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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/03/23/20190401-grilled.jpg"/><figcaption>Grilled Vegetable Salad at Cravings. <em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA – Check out some of the latest news and promos in the local food scene.</p><p>These are not endorsed by ABS-CBN News.</p><div><strong>DIM SUM DELIGHTS AT LUNG HIN</strong></div><p>Delight your taste buds with a flavor-filled trip to the Orient with Lung Hin’s dim sum promotion, which runs until May 31.</p><p>Enjoy 25% savings on Lung Hin’s steamed selections such as Scallop Dumplings, Pork Spare Ribs with Garlic, and Vegetarian Dumplings; and fried offerings such as Deep-fried Bean Curd Skin Rolls with Prawn, Taro Puffs, and Pan-fried Radish Cake with XO Sauce.</p><p>Lung Hin is located at Level 44 of Marco Polo Ortigas Manila.</p><div><strong>HEALTHY SUMMER EATS AT CRAVINGS</strong></div><p>Cravings is offering healthy options for the season with its Soup and Salad Bar featuring guiltless pleasures.</p><p>Try the simple Grilled Vegetable Salad (sweet grilled vegetables tossed in a light dressing topped with micro herbs), the more filling German Potato Salad (a Southern-style dish served either hot or cold with a dijon vinegar dressing), or the festive-looking Rice Salad (crisp vegetables and rice lightly tossed in lemon and olive oil).</p><p>For a dose of freshness, there’s the Chicken Waldorf Salad with crunchy green apples, grapes, and celery, complemented by cashew, dressed in yogurt and mayonnaise, and served on a bed of lettuce. A taste of the Tuscan Panzanella Salad will briefly transport you to the Italian west coast (soaked stale bread, tomatoes, onions, and basil dressed with olive oil and vinegar), while pasta lovers will delight in the Pasta Salad (chilled pasta, olives, and different vegetables in a vinegar- and oil-based dressing).</p><p>Those who want a seafood dish will enjoy the Tuna Nicoise Salad with its seared sashimi-grade tuna, boiled potatoes, haricot vert, olives, hard-boiled eggs, and tomatoes on a bed of fresh greens and fresh herb vinaigrette.</p><p>Cravings’ Soup and Salad buffet is priced at P299 per person. Those who order any main dish can avail of the buffet for free.</p><div><strong>LENTEN OFFERINGS AT RED LOBSTER</strong></div><p>Red Lobster at S Maison in Pasay City offers a meatless menu perfect for Lent, or any time of the year.</p><p>These include the Seafarer’s Feast (a platter of swordfish, scallops, shrimp scampi, and snow peas served with wild rice and cocktail sauce), Bar Harbor Seafood Bake (spaghetti, mussels, scallops, squid, and shrimp with garlic butter sauce), Scallops and Artichoke Dip, Shrimp and Kani Pasta, Dragon Shrimp (fried shrimps drizzled with dragon sauce and served with wild rice and snow peas), Blackened Barramundi (with beurre blanc sauce, roasted potatoes, and snow peas).</p><p>Guests get free Mozzarella Cheese Stickers for every purchase of two entrees from Red Lobster’s Lenten selection.</p><div><strong>MEAT DAY AT RUBY JACK’S STEAKHOUSE</strong></div><p>Ruby Jack’s Steakhouse at City of Dreams Manila together with its sister branch in Tokyo is offering selected beef cuts at half the price every 29th of the month.</p><p>In Japan, 29 reads as “2” and “9” or “ni” and “ku,” respectively. When combined, the word play “niku” in Japanese means “meat.” To know more about the promo, visit the restaurant’s Facebook page (Facebook.com/rubyjacksmanila).</p><div><strong>SODA FLOATS AT JOLLIBEE</strong></div><p>Refresh yourself this summer with Jollibee’s doubly cool soda floats.</p><p>Coke Float offers the soda and ice cream combination with a chocolatey twist. Sweet chocolate syrup is generously drizzled over the vanilla soft-serve to bring in all the flavors together.</p><p>Royal Float, meanwhile, brings in the zest of orange with the creaminess of vanilla for a delightful beverage.</p><p>Jollibee’s soda floats are available for dine-in, takeout, delivery, and drive-thru transactions starting at P35 per solo order. Those who order any value meal can upgrade to a soda float for an additional P28 (prices may vary across different locations).</p><div><strong>SUMMER SPECIALS AT NEW WORLD MANILA BAY</strong></div><p>New World Manila Bay Hotel is cooking up a feast this summer by offering Korean dishes and barbecue, delectable tofu dishes, gourmet nose-to-tail dining, specialty cocktails, and more.</p><p>Chef Airween Verso presents an authentic course of regional Korean specialties this April (dinner from Monday to Thursday, lunch every Sunday) at Market Café. Rates start at P2,500, and Club Epicure members get to enjoy 50% off.</p><p>At Li Li, executive Chinese chef Raymond Yeung creates a special tofu selection along with the restaurant’s signature classics, with rates starting at P288. Li Li also has seasonal fruit cocktails and mocktails featuring cooling and refreshing ingredients.</p><p>The Fireplace embraces nose-to-tail cooking with enticing new dishes such as Ox Tail Soup, Crispy Pig Ears with Chili Garlic Aioli, Braised Beef Cheek, and Liver Ragout served over Penne Pasta, with rates starting at P650. Those who order the restaurant’s featured wine of the month (Ferraton Pere et Fils from Rhone, France) receive a complimentary cheese platter.</p><div><strong>ZEST QUEST ASIA WORKS WITH ROMULO CAFÉ FOR BENEFIT DINNER</strong></div><p>The champions of Zest Quest Asia, United Kingdom’s prestigious culinary competition, are working with Romulo Café’s chef brigade at Jupiter Street in Makati to prepare a seven-course menu of Filipino specialties for a benefit dinner on April 12.</p><p>Chef Cyrus Todiwala, founder of Zest Quest Asia and patron of the Michelin Bib restaurant Café Spice Namaste, will personally cook the evening’s main course, which is a unique take on the Philippines’ best loved dishes.</p><p>Romulo Café will be donating all the proceeds from the evening to Zest Quest Asia and the Foundation for Professional Training Inc. For more details, visit Romulo’s website (<a href="http://www.romulocafe.com">www.romulocafe.com</a>).</p>