Thanksgiving Blessings at Mario's



            Have a delightful Thanksgiving when you visit Mario’s Quezon City located at 191 Tomas Morato and Mario’s Baguio located at 16 Upper Session Road.
            Mario’s Tomas Morato offers Roast Turkey ‘to-go’ on Thanksgiving week, November 24 to 29 with choices of delectable stuffing like Herbed Corn Bread, Relleno de Pabo, American Style and Spanish Style Relleno. All come with that perfect sweet-tart cranberry sauce and rich giblet gravy. Allow one day advance notice. Dine-in guests can also order the turkey offerings.



            Mario’s Baguio celebrates with a Special Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet on November 26Thursday6pm at P850+ per person. The spread includes Bagna Cauda with vegetable crudité, assorted cold cuts, Seafood Bouillabaisse, Russian Salad,Caesar Salad and a salad bar with Thousand Island and Strawberry Vinaigrette.

Roast Turkey with American Stuffing and Cochinillo take center stage along with other main entrées that include Pastel de Lengua, Beef Tenderloin with Cuba Libre BBQ Lychee Sauce, Salmon Rockefeller with Duglere Sauce, Squash Ravioli with Cherried Onion Sauce, Linguini with Spicy Tomato and Aubergine, Baked Yam, Buttered Corn on the Cob, Three Mushroom Risotto and Paella Valenciana.

            Sweet endings include Pecan Tart, Pumpkin Pie, Triple Chocolate Pudding and Fresh Fruit Slices.

For a memorable Thanksgiving, call Mario’s Tomas Morato at
415-3887, 372-0360 or 376-6210 or email at marios.mariosqc@gmail.com and Mario’s Baguio at (074) 442-4241, 0905-297-3384 or emailmarios_baguio@yahoo.com.



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Thanksgiving at Bizu Patisserie

Experience a wonderful Thanksgiving only Bizu Patisserie can offer.

            Savor a whole roast turkey, plump, juicy and baked to golden brown perfection. Have it with Bizu’s signature stuffing with the crunch of apples and the fullness of chestnuts and sausages. Enjoy it with a unique duet of sauces, rich turkey gravy and a sweet and tart cranberry sauce for your Thanksgiving Celebration. 


            Share this wonderful meal with family and friends. Turkey comes at P8,500 at approximately 4 kilograms cooked weight and is good for 20-25 persons. Order three days in advance.
            For orders and inquiries, call 845-0590 to 93 or email concierge@bizugroupe.com




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Larry's Cafe & Bar

Larry's Cafe & Bar in Serendra has been there for about a decade now and it has been serving the good food and providing the best ambiance since it first opened.


The Pastry Forum at Academy of Pastry & Bakery Arts Philippines

The Pastry Forum is a much-awaited event of Academy of Pastry & Bakery Arts Philippines this November 12-30, 2015. It brings together renowned master chefs of the academy to the Philippines to showcase their award-winning techniques in breadmaking, chocolate and praline making, and the art of sugar and chocolate display. Participants at the pastry forum will also get the chance to mingle with the great masters during the hands-on workshops.


RECIPE: Bringhe by Chef Claude Tayag

The Maya Kitchen and Chef Claude Tayag shares this Bringhe recipe. Bringhe is a Kapampangan dish similar to paella and arroz ala valencia. It is a rice dish with meat and vegetables.




BRINGHE
 
Ingredients:
 
1 tablepoon                minced garlic
1/2 cup                       chopped onion
1 cup                          glutinous rice, presoaked in water for 30 minutes
1 cup                          regular rice
2-3 cups                     fish or chicken stock
2 cups                         coconut milk (KAKANG GATA) 
50 g                             turmeric, grate finely and soak in ½ cup water. Press and run through a fine                                           strainer to get the extract.
patis (fish sauce) and pepper to taste
Claude ‘9 Taba ng Talangka
chopped chives
crablets – seasoned with Claude ‘9 Inasal marinade, dredge in MAYA All Purpose Flour, then deep fried.
 
Procedure:
1.     In a non-stick frying pan, sauté garlic and onion and add glutinous and regular rice and continue sautéing.
2.     Pour in chicken stock and coconut milk. Add the turmeric extract. Season with patis and pepper.
3.      Simmer over low heat until rice is cooked, stirring occasionally.
4.     When rice is cooked, divide into 1/3 cup portions.
5.     Place each portion on a banana leaf and flatten into approximately 3” medallion.
6.     Heat a skillet and place the banana leaf-lined bringhe cakes. Cook until some charring appears on the leaves’ edges, producing a golden brown crust to form at the bottom of the bringhe (called tutóng).
7.     Top each one with a teaspoon of taba ng talangka.
8.     Sprinkle with chopped chives and top with fried crablets.

RECIPE: Pistu by Chef Claude Tayag

Pistu is a Kapampangan dish made from chorizo and usually served paired with bread as a merienda. Chef Claude Tayag shares this recipe at The Maya Kitchen