Cucina introduces new additions
MARCO POLO ORTIGAS Manila’s all-day restaurant, Cucina recently introduced new featured dishes. These include Thai Hot and Sour Beef Salad, and the Green Chicken Curry, plus the new Mushroom, Truffle Cream, Thyme and Mozzarella pizza and the Spaghetti with Shrimp Bottarga and Dill. Guests may also enjoy the US Angus Beef Burger during their stay, or a healthy serving of Pan-Roasted Chilean Sea Bass, Garden Peas, Pancetta Herb and Lemon Butter Sauce. And among its new desserts are Milk Chocolate Mousse with Candied Maple Bacon Brownie, and the Mango Passionfruit Tart with Almond Nougatine and Lime Meringue. These new dishes are now available on Cucina’s a la carte menu. For details call 7720-7720 or e-mail restaurant.mnl@marcopolohotels.com.
Yellow Cab’s Black Friday deal
TOMORROW, on Nov. 29, buy one 10-inch or 14-inch pizza and get a second pizza for free. Choose from the selection of edge-to-edge Classic and Signature pizzas such as the New York Classic, Hawaiian, BBQ Chicken, Manhattan Meatlovers, and Roasted Garlic and Shrimp. Available starting at midnight to 11:59 p.m. on November 29. This promo is available for dine-in, take-out, delivery, and curbside pick-up. Customers can go the restaurants or order online at delivery.yellowcabpizza.com.
Buttered Bundt from Andrew Café
ANDREW CAFÉ’s featured Christmas Cake is the Heavenly Holiday Buttered Bundt. The butter cake is given a festive twist through an additional red velvet layer. The cake is drizzled with white chocolate ganache and topped with Swiss meringue butter cream in shape of the classic green holly leaf, glazed cherries, and red and silver dragées. The Heavenly Holiday Buttered Bundt is freshly baked by Andrew Café’s student-apprentices of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, under the guidance of resident pastry chef-mentor Erna Canatoy. Visit the restaurant at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Taft Campus, corner of Estrada and Leon Guinto St., Malate, Manila. It is open Mondays to Fridays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact Andrew Café at 230-5100 local 1888 for pre-orders of the cake two days in advance.
George Town’s Super Steak opens in BGC
TENDER, moist, and flavorful steaks with a smoky finish are the result of cooking with the Mibrasa oven, a new method and equipment from Spain brought to the Philippines by George Town’s Super Steak. The new restaurant opened just in time for the holidays, was brought in by George Pua, the man behind KPub BBQ, Ogawa traditional Japanese restaurant, Oppa Chicken, Rico’s Lechon and Thai BBQ. The Mibrasa oven uses charcoal to cook food, simultaneously grilling and roasting meat, seafood, and even vegetables. Mibrasa ovens are quick and efficient, distributing heat evenly and keeping it consistent. For its opening promo, George Town Super Steak has dining deals such as Buy Wagyu Flank Steak and Get Half Slab of Ribs for P1,488, Buy 1 Get 1 on Full Spareribs for P1,245, and Buy 1 Get 1 Super Steak Signature Burger for P455. The restaurant is located at the 3rd level One Bonifacio High Street, 5th Ave. BGC, Taguig. It is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays to Thursdays, and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. For reservations, call 8363-1447, 8361-3937, 8293-5562, or 0917-532-0000.
Parties at Dencio’s
BOOK REUNIONS, Christmas parties, or New Year salubong at Dencio’s which has flexible set menu packages starting at P300 per person. On offer are a wide array of classic and reimagined Pinoy favorites, from appetizers such as calamares (squid rings), to bestselling meals like Krispy Sisig. One can also have a unique mess hall experience with grilled, fried, or combination Boodle Feasts. Dencio’s has 13 locations nationwide that offer private function rooms. For inquiries, drop by a Dencio’s restaurant or visit facebook.com/denciosph/.
MOS Burger to pop-up in Robinsons Galleria
MOS Burger, the second largest burger chain in Japan, will open a pop-store in Robinsons Galleria in January prior to opening its first branch in the Philippines. The pop-up will sell two items from its standard menu: The Signature MOS Burger and the Yakiniku Rice Burger. The first MOS Burger restaurant in the Philippines is slated to open in the first quarter next year in Robinsons Galleria, Ortigas. More store openings are scheduled in 2020 in different commercial malls and business districts. MOS stands for “Mountain, Ocean, Sun.”
Christmas at New World Makati
ON ITS silver anniversary, the New World Makati Hotel heralds the festive season with a raffle of getaways and giveaways, holiday stays, dining offers, gift-worthy sweets and treats, mocktails and cocktails, and Christmas party packages. The hotel starts off the Yuletide with a raffle of 25 experiences and prizes including two-night stays at New World hotels in Saigon, Hong Kong, Petaling Jaya (Kuala Lumpur) complete with airfare and breakfast for two; a trip to Tokyo for two; an iPhone 11 128 GB; an Apple Watch Series 5 GPS 40mm; a pair of Apple Airpods with charging case; a Sony Smart KDL 40 inch full HD television; and five Belo Skin Treatment gift cards worth P5,000 each, to name a few. Stays for two, as well as dining experiences for two and four guests, respectively, at the hotel’s premium Cantonese restaurant, Jasmine, and all-day dining and buffet outlet, Café 1228, will also be given away. At the Marahai Spa, two 60-minute massages and treatments are up for grabs. Five holiday hampers for sharing or gift-giving are also included in the raffle. Guests who stay or dine throughout December for a minimum single-receipt of P5,000 nett will be given one raffle ticket. Tickets must be accomplished and dropped in the box designated at the hotel’s lobby on or before Jan. 1. Winners will be drawn on Jan. 6. For a full list of prizes and mechanics, visit https://manila.newworldhotels.com/en/promotions/promotions-dining/25th-anniversary-giveaway/. Meanwhile, the hotel will be giving back to homeless children in Barangay Palanan cared for by SOLV Foundation by donating proceeds from promotions offered for all of December. Guests who stay, hold an event, or order a festive cocktail or mocktail will be helping these children. Savor a hearty Yuletide-themed buffet at Café 1228 from Dec. 1-30 December (except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day) with honey-glazed ham, prime rib, and much more at P2,300 and P2,800 for lunch on weekdays and weekends, respectively, and P2,500 for dinner daily. Guests may upgrade with a free-flowing beverage package at P599 with juices, soda, local beers, and wines. From Dec. 1-30 December, sip on festive drinks — Santa’s Sparkling Sleigh and Christmas Chamomile Fizz — at Bar Rouge for P400 and P280 nett, respectively. The first is a mix of vodka, sparkling wine, Red Bull, apple juice, sprite, and lemon bitters, garnished with grape and apple slices while the later is an alcohol-free treat which combines calamansi, chamomile tea, apple juice, ginger ale, and simple syrup, topped with sour candy and an apple slice. Gifts giving in worry-free with the hotel’s holiday hampers which come in deluxe and grand sizes for P4,288 and P6,888 nett, respectively. Guests can customize their hampers with pralines, mendiant, cookies, chocolates macadamia nuts, bourbon cake, cupcakes, nougat, Old English fruit cake, stollen bread, and more. For inquiries, reservations, and orders, guests can call 8811-6888 or e-mail reservations.manila@newworldhotels.com or FandBreservations.manila@newworldhotels.com.
Pancake House’s holiday specials
THIS holiday season, Pancake House offers its customers a unique twist on its well-loved pancakes featuring classic Filipino flavors. There are the Bibingka Pancakes, mini pancakes with slices of quezo de bola and salted egg topped with butter, served with sweet muscovado sugar and grated coconut on the side. There is also the Holiday Sampler — three sets of petite Pancakes in three different flavors, Chocolate Marble, Blueberry, and Classic. These limited offers are available for P150 each in all Pancake House stores nationwide until Jan. 15.
Christmas comes to M Bakery
M BAKERY releases its Christmas offers meant to lift holiday spirits. Choose from the Christmas-inspired versions of the hit bakeshop’s classic treats, which can be ordered in advance to enjoy in family gatherings and office parties. when it comes to cupcakes, M Bakery has a line of freshly baked confections, including Winter cupcakes, classic vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and snowflakes design; Christmas cupcakes, classic cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and festive Christmas decorations; Holiday Piped cupcakes, classic cupcakes decorated with vintage holiday designs; and the Ornament Box consisting of one dozen assorted vanilla and chocolate mini cupcakes topped with vanilla buttercream and edible seasonal decorations. Other handmade desserts meant to get one in the holiday mood include Chocolate Crinkle cookies; Jammy Thumbprints, a twist on its classic pecan thumbprints cookies finished with raspberry jam; and Sno-Balls, buttery pecan cookies rolled in powdered sugar. For something more citrusy, M Bakery offers Iced Molasses, classic molasses cookies with orange or lemon glaze. There are also Gingersnaps, a combination of sweetness and spice, and one of the most sought-after Christmas cookies. Finally, there is also a series of Christmas-themed cakes. Available for advance orders are the Snowman cake, classic vanilla or chocolate cake with a snowman design; a Red Velvet cake, designed with white vanilla buttercream and decorated with a green border and festive holly confetti sprinkles; and a Yule Log cake, available in red velvet, vanilla or chocolate with buttercream icing and finished with festive seasonal decoration. M Bakery is also opening a two-hour cupcake icing class on Dec. 21, with five to 10 participants for each class. It will tackle different cupcake decorating techniques, including flat top icing, inscription making, and piped flower designs. M Bakery is at the Lower Ground, Unit #23 5th Ave. corner 28th St., One Bonifacio High Street Mall, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. For details call 847-9829 or 0917-633-1718 to join a class or to place your advance orders.
