Resorts World Manila rewards the vaccinated
INTEGRATED resort Resorts World Manila (RWM) joins the private sector-led campaign Ingat Angat in encouraging the public to get vaccinated and boost the country’s economy by going out, while still observing the minimum safety and health protocols. By getting protected from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), vaccinated individuals can now enjoy perks with RWM’s Good Jab Rewards, a property-wide campaign with offers from RWM signature restaurants, partner hotels, and dining outlets in Newport Mall. The campaign, which runs until Dec. 31, offers discounts of up to 50% to fully vaccinated guests who present their vaccination card. Among the participating restaurant are Casa Buenas, Silk Road, and The Grand Bar and Lounge at the Newport Grand Wing; and Garden Wing Cafe, Victoria Harbour Cafe, Bar 360, and Happy 9 at the Newport Garden Wing which offer 30% off with a minimum purchase of P1,000 until Sept. 30. (For reservations, call 7908-8888.) The Marriott Hotel Manila has several Good Jab offers running until Aug. 31: a minimum spend of P500 comes with a complimentary coffee at Marriott Cafe; a third shot of Dalmore 12 years is available for P500 at The Greatroom; and get a complimentary Custard Bun with a minimum spend of P2,000 from Man Ho. (For bookings and reservations at Marriott Cafe and The Greatroom, contact 8988-9990; and contact 8988-9999 for Man Ho.) Special deals are also up for grabs at Sheraton Manila Hotel. Enjoy 50% off on your lunch buffet at S Kitchen; while a complimentary bingsu with a minimum spend of P2,000 is available at Oori Korean Restaurant until Aug. 31. (For bookings, call 7902-1808.) Meanwhile, vaccinated guests can avail of a 50% discount on the dinner buffet at Hilton Manila’s The Marketplace Kusina Sea Kitchens from Mondays to Thursdays, until Aug. 31. (For bookings and reservations, call 7239-7788.) Grab the 30% discount offers of Okura Manila Hotel’s Yamazato Japanese Fine Dining for select food items including Chicken Teriyaki, Salmon Teriyaki, and Cold Green Tea Soba; and Okura at Home’s Nut-Crusted Salmon Fillet, Ebi Katsu Sando and Chasu Sando, available until Aug. 31. (For reservations, call 5318-2888, 5318-2815, or 0917-818-9868.) Vaccinated individuals can enjoy a slice of cake for every order worth P1,000 at Cafe Belmont, Ground Floor Belmont Hotel Manila until Dec. 31. (For reservations, contact 5318-8888.) The Savoy Hotel Manila offers a 15% discount on food and beverages with a minimum purchase of P2,000; while a free Blueberry Cheesecake in Can is available for a minimum purchase of P1,000 at Savoy Cafe and Grab and Go until Dec. 31. For a minimum package of P20,000, a 15% discount is available for function room booking (Meetings, Conventions, or Social Events) until Dec. 31. (For more information, contact 531-72869.) Newport Mall dining outlets also have deals for vaccinated guests. Parmigiano offers a free panna cotta with a minimum purchase of P500; Peri-peri Charcoal Chicken & Sauce Bar is serving up a free four-piece Cinnamon Sugar Peri Natas with a minimum purchase of P300; UCC Cafe Terrace gives out a free upsize on your Kori-Kohi; Crisostomo offers a free glass of ginumis or sago’t gulaman with a minimum purchase of P1,000; Crustasia Asian Seafood Market has a free Fresh Spring Roll with a minimum purchase of P1,500; McDonald’s offers 10% off for dine-in transactions; and Macao Imperial Tea is serving a Buy 1 Get 1 Black Pearl Milk Tea. Meanwhile, Wolfgang’s Steakhouse offers a complimentary drink (choice of classic cocktail, local beer, or iced tea) and Dessert of the Day with a minimum purchase of P1,000 for every vaccination card until Aug. 31. (For reservations, call 0999-842-7954. Terms and conditions apply.) For more information on RWM’s Good Jab offers for vaccinated individuals, visit www.rwmanila.com and follow @rwmanila and @newportmall on Facebook and Twitter, and @resortsworldmanila Instagram.
Max’s Group launches Bento Bilao
MAX’S Group is introducing an all-in-one Bento Bilao combining Filipino favorites from homegrown brands Max’s Restaurant and Dencio’s with signature dishes from the group’s Japanese concept Teriyaki Boy. The Bento Bilao is a one-of-a-kind “JaPinoy” featuring Max’s iconic lumpiang Shanghai and Dencio’s pinaputok na pancit in the bilao side, while the bento side has 10 pieces of Teriyaki Boy’s gyoza and eight pieces of its maki rolls. The spread can satisfy four to five diners. It is available until July 23, Philippine-Japanese Friendship Day, and starts at P1,099 for take-out. Orders are exclusively available for take-out and delivery from the following Max’s Group stores: EDSA Eats – Cubao, Max’s Taytay, Max’s Jupiter, Max’s SM Bicutan, Max’s Pasig Kapitolyo, Max’s Antipolo, Max’s Commonwealth Fairview, Max’s Tagaytay, Max’s SM Fairview, Max’s Sumulong, Max’s Sucat, Max’s Kawit, Cavite, Max’s Las Pinas, Max’s Malate, and Max’s EDSA Caloocan. Delivery orders can be placed through 888-79000 for Metro Manila customers, or online at delivery.maxschicken.com. For more information, visit the official Facebook page at @MaxsRestaurant.
DoT launches Halal Food Tourism
COINCIDING with the celebration of the Muslim festival Eid’l Adha (Festival of the Sacrifice) on July 20 the Department of Tourism (DoT) launched the Halal Culinary Tourism series that introduces the initiative and showcases unique culinary finds in Mindanao. The video series can be viewed by the public on the DoT’s social media platforms including Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. Halal Culinary Tourism promotes the culinary heritage of Mindanao and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and consequently its destinations. The Mindanao Halal Culinary Tourism is a project of the DoT with the Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA). Featured in the launching video of the campaign are Halal-certified and Muslim-friendly establishments across Mindanao Regions. These include: Black Seed Burger in Davao City, which features “black seed” on burger, a traditional herb among western Asian culture that is believed to have medicinal values; SpiChef in Davao City, which offers a mango pineapple hot sauce, an innovation of fresh and natural herbs and spices; Bay Tal Mal in Zamboanga City, which offers traditional Moro dishes like tiyulah itum that is usually served during special occasions; and Hashy’s Cuisine in Cotabato City in BARMM, one of the pioneering Halal-certified sites in the region. Its culinary highlight is sinina kambing, a traditional Maguindanaon dish. Also featured are: Babu Kwan and Torogan Kape in Cagayan de Oro City, Pater al-Kuwait House of Palapa in Iligan City, Dennis Coffee Garden in Zamboanga City, Mama Ping in Cotabato City, Tambilawan Kamayan Restaurant in General Santos City, and Radin’s Guinamos in Agusan del Sur.
Jollibee offers J-ollympics Kiddie Meal toys
THIS JULY, Jollibee brings the joy of sports to kids with its newest Jolly Kiddie Meal set of collectible toys, the J-ollympics. The J-ollympics consists of seven sports-themed toys starring Jollibee and Champ engaged in various athletic activities: rowing a boat, playing basketball, badminton, golf, soccer, riding a bike, and boxing. The Jolly Kiddie Meal J-ollympics collection is available until Oct. 31. Each toy comes with its own Jolly Joy Box with every purchase of a Yumburger (P82), Yumburger Meal with Drink (P102), Jolly Spaghetti (P97), Jolly Spaghetti Meal with drink (P107), one-piece Burger Steak (P97), one-piece Burger Steak Meal with Drink (P114), one-piece Chickenjoy with Rice (P129), or one-piece Chickenjoy with Drink (P144). Kids can also complete the entire set of J-ollympics toys by ordering a six-piece Chickenjoy Bucket (P714). The toys can be collected by dining at a Jollibee branch, or one can have them delivered through the new Jollibee App, JollibeeDelivery.com, #87000 hotline, GrabFood, or foodpanda.
DoT backs Iloilo bid for UNESCO recognition
THE DEPARTMENT of Tourism (DOT) is supporting the bid of the Iloilo City government to be designated as a Creative City of Gastronomy by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Creative Cities Network 2021. The City of Gastronomy project is part of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network, the umbrella project launched in 2004 covering seven creative fields — Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Film, Literature, Media Arts, Music, and Gastronomy. Currently, the UNESCO project has listed a total of 36 Cities of Gastronomy all over the world. If selected, Iloilo will be the first Philippine city to make it to the list. The DoT Western Visayas, the Megaworld Museums, and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) have a three-pronged program focusing on Ilonggo heirloom dishes called “Timplada: The Art of Ilonggo Cuisine.” This will include a series of virtual educational programs titled “Merienda Talks” from August to December to provide a more profound knowledge of Ilonggo ingredients and cooking. The opening of the Timplada exhibition is scheduled on Aug. 21, followed by the Ark of Taste Talk by Reena Gamboa highlighting food and tourism for rural development in Western Visayas on Aug. 28; and Pangyam-is Talk by Gilbert Marin as a component of the Western Visayas Sugar Trail on Oct. 9. An art exhibit will tell Ilonggo food stories through the eyes of 10 Iloilo-based artists and in collaboration with 10 local food establishments, at the Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art starting Aug. 21. An Ilonggo food map will also be drawn and printed for both local and international audiences to highlight the food trail.
Solane Kitchen Moments focuses on chef Boy Logro
CHEF Boy Logro started as a restaurant staff and went on to become the personal chef of a king. Somewhere in between that journey, however, the Pinoy chef created a dish that changed his life, and in cooking show Solane Kitchen Moments, Mr. Logro reveals the recipe to his breakthrough dish: Avocats aux Crevettes. It is a cold French hors d’oeuvre mainly made of avocados and shrimp. With some adjustments, he made the recipe his own and served it to the Sultan of Oman, who shortly after called for the sous chef who was working in the palace kitchen. The Sultan ordered Mr. Logro to prepare the dish every day for as long as he was working in the palace. Mr. Logro then served as the personal chef of the Sultan — accompanying the latter in his travels and serving world-renowned guests including Queen Elizabeth, Princess Diana of Wales, George Bush, Sr. and former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos. In Solane Kitchen Moments, Mr. Logro shows a couple of tricks on how to serve food fit for royalty, and according to host Suzi Entrata-Abrera.
