Lo hei yu sheng salad at Jade Garden
Jade Garden, an affiliate of Meixin Caterers (MX-Hong Kong), offers a special set menu with lucky ingredients to attract good fortune for P18,880+, good for 12 persons. Toss up good fortune with lo hei yu sheng, a Cantonese salad. Other dishes include roasted suckling pig, soup with fishlips, chicken and dried scallops, prawns in Panang curry paste, steamed twin lapu-lapu, glutinous rice with Chinese sausage, deep-fried stuffed taro with fresh scallops, braised sea cucumber, dried oysters with sea moss and hot almond puree with dumplings for dessert. A special radish cake is also available. Jade Garden is on the second floor, Glorietta 2, Palm Drive cor. West Drive, Ayala Center, Makati.
For reservatios, call 843-1361 or SMS 09053742785.
Yin Yan set menus at Marco Polo Ortigas Manila
Marco Polo Ortigas Manila presents a dragon dance performance followed by Cantonese temptations, combining traditional and modern culinary techniques by executive Chinese chef Raymond Yeung. There are Yin and Yang set menus for lunch at Lung Hin. On Jan. 27, there will be a New Year’s Eve celebration at the Grand Ballroom, with live entertainment, calligraphy-making, and selling and display of Feng Shui cures and enhancers. Also available are glutinous rice cakes, presented in round cakes with yam and and brown sugar flavors for P988, and special Koi- shaped coconut flavor for P1,188. Freshly-made by Lung Hin chefs are delightful Golden Pineapple Pastry in a box of eight for only P888. Available until until Jan. 31.
For information, call 720-7777, visit www. marcopolohotels. com, email manila@ marcopolohotels. com of follow Marco Polo on facebook.com/MarcoPoloOrtigasManila or @ MarcoPoloManila on Twitter or Instagram.
‘Meet the Rooster’ at Manila Hotel
Manila Hotel celebrates Chinese New Year on Jan. 27. Welcome the year with a colorful lion and dragon dance followed by an eye-dotting ceremony. There is a lauriat dinner at the Mabuhay Palace. Feng shui expert Joseph Chau Kam Shing, together with his son, master Vittorio Chau, will share their predictions for the year. Ticket prices are P3,888 per person. The hotel also offers a “Meet the Rooster” package, which includes an overnight stay in a Superior Deluxe room during Chinese New Year’s Eve. The package offers a buffet breakfast for two at Café Ilang-Ilang, one ticket to the Chinese New Year activity, and the Feng Shui
Essentials book by Master Joseph Chau Kam Shing for only P8,888. Upgrade to a Suite Chinese New Year Package by booking one of its Sunset or Sunrise Suites. The offer includes buffet breakfast for two at Café Ilang-Ilang, P1,000 food and beverage credit, and a Feng Shui Essentials book. The package includes a treatment for two at The Manila Hotel Spa and two tickets for the Chinese New Year activity for only P18,888 net. Stay period is from Jan. 27 to 28. The Prosperity Booth at the Grand Lobby offers traditional Chinese New Year fare.
For ticket reservations, call 527-0011 local 1261- 1262. For room reservations, call 527-0011 local 1175 to 1179, or visit www. manila-hotel.com.ph. To dine in any of The Manila Hotel’s restaurants, call 527-0011 local 1260 or 1261.
Lucky dumplings at Diamond Hotel
Diamond Hotel offers Chinese New Year lunch and dinner buffet featuring auspicious dishes like the Lucky Dumplings for only P2,280 net per person at Corniche. Promo runs until Jan. 29. Feng shui expert Angel Macalino will give a free 10-minute feng shui consultation for a minimum spend of P5,000 at Corniche on Jan. 28. Lucky charms are also available at the hotel lobby until Jan. 29. Enjoy an overnight stay in a Deluxe Room at P7,500 net, inclusive of P2,000 food and beverage credit in room service, breakfast for two, unlimited Wi-Fi access for two devices and a 20-percent discount on massage, reflexology and laundry. The Chinese New Year getaway package is offered until Jan. 29.
Diamond Hotel is located along Roxas Blvd. corner Dr. J. Quintos St., Manila. For reservations, call 528-3000.
Koi Fish Tikoy at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria
Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria holds the traditional Lion and Dragon Dance on the eve of Jan. 27. Xin Tian Di restaurant offers its signature Koi Fish Tikoy (Nian Gao) for P1,088+. Choose any of the three prosperous Yu Sheng Salads — Fortune Yu Sheng (Salmon Fillet with condiments) — at P868+, Glory Yu Sheng (Sliced Abalone with condiments) at P1,088+, or Vegetarian Lo Hei (Mixed Seasonal Fruits with condiments) at P728+. Xin Tian Di’s executive Chinese chef Peter Yeung also offers a selection of auspicious Chinese New Year Set Menus (price starts at P9,938 for 4 persons) and à la carte menus. Each Set Menu includes a box of Koi Fish Tikoy. The promos are ongoing until Jan. 31.
For information, call 633-7222 or email fandb. reservations@ihg.com.
Dried oyster and black mushroom at City of Dreams
City of Dreams Manila ushers in the Chinese New Year at Crystal Dragon with Chinese New Year-themed à la carte and set menus until Feb.11. The Shops at the Boulevard will hold a three-day festival from Jan. 27 to 29 with Chinese New Yearthemed activities and performances. The Chinese New Year Happiness Menu is priced at P3,680+ per person, while the Chinese New Year Treasures Menu is at P 6,680+, both for a minimum of four to six persons. A la carte offerings range from P460+ to P1,680+. Crystal Dragon is open daily for lunch from 12 noon to 3 p.m. and dinner from 6 p.m. to 11p.m. Diners can celebrate the New Year with authentic Chinese and Korean fare any time of the day at Noodl8 until February. Prices for the Chinese and Korean à la carte dishes range between P310+ to P688+. Noodl8 is open 24 hours a day and is located on the main gaming area at the ground floor. Café Society’s Chinese New Year-themed treats available until Feb. 11 are Mandarin Cake with Rooster Chocolate, White Chocolate with Red Bean Cake, Nian Gao (Tikoy) Box, XO Sauce, Green Tea Pound Cake, Pineapple Cake with 2017 Fondant, as well as macarons and pralines in half-dozen to dozen quantities. Prices range between P680+ to 1,810+. Café Society is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. Friday through Sunday. For intimate gatherings the City of Dreams KTV offers a Chinese New Year KTV Package for P10,000+ that includes Prosperity Salmon Fish Yu Shang, Wok-fried Shanghai Rice Cake Sliced with Selected Seafood, Three Flavor Chinese New Year Nian Gao Platter, and unlimited Tsing Tao beer. City of Dreams KTV is open from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily and is on the upper level of Chaos Manila nightclub.
Treasure fried rice, scallops in XO sauce at Sofitel
Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila offers a bountiful feast featuring Cantonese, Hakka and Sze Chuan cuisines prepared by Chinese chef Micahel Tan, available from Jan. 25 to 29 at the Spiral. For the Cantonese selection, enjoy sauteed scallops with sweet walnut in XO sauce, steamed fish Hong Kong-stle, braised dry mussel with sea moss, abalone braised in superior sauce, golden prawn in salted egg yolk and Marmite crab. Hakka cuisine dishes include Hakka-style pork knuckles, braised pork belly with preserved vegetable, Hakka deep-fried pork organ, Hakkastyle salt and baked chicken, treasure fried rice in lotus leaf, and the basin dish called poon choi. The Sze Chuan dishes are chang qing la ji chicken, cumin lamb, homemade noodle, beef Chinese hamburger, braised sea cucumber in Sze Chuan sauce, and kung pao squid with cashew nuts.
For reservations, call 832-6988 or email H6308FB12@sofitel.com.
Holiday rush at Hotel Jen
Hotel Jen offers its “Holiday Rush” room package. Available until Jan. 31, experience the Deluxe rooms at P4,050+ for single occupancy or P4,230+ for double occupancy. This room promo is inclusive of buffet breakfast at Latitude; complimentary welcome drink and access to Windows by the Bay; complimentary shuttle service to SM Mall of Asia; complimentary parking and valet services; use of the pool and the gym; and unlimited and unrestricted Wi-Fi access. Latitude restaurant offers Chinese Cuisine on Jan. 27 (dinner) and Jan. 28 (lunch and dinner) for only P1,520 per person. A celebratory Lion Dance will be performed on Jan. 28 at 10 a.m.
Hotel Jen Manila is located along Roxas Boulevard with direct and easy access to the newly constructed NAIA Expressway.
For information, call 795-8888, email hjm@ hoteljen.com, visit www.hoteljen.com/manila or like Hotel Jen on Facebook and follow @HotelJenManila on Instagram and Twitter.