BEN BOUSNINA

Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 180113
                    [Title] => Cebu bids Shangri-La Mactan GM farewell
                    [Summary] => The much-admired and much-loved amiable gentleman of gentlemen Ben Bousnina, general manager of Shangri-La Mactan Island Resort, Cebu’s ultimate paradise venue, recently bade his farewell to Cebuanos at a well-attended reception before embarking on his new assignment in Singapore where he will head the Sentosa Shangri-La Hotel. 


At this heart-warming occasion his successor Desmond Hatton was introduced to the Cebuano community. 


                    [DatePublished] => 2002-10-16 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136331
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1804796
                    [AuthorName] => Honey Jarque Loop
                    [SectionName] => Food and Leisure
                    [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 166587
                    [Title] => Bvlgari : Second Chance
                    [Summary] => Italian jewelry maker Bvlgari, known for precious gems and other successful innovations, dahlings, got together with Cebu’s First Lady Margot Osmeña and other good-hearted friends and companies in a gala dinner at Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort to benefit the Cebu City Task Force on Street Children, which is building better detention facilities for about 200 youthful offenders now detained with adult inmates and hardened criminals.


                    [DatePublished] => 2002-06-30 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 134863
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1510163
                    [AuthorName] => Maurice Arcache
                    [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine
                    [SectionUrl] => starweek-magazine
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [2] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 164370
                    [Title] => Grand celebrations during the merry month of May
                    [Summary] => My husband and I went with our open minds and we were gamely prepared to sit through another long evening, as is the case with most uninspiring nor unentertaining folk pageantries. But the very instant we stepped into the Pacific Grand Ballroom of the Cebu Waterfront Hotel, which was masterfully transformed into a festive colorful fiesta, while upholding its elegance throughout, thanks to event coordinator and director Doy Aradaza, we sensed it was going to be altogether different. 


                    [DatePublished] => 2002-06-12 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136331
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1804796
                    [AuthorName] => Honey Jarque Loop
                    [SectionName] => Food and Leisure
                    [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [3] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 156757
                    [Title] => Hoteliers woo Cebuanos
                    [Summary] => In keeping with the commitment to continue their respective campaign for domestic tourism, three distinct properties were recently actively promoted in Cebu.  


First to visit our shores was Club Panoly Resort president and CEO James Lau, who hosted a tropical island reception at the sprawling gardens of the Cebu Waterfront Hotel with the members of the business and travel sectors in attendance.  


                    [DatePublished] => 2002-04-10 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136331
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1804796
                    [AuthorName] => Honey Jarque Loop
                    [SectionName] => Food and Leisure
                    [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [4] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 144961
                    [Title] => Cebu looks forward to more world-class dining
                    [Summary] => Utter the words Le Cordon Bleu and Chaine de Rotisseurs and the thing that flashes to mind in full color are visuals of excellent dining, impeccable service, world-class presentation, all done with extensive preparation.


Earlier this month, Cebu once again played host to this year’s most exciting and much-awaited culinary events, "A foretaste of the authentic Le Cordon Bleu" at the Shangri-La Mactan Island Resort, and the Chaine de Rotisseurs themed party "Chinatown" at the city’s popular Chinese restaurant, Tin Gow, at the Cebu Waterfront Hotel.

                    [DatePublished] => 2001-12-26 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136331
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1804796
                    [AuthorName] => Honey Jarque Loop
                    [SectionName] => Food and Leisure
                    [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [5] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 144164
                    [Title] => Cebu uncorks Beaujolais Nouveau
                    [Summary] => For wine lovers around the world, the third Thursday of November is a red-letter day, a reason for a significant celebration.


It started as a local countryside event in the vineyards of France years and years ago. Today, it has grown into a global phenomenon.


Frenchmen eagerly await the midnight hour to pop the corks for the initial formal tasting, while the British tip their glasses at breakfast time. Even Americans, who seem to prefer white wine, join the fanfare some hours later.


                    [DatePublished] => 2001-12-19 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136331
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1804796
                    [AuthorName] => Honey Jarque Loop
                    [SectionName] => Food and Leisure
                    [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [6] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 133472
                    [Title] => Hotel, resort GMs pledge to sell Cebu
                    [Summary] => The general managers of the different hotels and resorts of Cebu are entirely of a unique breed. Fully aware of the false negative perceptions that continue to plague our country and duly recognizing the urgent need to collectively draw up a comprehensive island-wide marketing and promotions plan, they immediately organized themselves into an association known as the Hotel and Resort GM Circle.


                    [DatePublished] => 2001-09-12 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136331
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1804796
                    [AuthorName] => Honey Jarque Loop
                    [SectionName] => Food and Leisure
                    [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure
                    [URL] => 
                )

        )

)

abtest

Cebu bids Shangri-La Mactan GM farewell

By Honey Jarque Loop | October 16, 2002 - 12:00am

The much-admired and much-loved amiable gentleman of gentlemen Ben Bousnina, general manager of Shangri-La Mactan Island Resort, Cebu’s ultimate paradise venue, recently bade his farewell to Cebuanos at a well-attended...

Food and Leisure

Bvlgari : Second Chance

By Maurice Arcache | June 30, 2002 - 12:00am

Italian jewelry maker Bvlgari, known for precious gems and other successful innovations, dahlings, got together with Cebu’s First Lady Margot Osmeña and other good-hearted friends and companies in a gala...

Starweek Magazine

Grand celebrations during the merry month of May

By Honey Jarque Loop | June 12, 2002 - 12:00am

My husband and I went with our open minds and we were gamely prepared to sit through another long evening, as is the case with most uninspiring nor unentertaining folk pageantries. But the very instant we stepped...

Food and Leisure

Hoteliers woo Cebuanos

By Honey Jarque Loop | April 10, 2002 - 12:00am

In keeping with the commitment to continue their respective campaign for domestic tourism, three distinct properties were recently actively promoted in Cebu. First to visit our shores was Club Panoly Resort president...

Food and Leisure

Cebu looks forward to more world-class dining

By Honey Jarque Loop | December 26, 2001 - 12:00am

Utter the words Le Cordon Bleu and Chaine de Rotisseurs and the thing that flashes to mind in full color are visuals of excellent dining, impeccable service, world-class presentation, all done with extensive preparation. Earlier...

Food and Leisure

Cebu uncorks Beaujolais Nouveau

By Honey Jarque Loop | December 19, 2001 - 12:00am

For wine lovers around the world, the third Thursday of November is a red-letter day, a reason for a significant celebration. It started as a local countryside event in the vineyards of France years and years ago....

Food and Leisure

Hotel, resort GMs pledge to sell Cebu

By Honey Jarque Loop | September 12, 2001 - 12:00am

The general managers of the different hotels and resorts of Cebu are entirely of a unique breed. Fully aware of the false negative perceptions that continue to plague our country and duly recognizing the urgent need...

Food and Leisure