Celebrate the warmth of Christmas with Cravings’ 2024 holiday packages

BY MB LIFESTYLE

Dec 15, 2024 11:00 PM

  

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The Christmas season is a time for togetherness, joy, and good food. This year, Cravings offers a range of curated holiday packages to bring warmth and flavor to your celebrations. From Noche Buena sets to sweet treats perfect for gifting, Cravings is ready to make your season more magical.

A feast to remember

Share stories and laughter over a festive spread featuring Cravings’ Noche Buena Set, now available at P5,950 (originally P6,950). Serving 6 to 8 people, it includes Classic Caesar Salad, Callos ala Madrileña, Prawns Thermidor, Paella-Stuffed Chicken, and a Chocolate Caramel Cake in a tin can. Crafted with care in Cravings’ kitchen, this set promises an unforgettable Christmas dinner.

Food packages for every celebration

For intimate dinners or office parties, Cravings offers Medium (serves 3–4) and Large (serves 6–8) food packages. Highlights include: 

Mains: 

• Roast Beef with Mushroom Sauce, American Baked Spareribs, and Baked Salmon with Mustard Cream and Garlic Pasta.
• Favorites: Chicken Cordon Bleu, Parmesan-Crusted Fish Fillet, and Prawns Thermidor.
• Traditional choices: Roast Stuffed Chicken with Chorizo and Raisins or Three-Cheese Baked Salmon.

Classic lasagna and more

Cravings’ Classic Beef Lasagna is a crowd-pleaser, perfect for gatherings, potlucks, or giveaways. Available in Small, Medium, and Large pans, it guarantees to satisfy everyone at the table.

Sweet delights from the bakeshop

Known for its cakes, Cravings’ lineup includes the Chocolate Caramel Cake, Devil’s Food Cake, Cherry Walnut Cheesecake, and Carrot Walnut Cake. For a festive touch, try their Christmas-themed cakes, Polvoron Cake, or Strawberry Shortcake (48-hour advance order required).

Gifting options include buttery Lurpak Butter Cookies, gooey Walnut Brownies, and Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies. For something unique, the Pili and Cashew Nut Baklava is available in various sizes.

Unique giveaways from Annie’s Kitchen

Annie’s Kitchen offers thoughtful gifts like Kaffir Cashew (250g and 500g), healthy Root Crop Chips, and Tomato Mango Salsa. These treats are perfect for sharing holiday cheer.

Make Cravings part of your holiday tradition. From Noche Buena to thoughtful gifts, Cravings’ menu is designed to impress your guests.

For inquiries and orders, call 09065114772 or 09204137864. Follow Cravings on Facebook (@cravings.philippines), Instagram (@cravingsphils), and Cravings Signatures (@cravings.signatures), or visit cravingskitchenph.com.

Cravings is located at 28 Maginhawa Street, Quezon City, with the new Cravings Signatures now open at the mezzanine level of the WPF Inc. Building, Katipunan Avenue Ext. corner White Plains Ave., Quezon City. 

Manila Bulletin and realme seals partnership for Sketchfest 2023

Aims to promote unity, celebrate diversity, and champion individual rights

BY MB LIFESTYLE

  

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Etched to redefine the art scene through innovation, Manila Bulletin's Sketchfest has named realme Philippines as its official smartphone partner.

realme, a global technology brand that champions today’s youth, continues to support activities that foster the young generation’s creative minds such as the Manila Bulletin Sketchfest, to uphold its mission to champion the youth through cutting-edge technology.

“Let this partnership be a celebration of art and innovation because we are dedicated to supporting the artistic community and empowering young talents to reach new heights in their craft. We believe in the principle that 'We Are All Created Equal,' fostering an inclusive and inspiring environment for all artists to thrive. Join us this September as we put forward realme’s latest product. Get an array of fun-filled and exciting activities, along with exclusive promos that cater not only to artists but to everyone at the realme Fan Fest.” Jane Yan, realme Philippines Vice President for marketing, said during an interview.

The annual on-the-spot poster-making contest with the support from realme Philippines, aims to promote unity, celebrate diversity, and champion rights of individuals through this year’s theme and advocacy "We Are All Created Equal."

This partnership between the dynamic smartphone brand and one of the country’s most trusted news outlets will transcend next-level technologies to the creative community through art.
Now on its 12th year, the art competition will be held on August 5, September 2, and September 30 at SM City Davao, SM Seaside City Cebu, and the Music Hall, SM Mall of Asia respectively which will once again gather together students, art enthusiasts, and creative groups from all corners of the Philippines. Participants will have the chance to win exciting prizes, with a total value of P50,000 up for grabs.

Moreover, realme is set to have an upcoming product launch and a fan festival which will be announced during the regional leg of MB Sketchfest. Log on to sketchfest.mb.com.ph for the mechanics and registration.

For more realme product updates, visit its official website and click this link to know more about Manila Bulletin Sketchfest 2023.

Cinemalaya 2023: Everything you need to know about the festival's 19th edition

Ticket prices, new venue, and everything you need to know about Cinemalaya 2023

BY MB LIFESTYLE

  

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BATCH 2023 Meet the directors and some of the cast members competing in this year's Cinemalaya Film Festival (Image from Cinemalaya)

After overcoming the challenges of the past couple of years, Cinemalaya is officially back with its usual lineup of 10 competing films for the full-length category and another 10 for the shorts categories. This year's theme is "IlumiNasyon," which means "to enlighten."

Here’s all the important information to take note of for the 19th edition of Cinemalaya Film Festival.

• Date and venue

With the CCP Main Building undergoing rehabilitation, the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Cinemalaya Foundation, Inc. brings the cinematic experience to the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), located inside the CCP Complex, on August 4 to 13, 2023.

For its 10-day run, the Cinemalaya films will be screened at three meeting rooms, Cinema Rizal (Meeting Room 1), Cinema Bonifacio (Meeting Room 2 and 3), and Cinema Felipe (Meeting Room 4). Fringe events and talkbacks will be held at Cinema Palma (Meeting Room 5). The exhibitions and filmmakers’ profiles will be on display at the Executive Lounge. 

• Ticket prices

Regular:P300
Student: P200
Senior citizen/PWD/government employee: P240
FIC (Films in Competition) pass: P2500 [set of 12 films: 10 full length and two sets of  shorts
Festival pass (all access): P3500

Tickets will be available at PICC. 

• The mainstays

Film enthusiasts and festival fans will continue to enjoy the festival’s mainstays: Retrospective, lookback to winning films of past Cinemalaya editions; Best of the Festivals, which showcases the best films from local festivals; Visions of Asia, featuring award-winning Asian and Netpac films; Premieres, featuring never-before-screen films; and Dokyu, which screens award-winning documentaries.

For more information, clickhere. 

This Baretta knows her fashion:

Travel #OOTDs according to Dani

By Euden Valdez (philstar.com) | 

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Always on trend, showing skin but not sexy, young and fresh, Dani does know her fashion. Photos from www.instagram.com/danibarretto

MANILA, Philippines—Unlike her younger sisters Julia Barretto, who is already a blockbuster actress, and Claudia Barretto, who has just released her debut album, Dani Barretto is carving her own career not in the show business but in the lifestyle landscape.

As a travel and fashion blogger, Dani has already gathered 374,000 followers on Instagram. This ranks her as among Filipina digital influencers. She is loved for her spontaneity—her feed veers away from heavy curation—and of course, her sense of style.

Always on trend, showing some skin but not racy, the young and fresh Dani does know her fashion. This is seen in her travel #OOTDs, which she captures using her trusted companion, the Huawei P10.

Featuring the new Leica Dual Camera 2.0 on its rear, Huawei P10 produces professional-looking portraits, monochrome and wide images, among others. Its front camera, which is also co-engineered with Leica, captures more light for stunning selfies day or night.

Check out Dani’s travel photos that showcase her signature stylesamidst the Philippines’ most beautiful destinations—all taken using the Huawei P10. 

Not your typical beach babe

Dani is not your typical beach babe who flaunts her skinny body in two-piece attires. This girl is proud of her healthy yet sexy figure and she complements it with the right choices of bikinis. Here, she dons a mustard one-piece in a paradise in the coast of Surigao City in Mindanao. She accentuates the look with brown hair and a pair of orange-tinted sunglasses.

She is shot in Huawei P10’s Portrait Mode that results to a vintage effect in Leica image style.

A pop of color to brighten a gray day

Dani brightens up a rather gray day on the beach with a turquoise bikini paired with faded denim shorts, in a sexy back pose.

To showcase not just her ensemble but also the surroundings on Pandanon Island in Bohol, she utilizes her Huawei P10’s dual lens feature. Huawei, by partnering with Leica, is the first to introduce the dual lens innovation in smartphones. 

The feeling of forever in El Nido

We all know how strikingly blue the lagoons of El Nido in Palawan are. But when photographed in black and white, the island paradise gives a different feeling, the feeling of forever.

This is exactly what Dani’s photo gives us here. She captions, “I love how my signature Leica Monochrome that's available on Huawei P10. Perfectly captures moments in my life that I want to bring with me forever.”

And oh, take a look at Dani’s high-waisted bikini bottom with side-string detail. Fabulous! 

The girl that glows

Still in El Nido, Dani reveals her soft side in this self-portrait taken using her Huawei P10. The Barretto beauty glows in her flawless skin and rose-coloredbikini with matching rose-tinted lips. 

The Barretto clan may indeed be famous in showbiz—before this generation’s crop there were sisters Gretchen, Marjorie and Claudine—but Dani is out to prove that in her own right, her star can shine as bright. 

The new Huawei P10, which carries lenses by Leica, best captures Dani Barretto's travel #OOTDs. Huawei Philippines/Released

To get more of Dani Barretto, follow @danibarretto in Instagram. To see more amazing photos shot using Huawei P10, follow @huaweimobileph in Instagram. To know more about Huawei Mobile Philippines, like it in Facebook or vsit http://consumer.huawei.com/ph.