Spectacular Spain food festival at New World Hotel
MANILA, Philippines - The New World Hotel’s M2M Café features cuisine, wines and music of Spain in its “Spectacular Spain” festival ongoing until Oct. 31. In collaboration with Juan Carlos Terry of Terry’s Selection, Spanish specialties are offered at M2M’s daily lunch and dinner buffets. Authentic Spanish dishes include albondigas en salsa de chorizo de jabugo, alboronias, crema de tomate a la albahaca fresca, lengua a la Sevillana, mero en salsa molinera, among others. Lunch is at P1,269 per person, dinner at P1,381 per person. At the hotel’s Cinnabar, a selection of pinchos, skewered bite-size savory snacks, traditionally eaten in bars in Northern Spain, are available from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. A wide selection of Spanish wines is also available. Asia’s Queen of Songs Pilita Corrales will perform at Cinnabar today and on Oct. 21 and 26 from 9 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.
For more information, call 811-6888.
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Chorizo ensaymada at Goldilocks
Goldilocks introduces its latest offering chorizo ensaymada with generous chorizo bits baked into sweet bread topped with sugar, creamy butter, and grated cheddar cheese.
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Come in orange on Oct. 15, get free main entrée at Cravings
The Cravings Group of Restaurants celebrates 22 years with “The Orange Festival” on Oct. 15. Diners wearing orange get a free main entrée of their choice. Those wearing an orange top or bottom get a 22 percent off.
Participating Cravings branches are Katipunan, Shangri-La, Fraser Place Makati, Tomas Morato, Eastwood Mall, and Festival Mall. Other outlets joining are C2 at Cravings Center Katipunan, C2 Shangri-La, C2 Megamall, C2 Rockwell, C2 Midtown, C2 Summit Ridge Hotel, C2 SM North, and C2 Greenhills; The Coffee Beanery at Cravings Center Katipunan, The Coffee Beanery Shangri-La, The Coffee Beanery SM North, The Coffee Beanery Summit Ridge Hotel, and The Coffee Beanery West Avenue; Oceana at Bldg. A, San Miguel By The Bay in Mall of Asia; and Hollywood Steakhouse/ Sugar in Hollywood Hills Subd., Sumulong Highway, Antipolo.
For more information, visit www.cravingsgroup.com.
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Wine buffet at Pan Pacific Hotel
Pan Pacific Hotel Manila offers its wine buffet every Friday of October. Indulge in an assortment of white and red wines at P675 served with nuts and chips. The wine buffet is available every Friday, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Pan Pacific Manila is located at M. Adriatico corner Gen. Malvar Streets, Malate, Manila.
For more information, call 318 0788 and ask for the Butler.
Unlimited Java rice at Aristocrat
The Aristocrat Restaurant offers “Java-All-you-Can”—a special promo that offers unlimited java rice with an order of a classic BBQ for only P185. Choose from any of Aristocrat’s classic BBQ plates which include two-piece chicken BBQ, boneless chicken BBQ, pork spareribs or a stick pork BBQ. The promo is ongoing until Nov. 15.
Visit any of The Aristocrat Restaurant branches located at Roxas Boulevard; SM Mall of Asia; Robinsons Place Manila; SM City Manila; SM San Lazaro; Subic; SM Pampanga; SM North Edsa, and Jupiter St., Makati City and The Aristocrat Bakeshop at Roxas Boulevard; Tomas Morato, QC; Jupiter St., Makati; Robinson’s Place Manila; and SM San Lazaro.
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Labintador puff at Fish Out Of Water
Fish Out Of Water offers new dishes like the labintador puff, a smoked fish paté with Laguna quesong puti wrapped in triangular puff pastry; Batangas onion soup made with caramelized onions, simmered in bulalo broth, topped with toasted pandesal, melted goat cheese and crispy bulalo beef flakes; and the crispy crablets with toasted cashew nuts. For dessert try the home-made santol sorbet with a hint of Italian Disarono liqueur; gatas ng kalabaw crème brulee and the macapuno and purple yam balls.
Fish out of Water is located at the third level, Greenbelt 5, Makati City, 729-3858.
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Italian food festival at The Heritage Hotel
The Heritage Hotel Manila presents “Dolce Vita! Dolce Italia” food festival at its Riviera Café until Oct. 24. The chef recommends the tortelloni al pomodoro (handmade, ricotta-filled pasta with a plum tomato sauce), pappardelle al sugo ( homemade flat noodles with classic Bolognese sauce), penne alla arrabbiata (quill-shaped pasta with tomatoes, herbs, pancetta and spicy sausage), ravioletti con pesto (ricotta-filled pasta with a basil sauce) for starters. For the main course choose from steak alla pizzaiola, Roman-style beef scallops, polenta and quail, veal roast with olive sauce, beef bistecca, lombards bolito misto, pizzaioli beef steak and lengua con cetas, to name a few.
For more information, call 854.8888 or e-mail marcom@heritage hotelmanila.com
