Win a trip to Bangkok at Marriott Hotel Manila

MANILA, Philippines - Marriott Hotel Manila, in cooperation with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Embassy of Thailand and Thai Airways, brings out the best of Thailand from Aug. 1 to 31. Sample authentic Thai dishes prepared by Thai chef Thanathorn Krobsuay of the JW Marriott Bangkok. The menu includes tom yam goong soup (spicy prawn soup with lemongrass and galangal) and som tum (spicy green papaya salad) for starters. Main dishes include thod mun pla (Thai fish cakes with pickled cucumber); larb gai (minced chicken salad with mint and ground rice); pad Thai (stir-fried noodle with seafood). Cap the meal with kanom Thai ruam (Thai royal desserts). There will be a free cooking class on Aug. 12 at 2:30 p.m. Diners who avail of the Flavors of Thailand buffet also get a chance to win a pair of roundtrip tickets to Thailand courtesy of Thai Airways and TAT. The package includes a three-night stay with breakfast at the Renaissance Koh Samui Resort and Spa Thailand. The Flavors of Thailand is available for lunch and dinner at P1,350 net for adults and P675 net for children. Sunday Brunch is at P1,650 net; children below 12 years old get 50 percent off, while kids below six get in for free. Marriott Café is located at the ground floor, Marriott Hotel Manila.

For information, call 988-9999 or visit www.marriott.com/mnlap.

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All-Filipino lunch buffet at Berjaya Manila Hotel

Berjaya Hotel offers a Filipino lunch buffet. Dishes include kare-kare, chicken inasal, bulalo, nilasing na hipon, batchoy, pork barbecue and many more. The pasta and roast pork stations offer a wider selection of entrees. For dessert, there’s a halo-halo bar, as well as other Pinoy delicacies. Available daily from 12 to 2 p.m. for only P278 at El Prado restaurant.

Berjaya Manila Hotel is at 7835 Makati Ave. corner Eduque St., Makati City.

For inquiries, call 750-7500.

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Southeast Asian food festival at The Heritage Hotel Manila

The Heritage Hotel Manila offers a Southeast Asian Buffet for lunch or dinner at its Riviera Café. Must-try dishes are laksa, Hainanese chicken rice, prawn with black pepper sauce, chili crab and bah kut teh; satay, prawn mee and beef rending; gado-gado; tom yam soup, fresh spring rolls and kueh as part of the desserts.

For details, call 854-8888 or visit marcom@heritagehotelmanila.com.

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An all-dessert dinner at Makati Shangrila’s Red

Makati Shangri-La’s executive pastry chef Guillaume Bonnety prepares a five-course dessert dinner paired with classic wines at Red until July 31. The all-dessert dinner includes amuse bouche of avocado salsa with milk jam and spiced arlette, tomato confit with balsamic emulsion, strawberry salpicon with black pepper and candied olive ice cream. Milder but equally luscious is fig and apple tarte tatin, salted caramel with carrot-coriander juice, among others.

For information, call 813-8888 local 7588 / 7599 or 840-0884.

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Swiss treats at Mandarin Oriental’s Paseo Uno

Paseo Uno, Mandarin Oriental, Manila’s all-day dining restaurant, celebrates Swiss National Day with a weeklong music and food fete from July 30 to Aug. 1. The Adlerspitz Buebä performs at the food fest. Diners can also enjoy dishes prepared by guest chef Thomas Wenger such as a raclette station; quiches in assorted flavors such as smoked salmon, cheese and bacon and onion; stuffed pork belly in white wine sauce; roesti (a Swiss potato dish); fleischvoegel (beef roll with a savory filling); baked ham in sourdough; and assorted cheeses and cold cuts, among others. Desserts include Toblerone mousse; aargauer carrot cake; and engadiner nut tart.

The Swiss Festival buffet is priced at P1,530 net, for lunch; P1,600 net for dinner; and P1,990 net for Friday and Saturday’s Luxury Buffet. For reservations, call Paseo Uno at 7500-8888.

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15 percent off on special dishes at Peking Garden

Peking Garden Greenbelt, which celebrates 15 years in the country, recently bagged the Store Operations Excellence award at the recent 12th Ayala Malls Merchant Rewards awards night. Diners at Peking Garden can savor five special dishes from its Chef’s Recommendations list at 15 percent off. The dishes include lai wan seafood soup; crunchy crispy shrimp rolls with century egg and sour ginger; steamed fish fillet and zucchini with minced garlic; chicken with wild pepper in pungent sauce; and exotic braised sea whelks with bean curd and XO sauce.

Peking Garden is located at the third level, TriNoma Park, QC, 901-0502, 901-0507; and at the fourth level, Greenbelt 5, Ayala Center, Makati City, 729-0567, 729-0820.

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P295 shrimp and seafood curry hot pot at Super Bowl of China

Super Bowl of China offers new hot pot dishes starting Aug. 1. The new dishes include shrimp and seafood curry hot pot; the pork belly and beancurd with salted fish hot pot and the sate beef with sotanghon hot pot. The dishes are priced at P295 (for the premium shrimp and seafood curry hot pot), P240 (for the pork belly and beancurd with salted fish hot pot) and P230 (for the sate beef with sotanghon hot pot).

Super Bowl of China has branches at the 4th level, SM Megamall Atrium; 2nd level, Glorietta 4, Ayala Center Makati; 3rd level, Chef’s Avenue Festival Mall, Alabang; 3rd level, Gateway Mall, Cubao, QC; ground floor, Main Mall, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City; M1 Activity Center, TriNoma, North EDSA, QC; and at the ground floor, Midtown Wing, Robinsons Place Manila.

For delivery, call the Super Delivery Hotline 737-8888 for Super Delivery service. For catering and party needs, call the Super Catering hotline 747-2845.

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USDA prime ribeye at Tender Bob’s

Tender Bob’s serves USDA prime ribeye that is buttery and melts in the mouth. The first step to a memorable steak, according to Bambi Meer, general manager of Tender Bob’s, begins in the chiller where frozen prime cuts are thawed. At Tender Bob’s tender, juicy and flavorful steak starts at P560. Value is further enhanced by the side dishes like vegetables, and a choice of three rice sidings or one of three potato dishes. Among the non-steak entrees are US beef salpicao; pork chops and grilled chicken steak, which range from P170 to P360. There are juicy burgers prepared without extenders or artificial meat enhancers. For the pasta and seafood lovers, Tender Bob’s has salads and pastas.

Tender Bob’s is at Greenbelt 2, Shangri-La Plaza Mall and Greenhills.

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Chicken Joy by the bucket at Jollibee

Jollibee Chickenjoy has become an all-time favorite meal that has been pleasing the palates of Filipino families, including the Muhlachs — Aga, Charlene and the twins Atasha and Andres. There are many affordable Jollibee Chickenjoy meal combos to choose from. Kids can delight in the one-piece Chickenjoy with rice or the Chickenjoy with spaghetti meal. Moms and Dads can go for the two-piece Chickenjoy with rice or the Chickenjoy with Palabok Fiesta Meal. The six- and 12-piece Chickenjoy buckets are for family gathering. There’s also Jollibee Chicken Barbecue that comes in combo buckets with Chicken Joy.