Daily Newsmakers

It’s Noche Buena ala Chef Sau del Rosario on December 5, Saturday, 9am to 1pm for The Maya Kitchen Elite Culinary Series. Chef Sau will demonstrate Tamales, rice flour simmered with coconut, annatto and shrimp stock topped with peanuts, chicken and quail eggs; Chicken Galantina, ground chicken, chorizo, Vienna sausage, capers, raisins, eggs, ham and bacon; Salt-Baked Salmon, salmon covered then cooked with egg whites and salt served with orange and rosemary beurre blanc sauce; and Brazo de Mais, infused with corn and molded to look like a real corn. It is stuffed with pastry cream and layered with egg whites.

ASUS Philippines has joined forces with the crème de la crème of the country’s creative elite to encourage more Filipinos to showcase the diverse beauty of local culture, as well as their unique eye for design, for the #ZenLooks competition. Internationally acclaimed and multi-awarded industrial designer Kenneth Cobonpue and style authorities David Guison and Arisse de Santos are onboard to help amplify the call for their fellow Filipinos to join in by creating their own designs for this competition, which invites individuals to submit an original case design for the ZenFone 2 inspired by the Philippines’ national colors.

‘Tis the season to satisfy your sweet tooth with our pretzel-perfect snacks.  Auntie Anne’s brings to you the nuttiest holiday treat that makes gift shopping more fun . Be delighted as Auntie Anne’s delicious pretzels are conveniently handy that you can eat it while looking for the best Christmas presents for your family and friends. Satisfy your desire for the perfect Auntie Anne’s pretzel made  

Got a craving for cheesecake?  Delight in Baskin-Robbins’ November flavour of the month – Mandarin Orange Cheesecake.  Inspired by global culinary trends, Mandarin Orange Cheesecake is the latest cheesecake masterpiece from the world’s most beloved ice cream brand. This treat deliciously combines mandarin orange and classic cheesecake ice creams, happily swirled together with a citrusy mandarin orange ribbon, and soft, creamy cheesecake cubes.   Enjoy Mandarin Orange Cheesecake as a scoop, sundae or milkshake in Baskin-Robbins shops at the Central Square, Bonifacio Global City; Greenbelt 5 and Glorietta 5 in Makati; as well as Fairview Terraces and Trinoma Mall in Quezon City.   For more details about Baskin-Robbins, visit www.baskinrobbins.ph or check out their Facebook (facebook.com/baskinrobbinsph), Twitter and Instagram (baskinrobbinsph) accounts.

Get ready for an early Holiday blowout this November as Eastwood City and Astroplus bring this year’s biggest music, video and gadget super sale! Happening on November 21 to 22 at the Eastwood Central Plaza, The Genre Festival gathers over 70 brands and music labels all in one roof, offering shoppers huge discounts on the widest selection of CDs, DVDs, vinyls, gadgets and more!   Music fans can explore a great selection of marked-down CDs – from classic albums of both local and foreign recording stars and artists, to hard-to-find records and classics including those that are hardly seen in regular record stores.

Repertory Philippines opens the gates to “The Secret Garden” as its Christmas season treat for theater goers.  It tells the story of a young girl, born and raised in India, who finds herself suddenly orphaned, and goes to live with her uncle in England.  She discovers a garden, neglected for years and almost dead, and a young cousin bedridden and miserable.  With the help of a housemaid and a friendly young gardener, she brings both the garden and her cousin to life.

#CherryChristmas promo for OFWs Connecting families and helping bridge distances since 2009, Cherry Mobile has always put to heart the needs of the Filipino, especially OFWs. This season, through the #CherryChristmas promo, Cherry Mobile rewards the hard work and sacrifices of our unsung heroes – the OFWs.

Community developer NorthPine Land, Inc. (NLI) recently paid a courtesy visit to the officials of Pag-IBIG Fund to present recent and future projects, as well as its other community engagements and advocacies. “NorthPine Land is a big supporter of Pag-IBIG’s affordable housing program for Filipino workers with some of our property developments being Pag-IBIG-accredited projects including Forest Ridge in Antipolo City, Kahaya Place and Greenwoods Village in Dasmariñas City, Kohana Grove in Silang, and South Hampton in Sta. Rosa Laguna,” shared NLI Chief Finance Officer, Ben Tatunay.

Calata Corporation, one of the biggest agribusiness conglomerates in the country, is mounting a grand “Lechon Party” for the less privileged residents of Metro Manila in its bid to break the record for largest serving of roast pork. The Lechon Party is set to happen on November 8, 2015, 4:00 pm at the Liwasang Aurora, Quezon City Memorial Circle, Quezon City, in celebration of Calata Corporation’s 16 th anniversary, and as an early Christmas gift to the less fortunate residents of the Metro.  

Repertory Philippines is set to showcase another musical production; now of Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon’s adaptation of the classic story  The Secret Garden . Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the story revolves around the lives of two abandoned youngsters Mary Lennox and Colin Craven who, through the power of love, begin to transform their spoiled and selfish ways for the better. The show runs simultaneously with Rep’s staging of  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs .