Treats that will melt the Heart

No ordinary love

Ione Skye’s character in Dream of an Insomniac boldly announced that anything less than mad, passionate love is a waste of time. Love should not be mediocre, a run-of-the-mill version of happily ever afters, but a confluence of intense emotions, romantic sunsets, steamy nights and the most flamboyant dreams. Such love necessitates a celebration equally sensual. That’s why this Feb. 14, come to Nuvo for its Valentine’s Day Special Menu. For only P1,950, you get to renew your love over a passionately ambrosial feast.

Let the celebration begin with "Duo of Duck" which is a duo of smoked Duck Magret and grilled duck breast lentil salad in old balsamic, salad panache or "Smoked Salmon Salad," a roulade of smoked salmon stuffed with horseradish mousse, red cherry tomato and Arugula salad.

In between kisses and heart melting gazes, take pleasure from "Double Beef Consomme" with bone marrow and celery-carrot sticks.

For the main course, delight in "Wrapped Lapu Lapu Fillet" which is grilled lapu lapu fillet wrapped in zucchini with smoked champagne sauce, buttered green vegetables and cheese-spinach gnocchi; "Chilean Sea Bass" which is roasted sea bass with truffle foam, green asparagus, buttered spaghettini or angel hair pasta or "Lamb Rack Provencale," baked lamb rack under herbs olive Madeira jus, oven-roasted Mediterranean vegetables and couscous.

Fall in love with "Strawberry Short Cake," a chiffon cake layered with strawberry yoghurt cream with fruit coulis as an add-on or the aesthetically and gustatorily exquisite "Composition of Dark and White Chocolate," layers of dark and white chocolate mousse between raspberry jelly served with ragout of mango and cherry.

You and your significant other can also dine a la carte. Surprise yourselves with scrumptious choices: grilled scallops and tiger prawns, Caesar salad with lettuce romaine and crispy parma ham slices, bouillabaise, prawn bisque, grilled Chilean sea bass with lemon butter sauce, roasted baby veal tenderloin, seard pepper steak, mango jubilee and so many others.

Love is never about settling. So come the day of hearts, never settle for anything less than mad and passionate celebration. Nuvo is where you have to go. – Samantha Echavez