Martha Stewart Weddings in the Philippines!

Event: Launching of Martha Stewart Weddings
Venue: The Conservatory, Upper Lobby, Peninsula
Date and time: Sept. 17, 3:30 pm
Attire: Afternoon Chic


It was an afternoon of extreme sugar rush. It seemed like the sweet tooth annual convention. The Conservatory AND the Upper Lobby was filled with BEAUTIFUL cakes and pastries as Summit Media launched Martha Stewart, WEDDINGS magazine here in the Philippines.

There was a very cute photo booth that takes 4 photos of guests, prints it out right there and then. Here's mine with Jenny (and a little bit of Paul).


The event was a huge success. People were very happy with the abundance of cakes and giveaways that guests did not want to leave the function. I personally got a bagful of goodies and a copy of the maiden issue of the magazine that brides to be will find very useful when planning their wedding.

The magazine featured the wedding of good friends of mine, Paul and Daphne. Here they are looking oh so happy.


Also in the magazine is the wedding of David and Mai Kaufman, who gave birth less than a month ago but boy, she is super thin already. Gggrrrr......


Anyway, I hope she ate a lot of these yummy sweet treats! Check them out!








The set up/styling was done by Margarita Fores with the assistance of Events Manager, Stephanie Chong. BRAVO!!!!!





Rhett Eala is sporting a very colorful Rhett Eala shirt that I find adorable. Hopefully he sends me one as a gift for taking magnificent photos of him every time we bump into each other. (BWA HA HA HA)


The tables were set so sweetly that no one wanted to touch it at first. With the sunset, it looked great that guests were not sure if it is just for display.








Fashion and Beauty Editor, Rorie Carlos, wearing Natori (SUPER HOT!) and Jenny Hoschka, (fine, she looks hot too....ouch, stop pinching me!!!, BWA HA HA)


The birthday girl, Jenny, your bloggerina and Stephanie Chong.


Ferdie Salvador and Junjun Ablaza.


Mandarin Oriental's Charisse Chuidian and Peninsula's Marciano Garchitorena rubbing elbows.


Emi Jorge who, once again, looked oh so mucho stunning.


It was a super girlie event and boy did I love it. I say, GO, get your copy and get married. Just don't forget to invite me!!!

To rent the photo booth, please click on link:
www.baicapture.com
info@baicapture.com

The Tivoli Experience

It was a lunch get-together that I sure won't forget for a long time. If you are hungry as you read this, I am warning you, it's only going to get worse.

It was the 3rd of May when Director of Communications of Mandarin Oriental, Charisse Chuidian invited Puey Q. and I to lunch at the Tivoli. It has been too long since I dined here and I was so excited about it. To tell you honestly, I even thought that it had closed down and when I had informed my friends that I was having lunch there, they were quite surprised as well because they had thought the same thing.


Thank goodness that it is still around though, because as soon as I sat down, I couldn’t help but fall in love with the place. The table set-up, the fresh flowers, the friendly waiters, the delectable buffet set up and the people who were dining there as well. The ambiance seemed something out of a movie and I was only too happy to notice that my lunch dates were late.


When we were complete and had settled down, assorted freshly baked breads were served and that alone was delightful. If I didn’t order the 3-course meal, I would have had the whole basket!

Our appetizers arrived shortly and with the hunger pang that needed to be satisfied, I failed to take a photo of my Wasabe and mayonnaise dressed crabmeat salad with vegetables carpaccio, lemongrass vinaigrettes. The presentation was perfect. The balance of the different vegetables and crabmeat was well thought of and the texture was a great combination.

I was still a bit high with the starters when a few moments, the main course was laid out and this is where you will to start envy me. I ordered Potato crusted halibut fillet with leek fondue, bittersweet chocolate sauce and keta caviar. Who would have thought that the mixture of fish and chocolate would make a wonderful dish.


Puey had the lemongrass infused lobster bisque with golden trout caviar and for his main course, Roasted center cut of sea bass with green peas purée, lobster tomato stew and potato gnocchi. The fish was fresh and moist and the sauce made the sweet flavor of the fish come out and made each bite feel like heaven.


For dessert, it was marinated strawberries, vanilla Anglaise and strawberry sorbet. It was not the kind that I am familiar with. To tell you frankly, I was hoping for the old fashion style with lots of fresh strawberries with whipped cream on cake but as I saw my empty plate, I realized that this version was equally delicious.


Warm chocolate fondant with ginger ice cream was what PQ had and just by looking at his dessert, I think I must have gained another 5 lbs.


To top it all off, resident manager, Mr. Knuth Kiefer, came by our table and handed me beautifully wrapped gifts welcoming us to Tivoli and bid us a great afternoon.


You would think that nothing could be better right? Well, besides the fact that our delicious meal was all a gift from Mandarin Oriental, that the company was fun and entertaining and that the food was out of this world, I learned that all our meals were prepared by a 27 year old Swiss chef, Steffan Trepp. Such talent at a young age is admireable.



Simply TIVOLICIOUS!!!!

Tivoli
Mandarin Oriental
Makati Avenue cor Paseo de Roxas
(632)7508888