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...Though he is an Asian Food Channel fixture (and its only Filipino chef), San Francisco-born Lim, 31 (pictured), is remarkably down-to-earth, his casual demeanor belying his French culinary training at London's Le Cordon Bleu. As you would expect from a TV personality, he's a supremely engaging host. But what people really come for is the food. (See 10 things to do in Singapore...
Drive along Kalayaan Avenue, home to Filipino-Chinese TV chef Bruce Lim, and you might think you've come to the wrong address: lined with pawnshops, sari-sari (convenience) stores and stalls hawking spit-roasted chickens, the neighborhood is decidedly lacking in the atmosphere you might expect to signal Manila's hottest dining ticket. Nonetheless, it is there - in a nondescript building with a steep bamboo-lined staircase leading up to Chef's Table, instantly recognizable to fans as the rooftop kitchen cum dining room used in Lim's shows. Your visit isn't being filmed, but in this intimate...
...alternative-therapy solutions for patient care. Luxury comes in all shapes: Spanx founder Sara Blakely's brand was born of her personal quest for a sleeker silhouette. Thirty-five-year-old business whiz Wen Zhou craved luxury but couldn't afford it, so she teamed up with designer Phillip Lim to build an accessible brand. As Angela Ahrendts, CEO of Burberry, points out, luxury doesn't have to mean attitude; in fact, nothing could be more dated...
...Opening Ceremony in New York, the owners' idiosyncratic, personal touch has also proved recession-friendly. In their SoHo boutique, Berkeley grads Umberto Leon and Carol Lim collaborate with designers to offer the truly unique. This fall Chloë Sevigny will launch a menswear collection. And Pendleton, the 100-year-old heritage brand that is a favorite Salvation Army find, will get an update at the shop. Confederacy's Urbinati sums up the trend best: "We have to be original to catch people's attention...
...Michael Lim '12, of Mather House, who had a chair of his own stolen, blamed inattentive student monitors in an interview with FlyBy. He said he did not think they were properly checking names off their lists to make sure items were not stolen...