Food trips around the metro

CEBU, Philippines - I was invited to dinner at Don Teresito Grill located at Almendras St. Mabolo. The place is very cozy. The dishes served were Hawaiian Short Ribs, Taco, Buritos, Jacobi, Mexican Fish, Chicken Fajitas and Cheese Cream Sausage. The chef is Terry Balankig while his charming wife Tina Calderon Balankig is the manager. Give them a call at 5161392.

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Café Elysa is the latest addition in the local dining scene. Café Elysa is a cozy little place located at Pari-an Barangay Hall. The proprietor, Stephen Aznar, is a sommelier and culinary specialist. He graduated with distinction at the Sommelier Society of America

master class cooking in New York. Café Elysa’s food offerings include Pinakbet, Chicken Adobo, Binagoongang Baboy, Humba with Tausi and Calderetang Kanding.

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I was invited by Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort & Spa in the persons of director of communications Mildred Amon and assistant communications manager Rica Renee Rellon to meet executive Chinese chef Kuan Yiu Kan.

Chef Kuan brings 35 years of experience in food working with world-famous Chinese restaurants in various countries in Asia and South America. Chef Kuan takes pride presenting his new menu at the Tea of Spring.

Favorite dishes include Shanghainese spinach broth with freshly made dumpling and main courses: braised eggplant, seabass with bean curd, sweet and sour pork with pineapple fried rice with dried scallops and crabmeat; dessert – mango sago with chilled red bean cake; and appetizer Kamlum salted duck with bean curd.