Four sensual salads at The Café Mediterranean

MANILA, Philippines – The Café Mediterranean offers new healthy salads and vegetable dishes. The ratatouille is great as a light meal with couscous.

Try the lllllentil croquettes on garden salad with lemon-yogurt dressing. The croquettes are loaded with lentils, herbs, and lightly spiced with cumin and cayenne pepper. The broccoli salad contains roasted red bell peppers, lemon juice, and black olives topped with feta cheese, while the garden salad with red pepper vinaigrette has red bell peppers blended with apple juice and vinegar topped with lettuce, sun-dried tomatoes, black olives and carrots. The tuna salad has capers, olives, and alioli mixed with greens.

For inquiries, call 896-8625 or visit www.thecafemediterranean.com.

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Humba baby-back ribs at Fish Out of Water

Fish Out of Water tempts the diners with its new offering — the humba baby back ribs.

The restaurant has a menu that is built around the new world of recipes and the best of Philippine seafood.

Fish Out of Water is located at the third level, Greenbelt 5, Makati City. For reservations, call 729-3858.

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Healthy meals at Kenny Rogers Roasters SM North-EDSA

Kenny Rogers Roasters opens its branch at the third level of SM Annex Building. Savor the classic roast chicken and the smoky flavor of its honey bourbon ribs with that fall-off-the-bone goodness.

There are grilled favorites such as fish, sausage and burger steak, among others. Kenny serves 12 different sandwich varieties made with the freshest and most premium ingredients.

There are also savory pastas, a widest array of side dishes, flavored muffins, and refreshing smoothies.

Kenny’s SM Annex is located near the The Skygarden pathway, which connects SM Annex and The Block to the main building.

Kenny Rogers Roasters is open Sunday to Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. For to-go meals, call 533-8888 or visit www.kennys.com.ph.

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Mega Barkada Sampler at Cowboy Grill

Cowboy Grill introduces its Mega Barkada Sampler sampler, a bilao filled with Cowboy Grill favorites like original pork sisig, inihaw na tilapia, inihaw na pusit, pork BBQ, chicken wings, camaron rebosado, cheese sticks, french fries, and comes with a free barrel of San Miguel Beer. It is good for 10 to 12 persons.

It’s Ladies’ Night every Wednesday at Cowboy Grill Las Piñas, Biñan, and Malate. Ladies get free cocktail drinks.

The Ladies’ Night in Cowboy Grill Lite on UN Avenue, Manila, is held every Saturday.

For reservations, visit or call its branches in Mabini, 521-8143; Malate, 525-1474; Las Piñas, 801-7644; and Biñan, (049) 525-1474.

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Fun box of 6 at Hot Loops

The new Hot Loops Fun Box 6 is a pre-packed treat with freshly baked six yummy donuts in choco and cheesecake variants.

Choose from cheesecake raisin, choco drizzle cheesecake, cookie-coated cheesecake, nutty choco, choco drizzle mocha, and double choco drizzle.

Hot Loops Fun Box 6s is available in selected Landmark Supermarkets, selected Robinsons ready to eat section, and soon at Robinsons Movieworld snack bar outlets.

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Pork sisig, kare-kare and pinakbet at Congo Grille

Congo Grille opens its 11th outlet in Scout Limbaga, Quezon City. The stand-alone resto has sleek and modern interiors and a 200-seater dining area. In addition to its award-winning pork sisig, the entrees for the vegetarian, omnivore, and sweet-toothed include sizzling stuffed squid, beef kare-kare, pinakbet, pork barbecue, Canton-sotanghon guisado, country fried chicken, congo mango, and buko pandan.

According to Calvin Millado, managing partner for Congo Grille, diners will definitely enjoy their classic cuisines at affordable prices. Regular store hours are from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily, excluding holidays.

Congo Grille has other outlets at El Pueblo, Ortigas Center; Westgate Alabang, SM City Fairview, SM City San Lazaro, SM City Sta. Rosa, SM City Clark, SM Mall of Asia, SM City Pampanga, and TriNoma Mall.

For details, call 332-2193 to 94 or visit www.congogrille.com.

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Wagyu shabu shabu at Healthy Shabu Shabu

Healthy Shabu Shabu serves grade 8 Wagyu. The Wagyu beef, with its unique marbling characteristic, contributes to the shabu shabu’s unmatched juiciness and taste.

Healthy Shabu Shabu restaurants use the freshest and finest ingredients so diners are assured that they are getting maximum nutritional value.

Visit its branches at Power Plant Mall, 898-3979/895-6300; The Podium, 914-1028 to 29; SM Mall of Asia, 556-0354 to 55; Robinsons Galleria, 633-1979/632-1634; SM The Block, North-EDSA, 442-0036 to 37; Alabang Town Center, 850-6633/850-6976; Robinsons Midtown, 526-2981/529-3983; and Shangri-La Plaza Mall, 910-3272/632-7532. For information, visit www.healthyshabushabu.com.

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Tex-Mex cuisine at Crowne Plaza

Seven Corners Restaurant at Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila features Tex-Mex cuisine in its lunch and dinner buffet ongoing until July 31.

Enjoy the spicy yet soothing flavors of jalapeño cream soup, avocado soup, guacamole and Tex-Mex chicken salad, and the homegrown flavor of cheddar cheese soup.

Chilies are used for breads such as cheddar-chili bread twist, jalapeño garlic bread, among others.

For main course, try the marinated pork with yellow pepper sauce, grilled salmon with green chili sauce, and red snapper with ancho chili.There is a taco bar station with tortillas, fajitas, tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and quesadillas.

For dessert, try the pan dulce and pumpkin pecan pie with whiskey butter sauce, mango-cajota angel food cake, chocolate sheet cake and margarita chiffon cake.

Seven Corners Restaurant is at the third floor of Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila.

For inquiries, call Seven Corners at 633-7222 or e-mail f&b.reservations@ihg.com.