Graduates at Marco Polo Ortigas Manila
BEGINNING March 1, graduates and their loved ones can go to Marco Polo Ortigas Manila’s all-day restaurant, Cucina, which treats the Class of 2020 with a complimentary meal when accompanied by four full-paying adults on their visit. To avail this promotion, the graduate must present proof of school identification or participation in their commencement ceremony. This offer is valid during lunch or dinner buffet service until end of July. Among Cucina’s specialities are paella mixta, freshly-made pasta and pizza, and fresh roast selection featuring the day’s best catch. The restaurant’s signature dishes include Pan-seared local sea bass with shrimp and dill sauce, Slow-braised beef with radish and red wine sauce, and Marinated roast chicken with white herb sauce. For more information and reservations, call 7720-7720 or e-mail restaurant.mnl@marcopolohotels.com.
Century Park says Happy Birthday
THE Century Park Hotel Manila helps people celebrate their birthday with its 2+1 Birthday Promo which is ongoing until Dec. 30. With two full paying adult guests, birthday celebrants can enjoy a free Seafood and Prime Rib lunch or a dinner buffet. The birthday promo can be availed on the day itself, seven days prior or seven days after the birthday. A complimentary birthday cake also awaits the celebrant. The promo is not offered in conjunction with other discount cards, promotional cards and discounts. Café in the Park offers prime ribs and a variety of fresh seafood for lunch and dinner for P1,695 net for adults and P847.50 net for children from six to 10 years old. Kids ages 5 years and below can dine free-of-charge. For table reservations, call Café in the Park at 8528-5827 or e-mail foodbev@centurypark.com.ph
Japanese dining at Astoria
CRAVING authentic Japanese food? Astoria Plaza’s Minami Saki offers an inventive dining experience that is different from the usual Japanese fare. Minami Saki is helmed by Executive Chef Kimito Katagiri, who has created dishes that remain true to their Japanese roots. These include the Aburi Sushi — a lightly torched sushi draped with a secret sauce. One may choose to order three or five kinds of Aburi Sushi (salmon, tuna, lapu-lapu, hamachi, and unagi or freshwater eel). As yakimono, or grilled dish, the Kaki Papaya Yaki was a unique choice: roasted Japanese oysters set in a half ripe papaya and covered in aburi sauce. Complementing the yakimono is the teppan yaki dish: Usuyaki Steak with Mushroom, with a medley of shiitake, shimeji and enoki mushrooms rolled in a striploin steak and grilled, served with an onion dipping sauce. Minami Saki by Astoria is at the ground floor of Astoria Plaza in Ortigas Center, Pasig City. For inquiries and reservations, call 8687-1111 ext. 8164 and 8165.
M Bakery goes local
When M Bakery was first launched in Manila, it highlighted the flavor of local favorite ube or purple yam in a featured cake and cupcake. Its Banana Pudding also got some local lovin’ when its Choc Nut version came out last year. Now, M Bakery releases more treats with locally distinct flavors: the Manila-exclusive Mango Jamboree made with pecan shortbread crust, layers of cream cheese and whipped cream filling, and topped with fresh mango chunks (P325 per slice); Calamansi Cupcake and Muffin, with calamansi filling and meringue icing for the cupcake (P165), while the muffin is made with utter-based batter with fresh calamansi juice and a pinch of calamansi zest (P185); Choc Nut Cupcake which is filled with Choc Nut spread, topped with Choc Nut buttercream and chunks of Choc Nut bars (P165). M Bakery is at One Bonifacio High Street Mall, 5th Avenue corner 28th Street, Bonifacio Global City. Call 847-9829 or 917-633-1718 for advance orders.
Andrew Café’s Pinoy cookies
ANDREW CAFÉ now has a line of cookies featuring locally produced ingredients: the Innovative Pinoy Cookie Selection. There is the Chocnut at Gatas, a blend of Chocnut and Mik-Mik sweetened milk powder; Tsokolate at Kape, a salted espresso and dark chocolate mix, using chocolate and coffee from Batangas; and Pasas at Kasoy, featuring raising and the cashew nuts from Antipolo. These snacks come in two varieties: a large cookies for P50 each and a box of eight bite-size cookies for P100. The Innovative Pinoy Cookie Selections is available until April 4 at Andrew Café. For bulk orders, contact Andrew Café two days before the pick-up through 8230-5100 local 1888.
Popeyes’ Heart Biscuits
POPEYES now has heart-shaped, honey-glazed biscuits, available for a limited time only. The Heart Biscuits are available for P45 each, or P125 for a box of three. Pair it with Popeyes signature spaghetti, an exclusive offering in all Popeyes’ branches in the Philippines. Popeyes also created a “For Us” bundle, which includes two plates of spaghetti, two Heart Biscuits, and two drinks, for P188, and its “For Me” variation. For details, visit www.popeyes.ph or follow them on Facebook and Instagram @popeyesph.
Spamming Pizza Hut
PIZZA HUT has a new flavor: the SPAM Cheesy Bites Pizza, topped with SPAM cubes with poppable bites filled with SPAM and mozzarella that you can dip in marinara sauce. This new pizza is priced at P419 for regular size and P639 for large. There is also a SPAM Triple Pizza Treat promo, that includes three regular-sized pizzas: Hawaiian Supreme, Cheese Lovers, and SPAM Cheesy Bites for P699. For details visit www.pizzahut.com.ph or call 8911-1111.
