Minoli De Silva will headline an exclusive evening, ‘Beyond the Plate’ in conversation hosted by Genesis – The Dilmah Centre for a Sustainable Future on 27th May 2026 from 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. at t-Lounge & bar by Dilmah – The Shoppes at City of Dreams.

In a landmark achievement for Sri Lanka and the global autism advocacy community, Merak 2026 has officially secured the Guinness World Record for the World’s Longest Sensory Board, marking a historic milestone in the intersection of art, inclusion, sustainability, and public awareness.

Hilton Colombo continues its around-the-world culinary spotlight at Graze Kitchen with ‘Seoulful Flavours at Graze’, the latest promotion bringing the vibrant and much-loved flavours of South Korea to Colombo. Held in collaboration with Conrad Seoul, the 10-day festival running until 23rd May features a range of authentic Korean dishes curated by guest chefs, Jeong Hun Han and Young Hun Hwang.

After months of pressure, passion, and plates that told stories, Sanjula Manoj walked away as the very first winner of MasterChef Sri Lanka. From travelling nearly eight hours just to make it to recordings in Colombo, to recreating memories from his parents’ humble hopper shop, his journey was nothing short of inspiring. Today on The Buzz with Danu, we speak to the man who turned dreams into dishes and walked away with the MasterChef title.

Gyms have stopped feeling like training spaces and started feeling like performance stages.And I don’t think it happened all at once. It happened slowly. A camera here. A tripod there. A few workout clips online. Then suddenly, what used to be a place where people quietly worked on themselves became a place where many now feel like they’re constantly being watched.

There’s a particular kind of silence that falls in a Colombo room when someone walks in wearing a recognizable aesthetic or logo. It’s not admiration. It’s a quiet calculation. A mental tally of price, origin, and perceived status. For years, this has been the currency of luxury in Sri Lanka: the louder the monogram or print, the more respect it commanded. We’ve built an entire fashion culture on the idea that value is something you can read from

A powerful convergence of art, education, and social impact is set to take centre stage in Sri Lanka with Merak 2026, a national initiative spearheaded by The Tree House International. Bringing together artists, universities, international organisations, and community groups, the project is redefining how creative collaboration can drive awareness and inclusion for autism.

Tucked into the ever-busy food stretch of Thimbirigasyaya, Delicious Café feels less like a trendy new opening and more like the kind of place you somehow feel you’ve known forever. In a street lined with endless dining options, this cozy café stands out not because it tries too hard, but because it quietly does the simple things right—warm hospitality, familiar flavours, and food that tastes like it was made with genuine love.

Seven of us set off to Trincomalee, on the east coast of Sri Lanka facing the Indian Ocean. There are a number of targets for me beyond the team’s swimming, walking, eating and chilling list. There is lots of colourful, and some dark, history in this town.

Have you ever walked into a house that felt more like a space than a home? Have you ever reminisced about the best year of your life and wondered why everything seemed to come together then, but now things are falling apart? From a Feng Shui perspective, this could be due to afflictions related to the Time Period-based Feng Shui.