What’s on the Menu? Sweet chili lantern prawns for Christmas at Peking Garden
MANILA, Philippines - Peking Garden offers its sweet chili lantern prawns with crispy vegetables and braised baby abalone in zucchini rings. These main entrees are part of the restaurant’s Christmas set menu (good for 12 persons at P19,280+), which has four kinds of appetizer, shredded chicken and golden mushroom pumpkin soup, its famous Peking duck, steamed lapu-lapu with minced garlic in hot chili, deep-fried peppercorn crabs, handmade noodles with seafood in satay sauce, and chilled mango shake with sago.
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Magic Christmas tea at TWG
TWG offers its Magic Christmas Tea, encased in an amethyst and gold gift box and royal velvet pouch. The Magic Christmas Tea retails at P3,195 each and contains 100 grams of tea. TWG Tea offers a special holiday red tea blend: the Red Christmas at P1,125. Each gift box contains 15 hand-sewn cotton teabags. The TWG Tea hamper is a choice collection of over 800 loose teas from 45 regions of the world, accessories and packed tins of tea, in addition to tea jellies, chocolates, sugars and macarons. Empty hamper gift boxes are priced at P690. TWG Tea macarons are packed in Magic Christmas Macaron gift boxes of six, 12 or 24 and priced at P360, P720 and P1440, respectively.
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Gruppo party platters at Amici
Amici offers its pastas and entrees in Gruppo Party Platter servings available for takeout and delivery. Each order is good for six-eight persons.
Amici is located at Don Bosco, Makati City, 818-4444; Tomas Morato, Quezon City, 376-6458; SM Megamall Atrium, Mandaluyong City, 636-1340; Greenhills, San Juan, 724-4804; Ayala Triangle Gardens, Makati City, 621-6111; Venice Piazza, Taguig City, 555-1000; Alabang Town Center, Muntinlupa City, 403-9373; and UP Ayala Technohub, Quezon City, 709-0999.
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Jumbo pork barbecue by Chef Florabel
Chef Florabel offers ready-to-cook Jumbo Pork Barbecue. Available in packs of 12 (P780) or 24 (P1,560), the tender chunks of pork are marinated in a sauce. The Jumbo Pork Barbecue is available at all Chef Florabel’s Restaurants such as Crisostomo, Elias, Corazon, Florabel, Felix, Market on 5th (St. Luke’s BGC), and Sisa’s Secret (Caltex Mamplasan).
For details, visit www.chefflorabel.ph.
Luk Yuen branches at Cash & Carry and Greenhills offer their Chef’s Specials loaded with poached spinach with century egg and glass noodles (P165), sliced pork with cucumber and black mushrooms (P180), and salted ginger chicken (395). Get a complimentary plate of sweet snowballs for a food bill of P700 (dine-in only, until Dec. 31).
Luk Yuen’s other outlets include Alabang Town Center and SM Megamall.
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Chocolate trifle at Cafe 1771
Cafe 1771’s offers its Chocolate Trifle — chef Vicky Rose Pacheco’s rendition of a traditional British Christmas dessert. Layers of chocolate sponge cake, vanilla sauce, Swiss chocolate mousse and Chantilly cream topped with chocolate shavings make for a delectable dessert. Available in two sizes, the small chocolate trifle is good for eight to 10 persons at P1,800, while the large version is good for 20-24 at P2,600.
Café 1771 is located at 1771 El Pueblo, ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.
For information, call 631-7340 or 470-6559.
