healthy food affordable,” said proprietor Richard (Sai Phan Lu). “It’s not possible to have a hot body if you eat only junk food, no matter how often you workout,” he added with a grin. “I tell my staff to prepare food as if they are cooking for their lover. It’s so important to be passionate about the food you create.” Richard’s interest in wholesome food began in childhood as he helped family tend their organic garden in a small Shan village. He loved to explore the surrounding forests, chewing young branches snapped from wild cinnamon trees. The concept of Healthy Me was born as he worked at a Singapore restaurant focused on salads and healthy foods. After several years
researching and perfecting recipes, Richard returned to Yangon and opened Healthy Me on September 3, 2016. I loved the “design your own rice or salad bowl”. For 3,900 Ks, a generous portion of fresh greens (or brown rice) is topped by up to 5 supplements including beans, nuts, fruit, and tofu (extra choices are 300 Ks each). Richard makes all of the 14 dressings, ranging from spicy peanut (my favorite) to pesto himself. For additional cost, add meat and complex carbs. My companion enjoyed the beef salad served with veggies over brown rice. The strips of beef were tender and tasty. To tenderize and flavor it Richard massages the beef with a dry rub and allows it to marinate overnight. ? 86, Bogyoke Aung San Road 09 258 688 891 Open: 8:30 AM — 10:00 PM
NOURISH Nourish smelt deliciously of cinnamon when I walked in. Tammi, the British cook, stirred a batch of granola as chocolate melted slowly in a double boiler. Officially opening November 27th, Nourish is part of the Yangon Yoga House family and is located next to their downtown studio. Aside from honey used as sweetener and pots of Annie’s yogurt on sale, Nourish is vegan. Tammi makes almost everything from scratch, including veggie burgers, falafel, hummus, and flatbread. The wrap is delicious - snappy arugula, creamy homemade (vegan) lemon mayo, tomatoes, shredded red cabbage and beets sprinkled, with toasted pumpkin seeds and wrapped in a tortilla. And the energy bar! A rich, chewy perfection of nuts, seeds, dried fruit and chocolate. “Sourcing high-quality ingredients at a reasonable cost is a challenge,” Tammi admits. “We use as much organic produce as we can, but it’s expensive.” Some ingredients, like quinoa and agave syrup must be imported from Thailand. This means that Nourish isn’t cheap, but prices are reasonable considering the superior ingredients. Many items are available for takeout, including the Nourish salad, made with organic veggies, nuts, seeds and quinoa. But the veggie burgers and smoothie bowls - a concoction of frozen bananas and coconut milk topped with fruit and nuts - are best enjoyed in house. ? 36/38 Alanpya Pagoda Road, Yangon, Myanmar 09 254 278 217 Open: Mon — Fri 8:00 PM — 8:00 PM, Sat — Sun 10:00 AM — 4:00 PM
ANYA AHTA Anya Ahta offers draft beer along with class, healthy food and art. Aung Soe Min, who also owns Pansodan Gallery and Pansuriya with his partner Nance, opened it in mid-September to showcase the traditional food of Anya, his ancestral home in middle Burma. “I want to show people how tasty simple, home-cooked food made with traditional ingredients can be,” he said. Located on the corner of 37th and Mahabandula, it is an airy, highceilinged place cooled by fans. The walls, painted black, are covered with paintings, mostly scenes from middle Burma. Aung pointed to one saying “that’s Mt. Poppa, where our honey comes from. Our juices are sweetened with honey not sugar.” He introduced the head cook, Myint Naing, his childhood friend and said “we use only peanut and sesame oil. Myint Naing and his family grow the plants and grind them the traditional way, with stones turned by an ox.”
guide Homemade sausages and sundried beef are on the menu, but most dishes can be made vegan on request. The most expensive item is 3000 Ks and the salads just a 1000 Ks. The pickled tealeaf salad is colorful and very flavorful. The “drumstick” curry, made from the nutritious seed pods of the moringa tree, is rich and savory. For those who can’t decide, Anya Ahlu comes with rice and four side dishes including thick bean stew and tangy fermented mango salad. It’s based on food served during the traditional donation ceremony for Buddhist monks. As Richard said, a healthy diet is essential to good health. Diets high in sugar help cause type 2 diabetes, a growing problem in Myanmar. “Voting with your fork” also helps prevent environmental destruction. Large palm oil plantations have led to the clear cutting of thousands of acres of tropical forests. Animal products require more resources and cause higher emissions than plant-based alternatives, according to a 2010 UN report. Hopefully these three restaurants are just a start in a trend toward good health! ? Between Mahabandoolah and Anawrahta on 37th street Open: Daily from 7 AM — 10 PM
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A Seafood Feast at Min Lann BY NUUSHI Min Lann is a Rakhine traditional seafood restaurant chain that has been a favourite amongst Yangonites since the opening of their first branch on Minn Street 17 years ago. Today, the Min Lann Restaurant continues to go from strength to strength with five branches in Yangon. The latest opening on Shin Saw Pu Street offers indoor and outdoor seating for up to 300 people with four VIP rooms. A six-course menu, comprised entirely of high quality local seafood based dishes is available on a daily basis and costs a very reasonable USD30. The food is prepared in an open kitchen and the atmosphere is always buzzing with energy. However, if like me it’s a quiet evening and conversation with friends you’re planning the VIP rooms are ideal. For the appetiser, we had Ngapali beach styled Grill Prawns, a fusion of Thai and Chinese flavours minus the hot chilli sauce. In my opinion, the perfect start. Moving on we tried the Fisherman’s Curry, a signature soup of Min Lann that combines freshly cooked prawns, flower crab, cattle fish and shell fish in a very satisfying way. One serving was enough for three people and went perfectly with noodles. Continuing with our healthy choices we tried the steamed vegetables with green chilli and fish paste. If red hot chili pepper are not your thing then beware and ask them to make the sauce mild when ordering. No Asian can stray far from rice, so naturally we dived into the Seafood Fried Rice and it was so finger licking good we polished it off within five minutes. The friend rice was made with crispy prawn, flower crab, squid, fish, carrot and corn. Finally, our dessert was a combination of traditional sweets. One stand out dish was the famous, Mont Lat Saung: A Myanmar dessert made from tear drop rice shake and liquid sugar smothered in coconut dressing. Min Lann is a great venue for aficionados of seafood who love to dine outside. Soft drinks and beer are available by the gallon and the atmosphere is always lively and informal.
Minn Lann Mont Ti Sanchaung: Shin Saw Pu Street, Waizayandar Road: No.69, Waizayandar Road, (8)Ward, 1st Street, Industrial Zone
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Now showing in Yangon cinemas from 25th November to 1st December.
ALLIED
Allied is a 2016 World War II romantic thriller film. Shae Saung Cinema, Mingalar Cineplex (Gamone Pwint), Mingalar Cinema 2(Dagon Centre (II)
L.O.R.D.: LEGEND OF RAVAGING DYNASTIES
L.O.R.D.: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties is a 2016 Chinese computer animated motion capture action fantasy adventure film. Nay Pyi Daw , Mingalar Sanpya Cineplex
FANTASTIC BEASTS
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2016 BritishAmerican fantasy film. Junction Square, Junction Maw Tin, Mega Ace (Tharkayta), Mega Ace (Tamwe), Mega Ace (North Okkalapa)
DR.STRANGE
2016 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character of the same name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Nay Pyi Daw, Mingalar Cineplex (Gamone Pwint, Mingalar Sanpya Cineplex, Junction Square, Mega Ace (Tamwe)
TROLLS (2016 ANIMATED MOVIE)
Trolls is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated musical buddy comedy film based on the dolls of the same name created by Thomas Dam. Nay Pyi Daw, Mingalar Cineplex (Gamone Pwint)
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