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At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.
W. Somerset Maugham
A dinner fit for kings was hosted in honor of Austrian Ambassador
Josef Müllner and his lovely wife Kai Wang by Johann Strauss Society of the Philippines (JSSP) chairman and Monaco Consul General Fortune Ledesma and yours truly at Mandarin Oriental Manila’s signature restaurant, The Tivoli.
The elegant restaurant — best known for its contemporary and innovative European menu, impeccable staff service and luxurious ambiance — made the occasion a truly memorable evening for the guests and hosts alike.
Seen sharing in the merriment of the evening were Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, retired Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban, JSSP president Olga Martel, Cultural Center of the Philippines president Raul Sunico, McDonald’s Philippines founder and chairman George
Yang, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts director for business development Helmut
Gaisberger and Susie Madrigal-Bayot. Many thanks to Mandarin Oriental Manila general manager Torsten van
Dullemen, hotel manager Oliver Kreuzer and communications director
Charisse Chuidian for all the attention that spelled the difference between a good and great dinner party.
Cheers to all!
(Seated, from left) Olga Martel,
Consul General Fortune Ledesma,
retired Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban, Kai Wang, Ambassador Josef Müllner, Ambassador Cristina Ponce
Enrile and Secretary Albert
del Rosario; (standing, from left) Cultural Center...
(From left) Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts director for business development Helmut Gaisberger, Gambia Consul Agnes Huibonhoa, Johann Strauss Society of the Philippines (JSSP) president Olga Martel, Ambassador Cristina Ponce-Enrile, Kai Wang, Austrian...
Helmut Gaisberger, McDonald’s
Philippines founder and chairman George Yang and Ambassador Josef Müllner.
Colorful blooms accentuate the setting for The Tivoli dinner in honor of the Austrian ambassador.
Virginia Lane, Ditas Posadas and Fanny Blanco.
(From left) Ditas Posadas, Olga Martel, Virginia Lane and Fanny Blanco.
Raul Sunico, Susie Madrigal- Bayot and Fr. Timothy Tighe.
Ambassador Josef Müllner and wife Kai Wang with Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario.
(From left) Retired Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban, Consul General Fortune Ledesma, Secretary Albert del Rosario and Fr. Timothy Tighe.
US Prime Angus Beef Tenderloin Wellington with assorted vegetables and shallot jus.
CCP president Raul Sunico.
George Yang.