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Are Christmas feasts a thing of the past?

Rising ingredient costs and shortages obstruct bakers By Venessa Anthony As Christmas approaches, we see people scrambling left and right to put together a delicious Christmas Day menu. Unfortunately, with all the price hikes and shortages recently, the extravagant feasts…

An incredibly rewarding journey

Aru and Tash de Silva of The Sugar Shack and Tosakanth’s Roast Paan on celebrating five years of brick-and-mortar By Naveed Rozais Being a food business, especially given the landscape of the last few years, is no joke. Last month,…

Dignified menstruation for ending child marriages

  By Dimithri Wijesinghe  The Fourth International Virtual Conference on Dignified Menstruation titled ‘Dignified Menstruation for Ending Child Marriages’ was held on 8 December 2022 from 10.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event was organised by Viluthu – Centre for…

Snow World is back

Experience winter in tropical Sri Lanka  By Dimithri Wijesinghe  After a 13-year hiatus, Excel World is re-launching Snow World. The once-beloved attraction was officially reopened on Monday (12) and the re-launch was held in collaboration with principal sponsor PepsiCo, its…

‘Tis the season at Mövenpick

This festive season, Mövenpick Hotel will be abuzz with a sparkling array of magnificent seasonal offers and celebrations as it transforms itself into the tallest destination for all things festive. Mövenpick and all its restaurants and bars will present a…

ISSO expands to Galle Fort under franchise agreement

Operating since 2016, ISSO, Sri Lanka’s premier seafood restaurant that serves a niche ‘prawn-crazy’ cuisine, has signed a franchise agreement for an outlet in the Galle Fort.  In an absolute first, which is a testament to the popularity of the…

The Body Shop restocks all your favourites

The wait is officially over! All of your The Body Shop favourites are now back in stores across Sri Lanka with new treats for all things skin, hair, and body care. From the ever-popular Tea Tree range to the citrusy…

Fashion Bug brings fresh fashion experience to Moratuwa

Fashion Bug, one of Sri Lanka’s leading fashion retailers with over 16 outlets islandwide, rebranded and relaunched its Katubedda outlet on 26 November 2022 in the presence of customers and well wishers.  The store that previously encompassed close to 10,000…

Nature gives life to AkzoNobel’s Color of the Year 2023

AkzoNobel, a leading paints and coatings company and producer of Dulux paints in Sri Lanka, has revealed its highly anticipated Colour of the Year 2023: Wild Wonder. A hue inspired by the warm tones of harvested crops, its upbeat glow…

Food, drink and so much more: 7 Degrees opens its doors

By Naveed Rozais The locale of Park Road, Colombo 5 is now host to a somewhat unprecedented sensory and culinary experience. Officially opening its doors last week, 7 Degrees Restaurants is a complex of unique restaurants, each of which looks…