Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah has been in the news lately. After Asit Modi gave his statement about the #BoycottTMKOC trend, the makers are all set to welcome actress Monaz Mevawalla as the new Roshan Singh Sodhi in the show. The actress will be seen replacing Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal after her controversial exit from the show.  Pinkvilla got in touch with Jennifer exclusively and the actress spoke at length about her replacement, the boycott TMKOC trend, future plans and more.

Philip Bischoff, bar manager of Manhattan at the Regent Hotel Singapore, will be at the Blue Bar at the Four Seasons in Central from October 20-24. Bischoff will be mixing some of Manhattan’s signature cocktails, such as Mad Dog (Hell’s Kitchen), made with Greenore 8-year-old Irish whiskey, Ferrand Dry orange curacao, Luxardo Maraschino, Drambuie, absinthe and bitters; Flatiron (Chelsea) – Lagavulin 16 Years, Drambuie and Mozart chocolate bitters; Paper Fox (SoHo), High West Rendezvous rye, Luxardo Maraschino, fresh citrus, ginger syrup and Peychaud’s bitters; and The Veit (Theatre Dictrict), Monkey 47 sloe gin, fresh lemon, house-made grenadine, egg white, Angostura bitters and seltzer.

"It's a strange quality - an X quality. It's when you feel something special is coming," says Marc Ascoli, carving the letter "X" on a piece of paper to emphasise his point. "When you meet someone with it you know there and then - it's a combination of talent, enthusiasm and personality. It's very exciting." When it comes to talent spotting, Ascoli has a sixth sense, so it is fitting that he's a guest judge of the Hong Kong Young Designers' Contest at Hong Kong Fashion Week.

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The Macallan brand is the most collectable and high-end brand in the world of Scotch. The Macallan 1926 sold at auction just two months ago for US$1.9 million and shattered the world record for most expensive whisky bottle ever sold. As the premium range is so sought-after and rare this has driven up the price for the core range, making the Double Cask quite pricey compared to other bottles of the same age and availability.