Around the world at Terry’s

Terry’s Bistro held a special gathering of corporate clients and close friends to honor the visit of Edmond de Rothschild Heritage (EDRH) brand ambassador Pierre-Alexandre Gazaille.

Pierre took guests “around the world” to showcase different wines from EDRH’s diverse vineyards.  Juan Carlos de Terry and his culinary team prepared a nine-course degustation menu, which was a French-inspired cuisine with a “touch of Terry’s.”

A bottle of Rimapere Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2015 was paired with Terry’s traditional roasted almonds followed by Baroness Nadine Chardonnay 2014 with an appetizer of blinnis of smoked salmon rolled with caper cream. Cheese came next as Bleu d’Auvergne chocolate truffle with pine nuts went well with Rimapere Pinot Noir Marlborough 2015. My favorite cod fish tartare in a crispy cheese basket was served with Flechas de los Andes Gran Malbec 2011.

A dish of French lentils from Puy topped with a sobrasada croquette was served with Macan Classic Rothschild-Vega Sicilia Rioja 2013. A serving of a shrimp dish marinated in Armagnac and cooked in blue cheese sauce was served with Les Laurets Puisseguin Saint-Emilio. The duck breast on caramelized red capsicum cream was paired with Chateau Clarke 2008.  Dessert was a heavenly Roquefort ice cream on an old Pedro Ximenez sherry reduction.

It was a truly wonderful wine-pairing dinner that is always expected from Terry’s.

(These wines are now available at Terry’s on Pasong Tamo, Salcedo Village and The Podium.)

The Shortest Distance

Young artist Celine Lee recently staged her first solo exhibition titled The Shortest Distance at Art Underground Gallery in Mandaluyong City.

For this exhibit, Lee used thread and paint on Aida cloth, an open-weave fabric used for cross-stitching. Most of the artist’s works displayed during the exhibit came in sets: one painted and one stitched. The biggest piece on display was made of pure stitching. Lee made this piece with cross-stitching not as a craft but as pure art.

Other pieces in the exhibit included a painted person on a telephone together with a set of three stitches that represented the sound waves of “Hello,” “Okay” and “Goodbye,” which are the most used words on the phone. Another was a piece called Lift, an oil painting on an elevator with the elevator buttons sewn. This came with a piece of pure stitching called Levels.

“Almost everything that exists within and outside of our senses can be measured; from the time that it takes you to read this, to the distance of the text to your eyes; and even in the most mundane tasks of everyday life, we live by a number of scientific and mathematical principles — often overlooking what it implies about our lives,” Lee said.

 Watch out for this young artist!

(Art Underground Manila is located at 814 Balagtas St., Brgy. Addition Hills, Mandaluyong City. For more information, call 721-0745 or visit www.aumanila.com, Art_Underground on Facebook  and @artundergroundmanila on Instagram.)

Welcoming the Year of the Dog

HSBC, together with its valued clients and guests, welcomed the Year of the Earth Dog with a fun-filled evening at  the Manila House in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

A Wishing Tree, a God of Prosperity and an activity involving rainbow and fan calligraphy activity greeted guests as they arrived at the venue. As doors opened to the dinner, guests were welcomed by Chinese fan dancers.

HSBC Philippines president and CEO Wick Veloso said,  “While the Year of the Dog is said to bring many changes, it is also predicted to be full of energy, providing plenty of opportunity. We, in HSBC, wish to thank our customers for all these years of partnership, as we stay committed to our purpose — to help them thrive wherever they are and continue providing and connecting them to opportunities near and far, big and small. We look forward to more years of being a partner in their journey towards their personal goals.”

Head of retail banking and wealth management Kris Werner shared what is in store for clients in the New Year such as lounge access in more than 850 airport lounges in the world, free Wi-Fi access and discounts at airports, free travel insurance and a rewards program that can accumulate miles for as low as P25 per mile enjoyed with an HSBC Premier Mastercard to investment product options, which carry the best corporate names in ASEAN.

Award-winning celebrity chef Vicky Cheng prepared a sumptuous five-course dinner that included yellow fin tuna, sea urchin, espalette and cucumber; squid with smoked cauliflower puree, beluga caviar and alugbati; river prawns with pink pomelo, Thai chili and calamansi; Wagyu beef short rib complemented with adlai hash brown, black truffle in XO sauce; and salted duck egg-milk jam jujube and quinoa dessert.