What’s on the Menu? Xiao long bao at Lucky Rainbow Seafood Restaurant

MANILA, Philippines - The newly opened Lucky Rainbow Seafood Restaurant features chefs flown in from Hong Kong. Lucky Rainbow serves xiao long bao that goes with specialties like Peking duck, suckling pig, steamed blue-dotted grouper and lechon Macau. With only the freshest catch and the finest ingredients, Lucky Rainbow is located at Patriarch Building, 2224 Pasong Tamo Extension corner Don Bosco Street, Makati City.

For information, call 478-1385 or 0906-336-6146.

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Crispy corned beef, Bagel Benedict at Wolf and Fox Gastropub

Wolf and Fox Gastropub serves brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Choose from the Full English Breakfast, a hearty serving of two sausages, bacon, two eggs, baked beans and wild mushrooms, grilled tomato and challah toasts; Foxy Breakfast, sour cream pancakes, bacon, sausage and two eggs; Crispy Corned Beef served with roesti potatoes and two poached eggs, and the Bagel Benedict, two poached eggs served on French toast bagels.

Wolf and Fox is located at Two Parkade, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

For inquiries, visit www/facebook.com/Wolf-and-Fox-Gastropub or wolfandfoxph on Twitter.

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Crab Maritess at Red Crab

Red Crab offers its bestseller, Crab Maritess. Aside from its crab dishes, Red Crab is known for its seafood and salad specialties. 

Red Crab is located on the ground floor, Piazza Venice, McKinley Hill, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, 403-8011; 104 JSB Bldg., Tomas Morato corner Sct. Delgado, Quezon City, 412-4323; second floor, Resorts World, Newport Mall, Pasay City, 856-0087; second level, Greenbelt 3, Ayala Center, Makati, 757-4716; second  level, Lucky Chinatown Mall Binondo, 708-9578;  Eastwood City Libis;  and Greenbelt 3.

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All you can eat Weekends at Traders Hotel

Traders Hotel, Manila, offers an eat-all-you-can weekend at Kitsho Japanese restaurant for lunch or dinner at P888 per person every Saturday and Sunday. There is a wide range of sushi and sashimi, such as maguro (tuna), Norwegian salmon, tamago yaki (egg roll), kappa maki (cucumber roll) and California maki, alongside such dishes as tori karaage (deep-fried chicken), vegetable and ebi (shrimp) tempura, Japanese curry, yasai itame (stir-fried vegetables) and many more. The action station offers tender US beef sukiyaki mixed with vegetables boiled in a rich, savory broth. Complement a meal with chahan (Japanese fried rice), miso soup and mugicha, a traditional Japanese tea made of roasted barley served hot or cold.

Kitsho is open from Tuesday to Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for lunch and 6 to 10:30 p.m. for dinner.

For information, call 708-4888 or email food&beverage.thm@tradershotels.com. 

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‘Shrektacular’ stay at  Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Manila Galleria

Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Manila Galleria offer a “Shrektacular stay.”  Get free tickets to Shrek, the Broadway musical adaptation. Book until Sept. 18 and have an ogre-sized experience for P8,500 net per night at Crowne  Plaza Manila Galleria and P7,500 net at Holiday Inn Manila Galleria, inclusive of an overnight stay for two in a deluxe room, two tickets to the Shrek musical on Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. at Meralco Theater, buffet breakfast for two, complimentary Internet and 20-percent food and beverage discount during your stay.

For information, call Crowne Plaza at 633-7222 or email cpgm.reservations@ihg.com. For Holiday Inn, call 633-7111 or email higm.reservations@ihg.com.

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Victoria Harbour Cafe at Resorts World Manila

Resorts World Manila (RWM) recently opened Victoria Harbour Café, which offers authentic Hong Kong cuisine such as congee bowls, bun and toast combinations, noodle and veggie dishes, rice meal regulars, and an array of dim sum. One of the gems on the menu is char kway teow served two ways: one is topped with beef while the other is prepared Penang-style, which features spicy shrimp and chorizo toppings. Another favorite are the wonton noodle dishes served dry or doused in steaming, savory soup. Diners can pair an order of bun or toast with a basket of dim sum, both made in-house. The steamed honey barbecued pork pao, with its flavorful stuffing encased in a light and fluffy bun, goes perfectly with a serving of classic steamed siomai pork dumplings or a basket of steamed giant shrimp dumplings. Rice meals include steamed rice with spicy chicken curry or savory roast pork or chicken. An authentic Hong Kong dish is pak choy rice, rice spiced and sautéed in chicken stock and bok choy, served with tender beef brisket.

Victoria Harbour Café is on the ground floor of RWM’s main gaming area. For information, call 908-8833 or visit www.rwmanila.com.

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Chili chicken steak rice and Galbi chicken steak at Kyochon

Kyochon Korean-style fried chicken is a Korean-based restaurant chain. Kyochon skips any artificial flavor-enhancing additives like monosodium glutamate, saccharin and glacial acetic acid, and instead opts for ingredients that are domestically grown, including the garlic and red peppers used in their glaze, as well as the mixed greens, onions and chili peppers served as side dishes. Kyochon offers hot and sweet (Kyochon Red Series), salty-savory (Kyochon Original Series), sweet and tangy (Kyochon Honey Series), or boneless and crispy (Soonsal Series). Tasty new offerings include Chili Chicken Steak Rice and Galbi Chicken Steak, which come with a side salad and rice and are affordably priced at P280 per set.

Kyochon is located at SM Megamall B and will soon open on the upper ground level of SM City Fairview.