What's on the Menu for Mother's Day? Free glass of wine for Mother's Day at Peking Garden

MANILA, Philippines - Peking Garden offers a special set menu for Mother’s Day. It includes four kinds of appetizers, bird’s nest with mashed chicken soup, its signature dish — Peking duck, deep-fried prawns with peaches in black vinegar sauce, steamed lapu-lapu, poached zucchinni with dried scallops and mushrooms, baked crabs in butter and cheese on flat noodles, steamed Supreme soup and pork dumpling, and chilled honeydew melon with sago for dessert. The set menu is priced at P16,300 for 12 persons. From May 11 to 13, every order of its special Mother’s Day set gets one complimentary bottle of Manny O. Agapitos Rose wine. On Mother’s Day, all moms will be served a glass of Manny O. wine, too.

Peking Garden is at the third level of TriNoma Park, Quezon City, 901-0502, 9010507; and at the fourth level of Greenbelt 5 Phase 2, Ayala Center, Makati City, 7290567, 7290820.

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Let mom eat all she wants: A special lunch and dinner buffet for mom at Eastwood Richmonde Hotel

International buffet at Eastwood Richmonde Hotel

Eastwood Richmonde Hotel offers an international buffet spread on May 13, Mother’s Day. Eastwood Café’s culinary team will prepare an array of appetizers, main dishes and desserts for all moms. Mother’s Day lunch and dinner buffet is priced at P1,580 per person. The Mother’s Day celebration room package starts at P7,400 from May 12 to 13. This includes overnight accommodations with breakfast buffet, a choice between Mother’s Day lunch and dinner buffet for two on May 13, plus a beauty treat of Lemongrass & Mint Hair Spa from Basement Salon. Guests who avail themselves of this package are also entitled to a P200 discount on additional Mother’s Day Buffet covers. There are also the No-Frills room packages, inclusive of overnight accommodations and buffet breakfast for two persons. Rates start at P5,400. A P200 discount will also be extended to guests who avail of this package.

For more information, call 570-7777, e-mail erh@richmondehotel.com.ph or log on to www.richmondehotel.com.

Eastwood Richmonde Hotel is located at 17 Orchard Road, Eastwood City, Bagumbayan, Quezon City.

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Meal for mom: The set Japanese meal at Century Park Hotel

Japanese set meal at Century Park Hotel

Century Park Hotel offers Mother’s day bonding at the Café in the Park with a specially prepared lunch or dinner buffet for P1,475+ for adults and half the price for children seven to 12 years old and free for children six years old and below. Tsukiji Japanese restaurant offers a Mother’s Day set meal for two persons at only P1, 880+ per order.  Start off with the freshest catch of mixed sashimi and California roll.  For a warm-up treat, miso soup is a favorite.  Umeshu or plum liqueur is a different kind of appetizer. The main course is prawns tempura and simmered lobster with rice cake wrapped with cherry leaf. The green tea ice cream gives you an original flavor of a pleasurable dessert.    There are cakes, pastries, cookies, chocolates and other delicatessen items at The Deli booth at the lobby, open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.  until May 13.

For more information, call 528-8888 or e-mail information@centurypark.com.ph.

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Message sent: Dunkin’ Donuts Mother’s Day Text Donuts

This Mother’s Day, don’t say it, text it. Better yet, send Mom the Dunkin’ Donuts Mother’s Day Text Donuts, a set of six square donuts wrapped in a special box. This simple, unique, and creative gift costs only P35 per box and is available in selected Dunkin’ Donuts outlets until May 20.

A healthy start: The kaiso salad at Kimpura

Fun photo shoot for moms at Kimpura

Kimpura offers signature set menus for group dining with teppanyaki dishes at the misono table, or the wide array of a la carte dishes. On Mother’s Day there is a special photo booth for mom, with matching props to boot. 

Kimpura is at Greenhills Shopping Center, 721-8816, 721-8869; third level, TriNoma Park, Quezon City, 9010803, 9010692 and the fourth level, Greenbelt 5 Phase 2, Ayala Center, Makati City, 6216791, 6216793.

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Mom is queen: Treat mom to a special day at The Peninsula Manila.

Spa treatment for Mom at The Peninsula Manila

 The Peninsula Manila offers several ways to celebrate Mother’s Day.  From May 7 to May 27 there are two room package choices. For Package 1 a deluxe room is P 7,500; grand deluxe room P 8,500 and premier suite P 14,500. For Package 2 a deluxe room is P 6,500, grand deluxe room P 7,500 and premier suite P13,500. For Package 2 a two-night minimum stay is required.  At The Lobby on May 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. there is a Mother’s Day Sunday brunch. Prices are P2,100 and P2,800 (with a glass of Champagne) for adults; P1,200 for children under 12. At Peninsula Fitness Center and Spa Mom can enjoy treatments like the Seaweed Marine Body Care Scrub by Algotherm or Biodraga Golden Caviar Facial.   There is a “Wild About Mom” hamper, a basket filled with an assortment of Peninsula favorites like a Simply Peninsula Candle, Relaxing Bath Oil, Relaxing Hand Cleanser, Relaxing Shower Gel, Salon de Ning Rosé Champagne (half bottle), Chocolate Window Box, Peninsula jasmine tea, Chocolatier Cocoa Granules, Chocolatier Cookies, plush teddy bear, teddy bear keychain and a Mother’s Day spring bouquet. The Wild About Mom hamper is priced at P25,000.

For more information, call 887 2888, e-mail penboutiquemn@peninsula.com or visit pmn@peninsula.com.

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Here’s the steak: The T-bone steak at Seven Suites Hotel & Observatory

Petal pampering at Seven Suites Hotel & Observatory

Seven Suites Hotel & Observatory offers its deluxe rooms with a special room setup with a bouquet of flowers and showered in petals.  Wake her up to a breakfast then pamper her with a one-hour massage. Give her a cake from Sugar, the hotel’s in-house bakeshop and patisserie.  Treat her to a whole-body massage with manicure and pedicure in the Garden Suite. Let her use the sauna steam bath and soak in eucalyptus and seaweed extract massage as she stays in the Star Suite.  Treat her to lunch or dinner at the hotel’s Hollywood Steakhouse, where she gets a complimentary bottle of red wine and a choice between Hollywood T-bone steak or tenderloin and pepper steak. Seven Suites’ two dining establishments celebrate Mother’s Day until May 30 only.  Order three unlimited steak or pizza and pasta at Hollywood Steakhouse and Mom gets to have a free slice of cake.  

Seven Suites Hotel Observatory is located at Hollywood Hills Subdivision, Sumulong Highway, Antipolo City. For more information, call 682-0330, 682-2076 or 490-6407; e-mail sevensuites@cravingsgroup.com or visit www.sevensuites.net.

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Mom is queen: Treat Mom to a Crossover brunch at Dusit Thani Manila

Mother’s Day crossover brunch at Dusit Thani Manila

Dusit Thani Manila offers its Mother’s Day Crossover Brunch. Enjoy the culinary treasures from Basix All-Day Dining Restaurant for an Asian and international cuisine, Benjarong Royal Thai Restaurant for authentic Thai cuisine, Tosca Italian Restaurant  and Umu Japanese Restaurant, inclusive of specialty beverage. Available from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Mother’s Day Crossover Brunch is priced at P1,800 for adults and P900 for six to 12 year old children. The first 200 moms who avail of the Sunday Brunch on May 13 will receive special tokens from Ponds Institute (Gold Radiance), Rustan’s Beauty Source (Annick Goutal), The Body Shop (Olive Body Butter), International Market Focus (Conceal) and San Miguel Purefoods, plus roses from Tropical Blooms and unlimited photo memorabilia with the entire family courtesy of iFlick Photo Booth. The “Magically Dusit” Room Package is a partnership between Dusit Tyhani and Enchanted Kingdom rooms are priced at P7,000+ for a Deluxe room, P8,200+ for a Club Room and P9,200++ for a Grand Room. Package includes  buffet breakfast for two, access to the hotel’s pool and DFiT Fitness Center and four complimentary day passes to Enchanted Kingdom. The package is valid until June 30.

For more information, call 238-8888 or e-mail dtmnrsvn@dusit.com.

Siomai love for mom: Dimsum at Luk Yuen

Pouch dumplings at Luk Yuen

Luk Yuen treats moms to a healthy array of dimsum and dumplings. The selections include steamed chicken siopao with pork, Shanghai buns, shrimp dumplings, quail egg siomai, Cantonese style machang, pouch dumplings, stuffed eggplants, mixed vegetable dumplings, dumplings in hot chili, and vegetable dumplings with shrimp.

Luk Yuen is at Glorietta 5, Ayala Center, 856-5199, 856-2081; Cash & Carry Mall, 856-5778, 8565779; Greenhills Shopping Center, 721-2620, 721-2685; SM Megamall Bldg. B Basement, 633-4396, 633-1610; and Alabang Town Center, 772-4967, 772-3028.

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Sweets for a sweet mom: The Torta de los Reyes at Aristocrat Bakeshop

Torta de los Reyes at The Aristocrat Bakeshop

The Aristocrat Bakeshop offers its Torta delos Reyes, a blend of six layers of wafers, and nutty buttercream made more delectable with chocolate ganache; the Choco Supreme, a six-layer chocolate cake with chocolate filling and icing adorned with chocolate flowers; Tea Ensaimada, sweet bite-sized ensaimada balls rolled in cheese shavings; the Malolos Ensaimada, a bigger version topped with salted egg and cheese shavings  and Cheese Roll, home-baked bread stuffed with cheese, definitely a treat for cheese lovers.

Aristocrat Bakeshop is located at Roxas Boulevard in Malate, Jupiter in Makati, ground floor of SM Mall of Asia, Tomas Morato, and The Loop in ABS-CBN.

For more information, call 524-7671 to 80 or e-mail info@aristocratbakeshop.com.

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Time with Mom: Treat mom to a special meal at Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila

Sunday yum cha at Hyatt Hotel and Casino

The Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila offers its Market Café lunch and dinner buffet for P2,250. There is unlimited servings of black pepper crabs, honey glazed turkey, salmon risotto, truffle mashed potato and lobster bisque.  A dessert station filled freshly-baked pastries, chocolates, cakes and homemade ice cream is available.  The lunch and dinner buffet rate is inclusive of free-flowing soft drinks and local beer.  At Li Li Mom can indulge in a wide array of dimsum, steamed shrimp dumpling, ham shui kok stuffed with minced pork and chicken, baked barbecue puff pastry, deep-fried taro puff with scallops, to name the specialties. Sunday Yum Cha has an Imperial Peking duck station where guests can feast on the meat and crispy skin of Peking ducks flown all the way from Hong Kong. Other Cantonese delicacies such as roast suckling pig, soya sauce chicken, wok-baked prawn in chili and tomato sauce, braised bean curd with shrimp mousse in abalone sauce plus barbecue and wok stations.  A dessert buffet featuring a pink chocolate fountain and a crepe suzette station are also available. The Sunday Yum Cha is from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meal is prices at P1,85 per person and includes free-flowing iced tea, soft drinks and local beer. Moms dining in Market Cafe and Li Li will receive a special gift.

For more information, call 247-8666, 245-1234 ext. 7291 or e-mail cath.mn@hyatt.com.

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Pinoy treat: Turon ala mode at C2

Gift pack for Mom at C2

C2 Classic Cuisine offers a Mother’s Day gift pack with pampering gift ceritificates for every order of the featured dessert for the day. Regular dishes include tinolang binakol, chicken ginger soup with sayote and coconut meat; grilled liempo sinigang, a tandem of grilled pork belly served with tamarind broth and vegetables; and the tortang de cangreho, an omelet topped with fried garlic, spring onions and wansuy matched with a sweet and salty sauce, to name a few. For yummy thirst quenchers there are sago’t gulaman, with its nectar-like sweetness mixed with soft chewy pearls and gel slices or C2 Classic Cuisine’s halo-halo, a mixture of banana, camote, beans, garbanzos, macapuno made one-of-a-kind by adding ube-colored bilo-bilo (sticky rice balls) and sweet coco jam for a more awesome touch.

 C2 Classic Cuisine is located on Katipunan Avenue, 426-6881; 18 Missouri St. in Northeast Greenhills, 723-2347; Level 1 Midtown Wing of Robinsons Place Malate, 567-2402; Level 6 of The Ledge, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, 636-1510; and 3rd Floor, Mega Atrium, Building A, SM Megamall ,470-1152.

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Win an overnight stay at Mandarin Oriental Hotel

Mandarin Oriental, Manila offers Moms who dine at Paseo Uno, Tin Hau, or the Tivoli with a prior booking on any weekend in May a complimentary Strawberry Dome with Mint Shortbread and Macaroons cake. A raffle awaits mothers who dine at Paseo Uno, Tin Hau or Tivoli on May 13 for a chance to be among the 10 winners of a mother-daughter bonding overnight getaway on May 26. The stay includes a special cooking class for two with guest Ilongga celebrity chef Pauline Banusing and a rejuvenating Spa treatment for each. The Tivoli offers a three-course European fare at lunch. An appetizer buffet, a choice from five main courses, and a dessert selection await the gourmand mom. The Mother’s Day Lunch at the Tivoli is offered at P1,835+. Tin Hau offers set menus prepared that start at P1,188+ per person.  Paseo Uno offers its international spread of gourmet delicacies at the restaurant’s four open kitchens, among which are duck foie gras, homemade pasta, risotto and paella, an assortment of Asian cuisine, and delights from the carving and grill stations. The Paseo Uno Mother’s Day buffet is at P1,950+.

For more information, call 750-8888 or -mail momnl-reservations@mohg.com.

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Moms and pops: Surprise Mom with a cookie pops bouquet creatively arranged in a shiny green pail.

Mrs. Fields’ sweet gifts for moms

Mrs. Fields recommends gift options for moms. How about an elegant Mrs. Fields cookie jar brimming with an assortment of freshly-baked cookies, cookie nibblers, and brownies? Or would she prefer a charming treasure box to hold those goodies instead? Instead of sending her flowers, why not cookie pops bouquet creatively arranged in a shiny green pail? There are also big cookie cakes. Hefty enough to serve up to 16 people, this signature Mrs. Fields item makes every occasion a memorable one. If you want it more subdued, there are the smaller cookie cups that come with sentiment toppers.

Find out what else you can give Mom at www.mrsfields.com.ph or inquire via the Mrs. Fields hotline 5532728.