Cabalen Cebu celebrates third anniversary

MANILA, Philippines - Celebrating its third anniversary, Cabalen Cebu continues to serve a wide array of Pampanga specialties like kare-kare (beef/ oxtail stew in peanut sauce), kalderetang baka, dinuguan, tokwa’t baboy, bopis, sisig, lechon paksiw, embutido, morcon, relyenong bangus, bistig tyan ng bangus, crispy kangkong, beringhe (Pampanga’s paella), and steamed vegetables with burong hipon. From Cebu, Cabalen offers lechon, chicharon, longganisa, utan Visaya (Visayan vegetables with chicken soup), paksiw na molmol (boiled vinegar-pickled parrot fish), kinilaw na molmol (pickled raw fish and vegetable in vinegar), tinolang isda, humba visaya (braised pork belly), punaw (clam) with black beans, fish binacol (in young coconut soup), ensaladang okra, gating monggo at kalabasa, tinolang katambak (katambak fish broth in ginger and lemongrass), ensaladang talong sa gata with a mouthwatering certified Kapampangan dessert like tibok-tibok (pudding made with carabao’s milk), tibok mais, bico, leche flan, palitaw, sampelot (warm fruit and root-crop stew or ginataan), and make-your-own halo-halo.

The buffet spread at Cabalen Cebu, with over 50 dishes to choose from, goes for the all-inclusive price of P298 (including the freshly roasted Cebu lechon).

For all kinds of functions, from birthdays to corporate meetings to weddings, visit any of the 11 Cabalen Restaurants located at 67 West Avenue, QC; ground level, Glorietta 3; second level, TriNoma Mall; ground level, Robinsons Place Manila; ground floor, Robinsons Starmills; ground level, SM City Clark; ground level, SM City Cebu; ground level, Harbor Point Ayala Mall Subic; ground level, Market! Market! East Mall, Taguig; soon to open at ground level, Alabang Town Center.

For good, old Filipino favorites as well as Asian specialties, Visit Cabalen at the third level, SM Megamall bridgeway; and ground level Entertainment Mall, SM Mall of Asia.

Cabalen SM Cebu franchisees Jaco de Leon and Dr. Maridol Cruz with Joy and Rolando Puyat

For information, call 372-3515 or 893-9884. For catering services, call 373-2914. Visit the Cabalen website at www.cabalen.ph.

Texas Roadhouse Grill adds four Bar Bites — crispy pork bacon, crispy pork bits, sizzling pork belly, and sizzling calamari — to its menu to make after-work hours fun. These new Bar Bites go well with the Gold Star Margarita (P150), a refreshing cocktail made with tequila, Fundador brandy, sweet-and-sour mix, and a splash of orange.

Texas Roadhouse Grill has branches at Ortigas, 635-6715; and Bonifacio High Street in Taguig, 856-1547.

Sizzling pork belly and pork bites at Roadhouse Texas Grill

Belly good: The sizzling pork bacon at Roadhouse Texas Grill.

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P645 group meal at BonChon

BonChon offers its Team BonChon group meal with a variety of BonChon bestsellers for sharing. Enjoy a medium box of BonChon chicken glazed in its signature soy garlic and spicy, the classic Korean noodle dish chapchae, two sides (fries and/or kimchi coleslaw), four rice, and four regular drinks at P645. The new Team BonChon group meal is available for dine-in, takeout, or delivery in over 22 BonChon stores in Metro Manila and Davao. 

For information, like its Facebook page (BonChon Chicken Philippines) or log onto www.bonchon.com.ph.

The team to beat: The Team BonChon meal at BonChon Chicken

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Seafood ramen at Sumosam

Sumosam offers its latest dish: seafood ramen, a fish-based broth flavored with shoyu or miso. Visit Sumosam branches all over the country. For information, like the ilovesumosam Facebook page and follow Sumosam on Twitter: ilovesumosam.

Soup’s up: The seafood ramen at Sumosam

350 calories-and-below meals at Cravings

Cravings introduces holistic and hassle-free eating through their newest menu, Lite Cravings. Cravings partnered with celebrity chef and US-certified nutrition expert and weight management specialist Nadine Tengco in preparing this latest menu offering. “My clients are always in a search of restaurants with nutritious food; now they can go to Cravings and order, for example, the 350-calorie plate — these are also appetizing yet healthy at the same time,” Tengco said of the Lite Cravings menu. For starters, there is the continental salad or Asian salad. For main course there is a choice of fish in olive oil, chicken tandoori, sizzling chicken ala pobre, chicken cordon bleu, crab-stuffed chicken fillet or open-faced light burger. There are guilt-free desserts like the high-fiber banana spice cake or the no-bake sugar-free cheesecake. All dishes are 350 calories or below. The Lite Cravings menu was recently launched in Cravings’ newest branch in Il Terrazzo, on Tomas Morato corner Scout Madrinan Street, Quezon City.

It’s a date: Ladies come first on Wednesday nights at Buddha-Bar Manila.

Cravings has branches at Katipunan, QC, 426-6681 to 88; Shangri-La Plaza Mall, 635-6672; Fraser Place, Makati , 815-4271; Tomas Morato, QC, 426-9736; Festival Super Mall, Alabang, 850-4437 and Eastwood Mall, Libis, 470-3500. 

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It’s a night for the ladies

at Buddha-Bar Manila

Buddha-Bar Manila recently launched “Ladies First.” “Ladies First! marks the official launch of our weekly ladies’ night here at Buddha-Bar Manila,” said Rita Montelibano, operations head of Buddha-Bar Manila. “We’ll be dedicating Wednesdays to all the ladies in the metro who are looking for an elegant spot where they can dance and relax, or take pleasure in delicacies and drinks.” Ladies First! Is held every Wednesday night. Ladies will be treated to one complimentary signature cocktail drink.

Buddha-Bar Manila is at Picar Place, Kalayaan Avenue, Makati City. It is open six days a week from 12 noon until 2 a.m. (3 a.m. on weekends).

For more information, call 856-6719/6859/5738 or visit www.buddhabarmanila.com.