CELEBRITY chef Sau Del Rosario has just launched his first cookbook, 20 Years of Love + Cooking, and it’s now available in National Bookstore and Fully Booked outlets nationwide.
Launched via a grand cocktail party at Epicurious, Shangri-La Plaza, by AKME Publishing Group Corporation in partnership with the Center for Culinary Arts Manila (CCA), the book features awesome recipes inspired by Chef Sau’s travels around the world. The recipes tell the story of his journey and struggles through the years, as he climbed up the culinary ladder. These include heirloom dishes from his hometown Pampanga, his travels and stints in Europe and then Asia, and his journey back home to the Philippines. The book also features testimonies of people whom he has worked with or grown with in the culinary industry, his family, his friends and colleagues, celebrities and personalities, and international and local chefs who have met him.
Ask Chef Sau and he’ll tell you that the book was practically 20 years in the making.
At the launch, from left: Kathy Yao Santos, Chef Babes Austria, Chef Myke Sarthou, Vicky Choi, Chef Sau del Rosario, Chef Jean Pierre Migne, Elaiza Choi, Edith Singian and Chef Penk Ching
Chef Tristan Encarnacion and Chef Eugene Raymundo
Friends and colleagues, from left: Chef Myke Sarthou, Adolf Aran, Chef Josh Boutwood, Chef James Antolin, Chef Robby Goco and Chef Penk Ching
So, when 20 Years of Love + Cooking was finally launched, the who’s who in the local culinary world turned out to celebrate the joyous occasion with the talented and amiable chef despite the fact that a lot of events were happening simultaneously all over the metro on that day.
Event hosts Issa Litton, Ferdie Salvador and Chef Melissa Sison-Oreta
Junie Del Mundo spoke about how enamored Chef Sau del Rosario was with Paris and how he is now as a neighor
Enderun Colleges’ culinary director Chef See Cheong Yan was an influential person in Chef Sau’s career
Gwen Carino has been Chef Sau’s long-time publicist
Hosted by event maven Ferdie Salvador, CCA’s Chef Melissa Sison-Oreta and celebrity host Issa Litton, the launch saw short, witty anecdotes and messages delivered by PR expert and Chef Sau’s neighbor Junie Del Mundo, Enderun Colleges culinary head Chef See Cheong Yan, publicist Gwen Cariño, culinary expert and Chef Sau’s partner in food festivals Edith Singian, and AKME president Kim Cuizon.
Keeping the guests happily fed were CCA students, headed by Chef Tristan Encarnacion, who prepared some of the dishes the cookbook, including Hainanese Chicken with Tinola Paella, Brazo de Mais, Durian Panna Cotta, Rosemary and Garlic Roasted Leg of Lamb, Soba with Soft Tofu and Sesame Sauce, Tamales, Salt Crusted Snapper, Malaysian Laksa and Chicken Galantina Roulade. Also providing food and drinks were event sponsors Good Life Noodles, Bounty Fresh Chicken, Philips, Beringer Wines and ESV Meats.
During the cooking demo, Chef Heny Sison worked on the custard filling for the Brazo de Mais
Chef Sau assisting Atching Lillian Borromeo as she made the meringue for the Brazo de Mais during the cooking demo
As guests enjoyed the food, Chef Sau joined celebrity friends, Chef Heny Sison and Pampanga’s culinary historian Atching Lillian Borromeo, in a cooking demonstration. Together, they prepared Brazo de Mais, whose recipe can also be found in the cookbook.
Chef Sau ended the launch with an autograph signing.
Chef Sau is slated to go on a nationwide book tour and book signing, which started this May and ends in October this year. Cooking demos will form part of the book promotion in the metro’s major food expos in the coming months as well as in culinary schools and residential villages in the city.
Chef Sau del Rosario’s 20 Years of Love + Cooking is available in National Book Store and Fully Booked outlets in Metro Manila.
Diamond Hotel Philippines has prepared a special treat for moms this Mother’s Day
IT’S Mother’s Day! Time to treat the most special lady in the house—and in your life—to a special lunch or dinner and some pampering. If you haven’t decided on where to bring her, here are some suggestions:
CHATEAU 1771 AND CAFÉ 1771
On Mother’s Day, Chateau 1771 will give dining moms gift vouchers for Afternoon Tea for their next visit.
Chateau 1771 Afternoon Tea carries the unique touch of the restaurant’s famed No Borders Cuisine, the exquisite innovations on well-loved Swiss, Italian and French creations. The Afternoon Tea set changes daily, allowing the chefs to be creative in concocting delicious morsels according to their imagination using the freshest ingredients of the day. Thus, every tea set is a delightful surprise.
Afternoon Tea at Chateau 1771
Offerings may include Seared Beef Tenderloin and Cornichon Canapé, Salmon Gravlax on Mini Pancakes, Raclette Toast, Blueberry Scones, Chocolate Coated Marshmallow S’mores, Apple Crumble or Cherry Tomato and Feta Cheese Picks.
Enjoy this afternoon pastime with your choice of La Maison du Thé Tea or Vittoria French Press Coffee. Pay a little extra, and turn your meal into a “Champagne Afternoon Tea” by starting with a chilled glass of fine champagne or sparkling wine.
Café 1771, for its part, is open today, a Sunday, just for Mother’s Day, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Diners will be given a brunch treat of Ebelskivevers, a beloved treat from Denmark which are puffy circular pancakes cum popovers filled with fruit, chocolate, jam or cheese.
Chateau 1771 is located at Greenbelt 5, Ayala Center, Makati City, with telephone numbers 729-9760 and 729-9761. Café 1771 is at El Pueblo, Pasig City, with telephone number 631-7340.
DIAMOND HOTEL PHILIPPINES
Diamond Hotel Philippines extends the sweetest of deals for Mother’s Day and created offers all wrapped up in thoughtful gestures for the perfect bonding time with the whole family.
Surprise Mom with a pampering stay in a Deluxe Room, which includes breakfast for two, a free upgrade to a Deluxe Palisade Room and a one-hour free facial treatment for Mom for Php 7,000 nett.
Indulge Mom to an extraordinary culinary treat on her special day at the hotel’s dining destinations. At Corniche and Yurakuen Japanese restaurants, Mom’s dining experience is complimentary when she dines with a minimum of five (5) persons. Corniche offers its luscious buffet spread at Php2,150 nett per person, while Yurakuen Japanese restaurant has a Ladies Set Menu at Php1,988 nett per person.
At Diamond Hotel, moms are entitled to a giveaway from Cynos and, for a minimum spend of Php5,000 nett, Mom gets to pick-a-prize for a chance to win Cynos hair care gift packs, Maidenform items or wellness gift certificates.
For room or restaurant reservations please call (632) 528-3000.
Diamond Hotel Philippines is located at Roxas Boulevard corner Dr. J. Quintos Street, Manila. For inquiries, please call 528-3000.
L’ENTRECOTE
For Mother’s Day, give Mom a double treat at l’entrecote Corner Bistro located at Burgos Circle, Forbes Town Center, Unit A Bellagio 2, Bonifacio Global City.
The Paris Eiffel Tower of l’entrecote
Order the new house specialty L’entrecote Double, a 12-oz. Certified Angus Sirloin Steak topped with Secret Herb Butter Sauce and unlimited Fresh Fries, and get a free ‘The Paris Eiffel Tower’ dessert, which are meringue tartlets filled with vanilla and strawberry ice cream, fresh strawberry, chocolate sauce, whipped cream and dashed with roasted almonds. This towering sweet creation is good for two.
Moms who dine with a minimum of four people also receive an additional Gift Certificate for a free bottle of Tyrell’s Brut Sparkling Wine worth Php1,220 for their next visit at l’entrecote.
For reservations, call 856-4858 or 836-2764.
RICHMONDE HOTEL ORTIGAS
Give back and take Mom out to a lunch buffet. She deserves nothing but the best, Richmonde Café at Richmonde Hotel Ortigas whips up an exquisite menu crafted to celebrate and recognize all that she has done for us. From spring bouquets and summer salads, to succulent ribs and scrumptious cakes, nothing shouts “I love you, Mom!” more than a wholesome feast with the entire family.
Antipasto spread at Richmonde Hotel Ortigas’ Mom’s Country Garden Luncheon
Lemon Chicken from the Mom’s Country Garden Luncheon of Richmonde Cafe
Mom’s Country Garden Luncheon’s desserts
On May 10, 2015, bring the entire family to Mom’s Country Garden Luncheon at Richmonde Café to relish a charming international spread dedicated to all sweet and loving Mothers. The Café spoils Mom further with an exclusive 3 + 1 deal. This means for every three guests paying the regular rate, mom gets to be the boss and eats absolutely FREE!
Delight in a bountiful spread that reminds you of rustic afternoons spent in your childhood backyard – set the mood right with antipasto and soup such as House Cured Salmon Gravlax with Shredded Red Onions and Capers; Tabouleh Salad; Seafood Pasta Salad; Toast with your choice of dips like Baba Ghanoush, Hummus, Crab and Cream Cheese; Shrimp Bisque; and Italian Wedding Soup. Indulge in mouthwatering spoonfuls of classic comfort chows like Lemon Chicken with Artichokes; Vegetable Lasagna with Roasted Red Pepper Pesto; Herbed Roasted Potato; Steamed Kani wrapped in Nori; Roast Prime of Rib with Horseradish Cream & Au Jus; and Beef-wrapped Asparagus with Wild Mushroom Sauce. Do not forget to try various dishes from the show kitchen as well – from pasta treats to fried dishes and grilled items, we’ve got all your cravings covered! Lastly, give in to the sugar rush with samplings of Hot Apple and Nuts Crumble, Baklava Parcels, Opera Slices, assorted Cupcakes and Cake Pops.
Mom’s Country Garden Luncheon is available on May 10, 2015, for Php995 nett per person. For inquiries and reservations, call 638-7777. The Richmonde Café is located at the 2nd floor of Richmonde Hotel Ortigas, 21 San Miguel Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.
CRIMSON HOTEL MANILA
More than the kisses and hugs from kids and loved ones, Moms are best loved at Crimson Hotel Filinvest City Manila. The international buffet spread is waiting… and it is FREE! It’s free for moms who will avail of the Mother’s Day Brunch of a minimum of four (4) persons. For only Php1,600 net per person, which includes with unlimited juices, and Php2,100 net per person with unlimited mimosas, local beer, house wine and juices, it offers international buffet selections, live food stations, and delectable dishes and desserts. A Mother’s Day cupcake will also be given to all the mothers.
Crimson Hotel Manila celebrates Mother’s Day
And how about the opportunity to travel the Philippines for free?! Every receipt of Mother’s Day Brunch entitles one to a raffle ticket for a vacation getaway with Crimson Hotel’s hotel and resort partners all over the Philippines. Draws will be conducted every month and the lucky family will be given free accommodations.
Crimson Hotel Filinvest City Manila is located at Entrata Urban Complex, 2609 Civic Drive, Filinvest City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City. For inquiries and reservations, call 863-2222.
BURGOO
On Mother’s Day, here’s a treat for moms at Burgoo: Angus Rib Eye Steak, Spinach Grilled Salmon, Surf and Steak, and Trio Fajitas. Moms who order any of these sumptuous treats on Mother’s Day will receive Php250.00 worth of Burgoo certificate which can be used on the next.
Also highly recommended at Burgoo are Oklahoma-Style Grilled Baby Back Ribs, Hamburgoo, Supreme Pizza, Lemon-Peppered Grilled Lapu-Lapu, Country-Style Fried Chicken, Seafood Linguini, Grilled Pork Chops, etc.
Visit Burgoo at T. Morato in Quezon City; Powerplant Mall in Rockwell Makati; The Podium in Ortigas; Gateway Mall in Araneta Center Cubao; Robinsons Galleria in Ortigas; SM City The Block in North EDSA; Mall of Asia in Pasay; SM City Marikina; SM Southmall in Alabang, The District in Cavite; 3rd Level, Terraces Mall in Fairview; and Starmall in Taguig. For reservations and inquiries, call 927-7424, 838-1815, 687-5254, 726-3578, 913-6112, 556-0091 or 633-6256.
GUMBO
All mothers will get Php250 worth of gift certificate which they can use on their next visit at Gumbo with an order of the Mother’s Day dish, Bourbon-Style Baby back Ribs York Steak. A surprise gift also awaits mom on her special day!
Other dishes worth a try at Gumbo include Seafood Jambalaya, Bayou’s Stuffed Crabs, Shrimp Etouffe, Bourbon-Style Baby Back Ribs, Southern-Grilled Chicken Caesar, Cajun-Style Fried Chicken, and Seafood Feast.
Gumbo is located at the 2nd Level Entertainment Hall, SM Mall of Asia in Pasay; 3rd Level Robinsons Manila Midtown; 2nd Level SM City The Block, North EDSA: Gateway Mall in Araneta Center, Cubao; Robinsons Magnolia; and at the 2nd Level Atrium Bldg. in SM Megamall. For reservations and inquiries, call 556-0238, 442-0106, 635-3015, 567-1820, 440-4632 and 527-1925.
EASTWOOD RICHMONDE HOTEL
On May 10, 2015, Mother’s Day, moms take center stage at Eastwood Richmonde Hotel—with no less than an exquisite array of scrumptious chows fit for a queen.
Eastwood Richmonde Hotel’s Eastwood Cafe
Pinoy desserts at Eastwood Richmonde Hotel’s Mother’s Day Buffet
Eastwood Café presents a Mother’s Day buffet, To Mommy, With Love. Mom’s meal is on the house when she avails of Eastwood Café’s 4+1 promo, where, for every four guests paying the regular buffet rate, mom gets to eat for free.
Savor dishes that remind you of Mom’s trademark home-cooked meals, including Pinoy favorites such as Crispy Tawilis, Spicy Sisig Pampanga, Ensaladang Pinoy, Bulalong Baka, Chicken Lomi ng Batangas, Beef Oxtail Kare-Kare, Baked Filipino-Style Chicken Barbecue and Seafood in Creamy Salmon Sauce. Elevate the dining experience with a serving of Roasted Chuck Eye Beef served with Mushroom Sauce, Red Wine Sauce and Potato Wedges. Of course, no buffet experience is complete without a fix of pasta, Mongolian bowl, tempura and barbecue. Also get to indulge in sweet treats like Cassava Cake, Leche Flan, Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Mocha Éclair, Mango Short Cake and the café’s signature Richmonde Chocolate Cake.
Round up the family and celebrate Mom’s special day with To Mommy, With Love Mother’s Day Buffets at the Eastwood Café for only PhP 880nett per person. Children 6 to 12 get 50% discount and children aged 5 and below get to eat for free. This Mother’s Day offering is available on May 10, 2015, at the Sunday Lunch Buffet from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and at the Sunday Dinner Buffet from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
For inquiries and reservations, call 570-7777. Eastwood Richmonde Hotel is located at 17 Orchard Road, Eastwood City, Bagumbayan Quezon City. Eastwood Richmonde Hotel is also accessible from the 2nd floor of Eastwood Mall.
Featured in Sofitel Philippine Plaza’s Mother’s Day Sunday Brunch are recipes of, from left: Judy Ann Santos, Chef Suzette Montinola, Nina Daza-Puyat and Chef Mia Manuel
MOTHERS are special, and so, for Mother’s Day this Sunday, May 10, 2015, Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila has come up with a special treat for moms and their families. The hotel’s team of master chefs are teaming up with celebrity chefs—Mia Manuel, Suzette Montinola, Nina Daza Puyat and Judy Ann Santos—who are sharing their respective families’ tried and tested heirloom recipes so everyone can feast on them.
CHEF MIA MANUEL
Chef Mia Manuel, wife to multi-awarded chef Ariel Manuel, with whom she built the highly acclaimed former Lolo Dad’s Café, is a celebrity chef in her own right. A master of pastry arts, she likewise digs into a treasure chest of recipes passed on to her by her mother, Dr. Maria Lim-Ayuyao, the youngest daughter of a World War II hero, Brig. General Vicente Lim, and educator-civic leader Pilar Hidalgo-Lim. Chef Mia is now a pastry chef-instructor at the Lyceum of the Philippines.
Chef Mia Manuel
Pork Pate (Chef Mia Manuel)
Gravlax and Cream Cheese Cake (Chef Mia Manuel)
Brune Butter Cupcake with Lemon Cream Icing (Chef Mia Manuel)
Canonigo with Custard Sauce (Chef Mia Manuel)
White Chocolate Pots de Creme (Chef Mia Manuel)
For the Mother’s Day Sunday Brunch at Sofitel Philippine Plaza’s Spiral on May 10, Chef Mia also draws inspiration from family vacations spent in France. She presents Pork Pâté (pâté made of pork and served tapas style with French baguette), Duck Liver Mousse (melt-in-the-mouth duck mousse), and Gravlax and Cream Cheese Cake (salmon with cream cheese spread) for her savory dishes and, for dessert, she makes Brune Butter Cupcake with Lemon Cream Icing (Chef Mia’s favorite cake as a kid to which she has given her own twist), Canonigo with Custard Sauce (light, baked meringue with delicious custard), and White Chocolate Pots de Crème (crème brûlée given a white chocolate twist).
CHEF SUZETTE MONTINOLA
Chef Suzette Montinola is another highly respected chef in the country. She transformed her maternal ancestral home in the San Miguel, Manila, area into an exquisite Filipino heritage dining restaurant called La Cocina de Tita Moning. She did this to preserve the house as well as the heirloom recipes handed down to her by her grandmother, Doña Ramona ‘Tita Moning’ Hernandez-Legarda, which she wants to continue to share with everyone who wants a taste of it. By doing so, she is able to give diners the rare experience of dining in an elegant Old Manila setting, She teaches Culinary Arts at Enderun Colleges at the same time.
Roast Pork a la Tita Moning (Chef Suzette Montinola)
Bread and Butter Pudding (Chef Suzette Montinola)
For Sofitel’s Mother’s Day spread, Chef Suzette offers Whole Baked Lapu-Lapu with Olive Oil and Garlic (a recipe handed down by Tita Moning, this recipe capitalizes on the freshness of fish), Tita Moning’s Beef Osso Buco Gremolata (makes use of beef shanks instead of veal), Roast Pork a la Tita Moning (slow-cooked pork with crisped-up chicharon style skin, served with candied sweet potato), and Bread and Butter Pudding (made with fresh American bread, this dessert is a cross between a custard and a pudding).
NINA DAZA-PUYAT
Editor-in-chief of Appetite Magazine and a true-blue, typical homemaker who loves to cook and eat, Nina Daza-Puyat is the daughter of Philippine culinary icon Nora Daza, whose legacy has helped shape Filipino cuisine, and is the sister of renowned chef Sandy Daza.
Nina Daza-Puyat
French Onion Tartlettes (Nina Daza-Puyat)
Portobello Mushroom Fries (Nina Daza-Puyat)
Chicken Relleno with Giblet Gravy (Nina Daza-Puyat)
For her featured dishes for Sofitel’s Mother’s Day Sunday Brunch, Nina includes French Onion Tartlettes (combining the onion tart on puff pastry Nina tried from Chef Andre Soltner’s Lutece in New York and her favorite Fresh Onion Soup Gratinee from her late mom’s French restaurant Au Bon Vivant in the 1960s up to 1980s), Portobello Mushroom Fries (gourmet fries served with garlic mayonnaise), Fried Mixed Seafood Crepe with Tartar Sauce (the best-selling Lumpiang Lamang Dagat from her mom’s restaurant in Paris called Aux Iles Philippines), Chicken Relleno with Giblet Gravy (created by Nina’s mom Nora Daza and always served with their grandmother’s Russian Salad during Christmas), and Alfajores (shortbread cookies).
JUDY ANN SANTOS-AGONCILLO
A multi-awarded film and television actress, TV show host, product endorser and film producer, Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo has always loved to cook for her family and friends. In 2008, she took a crash course in International Cuisine in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and graduated with distinction from her Culinary Arts course at the Center for Asian Culinary Studies (CACS) under Chef Gene Gonzalez.
Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo
Beef Kaldereta (Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo)
Lumpiang Shanghai (Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo)
Chicken Curry (Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo)
For the Mother’s Day food promotion, Judy Ann stays true to her Filipino roots by presenting a host of Filipino comfort foods that she, her husband Ryan Agoncillo and their two kids Yohan and Lucho enjoy at home. Her menu: Chicken Binakol (chicken soup dish cooked with buko juice and buko strips), Beef Kaldereta (Judy Ann’s own interpretation of a staff meal which she enjoyed as an intern at Chef Jessie’s restaurant two years ago), Lumpiang Shanghai (a family favorite kicked up a notch with the addition of garlic powder, onion powder and bacon), Chicken Curry (classic chicken curry dish with red curry paste taking the place of the usual curry powder, plus lemongrass and lychees), Triple Chocolate Champorado (the usual champorado, but with three types of chocolate—cocoa powder, milk chocolate and dark chocolate), and Ginataang Mais (made richer with coconut cream and condensed milk instead of just coconut milk).
Sofitel’s Mother’s Day Sunday Brunch is available at Php3,650++ per adult and Php1,600++ per child. For dinner, the rates are Php2,650++ per adult and Php1,450 per child.
(Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila is located at the CCP Complex, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City. For inquiries and reservations, call 551-5555 local 6988.)
Diners get to cook and eat their Wagyu steak exactly to their preference and at their own pace
WAGYU beef from Japan is the King of Steaks. It’s high-grade beef known for its excellent marbled meat, which contains various amounts of intramuscular fat beautifully distributed in its meat. It comes from Wagyu cattle, whose genetic predisposition and special diet gives it an excellent sashi (marbling). It has a tender, melt-in-the-mouth texture and an exquisite flavor coveted by steak lovers the world over.
There are four major breeds of Wagyu—Japanese Black, Japanese Brown, Japanese Shorthorn and Japanese Polled. Japanese Black accounts for a big percentage of Wagyu in Japan. The renowned Matsuzaka, Kobe and Saga beef all come from the Japanese Black cattle, which is bred in small cattle farms in the Saga Prefecture, with 34 heads per cattle farm. Tender loving care goes into the breeding of Wagyu beef, which are grain-fed with rice straw, barley, corn and soybeans for over 20 months. During winter, calves in the cattle farm even get handmade calf jackets to help them cope with the cold weather.
Developed as unrivaled beef cattle based on Japan’s high breeding technology, Wagyu beef is graded by the Japan Meat Grading Association using an outstanding method of grading system that takes into consideration both Meat Quality Grade and Yield Grade. Meat Quality assesses the meat’s marbling, color and shine, firmness and texture, and fat color and shine, with Grade 5 being the highest and Grade 1 being the lowest. As for Yield Grade, it is evaluated as A for above average, B for average, and C for below average. The ultimate Wagyu beef is therefore one that is graded A5, which assures diners of melt-in-the-mouth goodness for that ultimate Wagyu steak experience.
Enjoying the ultimate Wagyu steak dining experience at the House of Wagyu Stonegrill
A slab of Saga Wagyu beef is served to each diner with a generous side of vegetables…
A piece of Saga Wagyu beef cooking on the hot lava stone grill
Just recently, the House of Wagyu Stonegrill, considered as one of the country’s finest steak houses, hosted an exquisite Wagyu dinner at its Two EComm-Mall of Asia Complex branch to announce that it now proudly serves A5 Wagyu from the Saga Prefecture of Japan. It’s a special type of Wagyu known exclusively as Saga-Gyu, and it ranks among the best of over 200 beef brands in Japan because the cattle from which it comes from is bred on fertile land and clean water.
Saga-Gyu boasts of a rich, sweet aroma similar to that found in peaches and coconuts and is a retronasal aroma and flavor that spreads when chewing the meat in one’s mouth. This aroma is released when the meat is heated to 80 degrees Celsius. It stays in the meat and is released again when chewed, therefore giving the meat that elusive Umami taste.
Served before the Saga Wagyu steak was Cream of Carrot Soup…
… followed by Scallop and Shrimp Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette
The House of Wagyu Stonegrill takes the ultimate Wagyu steak dining experience a notch higher by serving the King of Steaks—Wagyu beef—on a lava stone grill heated at 400 to 450 degrees Celsius for six to eight hours. Guests are made to wear exclusive House of Wagyu Stonegrill aprons as a hot lava stone grill is placed in front of each of them and a slab of raw Saga beef is served with a side of vegetables and condiments of salt and pepper. Guests can thus enjoy the pleasure of cooking and eating their own steaks on the table, exactly to their doneness preference and at their own pace, with each portion hot to the last bite because the heat of the lava stone grill lasts a long time.
SUPER Bowl of China, the Chinese restaurant that serves authentic Cantonese cuisine, has rolled out its new menu, which consists of four new dishes and one exciting drink—Hot Chicken Salad, Pork Wanton with Mala Sauce, Beef with Ampalaya & Black Beans, Beef Hofan, and Red Bean Milk Tea.
Hot Chicken Salad (Php270) is much like the popular Hot Prawn Salad, which is now a classic. It in boneless battered chicken fillet tossed in homemade mayonnaise and assorted fruits, and topped with lemon rind. The chicken is crunchy and it goes very well with fruit cocktail in a lightly creamy mayonnaise. Great as an appetizer, it can also be eaten as a main dish with hot, steamed rice.
Pork Wantons with Mala Sauce
The newest addition to the dim sum selections on the menu is Pork Wantons with Mala Sauce (Php95), steamed ground pork meat in wanton wrappers and topped with a mildly spicy Mala sauce.
Beef with Ampalaya and Black Beans
Definitely a main dish to savor and love is Beef with Ampalaya & Black Beans (Php300), which is tender slices of beef and thinly sliced bittermelon sautéed with mushrooms, black beans and select spices, drizzled with oyster sauce and dark soy sauce. Flavors of bitter, salty, sweet and spicy meld in this dish.
Beef Hofan
Beef Hofan (Php260) happens to be another beef dish recently introduced by Super Bowl of China. It’s a noodle dish that makes use of Shanghai flat noodles and sautés these in an oyster sauce and dark soy sauce blend, topped with premium tender beef slices, white onion and white leeks.
Red Bean Milk Tea
The lone drink that has made it to the new menu recently rolled out by Super Bowl of China is Red Bean Milk Tea (Php85), a brewed Chinese tea blended with milk and topped with sweet red beans. It’s Super Bowl of China’s answer to the prolonged interest that the dining public has on milk teas.
Dimsum Combination Platter
Lemon Chicken
Sweet & Sour Pork
Braised Tofu with Mushrooms
Steamed Fish Fillet with Garlic
These new dishes go well with classic favorites, such as Dimsum Combination Platter (Php310), which comes with pork siomai, hakao, deep-fried wantons, vegetarian spring rolls and pork asado siopao, served with sweet and sour sauce; Lemon Chicken (Php270), breaded chicken fillet fried to a crisp and served with Super Bowl of China’s signature sweet and sour sauce; Sweet & Sour Pork (Php295), which are succulent breaded pork cutlets, sautéed with red and green bell peppers, onion and pineapple in sweet and sour sauce; Braised Tofu with Mushrooms (Php220), hard beancurd sautéed with mixed vegetables and mushrooms in a dark soy sauce and oyster sauce combination; and Steamed Fish Fillet with Garlic (P275), topped with garlic and spring onion.
Taho
Peanut Buchi
Black Gulaman with Lychee
Desserts include classic Taho (Php110), beancurd with tapioca balls and syrup; Peanut Buchi (Php100), peanut coated balls with peanut paste filling; and Black Gulaman with Lychee (Php95), black gulaman, coconut jelly strips and coconut jelly strips and sugar syrup.
Incidentally, Super Bowl of China at SM Megamall now sports a new look and feel. Drop lights hang from the ceiling, ergonomically refashioned tables and chairs, lattice woodwork and infographic décor.
“This infographic décor is a unique wall accessory that gives guests a quick glance into Super Bowl of China’s history, heritage and best-selling dishes,” explains Laine de Jesus-Vallar, senior marketing manager of Super Bowl of China.
(Super Bowl of China has branches at the 4th Level of SM Megamall Atrium, Ground Floor of SM Mall of Asia; and 3rd Level, Chef’s Avenue, at the Festival Mall, Alabang.)
