From morning to midnight and more...

Replete with the traditional red carpet and celebrity look-alikes, a young Hollywood-themed party took place at the Renaissance Makati City Hotel when it launched its newest restaurant M2M (Morning to Midnight) and bar lounge Cinnabar.

A televised tour of M2M, Cinnabar and the outlets’ private dining room, bar lounge and wine room was conducted by host Joey Mead. Guests were welcomed by the hotel’s Stephan Stoss, Sujeet Kumar, Monique Toda and Javi Berenguer-Testa. Food from M2M’s six live buffets included lobster, lamb, roast beef, dimsum, sushi, shellfish and a wide selection of desserts. Cocktails flowed all night as jazz band Sinosikat and upbeat Tribu Manila entertained guests until the wee hours.

The Renaissance Makati City Hotel, Manila is part of the Renaissance Hotels & Resorts brand with more than 135 hotels in over 30 countries.

(For more info, call 811-6888 for more details.)

Intense and sexy at the White House

Boracay is always a great party place, especially when revelers embarked on a blissful experience with the Warehouse/Sexy Sunset Disco Sessions at the beachfront of White House beach resort by Winston W-Records.

People indulged for two weekends and got locked into the groove as they experienced the diverse sound of the country’s up and coming DJ’s. The W-Records party series toured the island, starting as early as 3 in the afternoon at the beachfront of White House Station 1 and at The Tides roof deck with a very eclectic deep house set that emulated to a driving disco feel.  Those who wanted more were given another treat as the W-Records’ parties continued on until dawn at Ariel’s House and Juice Bar. With powerhouse DJ’s Erwin Edralin, David Ardiente, Miko Syquia, Martin Lugtu, Christian Raeuber, Yoshi Uy, Jerome Cura, Marie Garcia and Mark Nicosia playing their own brand of music, how could one not crave for more?  W-Records also flew in the king of Las Vegas’ after-hours, Double Down Charlie Brown and one of Malaysia’s finest, DJ Kuma.

Winston W-Records definitely gave a sexier edge to Boracay’s already intense party scene. Sponsors included Winston, Tides Hotel, Ariel’s HJouse, White House, Juice Bar, Seair, Asian Spirit, ABC 5, 106.7 Dream FM and Musiklocal.  Don’t fret if you missed it, Warehouse/Sexy happens in Manila every Friday night at Warehouse 135 on Yakal Street, Makati City.

A moment designed for them

Focus Global Inc. (FGI), exclusive distributor of well-known international home furnishing brands in the Philippines, hosted an Architects’ Night. During the gathering, Ethan Allen, one of America’s best-known quality home furnishing manufacturers and retailers, introduced its latest designs — the Seven Lifestyle PODS or Projections of Distinct Styles.  SieMatic, the world’s biggest manufacturer of high-end and custom-fitted kitchen cabinets, simultaneously unveiled BeauxArts, a new concept in kitchen design.

The architects were given guided tours by Ethan Allen and SieMatic designers in their newly refurbished showroom and design center. Welcoming the guests were FGI president Stephen Sy, FGI VP Lolita Sy and SieMatic managing director for the Far East Volker Betsch.

Ethan Allen Design Center and SieMatic showroom are located along Pioneer corner Reliance Streets, Mandaluyong City.

(For more information, call 634-8587 or log on to www.focusglobalinc.com)

Eastwood is ‘home’ to Daughtry

In a limited seating, one-night special concert on July 29, the Eastwood City Central Plaza is “home” to American Idol finalist Chris Daughtry.  Considered as one of the most successful artists of 2007, the album, whose title was also named after the band’s name, has been anointed as the quickest selling rock debut in Soundscan history, becoming the top selling album in the USA after debuting at No. 2 in November, 2006 moving with 300,000 copies in the first week alone.

Catch Chris and his band perform hits like Home and It’s not Over live!  Daughtry — Live at Eastwood City is presented by Eastwood City in cooperation with Samsung, Clear Men, Lipton Milk Tea, Tanduay — The No.1 Rhum, “Official Radio Partner” Magic 89.9, “Official Music Channel” MTV Philippines, “Official Residence” EDSA Shangri-La Manila, Manila Bulletin, Music Management Intl. and in participation with McDonald’s, NU 107, Campus 99.5, Energy FM 91.5, Jam 88.3, The Philippine Star, Business World, Fudge Magazine, C! Magazine, Gadgets Magazine, Odyssey Music & Video, Information Gateway, Yehey.com, FemaleNetwork.com, FHM.com.ph, Candymag.com, The Philippine Basketball Association and Sony-BMG Music Entertainment.

(For tickets, call Eastwood City Customer Information Center at 687-1499, 687-6770 to 74, 0917-8EWCITY or Ticketnet at 911-5555 or visit www.ticketnet.com.ph and www.eastwoodcity.com)