Entries Tagged 'Filipino' ↓
January 19th, 2011 — Appetizer, Buffet, Cravings, Cuisine, Dessert, Filipino, Fine Dining, Fusion, Hotels, Japanese, Marriot Cafe, Marriot Hotel Manila, New Brews, Newport City, Pasay, Resorts World Compound, Restaurants, Vietnamese, Western, Where To Eat
Marriott Café comes up with another deliciously themed buffet – the Ocean’s Surf! It’s a seafood buffet with a wide spread of ocean treasures that’s sure to fill your Friday and Saturday nights at Marriott Hotel Manila.
Drunken Shrimp
At a conservative estimate, I think I had about 8 different shrimp dishes in that single night last weekend.
This seafood buffet included the classic drunken shrimp, fried drunken shrimp, grilled shrimp, shrimp skewers, Thai-style Shrimp kebab, shrimp salad, ‘Suahe‘, Shrimp & Oyster, and Seafood Risotto – whew! (I think I missed one) 🙂
They also had a drink called ‘Ocean Deep‘ which is a combination of blue lemonade with soda.
Crabs
Ocean's Surf Shrimp
Salmon & Shrimp Salad
The Drunken Shrimp was courtesy of Chef Brammer who hand-picked the live shrimps direct from the aquarium into the cooking pan, added the liquor, shook the mongkok, and added the spices.
Chef Brammer of Marriott Cafe
Of course there were other seafood dishes including a gigantic Fried Lapu-lapu, Rock Lobsters, Tempura, Salmon, and other fish dishes.
Sinigang na Salmon
Recommendations
Aside from the fresh and delectable shrimps, the Sinigang na Salmon caught my palate’s fancy.
I suggest you grill the lobster against eating it as it is. This could remove possible unlikely aftertaste.
The Shrimp & Seafood Risotto is also highly recommended that night. The sticky risotto mixes well with the creatures of the sea. 🙂
Rock Lobsters
Thai-style Shrimp Skewers
Salmon & Crabs
Seafood Risotto
You could also have a seafood-break once in a while with other preparations such as Roast Beef, pasta, pizza (which had seafood flavors as well), fruits, and desserts among others.
Roast Beef & Fruits Buffet
My 4-servings of plates excluding dessert
More Seafood...Giant Fried Lapu-Lapu & Tempura
finally... desserts 🙂
Lastly, buffet dining is always better as a group activity. 🙂 It’s always better to indulge with your relatives, friends, or loved ones. It’s something you don’t do alone or just in a pair.
Enjoying Marriott's Seafood Buffet - Ocean's Surf!
Marriott Cafe in Marriott Hotel Manila is open everyday from 6:30am to 11:00 pm. The Ocean’s Surf Seafood Buffet is available Fridays and Saturdays at P1,750 nett (adults) and Php875 (children). Children 12 years and below get in half the price, 6 years old and below get in for free.
For inquiries and reservations on Marriott‘s Ocean’s Surf Seafood Buffet, check out their website at http://mariott.com/mnlap or call (632) 988-999.
January 8th, 2011 — Affairs, Cuisine, Filipino, Promos / Events
The 10th Philippine Food Expo will be held on February 24 to 27, 2011 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.
The Philippine Food Expo is a grand showcase of manufacturers of quality all-Filipino food products. The event is led by Philfoodex Inc., the biggest umbrella organization of food manufacturers and exporters in the Philippines.
The expo will also house other events such as Food Styling, Photography, Food Blogging. and the “Pinoy Chef, A Culinary Experience of the Philippines’ Best Cuisine.” It features an open competition among culinary students and aspiring chefs in coming up with their innovative Pinoy dishes using local produce. This would also be the first time the Philippine Food Expo will be held at the World Trade Center.
Free Tickets:
Entrance is regularly P50 but you can get your free tickets here (look for the 10th Philippine Food Expo deal).
World Trade Center
Roxas Boulevard corner Sen Gil J. Puyat Avenue, Pasay City
Operating Hours:10am–8pm,
Tel: (02)6873292 / 6870654
For other details and inquiries, contact the follwoing:
Philfoodex Inc.
Tel: 634.2171
Email Philfoodex@yahoo.com
Cut Unlimited
Tel: 687.0654 / 687.3292
Email cut@pldtdsl.net
December 15th, 2010 — Appetizer, Casual, Coffee Shops, Cravings, Cuisine, Dessert, Filipino, Restaurants, Timog
HalfMoon Asian Cafe is known for their, well, half-moon BibingCrepes. BibingCrepes on the other hand is a combination of Filipino delicacy ‘bibingka‘ and western crepes.
Giant BibingCrepe
A few weeks ago, HalfMoon Asian Cafe invited us over to witness their record-breaking gigantic bibingcrepe cooked right at their branch in Timog, Quezon City.
Survivor Bibingcrepe? 🙂
The giant bibingcrepe spanned a huge table a little bigger than a clan’s dining table. It would take at least 6 people with arms wide-stretched to ‘hug‘ the bibincrepe‘s circumference.
The live cooking of the bibingcrepe was broadcast live that same day over GMA’s Unang Hirit morning show.
Yes, we missed the cooking and mixing of their bibingka recipe but we were the consumers that night. The halfmoon giant bibingcrepe had two kinds of spread – chocolate and cheese. I liked the chocolate more (And here we are again on the Dove chocolate and Toblerone chocolate series). 🙂
Hot Bibingcrepe
Full Moon Bibibngcrepe 🙂
Just like bibingka, you should always have your bibingcrepe served hot and fresh, jst like what I had in HalfMoon Asian Cafe that night. Needless to say, it is matched perfectly with a serving of their hot chocolate for a very chocolaty experience. 🙂 A cup of low-sugar brewed coffee would also do to avoid a sugar-rush.
Bibingcrepe Designs
If you can’t get attention with size, try the cuteness factor. We, the guests, gamely joined a mini-contest later on which is ‘Dressing-Up-Your-Bibingcrepe.’
Aside from the Halfmoon bibingcrepe, we are to squeeze out our creative juices accessorizing it with marshmallows, chocnuts, chocolates sprinkles, cupcakes, cheese cubes, and M&M’s.
HalfMoon Asian Cafe Bloggers
Half Moon Asian Cafe
Of course, ourteam won. 🙂 We didn’t eat it though ‘coz our hands were all over it while decorating ’em. ‘Til the next BibingCrepe experience at HalfMoon Asian Cafe! 🙂