What’s on the Menu: Win a trip to Chiang Mai at Dusit Thani Hotel

MANILA, Philippines - Dusit Thani Hotel offers Northern Thailand dishes at Benjarong Royal Thai Restaurant from March 13 to 22. Dishes include Yum Hoo Moo Sa Mon Prai, a spicy pork ear salad; Naem si Khaong Song Khreuang, fried spare ribs with aromatic notes of northern herbs; Gaeng Hung Lay Gai, curry with chicken, ginger and peanuts; Nang Gai Tord Khon Meuang, crispy and crunchy chicken skin with kaffir lime leaves; and Peauak Cheuam, a sweet dessert of syrup and pineapple preserves. Guests can join the raffle and win a trip to Dusit D2 in Chiang Mai, with airfare courtesy of Thai Airways.

For information, call 238-8888.

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Reese’s Mix-Ins and Cookies& Cream Shake at Jollibee

Jollibee offers its newest treats, Reese’s Mix-Ins and Cookies & Cream Shakes. Jollibee’s Reese’s Mix-Ins is made with vanilla soft-serve ice cream and chocolate peanut butter. The Cookies & Cream Shake is a combination of vanilla soft-serve, milk and crushed cookies. At only P45 each, Jollibee Reese’s Mix-Ins and Cookies & Cream Shakes are affordable dessert treats. Reese’s Mix-Ins is available as an add-on to the Value Meals for only P35, while the Cookies & Cream Shake is available as a Value Meal upgrade for only P25.

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3 + 1 bento promoat Akira

Akira offers teppanyaki set meals, with choices that include Steak and Lobster Teppan, Mixed Seafood Teppan, All Meat Teppan, Mixed Mushrooms and Vegetables Teppan, and Steak and Prawns. All are served with Akira’s signature three-way sauce: ponzu for seafood, honey miso mustard for chicken, and steak sauce. To complement the teppanyaki there is an aburi sushi selection of salmon, tuna and unagi, and Matcha Crepe with Orange Flambé & Vanilla Ice Cream for dessert.  Ongoing until March 31 is Akira’s 3+1 Bento promo, where an order of any three bento boxes gets diners one free bento box. 

Akira is located at Shangri-La Plaza mall, Robinsons Magnolia, and Alphaland Makati Place, Malugay St. Makati City.

15 percent off for graduatesat Nanbantei

Nanbantei offers a 15 percent discount for graduates. The Bestsellers Platter consists of 21 sticks of assorted Aspara Maki, Tebasaki, Pork Garlic Yaki, Shiso Maki, Negima, Corn, and Poteto Maki, available for  P743.25. Bring a valid school ID or any proof of graduation to enjoy the discount.

Nanbantei of Tokyo is located at Bonifacio High Street, 621-3224 to 25; and Greenbelt 3, 757-4130.

Crispy crablets and prawn & artichoke dip at Fish & Co

Fish  & Co launches its “Fresh Catch,” which includes seven new dishes. There is the Crispy Crablets, which are deep-fried until crispy and golden brown and served with the signature vinegar sauce. The Prawn & Artichoke Dip is a flour tortilla served with the baked prawns and artichoke hearts, cream and cheese dip. Exploding Crackers are crispy prawn crackers and fried calamari topped with cheese sauce, pico de gallo and jalapenos. The Bonito Fries are potato wedges sprinkled with furikake, nori sheets and katsuobushi, served with homemade spicy tobiko mayo. A popular appetizer is the Wagyu Burger Sliders mixed with honey mustard barbecue sauce and cheese slices and sandwiched into mini burger buns. The Sea Buffalo are chicken breasts with spicy buffalo sauce and served with blue cheese dip. There is the Imperial Fish stuffing made with mussels, crabmeat and salmon. Seafood rice and French beans complete this delicious dish. Also try the hotpot called the Steamed Seafood Bucket.

Fish & Co is located at Greenbelt 3, 729-7431; SM Mall of Asia, 556-0683 and 576-9170; and TriNoma, 916-2028 and 916-0105.

For information, visit www.fish-co.com.ph, Facebook: Fish & Co Philippines, Instagram and Twitter: @fishcoph and join the hashtag #FishCoPh.

Edamame gyoza at SumoSam

SumoSam launches a new menu. There is the bestselling tempura in new tendon offerings: crisp and golden tempura on a bed of rice with the Classic Tendon, Regular Tendon and Ebi Kakiage Tendon. Also try the soft-shell crab in the Soft Shell Tendon. The Rock Shrimp Tempura adds some extra crunch with bite-sized pieces in sweet and spicy variants. The unagi (grilled freshwater eel) is paired with radish in Daikon Unagi Maki. The new Unagi Set is served with broiled premium Japanese eel on topped of Japanese rice, drizzled with a sweet and savory sauce served with ochingko, tamago, edamame and miso soup. Ebi Chizu Aburi is shrimp sushi topped with a layer of cheese then blow-torched; Edamame Gyoza is made with brine and Japanese soybean in pot stickers; Buta Kakuni is chasyu (Japanese roast pork) simmered in spicy sauce and then fried and the Tuna Tacos are fresh tuna-loin tacos with spicy, wasabi-infused sauce and a tangy salsa. New desserts include the Japanese pancake Dorayaki, the Yakinori and Matcha Crepe, and the Tempura Banana Split.

For information, visit https://www.facebook.com/SumoSamPH.

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