Latin American buffet at Crowne Plaza

MANILA, Philippines - Crowne Plaza offers a Latin America Buffet at Seven Corners for November. The buffet features a selection of specialties such as tuna ceviche meatballs in spicy tomatillo sauce, mango, avocado and arugula salad, and Cuban flank steak and pepper stew.  Also try the grilled lamb shoulder marinated in cayenne, jalapeño, lime and cilantro. Desserts include Guatemala corn cake, chocolate chili cake and Brazilia coffee biscuits.  

Going nuts over Nutella: The Nutella cake at Hyatt Hotel and Casino

For information, call 633-7222 or e-mail fandb.reservations@ihg.com.

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Nutella cake at Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila

Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila extends its best-selling cake creation — the Nutella cake — until the end of November. The cake is made with pure Nutella, spread between layers of sweet bananas and chocolate hazelnut sponge cake. The cake, created by the hotel’s pastry chef, Johann Dreisger, is priced at P880 for a whole cake and P145 a slice.

For more information, call 245-1234 ext. 7215.

A taste of Thailand: The Loy Krathong set menu at Dusit Thani Hotel

Loy Krathong at Dusit Thani Hotel

Dusit Thani Hotel celebrates Thai “Festival of Lights” dubbed “Loy Krathong” on Nov. 28.  Benjarong Royal Thai Restaurant offers a family-style set menu for four persons at P4,999, available from Nov. 15 to 30 for lunch and dinner. The set menu includes Krathong Thong Sai Gung (deep-fried prawns, chicken, and corn kernels in pastry cup), Thon Song Chaw Suan (deep-fried vegetables with sweet chili sauce), Som Tam Chaw Ley (spicy green papaya with seafood salad) and Tom Yum Gung (hot and sour prawn soup). For the main course dishes include Pla Krob Krathiem Phrik Thai (deep-fried fish fillet with garlic sauce), Palam Den Dhong (stir-fried beef tenderloin with green curry), and Phad Pak Benjarong (stir-fried mixed vegetables with oyster sauce). For dessert try the Khao Niao Sang Kha Yaa (custard coconut with sticky rice) and Pol Lamai Ruam (assorted fresh fruit) to cap off the meal sweetly. The set menu is available for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and dinner from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Time for fish: Jellyfish with century egg at Kung Fu Kitchen

For information, call 238-8888.

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Jellyfish with century egg at Kung Fu Kitchen

Kung Fu Kitchen offers its jellyfish with century egg and roast platter. Kung Fu Kitchen presents Chinese comfort cooking at affordable prices.  Other combo meals include over 20 bento boxes of Chinese dishes.

A tasty paste: The bagoong at Kusina Ng Gerry’s Grill

Kung Fu Kitchen is on the fourth level of SM City Manila.

Gerry’s bagoong at Kusina Ng Gerry’s Grill

Kusina Ng Gerry’s Grill and Gerry’s Grill restaurant adds Pinoy condiment bagoong (shrimp paste) in bottles to its roster of take-home goodies.  Available in regular and spicy flavors, Gerry’s bagoong is set to perk up local dishes savored at home such as kare-kare, green mango salad, and grilled dishes.  Gerry’s bagoong is available at selected Kusina ng Gerry’s and Gerry’s Grill outlets.

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More than corned beef: Sinigang na corned beef at Sentro 1771

Sinigang na corned beef at Sentro 1771

Executive chef Vicky Rose Pacheco of the Chateau 1771 Group of Restaurants offers sinigang na corned beef, made from beef loaded with vegetables such as tomatoes, okra, taro corms (gabi), daikon (labanos), water spinach (kangkong), and eggplant stewed in tamarind, served hot and steamy. The broth is made from scratch with flavor- natural spices.

Sentro 1771 in Greenbelt 3 is open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Monday to Sunday), and at Serendra from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Sunday to Thursday) and 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Friday to Saturday).

For information, call Greenbelt at 757-3941, or Serendra at 856-0581.