Snack-time specials at Kenny Rogers

MANILA, Philippines - Kenny Rogers offers Snack Time Specials — from sandwiches to pastas to roast chicken sets — from 2 to 6 p.m. Choose from roast chicken (roast chicken, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise), chunky tuna (large chunks of tuna drizzled with Kenny’s special dressing on a bed of lettuce), and jumbo hotdog (German hotdog with ketchup and mayo) sandwiches. There’s also spaghetti with meatballs, a pasta dish with a rich and flavorful meat sauce topped with all-beef meatballs and grated cheese. For dessert, indulge in crème brulee and panna cotta.

Visit the Kenny Rogers Roasters branch near you. For delivery, call 533-8888 or visit www.kennys.com.ph. 

More than just paella: The fish paella at BluFish

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Fish pesto paella at BluFish

BluFish tempts the palate with its newest offering — fish pesto paella. Other popular dishes are buffalo shrimps, tuna teriyaki burger, calamari pasta negra, Chilean seabass, clammy spaghetti, crab casino, crab paella, oysters Rockefeller, scallops and chili prawns skewers and Mamma Mia crab. The chefs have come up with new desserts such as poached pear a la mode, choco tart,  apple walnut crisp a la  mode and the grape and red wine syrup-smothered  cheesecake.

BluFish is at the ground level of the new Eastwood Mall.  For inquiries, call 900-0886.

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Country-style barako and café a la turon at TCB

The Coffee Beanery (TCB) offers two new signature drinks — country-style barako and café a la turon. TCB also offers Pinoy rice dishes and desserts such as Laguna cheesecake, Philippine mango shortcake, and chewy coconut ambrosia, among others.'

Visit the Coffee Beanery branch near you.

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50 percent off as Astralis by Diamond turns two

Astralis by Diamond Hotel celebrates its second year with a month-long anniversary celebration this month. The Diamond Hotel-owned restaurant in Rockwell slashes your lunch-time food bill by 50 percent when you spend P4,500 or more until Sept. 18.

On Sept. 19, the anniversary day itself, Astralis offers 50 percent off on your food bill any time of the day when you spend P4,500 or more. Dine any day this month and for every P4,500 single-receipt bill you’ll get a complimentary bottle of wine on your next visit. South African wine Nederburg is featured in an exclusive wine dinner on Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.

Astralis by Diamond Hotel is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and is located at Power Plant Mall along Lopez Drive, Rockwell, Makati. For

Time for chocolate: Get your fave choco treat at Dunkin Donuts for only P10 on Sept. 18.

information, call 890-7124 or e-mail astralis_mgr@ yahoo.com.

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P10 for all chocolate treats on Sept. 18 at Dunkin Donuts

Dunkin Donuts holds its Dunkin’ Donuts Chocolate Festival on Sept. 18. All chocolate products are offered at P10 each. Choose from chocolate special donuts, choco sticks, choco wacko, funsize brownies and choco muffins, Boston kreme, choco butternut and choco-honey dipped. Chocolate drinks such as Icy Coolers Choco, S’malamig Choco and hot chocolate are also included.

Donuts and more: Krispy Kreme donuts and Kit Kat chocolate at Krispy Kreme

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Three new donuts with Kit Kat at Krispy Kreme

Krispy Kreme partners with Kit Kat and whips up its unique chocolate and glazed varieties with Kit Kat’s crème-filled wafer.   There are three flavors to choose from: Krispy Kreme chocolate filled with Kit Kat, Krispy Kreme white chocolate filled with Kit Kat, and Krispy Kreme glazed cake with Kit Kat. The special treats are available until Sept. 30.

Krispy Kreme has branches at Bonifacio High Street, Greenhills Shopping Center Drive-Thru, SM Mall of Asia, TriNoma Cinema Level, SM Megamall, SM Mall of Asia Drive-Thru, Ayala Avenue, Robinsons Galleria, Gateway Mall, Glorietta 4, SM City Annex (North EDSA), Annex 2 SM Fairview, Eastwood, Marquee Mall Pampanga, SM San Lazaro, SM Manila, Paseo Center and Valero Parking, Makati City. For inquiries, call 0917-8053000. 

Pass the luck: The mooncake at Mandarin Oriental is available until Sept. 21.

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New moon night at Mandarin Oriental

Mandarin Oriental, Manila’s Sheung Yuet night welcomes the moon on Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. at the Mandarin Ballroom.  Mandarin Oriental offers a sumptuous 10-course dinner prepared by Tin Hau’s master chefs, highlighted by an auspicious paai shan ritual to augur positive chi energy, and a colorful lantern-lighting ceremony officiated by renowned geomancer master Joseph Chau. Multi-awarded talents from the Chiang Kai Shek College will perform songs and dances apropos to the celebration, considered a propitious occasion for romance and family gatherings. Join the mooncake game Pua Tiong Chiu, a popular custom among the Chinese-Filipino community, with each table vying for the grand Zhuang Yuan. Raffle prizes are also at stake.

Sheung Yuet tickets are available at P1,888+ for adults, and P999+ for children. Mandarin Oriental has 15 varieties of homemade, oven-baked, snow-skin and taro paste mooncakes at the mooncake booth at the hotel lobby, and at Tin Hau and the Mandarin Deli until Sept. 21. For  information,  call 750-8888 local 2422 / 2424 (Tin Hau); 2415 (Mandarin Deli) and 2633 (mooncake booth).

Chicken and noodles, Pinoy-style: The barbecue noodle soup at Reyes Barbecue

Barbecue noodle soup, goto and arroz caldo at Reyes Barbecue

Reyes Barbecue has a new merienda line for noodle soup lovers — the barbecue noodle soup (slices of grilled boneless chicken barbecue served on top of a bowl of smooth tasty noodles) for only P85 per serving; the hearty and tasty Reyes goto and arroz caldo for P45 per serving; and a bowl of goto and a pork/chicken barbecue on stick combo for P80. Quench your thirst with mango, papaya, banana and watermelon smoothies. Each variant has yogurt smoothly blended in ice.

Reyes Barbecue has branches at SM Malls and Ayala Malls in Metro Manila and Luzon;  Robinsons Galleria, Robinsons Lipa, Waltermart Makati, Waltermart Sta. Maria Bulacan, 168 Mall, Shangri-La Mall, Venice Piazza at McKinley Hill,  Eton Centris, Cash & Carry Mall, Pavilion Mall Laguna, Archer’s Nook Taft, Burke Plaza Binondo, MDP Bldg UST, Divisoria Mall, Landmark TriNoma, Gateway Mall, Banawe, B. Gonzales Katipunan, Timog cor. Quezon Blvd., QC; Paseo Centre Makati, RCBC Tower, De La Rosa Carpark Makati, King’s Court Pasong Tamo, Emerald Ave., Ortigas; Pearl Drive, Ortigas; Northwalk 2, San Fernando Pampanga; Theatre Mall, Greenhills;; Puregold Shaw, ML Quezon, Antipolo; Pergola Mall, Paranaque; Redemptorist Road, Baclaran; Shell Magallanes, and Subic.

For information, call 721-2040 or 721-2244, e-mail frankreyes.reyesbarbecue@ gmail.com or SMS 0917-868-4306.