Flavors of the Visayas at Mandarin Oriental Manila's Paseo Uno

The Visayan region's iconic seafood delicacies and other gastronomical delights take center stage at Mandarin Oriental, Manila's Paseo Uno with a week-long festival, featuring chef Pauline Gorriceta-Banusing. Renowned for representing Iloilo's famous culinary scene, the enterprising chef returns to the hotel for the "Flavors of the Visayas" food festival that will be held from May 6 to 12.

KBL kadyos baboy langka

Diners can look forward to indulging in a smorgasbord of Gorriceta-Banusing's signature dishes in the lunch and dinner buffets such as kadios, baboy at langka or more popularly known as KBL (a tangy soup made with kadios beans, pork and jackfruit, soured with batuan seeds); chicken inasal, Iloilo's most popular chicken dish, made even more special with Gorriceta-Banusing's basting sauce; lukon na may aligue kag paho, or fresh Aklan prawns with crab fat in garlic and scallions; and a batchoy station where food lovers and connoisseurs can add their favorite ingredients to suit their taste.

Batchoy

Adding to the experience is a spread of traditional Ilonggo desserts, to fully capture all the flavors of the Visayas. Traditional Ilonggo beverages come free with the daily buffet, which is priced at P1,990+, and at P2,450+ for the Luxury Buffet, which is available for dinner on Friday and Saturday, and lunch on Sunday.

Chicken Inasal

Gorriceta-Banusing's versatility stems from her roots as a student of the Culinary Institute of America, New School of New York, and at the Institute of Culinary Education (formerly Peter Kump's New York), where she had rigorous training to meet the most challenging of culinary demands. In Iloilo, she operates four popular food establishments, including a successful catering business. Running these myriad of food ventures, the Iloilo Business Club named her an "Ilonggo Innovator in the Food and Beverage Industry."

Chef Pauline

Her first Ilonggo festival at Mandarin Oriental was in May 2006, dubbed "Manamit!" where she delighted guests with a medley of her hometown's signature cuisine. She had three more successful food festivals at the hotel, her most recent one being the "Diwal and Other Ilonggo Flavors" held in May last year.

Roxas oysters

A Mother's Day Ilonggo lunch buffet

An exquisite Mother's Day lunch buffet wraps up the food festival on its last day on May 12. Moms can enjoy their favorite Ilonggo dishes, and, if in a group of four paying guests, she also gets to attend a complimentary flower-arranging class at the hotel, before or after lunch. All moms who dine on Mother's Day receive a pretty fan memento, in keeping with this year's celebratory theme. The Mother's Day lunch buffet is priced at P2,450+.

For information and table reservations, call Paseo Uno on +63 (2) 750-8888 or email momnl-paseouno@mohg.com.

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