What's on the Menu

Bonifacio, Aguinaldo and Rizal set menus at Aristocrat

MANILA, Philippines - Aristocrat Restaurant offers its “Kalayaan Feast” ongoing until July 11. Indulge on sumptuous set menus named after famous Filipino heroes. The selection starts with Bonifacio, which consists of sinigang na baboy, sizzling sisig and ampalaya con carne for P672. Mabini includes sizzling tofu, Spicy Pork Alexander and pakbet hipon for P694. Aguinaldo has lechon kawali, bangus belly with black beans and spicy laing for P671. Del Pilar is loaded with chicken honey, sinigang na baka and chopsuey for P905. The Rizal set has hototai soup, sweet and sour fish fillet and crispy pata for P1,085. All sets are good for up to four persons and come with four orders of plain rice.

The Aristocrat Restaurant has branches at Roxas Boulevard, SM Mall of Asia, Robinsons Place Manila, SM City Manila, SM San Lazaro, Araneta Center, Subic, SM San Fernando, Pampanga; SM North-EDSA, QC; Jupiter St., Makati City; and The Aristocrat Bakeshop at Roxas Boulevard; Tomas Morato, QC; Jupiter St., Makati; Robinsons Place Manila, SM San Lazaro, and Araneta Center in Cubao, QC.

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Local coffee and pastries at Le Bistro

Le Bistro sustainable coffees are sourced from local farms and ensure that coffee farmers get a fair value for their crops.

Enjoy your coffee — hot or cold — and an assortment of pastries and savories at the arrival areas of the country’s premier airports.

For inquiries, visit www.lebistro.ph.

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Prime beef and ribs at Pancake House

Pancake House offers USDA rib-eye steak in one or two cuts.

The lean and boneless rib-eye roll (aged for 15 days) comes with one choice of side dishes.

Choose from mashed potato, corn and carrots, french fries, potato salad, rice, or potato rosti.

The US Angus rib-eye, lip-on, boneless rib-eye comes with one side dish.

The US beef burger is made from imported beef and comes with egg, bacon, cheese and lettuce.

It is served with french fries. Pancake House branches are located nationwide.

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Ham and cheese calzone at Yellow Cab

Yellow Cab has an alternative to pizza — calzones.

Calzones are Italian turnovers that are made out of pizza dough and are filled with various ingredients, such as mozzarella, ham, salami, or vegetables.

Try the ham and cheese calzone (ham, cheese, onions and green bell peppers) and the calzone grande in a trio of flavors.

Choose from sausage and pepperoni, chicken and ham, and meatballs and mushrooms.

Yellow Cab Pizza Co. has over 80 branches in the Philippines.

For delivery, call 789-9999 or visit www.yellowcabpizza.com.

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Win an Alaskan cruise for two at Discovery Suites

Discovery Suites offers an array of prizes during its year-long raffle promo titled “Perfect 10.”

“Perfect 10” is a raffle promo for local residents who book suites, or dine in any of the hotel’s restaurant until Feb. 13, 2011. One winner gets to enjoy the fashion cache on the Aug. 10 raffle, which includes three couture outfits by Puey Quiñones. For the Sept. 10 raffle, 10 winners will bring home a beauty product showcase courtesy of Clarins valued at P 10,000 each. For the Dec. 10 raffle, 10 winners will be given a Discovery Lifestyle Privilege Card, which offers discounts and exclusive privileges such as complimentary overnight stays, food and beverage discounts in all Discovery hotels and resorts in the Philippines and partner hotels around the world through the privilege program’s Club Hotel affiliation. For the Jan. 10, 2011 raffle, Franck Provost salon will award each of the 10 winners with luxury beauty services worth P10,000 each. The grand draw winner, which will be picked on Feb. 14, 2011, can go on an exciting 10-day Alaskan Cruise for two persons courtesy of Princess Cruises.

It’s so easy to join. Hotel guests get one raffle coupon when they book a room at P6,135 net and above per night; food bills worth P3,261.32 net at 22 Prime, and P2,174.21 net at Restaurant 5 and Serendipity Lounge. Fill out the raffle coupon and drop it in drop boxes found at the hotel lobby, 22 Prime and Restaurant 5.

For inquiries, call 719-8888.

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Typhoon Shelter Crab at Crustasia

Crustasia offers its best-selling Typhoon Shelter Crabs.

Other must-try dishes are Crab Maritess, Szechuan crab, Singaporean black pepper crab, Thai spring rolls with shrimps, seafood roll, sharksfin dumplings, baked New Zealand mussels, razor clams in chili black beans, steamed garlic oysters, sate babi ribs, golden-fried local duck, and Cantonese ribs.

Crustasia is located at Rockwell Powerplant Mall, Makati, 728-5463; Shangri-La Plaza Mall, 910-4096; TriNoma Mall, QC, 901-3607; and Alabang Town Center, second level, Corte de las Palmas, 772-2968.