A Journey of Collections

Published 06/10/2016 on Daily News With the lifestyle of people, the town and of course the era we live in changing and growing as we speak, it’s no wonder the property development in Colombo also is rising to the change and growth. One such development that is building a city of its own to accommodate all the needs of this growing market is Cinnamon Life. Cinnamon Life at a recent media briefing highlighted the launch of their second residential tower which has already shown 15% sales from very enthusiastic parties. “We started this project two years ago with the first tower. The Suites at Cinnamon Life which is the second residential tower that will be begin construction is a four and half million acre project. This is being designed by globally renowned Architect, Artist and Engineer Cecil Balmond with the contract for the project been headed by Hyundai Engineering & Construction”, Property Group at JKH Chief Marketing Officer/Executive Vice President Roshanie Jayas...

 Published 29/09/2016 on Daily News Taking on the fact that Sri Lanka’s culinary life is booming with restaurants popping up like hot tarts around the country especially in Colombo, it’s only natural that tastes from around the world make its way to the shores of Bentota. The taste of Thai is truly loved by us all. And you find many Thai restaurants in Colombo that everyone goes to when they get a Tom Yam craving or have that Papaya Salad. Well now, the people from Down South can enjoy all that and more without having to travel all the way to Colombo. Suan Bua (Lotus Garden) at Centara Ceysands Resorts & Spa opened doors to its in-house guests and the local plus travelling community last month. Thai Ambassador to Sri Lanka Nopporn Adchariyavanich opened the restaurant along with Softlogic Group Chairman and Managing Director Ashok Pathirage. The guests were treated to 4 course sit down dinner prepared for the opening by Thai Chef Thanida Amornvatin. “The concept...

 Published on 23/09/2016 on Daily News        Every single task you do is a challenge. And each challenge tests your level of strength, endurance and for some…the level of crazy! You do the craziest of challenges thrown at you because you want to feel and see things that you’ve never experienced. For some, the challenge is out of pure passion, then there are thrill seekers and then there are people who do it because they feel that there is something missing in their life. Be it climbing Mount Everest, taking an expedition to center of the earth or exploring the moon … when you want to do it…you go do it! How about crossing 250 kilometers in 7 days with only your strength, wit and backpack to support you in the world’s driest desert? Are you ready for that? Will you able to handle a challenge like that? Well by the time you figure that out let me tell you that two guys have already answered that question and they have only 9 more days left to comple...

International Food Triathlon Published on 08/09/2016 on Daily News The Kingsbury Hotel will be one spiced up venue to be at this whole month as flavours from Mexico, Indonesia and Thailand will be sizzling up their menu card. For the first time, the hotel will have a Food Triathlon under the theme “Who is the Hottest” with Chefs representing each country and bringing a part of their culinary delights to the tables of Kingsbury. “On this historical occasion three countries – Mexico, Indonesia and Thailand – have chosen the Kingsbury for an exciting cultural exchange. We are truly humbled as it’s a first time such an event is taking place, back to back with the full support of the respective Embassies (Consulate of Mexico in Colombo, Embassy of Mexico in India, Indonesian Embassy and The Royal Thai Embassy) to bring very special talents from their home countries”, The Kingsbury Hotel General Manager Scott Mawhinney said at the launch press conference. Mawhinney went on to a...

 Published on 02/09/2016 on Daily News September 18 will be a day for brides-to-be to grab their partner and drag him to the halls of Hilton Colombo and begin the ‘actual’ planning of their wedding. The Hilton Ballroom will be transformed to an exhibition venue where Colombo’s No. 1 Wedding Planning brands come together under one roof.Soon after the exhibition, the halls will be go back in time to the 1920s and showcase a bridal show that truly will be theatrical. Brides of Sri Lanka, one of the oldest bridal magazines in the country, has partnered with Hilton Colombo to make the above mentioned happen, all for a worthy deserving cause. Themed ‘A Wedding Affair by Brides of Sri Lanka’, this event will be held to raise funds for the Maharagama National Cancer Hospital. “In the beginning of the year, we were thinking of supporting a good cause which was to support the PET Scan project and this is how this idea came about. As a company we do many CSR activities but we do...

 Published on 29/07/2016 on Daily News Chef Chamila Lakshitha Perera is the Japanese Chef at Ramada Colombo. Chef Chamila is from Kegalle and went to Seedawatte Siddhartha Central College Wellampitiya for O/Ls and now is settles in UK (Usweta Keiyyawa) with his wife and three sons. I got the chance to have a little chit chat with him and know about his love for cooking and of course Japanese cuisine. “I started working with Japanese food in 1996 when I was just a trainee at the hotel school. Then he went to the Maldives in 97 and after 3 years went to Italy to work at Chip Riyani. At that time, I got to learn more about the Japanese cuisine and of the chefs there taught me”, Chef Chaminda added. “He taught me step by step as they don’t teach you everything in one go. I felt like coming back home due to the learning process but I realized that there is something special about this cuisine and that is why they are very strict about teaching it to people. “I worked at the...