At the heart of UP Town Center is
the haven for steak-savvy peeps.
Liberty New York Steakhouse
staged Gladys Reyes’ MOMENTS and post birthday mini-celebration with some of
her invited press friends (including my “nobody” self) last June 24.
The theme is a replication of a
typical US setting steakhouse with an ambiance of both comfort and tranquility
which would best fit those who are looking for that silent sanctuary in the
midst of the urban living.
Vivid are the colors and ceiling
hangings that craft utmost creativity of the mind/s behind the place’s
interior. It’s white background defines all the wall and ceiling design that
would bring you somewhere else. It’s “exclusivity” is the perfect place for
some dating purposes, for corporate meetings, for birthday celebrations (well,
with exclusive friends invited) and for a soul-searching and some personal food
craving satisfaction trips.
Unparalleled frames on the walls
give justice to the typical life’s facts. Connected are the photos, the
abstracts and the words of wisdom that are carefully put in place to weave
interrelation and to ignite someone’s imagination while waiting for the food to
be served. I tried it myself. Reading those quotations and watching those photos and
posters really is an effective way to kill boredom afar from simply playing
something from my smartphone.
The Food
Reasonable as it is, the food
prices won’t scratch your budget that much. Appetizers range from the fries
down to nachos down to the calamari’s. It isn’t all for the meat-lovers since the
greeners have their choice to munching Falafel Salad, Hail Caesar and the
Crispy Chicken Salad. It also offers the world-class taste of soups like the
Matzo Ball Soup and the Manhattan Clam Chowder.
Who could ever resist the house’s
specialty and all time best dishes including the Fire Pit BBQ Belly, Greek
Style Lamb Kebobs, Tribeca Sausage Platter, The Avenger Platter and the Hell
Kitchen’s Shrimp Diablo. Sandwiches also are on parade with chicken, beef and
pork meat options.
My personal favourite would be
that of the hearty steak choices ranging from the classic to the country fried
down to the contemporary K Pop. One
element of surprise is that it goes better when partnered with the house-offered
extra sauces at Php65 per variant. You can choose from Beef & Mushroom,
Beef Au Jus, Marsala Demi Glaze, White Sausage Gravy, Liberty Steak House
Sauce, Green Gaucho and the Red Chango.
The MOMENT(S)
It was lucky of me to join the
highlights of the event at Liberty Steakhouse that day which was Gladys Reyes-
Sommereux’ post-birthday bash and press conference for the 25th season
of MOMENTS (Net 25).
To boast, she gave a chance for
me to write for the next 13 episodes of the program particularly the ABBOTT Similac Gain-sponsored Segment . It was no question as to why several blessings
are being endowed to this one heck of a mother-slash-kontra bida and versatile actress-slash-friend—that she knows how to
value the people around her.
On the said event, she thanked
and paid high respect to her more than two-decade manager Lolit Solis, who has
been the foundation of where she is on her success to date.
MOMENTS, according to Gladys,
would be a monumental program aiming for better conversations about parenthood
and familial living on television.
Having the central focus of the program on strong family ties and sharing
of better parenthood, MOMENTS has been recognized by the ANAK TV and the Department
of Education Lingkod TV Awards. It has also been hailed as the Most Child
Friendly TV Show during the 1st MTRCB Awards and the Star Awards
Best Celebrity Talk Show of 2011.
MOMENTS, as the actress/host mouthed,
always has a reason to bring her to her kiddos and her husband closer as
certain segments feature them such as the KIDDIE MOMENTS which is currently
hosted by her three kids namely Christophe, Aquisha and Grant.
The program which started way
back November 2007 gave her the chance to prove her prowess on hosting more
than the usual acting that she has been into since childhood days.
“MOMents talaga yung nagbigay sa akin ng break sa hosting kaya super
thankful ako sa program na ito. At sobrang bilis ng panahon hindi ko namalayan
na nasa 25th season na pala kami. Wow!”
As to her wish for the program,
she responded “Naku, marami pa akong
i-guest sa show kagaya nina Manny Pacquiao, Nonito Donaire, Mommy Dionisia at
yung anak ni Senator Angara.”
As to what makes season 25 more
exciting for the viewers, “Mas magiging
active tayo sa iba’t-ibang platform pa like the social media. Interactive
conversations with the people in the online world eh mas palalawakin pa natin.”
When asked as to how she’s going
to rate herself as a host (well, that’s my question thrown on her), “Naku, I always see hosting as a never-ending
process to learn. Mahirap mag-rate sa sarili. I always prefer feedback from the
audience kesa isipin ko na magaling ako.” That only proved how humble she
is given the fact that the numbers would speak for itself—given that MOMENTS is
on its 25th season is already a proof how big her success is on
hosting. Wink!
Galdys is always grateful to her
sponsors whose support are much felt to run the program—GIBI SHOES, THE
GENERICS PHARMACY, TRUST FAMILY PLANNING, MARIWASA TILES, ABBOTT LABORATORIES
and many more (pardon if I forgot to name some. As quoted by Glady’s sister and
my dear friend, Janice Reyes-Villa”Ikaw
lang ang uma-attend ng press conference at meetings na walang dalang ball pen at
papel. Next time, magdala ka ha).
Snapshots
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| Gladys Reyes-Sommereux sharing her MOMENTS' 25th season goals to the people of the press. |
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| More than a sister. Janice Reyes-Villa did the introduction of her sister Gladys to the people of the press. |
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| Perfectly Perfect. A rare opportunity is to have lots of glam peeps around you. Lucky Me! |
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| My future manager. Charot. |
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| Asking Questions.The press peeps are very much excited to ask queries about Gladys' show and of course love life. |
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| With the "man behind the scene". Direk Dandy Cabusora remains to be the key man behind every episode of MOMents. |
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| Too young and good. MOMents' editors and writer on a candid shot. |
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| My sisters from another mother. A quick chit-chat before saying goodbye to this momentous event. |
