Everywhere You Go

Shop & Win
As part of their customer appreciation program, luxury menswear brand Belluni is holding a lucky draw starting now until November 15, 2014. For any bill VND800,000 or more, customers are given the chance to participate in their lucky draw contest. Winners stand to win:

- Special Prize: a Vespa Primavera worth VND68,800,000
- First Prize: Electrolux washing machine worth VND15,390,000
- Two Runner-up Prizes: Nokia Lumia 1320 RM-966 phone worth VND7,490,000 each
- Ten Third Place Prizes: Philips GC 1028 clothes iron worth VND880,000 each
- 16 Consolation Prizes: Belluni gift vouchers worth VND500,000 each

For more info, visit www.belluni.com, email info@belluni.com.vn or call 1 900 9297

Free Dancing Classes
From September 15-20, DanCenter is offering 25 free classes in jazz, contemporary, zumba, ballet fit, hip-hop, high heels and belly dance in the mornings and evenings. DanCenter is a purpose-built dance studio with a team of international dance instructors. For schedule visit www.dancentervn.com or drop by the studio at 53 Nguyen Dang Giai, D2.

Salon Savings
In September Maison Mikio Boutique Salon (8 Ton Dat Tien Street in the Garden Plaza 2 Complex, Phu My Hung) is discounting 40 percent off on all L’oreal hair treatment services and during Happy Hour (9am-12pm, Tuesdays-Fridays) all hair services (excluding re-growth and highlighting treatments) are 30 percent off while nail services are 20 percent off. The salon and spa offers clients a spacious yet intimate setting for salon and beauty services such as hair styling, coloring, manicures, pedicures, skincare and waxing. Call 5412 4773 or visit www.facebook.com/maisonmikio for more info.

Healthy Delicacies
Sample premium beef cuts and fresh vegetables at Shang Palace Restaurant (www.shangpalace.com.vn) prepared by the restaurant’s Hong Kong chefs throughout this month. The menu is prepared from fresh ingredients such as avocado, asparagus and walnuts combined with juicy and tender imported beef cuts to bring out healthy delicacies. Recommended dishes range from pure Sautéed beef cube with avocado salad, Baked beefsteak with black pepper & BBQ sauces, to Sautéed US beef cube with walnuts & XO chili sauce.

A New Image & Menu
With beautiful 360 degree views of the city skyline and recently revamped, Top of the Town Bar & Restaurant’s (located on the 25th floor of the Windsor Plaza Hotel in District 5) new menu highlights their extensive selection of premium USDA beef and fresh seafood. Additionally, an international selection of wines is available by the glass or bottle for perfect pairing with any meal. For other drink choices, TOTT offers a selection of premium spirits, cocktails, and imported authentic Reinheitsgebot brews including Krombacher draught, Krombacher Dark, and Schneider Weisse by the bottle. Imported Henkell Trocken varieties of German sparkling wine are also available. The new menu presents a culinary collection that is savory, balanced and affordable. For a limited time, Windsor VIP Card holders will enjoy a 30 percent discount off the total bill when dining at Top of the Town Bar & Restaurant.

Eating Vietnam
Craving some authentic dishes from Vietnam’s main regions on National Day? Then head over to Riverside Café at Renaissance Riverside Hotel Saigon (8-15 Ton Duc Thang, D1) to enjoy the sweetness of Saigon, the spices of Hue and the subtleness of Hanoi all accompanied by live traditional music performances. From September 2-9, the hotel’s Vietnamese 3 Region Dinner buffet is priced at: VND850,000++/person (food only) or VND950,000++/person (free flow of local beer/wines/sodas).

Discounted Show Tickets
Bring your international boarding pass to the A O Show box office at the Saigon Opera House to enjoy a 30 percent discount on your ticket purchase. Performing three to four shows every week at the city’s iconic Saigon Opera House, the A O Show is an authentic acrobatic mix of bamboo cirque, live music and gravity-challenging stunts. In just one hour, the show captures the essence of Vietnamese lives from peaceful hamlets to vibrant cities. The promotion applies only to international flights to Ho Chi Minh City, one ticket per boarding pass, boarding pass must be valid within seven days of travel and offer is valid until September 30, 2014. For more info, drop by the ticket box (7 Cong Truong Lam Son, D1), visit www.aoshowsaigon.com or call 0124 518 1188.

Experience Malaysian Culture
New World Saigon Hotel (saigon@newworldhotels.com), in collaboration with the Malaysia Tourism Board, invites you to experience Malaysian culture from September 10-21 with sizzling specialties dishes, prepared by a guest Malaysian chef, along with traditional Malay dances. At Parkview get ready to dig into satay, lamb rendang, char kway teow (stir-fried rice cake noodle) and much more. Wash it all down with teh tarik tea, and finish off with a traditional Malaysian dessert such as bubur chacha, kuih talam and kuih dadar. Their Chinese chefs at Dynasty have worked with a Malaysian guest chef to create a five-course set menu of Malaysian specialties, which will be available during both lunch and dinner. Visit The Lounge for an afternoon filled with Malaysian delights. Enjoy free flow of delicious Malaysian teh tarik tea, while choosing favorites from the high tea selection and a trolley filled with sweet and savory Malaysian treats. A live action station creating traditional roti jala completes the experience.

New Dim Sum Place
The two-story San Fu Lou (www.sanfulou.com) restaurant serves noodles with beef brisket, pork or wanton prawn dumplings along with an assortment of dim sum available daily. Be it the classic youmian, traditional hand-pulled la mian or fried ho fun, there’s nothing like the simple sustenance of a plate of noodles. In addition to Cantonese fare, they offer Peking duck, pork and chicken. To complement the food, the tea bar serves tea infused with fruits, herbs and flowers.

Luxury Accessories
Viet Khanh Phu enters the luxury accessories fashion scene with its debut collection called Aquamarine. Designs include bags, shoes, wallets and belts made out of skins from farm-grown crocodiles, ostriches and pythons. Prices range from a few million dong for wallets and clutches to VND20 million to VND25 million for handbags, and VND40 million for the most expensive item in the collection - a leather traveler’s bag. Aquamarine launched last month and is available at Viet Khanh Phu’s flagship showrooms in both Ho Chi Minh City (14 Pham Hong Thai, D1; 3824 1466) and Nha Trang (70 Tran Phu; 058 352 5345).

Japanese Cooking Classes
Saigon Cooking Class, in partnership with Blanchy Street restaurant, has launched a new cooking class for those interested in learning how to cook Japanese food. Chefs Martin Brito and Yogo Oba will be your guide through a delicious journey to present the essentials of Japanese cuisine over two lessons. Born in Sydney, Martin trained under Peter Doyle (widely recognized as the founding father of modern Australian cuisine). Yogo was invited by Matsuhisa to open Nobu London, Nobu Milan, Nobu Paris and Nobu Berkeley St where his outstanding skills flourished for eight years.