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Dine with delight

- MONICA R. LOPEZ / Writer EDITOR: LUIS A. QUIBRANZA III / live@sunstar.com.ph

To dine at Crimson Resort and Spa Mactan’s Spanish restaurant, Enye by Chele Gonzalez, is to expect a culinary treat with each serving.

Enye celebrated its first anniversar­y last Aug. 19, where guests enjoyed its best-selling dishes and other crowd favorites. Since it opened, Enye has been well received and recognized as the Best New Restaurant of 2018, and is part of the Top 20 Best Restaurant­s identified by Philippine Tatler Dining. Here are some more reasons why it continues to draw in diners:

The place

It’s always a place’s interiors that first introduces one to what it’s bringing to the table. Entering through the doors of Enye, one is greeted with striking elements greatly influenced by Spanish cultural identity, tradition, architectu­re and history seen all over. Evoking a balanced union of classic and modern trimmings, paired with touches of masculinit­y, the picturesqu­e spot provides a casual dining setup that already on its own, strikes up a conversati­on.

Spanish fare

Its name “Enye” is inspired by the Spanish letter Ñ, a letter that’s part of both the Spanish and Filipino alphabet. It serves contempora­ry Spanish cuisine that not only represents Spain’s diverse selection of food but also evokes a sense of familiarit­y in celebratio­n of the two cultures’ shared history.

New experience­s

Fully completing the dining experience is the expectatio­n of something new that’s always happening at Enye. Apart from its mainstays, the restaurant comes up with different kinds of experience­s. In fact for the whole month of September—in celebratio­n of Fiesta de la Vendimia—Chef Ivan Saiz Sordo, Enye’s Chef de Cuisine, serves up three new dishes paired with wine from La Rioja, Spain. Apart from monthly promotions, it also offers a special set menu, dégustatio­n, wine or beer pairing as well as new promotions to look out for.

 ??  ?? HEADS. Chef de Cuisine Ivan Saiz Sordo, Crimson Resort and Spa general manager Didier Belmonte and Chef Luis Chele Gonzalez during Enye’s first anniversar­y last Aug. 19.
HEADS. Chef de Cuisine Ivan Saiz Sordo, Crimson Resort and Spa general manager Didier Belmonte and Chef Luis Chele Gonzalez during Enye’s first anniversar­y last Aug. 19.
 ?? CONTRIBUTE­D FOTOS ?? FINE PLACE. The Wine Cellar, Tapas Room and Open Kitchen at Enye, Crimson Resort and Spa Mactan,
CONTRIBUTE­D FOTOS FINE PLACE. The Wine Cellar, Tapas Room and Open Kitchen at Enye, Crimson Resort and Spa Mactan,

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