MANILA, Philippines - Super Bowl of China offers four new dishes. These are the hot shrimp and fish salad with shelled fresh shrimp and boneless fish fillet at P300; Emperor’s Chicken with Mandarin sauce at P260; Chinese chorizo fried rice, sautéed rice with Chinese chorizo, oriental sausages, black mushrooms at P190; and shrimp and egg fooyong, scrambled eggs stuffed with shrimp, Baguio petchay, and carrots at 170. The new dishes are available until June 30.
Super Bowl of China restaurants are located at the 4th level, SM Megamall Atrium, Mandaluyong City; 2nd level, Glorietta 4, Ayala Center, Makati City; 3rd level, Chef’s Avenue, Festival Mall, Alabang; 3rd level, Gateway Mall, Araneta Center, Cubao, Q.C.; ground floor, Main Mall, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City; M1 Activity Center, TriNoma, North EDSA, Q.C.; ground floor, Midtown Wing, Robinsons Place, Manila; and the affiliated Big Buddha restaurant at the 2nd level, Greenbelt 3, Ayala Center, Makati City.
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King Paddle at ClawDaddy
Other delish picks include baby back ribs, fish and chips, pasta, crabs, fresh water prawns, shrimps, New Zealand mussels, clams, sausages and steak.
ClawDaddy is located at The Ledge, 6th level, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, Ortigas, 636-5679; and Bonifacio High Street, Taguig, 856-4785.
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Flying Pig at Tomas Morato
Other best-sellers are smoked cuchinillo, suckling pig smoked in hickory wood in a charcoal grill; classic callos, slow- cooked tripe, chorizo, sausage and chickpeas in tomato pimiento sauce; paella con salpicao Catalan-style, saffron rice topped with garlic oil marinated beef tenderloin strips, among others.
The Flying Pig is located at 104 JSB building corner Sct. Delgado, Tomas Morato, Quezon City; and at the ground level, new Eastwood Mall.
For information, call 374-8406 or 900-0886.
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See yang menu at Manila Pavilion Hotel
The menu includes clam meat yee sang, shrimp yee sang, salmon fish yee sang, and local abalone yee sang.
Prices start at P688 net per order.
For information call, call 526-1212 local 2303 or visit www.waterfronthotels.com.ph.
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Champagne sunset at Diamond Hotel
The “Champagne Sunset Spectacular” includes a round of Moët & Chandon champagne and a selection of hors d’oeuvres for P1,000 per person.
It is available from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Monday to Saturday.
Diamond Hotel Philippines is located at Roxas Boulevard, corner Dr. J Quintos St., Manila.
For information, call 528-3000, 305-3000 or e-mail bizcenter@ diamondhotel.com.
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Venetian food festival at The Peninsula Manila
Chef Massimo Veronesi prepared a Venetian menu with specialties such as risottos made with lobster, cuttlefish, rice and fish; the bigolo alle sarde, spaghetti with anchovies, garlic, capers, black olives and bread crumbs; and the pasta e fagioli, borlotti bean soup with maltagliatti, steamed mussels and rosemary oil, among others.
For details, call The Peninsula Manila at 887-2888 local 6737 and 6738 (Mi Piace) and 6694 (restaurant reservations) or e-mail diningpmn@peninsula.com.
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Drink-all-you-can at InterContinental Manila
Musical performances are by Maricel Cruz, Teresa Garcia, Anna Lachica, Crisha Ledesma and the Heaven Sent Band on Monday to Saturday and pianist Mark Abella on Sundays from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight.
Gambrinus Bar is open daily from 8 a.m. to 12 midnight.
For reservations, call 793-7000.
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Cara Mia Gelateria opens in SM Southmall
Cara Mia offers its signature gelato cakes, which are a creative fusion of gelato, sponge cake, meringue wafers and sprinkles of fruits and nuts.
Cara Mia Gelateria is located along the food street wing of SM Southmall, Las Piñas.
Cara Mia also has branches in all Amici Pizza, Pasta outlets namely, Don Bosco Makati, Bellagio Square in Tomas Morato, Greenhills,the Atrium of SM Megamall and the Annex at SM City North Edsa.
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Chicken BBQ pizza at Chef Donatello
Their servings are hefty yet the prices are affordable, making them popular with diners who have value for their money.
They offer different flavors of pizza and pasta, as well as good old American favorites such as marinated ribs, sandwiches and burgers.
Chef Donatello is located at SM Megamall; Pagcor, Angeles City, Pampanga and Tagaytay.