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Felicity: Celebrating the Year of the Dog at Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila
Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila ushers in the Lunar New Year with a bountiful feast prepared by Spiral’s resident Chinese Chef, Chef Michael Tai. Indulge in a gastronomic journey featuring specialties that celebrate felicity and great happiness as Spiral celebrates the Year of the Dog.“The Year of the Dog is all about the Chinese concept of He Jia Huan Le which means felicity and intense happiness in the family, bringing about positive relationships. I have prepared a grand feast for families to share as they welcome prosperity, happiness and good fortune into their lives,” shares Chef Michael Tai.
The featured menu showcases recipes popular in China, Malaysia and Singapore and have been served to royalty in Imperial China. Enjoy dishes for overflowing felicity with the Double-Boiled Mini Buddha Soup, a shark’s fin soup of Chinese Fujian cuisine; Manchu Hot Pot popular in Mainland China and composed of pork, mutton, dried chilli and pink peppercorn; the luxurious Braised Abalone with Goose Web, a popular dish served during Chinese New Year and signifies abundance and wealth; Beijing-style Peking Duck Wrap served to the Mongol emperor of the Imperial Yuan Dynasty; Dezhou Braised Chicken, a traditional delicacy from China’s Shandong Province created during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty; Sha Qui Ma, a meticulously-made delicacy of Manchu cuisine popular in mainland China and rarely available in the Philippines; and the Double Boiled Bird’s Nest with
Rock Sugar made with premium sweetened bird saliva sourced from Indonesian wild edible-nest swiftlets and considered the “Caviar of the East.”
Spiral welcomes the Year of the Dog in festive style with a traditional Dragon Dance and breathtaking performances from featured Chinese acrobats. Get a glimpse of what the future has in store for you with Spiral’s special fortune cookies.
Celebrate Chinese New Year with family, friends and loved ones at Spiral available at the following rates:
· February 15 – 16, 2018: Php2,850 nett per person for lunch and Php3,450 nett per person for dinner
· February 17, 2018: Php3,600 nett per person for lunch and Php3,900 nett per person for dinner
· February 18, 2018: Php4,650 nett per person for lunch and Php3,500 nett per person for dinner
Traditional Chinese New Year menu at Spiral includes drunken pork knuckle, steamed fish roll stuffed with minced mutton, braised sea cucumber with beef tendon, dragon phoenix platter, salt and pepper sea mantis, kung pao fried legs, long life noodles, treasure fried rice and egg tart.
Hong Kong Clay Pot Menu at Le Bar
Indulge in sumptuous Hong Kong cuisine with a selection of dishes cooked and served on a claypot. Celebrate Chinese New Year in Le Bar’s intimate setting featuring Yellow Wine Chicken in claypot and Braised Pork Belly with Yam and Vegetables in claypot. This limited offering is available on the 16th of February until the 2nd of March 2018. Rate is set at Php799 nett per person.
Chinese New Year at Sunset Bar
Experience the vibrant atmosphere of Chinatown as Sunset Bar presents its signature barbecue buffet on the 15th – 16th of February 2018. Indulge in elevated offerings of grilled specialties and Chinese cuisine favorites in hawker setting with live musical entertainment and a fire dance showcase. Witness the sky burst into a palette of colors with a fireworks display on the 15th of February 2018.
Rate is set at Php3,500 nett per person inclusive of unlimited local beer, iced tea, special cocktails and
wines.
For inquiries and reservations, please call F&B Reservations at +63 (02) 832 6988, email H6308- FB12@sofitel.com or visit http://www.sofitelmanila.com
Sofitel, World Class Hotels & French Elegance
Sofitel is the only French luxury hotel brand with a presence on five continents with 120 addresses, in almost 40 countries (more than 30,000 rooms). Sofitel offers contemporary hotels and resorts adapted to today’s more demanding and more versatile consumers who expect and appreciate beauty, quality and excellence. Whether situated in the heart of a major city like Paris, London, New York, Shanghai or Beijing, or nestled away in a country landscape in Morocco, Egypt, French Polynesia or Thailand, each Sofitel property offers a genuine experience of the French “art de vivre”.
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