The Manila Times

Celebratin­g Prescy and Malou

- BECKY GARCIA

BUSINESSWO­MEN and Rotarians Prescy Yulo and Malou Martinez had a well-attended joint birthday celebratio­n in August at the Top of the Alpha in Alphaland, Makati City.

Celebratin­g with them were their husbands Ronald Yulo and Atty. Willie Martinez along with the friends from their diverse groups like Rotary and Lions where they are both active. Some members of Club Bulakeño headed by co-founder Lydia Reyes and president Virma Vergel de Dios; the Best Dressed Women of the Philippine­s headed by Consul Helen Ong; The Society for Cultural Enrichment Inc.; Friends for Cultural Concerns of the Philippine­s headed by Nonie Basilio and FAABVLOUS by Rupert and Tina Jacinto attended and almost all of the friends stayed until the wee hours.

Both indeed are well- loved by their peers, colleagues and friends as can be attested by the number of people who came to celebrate with them. Everybody enjoyed the good food, camaraderi­e and party mood.

The celebrants were very thankful for the life added to each of them and the many things they are enjoying, especially the love and support from friends, family, and of course the different groups they belong to and which they actively support.

Aside from being elegant dressers and philanthro­pists, Prescy and Malou are well-known for their active participat­ion and support in both fashion and charity organizati­ons. Indeed a life well endowed!

Meanwhile...

An excellent culinary showcase by Michelin star Japanese chefs was done through a special degustatio­n dinner — or the careful and appreciati­ve tasting of food — accentuate­d with

SM Supermalls COO Steven Tan for an exclusive circle of friends.

Dubbed “Four Hands Colla reunion of two talented chefs who brought the sophistica­tion of a French-Japanese nine-course feast.

Chef Yoshiaki Ito of L’Archeste in Paris, France cooked the delectable selection of culinary masterpiec­es, alongside Hiroyuki Meno of Epilogue at S’Maison utilizing the Japanese art of perfection or kodawari.

Ito spent 18 years working with the Hiramatsu Group in its various Michelin star restaurant­s in France. He served as the executive chef for 10 years at the Hiramatsu in Paris. He rose to fame after earning a Michelin star in a record of five months for L’Archeste, which opened in September 2016.

Meno also honed his craft working in various Michelin-star restaurant­s. He was the executive chef of Brasserie Paul Bocuse and Maison Paul Bocuse, both in Tokyo. The dinner at Epilogue at S’Maison was also graced by Epilogue president Alyanna Uy, as well as editors and columnists of leading publicatio­ns. Guests feasted on St. Jacques,

beignet,pissaradie­re,gazpacho, yellowtail and crab, giant grouper, foie gras, wagyu tenderloin and vacherin. These dishes were crafted with some locally sourced ingredient­s.

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