HEALTHY INDULGENCE AT THE HERITAGE HOTEL MANILA

Healthy and flavorful don’t usually go hand-in-hand but with Executive Chef Alvin Ng’s secret recipes for the kaleidoscopic buffet, diners can savor decadent and zesty cuisine without the guilt. Feast on meticulously slow cooked, pouched, steamed or baked gastronomic marvels in less oil, less salt, dash of fresh herbs and spices, low-fat substitute for ingredients and the freshest meats from the market.

Go lite in every bite of health-savvy entrées such as Ballontine of Chicken with Prawn Mousse, Grilled Tenderloin of Beef with Onion Marmalade and Red Wine Reduction, Salmon Paupiette with Julienne Vegetable, Poached Red Snapper with Cream Ginger Sauce, Braised Supreme Chicken Florentine, Stewed Beef with Dakon, Aloo' Gobi (Cauliflower & Potatoes), Baked Chicken Breast Francaise and Grilled Dori with Fruit Salsa.

Look and feel younger with age-defying food therapy and healthier choices that suit your sexy figure, the Riviera Café also highlights the Shabu-shabu nook and noodle/pasta station with fresh ingredients at the main kitchen theatre. Stopover at the Japanese station and linger in the refinement and exquisite preparations of fresh salmon & tuna sushi, California maki, salmon roe maki, kani salad and other culinary wonders. Relish something fresh and right at the Riviera Café’s interactive grill station. Allow our chefs to indulge you with any of your choice ingredients such as fresh mussels, oysters, lobsters, beef steak, lamb and other meats, perfectly grilled as you desire.

Balance your dining pleasure with a healthy dose of colors from the salad and fresh fruit bar and as fitting endnote to your gastronomic expedition, sink your teeth into decadent yet antioxidant infused and low-calorie desserts such as green tea pana cotta, lite tangerine cheesecake and fresh fruit salad alongside other sweet treats.

Stay fit and light at the Riviera Café’s sensational buffet spread. For inquiries and dining reservations, call The Heritage Hotel Manila at 854-8888 or e-mail foodbev@heritagehotelmanila.com. The Heritage Hotel Manila is managed by the Millennium Hotels and Resorts.

Grandeur of Gourmet DeLITEs only at The Heritage Hotel Manila

September 1-30, 2009
Riviera Café

15th Anniversary & Beatlemania Back-to-Back Exhibit at The Heritage Hotel Manila

In celebration of the Heritage Hotel’s 15th year milestone and as a prelude to the Sept 9, 2009 release of all the original 13 remastered Beatles albums and upcoming launch a Beatles rockband software for Playstation, Nintendo Wii and Xbox, the Heritage Hotel staged a back-to-back photo, collector’s items and memorabila exhibit from August 18 to 21, 2009.

At the Lobby area, Steve O'Neal who is Philippines foremost Beatles collector displayed one of the crowning jewels of his treasured memorabilia particularly the most sought after "Beatles Butcher Album" whose estimated value if mint exceeds Five Million Pesos (P 5,000,000). The limited and controversial Butcher cover album shows the Fab Four in avante-garde stylized poses with decapitated dolls and raw meats.
The exhibit will also include John Lennon Artwork, Record Awards, Song Lyrics and other valuable Beatles items. The Beatles Exhibit culminates in a dinner show by the LA Cast of the movie and broadway musical “Beatlemania” at the Heritage Ballroom on August 21, 2009. Joe Stefanelli, one of the best John Lennon impersonators will be in town. Stefanelli portrayed John Lennon in the “Forrest Gump” movie and he is leading the Beatles tribute band.

Conversely at the second floor gallery, the Heritage Hotel presented the photo montage of the legacy of its previous General Managers and current top honcho through the span of fifteen years.
During the early beginnings of the Hotel’s pre-opening under the management of Byron
International, the Hotel”s first General Manager Mr. Yannick Poupon opened the Hotel’s doors for both international and local travelers to experience 5-star deluxe services and amenities. In 1995, Mr. Kai Michaelsen, General Manager and also Director of the CDL Group and subsequently Mr. Heinrich Maulbecker, General Manager unfurled the transition of the Hotel’s management from Byron International to the Millennium Hotels and Resorts Group. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Richard Teo led an exciting new season in the Hotel’s colorful events, promotions and festivities. In the ensuing years from May 2003 until January 2005, Mr. Peter Kan, General Manager unlocked new opportunities for the Hotel to face the challenges of the global landscape.

From 2005 to the present the photo collage showcases Mr. Eddie Yeo, general manager as he steered the course of the Hotel to new heights of achievement. Mr. Yeo led the US$4.5 million refurbishment programme to give way to the fresh, contemporary new look and feel of the 450 rooms and suites accentuated with the modern abstract artworks of internationally acclaimed Filipino visual artist, Mr. Nestor Olarte Vinluan. Photos on display also highlighted The Heritage Hotel’s modern chic motif inspired by Manila Bay's resurging lifestyle ripe for a luxurious mix of business and leisure as reflected in light earthen hues and bright ambiance that seamlessly merges comfort and sophistication to create spaces in which guests may relax, indulge and bond with associates, family and friends. The Heritage Hotel Photo Exhibit casts the spotlight on the various luminaries, dignitaries and celebrities at the Hotel as well as the F&B promotions at the Riviera Café.

For inquiries and dining reservations, call The Heritage Hotel Manila at 854-8888 or e-mail reservationsmanager@heritagehotelmanila.com. The Heritage Hotel Manila is managed by the Millennium Hotels and Resorts with more than 100 owned and managed Hotels worldwide.

Malaysian Culinary Delights and Halal Cuisine at The Heritage Hotel Manila

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Malaysian Chicken Curry

Chicken Satay

Indulge your senses to a gastronomic adventure filled with colorful bursts of flavors and spices embedded in each of the artistically prepared epicurean delight of the Malaysian and Halal cuisine amidst the international fare at the Riviera Café’s lunch and dinner buffet.

All Halal cuisine are placed the main dining area. One of the crowning gastronomic jewels at the main kitchen theatre is the aromatic Malaysian Satay, the famous meat-on-a-stick with a spicy and nutty sweetness famous from New York to Paris. There’s a choice of chicken or mutton satay and everyone agrees that the secret of the tender, succulent satay is, of course, in the rich, spicy-sweet marinate and its spicy-sweet peanut sauce.

Muslim patrons will be elated to know that in observance of Ramadan until the 20th of September, they can partake of the meal before dawn or Sahur at the Lobby Lounge or via room service at the comforts of one of the Hotel’s room or suites. Alongside the Hotel’s signature cuisine namely Laksa and Hainanese Chicken Rice with Halal-certified meats, Nasi Goreng Istimewata, Chicken Curry with imported herbs and spices and Nasi Lemak considered as the national dish in Kuala Lumpur are available for a la Carte. Nasi Lemak is rice soaked and steamed in coconut cream for richness and flavor and spiced with pandan leaves, ginger and lemon grass to add fragrance. Traditionally, Nasi Lemak is wrapped in banana leaf and served with cucumber slices, small dried anchovies (ikan bilis), roasted peanuts, hard boiled egg, and hot spicy sauce (sambal).

Moreover, for the convenience of Muslim guests, a devoted prayer room with prayer mat and Kiblat is provided for in-house guests to reflect and meditate in solitude during Ramadan.

Explore Malaysia’s must-try epicurean delights at The Heritage Hotel Manila’s Riviera Café. For inquiries and reservations, please call 854-8888 or e-mail foodbev@heritagehotelmanila.com. The Heritage Hotel Manila is managed by the Millennium Hotels and Resorts.

EAST MEETS WEST AT THE HERITAGE HOTEL MANILA

Executive Chef Alvin Ng with Chef Maurice Toh

Fan the insatiable appetite for life’s little gastronomic pleasures tucked in the indulgent pastiche of the best Eastern and Western fare at the Riviera Café’s “East Meets West” Food Promo for lunch/dinner buffet from August 3 to 16, 2009.

Fresh from his three decades of culinary experience in various 5-star luxury hotels in Singapore, Malaysia, Taipei, Sydney and Sri Lanka and award-winning streaks in Singapore’s prestigious Salon Culinary Food & Hotel Asia for the highly-acclaimed Hot Seafood Bronze Medal, Hot Main Course Silver Medal and Main Course Gold Medal with Excellence, the Heritage Hotel’s new Executive Chef Alvin Ng redefines the food styles of two cultures with his versions of the signature cuisines of the world.

THE WORLD IN A PLATE
Take a lip-smacking food trip beyond your wildest imagination from Europe to Southeast Asia in multi-awarded Chef Alvin’s magnificent gastronomic carpet ride to his sui generis, luxurious and diverse textures, scents and flavors of Continental cuisine: Poached Fish with White Wine Sauce, Osso Bucco Gremolate, Roast Leg of Lamb with Mint Jus, Baked Salmon Fillet with Spinach Mousse in Brorche, and Roast Lamb Leg; Singaporean cuisine – the best Hainanese Chicken Rice renowned as the most popular in Manila, Nonya Rojak, Nasi Lemak, Mee Goreng, Chili Crab, and Bak Kut Teh; Chinese cuisine - dimsums, Bola-bola siopao, Harkaw, Roast Duck and Suckling Pig; Malaysian cuisine - Asam Pedas (Fish) , Beef Rendang, Prawn Sambal with Tomato and Pineapple; Thai cuisine - Otak-otak (fish cakes); Crabmeat and Avocado with Mustard Mayonnaise; Beef Salad; Pad Prek King (Stir Long Bean and Beef); Keang Kweu Wan (Green Curry Chicken); Pla Neang Ma Mau (Steamed Fish with Spicy Sauce); Kaprao (Spicy Stir Fried Beef ) and Tom Yam Soup and Tom Yam Gari (Sour and Spicy Chicken Lemon Soup); the Philippine cuisine Lengua Con Celas (Braised Ox-Tongue with Mushroom) and Escabeche (Fried Fish with Sweet Vegetable and Pineapple); Indonesian cuisine - Kalio Ayam (Chicken Light Curry), Gado Gado with Peanut Sauce, Cilantro Squid Salad, Daging Tinoransa (Stewed Beef in Hot Green Chili); Ayam Masak Jamur (Braised Chicken and Mushroom with Soya Sauce); Ayam Pangang (Grilled Chicken ); Soto Ayam (Chicken soup) and Japanese cuisine - Kani, makis, fresh salmon and tuna sushi.
WRAPS-AROUND-THE-WORLD
Furthermore, enrapture your palate to Chef Alvin’s exclusive flavors and flair of Wraps-Around-The-World merrily going round the expansive buffet spread such as Singaporean Po Piah, a soft, thin paper-like crepe filled with finely grated and steamed turnips, bean sprouts, lettuce leaves, grated carrots, minced meat, thinly sliced fried tofu, chopped peanuts or peanut powder, fried shallots, and shredded omelet; Indonesian Murtabak,, made by spinning pastry until very thin, like filo pastry, then shallow-frying it in a custom made flattened heavy wok. The ingredients are added, then the pastry is wrapped around the ingredients to make a parcel of minced beef, onions, eggs and salt and served with curry; Vietnamese Spring rolls, juicy prawns, rice vermicelli, julienned carrots, bean sprouts, and Thai basil and mint wrapped in translucent rice papers and Malaysian Roti Prata, a Southeast Asian interpretation of India’s Paratha. A mixture of ghee, egg, flour and water kneaded thoroughly, flattened, oiled and folded repeatedly. It is then allowed to proof and rise, and the process is repeated. The final round of preparation consists of flattening the dough ball, coating it with oil and then cooking on a flat iron skillet. The ideal Roti Prata is flat, fluffy on the inside but crispy and flaky on the outside. It is traditionally served with curry or for the adventurous with sugar or condensed milk and banana.
GLOBETROTTER’S OODLES OF NOODLES
Unwrapped from your gastronomic inhibitions, venture further into culinary fantasyland as Chef Alvin masterfully unravels the aces up his sleeves in the tomato and black olive flavor-infused and home-made Italian penne, fetuccini and spaghettini pasta and spinach ravioli with choice of pesto, bolognese, herbs and tomato sauce; his trademark rendition of the must-try Singaporean Laksa, this irresistible concoction of noodles made from rice flour swathed in velvety gravy made from spices, herbs, dried shrimp, coconut milk, chili and complete with Chef Alvin’s secret ingredients and other oodles of noodles particularly Singaporean Chicken Hor Fan and Char Kway Teow; Thai Kwey Teow Ped (Duck Noodle Soup) and Indonesian Mee Soto.

SWEET ENDINGS
As fitting endnote to your gastronomic expedition, sink your teeth into decadent Filipino classic desserts with a gourmet twist of Halo-halo, the all-year icy favorite; and to-die-for crème brulee, tiramisu, petit fours, fruit-flavored cheesecakes and other sweet treats which even the staunchest culinary critic could not say no to.

Have your little gastronomic getaway in the Metro, traipse off to the Riviera Café’s sensational buffet spread whipped up by its award-winning Executive Chef Alvin Ng. For inquiries and dining reservations, call The Heritage Hotel Manila at 854-8888 or e-mail foodbev@heritagehotelmanila.com. The Heritage Hotel Manila is managed by the Millennium Hotels and Resorts.

15th Anniversary 50% Suite Deals at The Heritage Hotel Manila

Presidential Suite

Millennium Suite

Junior Suite Room

Junior Suite Room

In celebration of its 15th year milestone, the Heritage Hotel Manila launches its 15-day Suite sale starting August 1 until August 15, 2009 with 50% off on all Suites valid for stay from August 1 to December 31, 2009.

“As a gesture of appreciation to our supporters on our 15th Year anniversary and as a way of boosting industries and individuals affected by the global economic recession, we are extending an unprecedented half the price Suite deals during a limited period only. Our pivotal drive is stimulate new bookings among corporate business particularly the MICE sector and even the leisure sector composed of couples and families who are planning weekend or holiday getaways.” stated Mr. Eddie Yeo, General Manager, Heritage Hotel.

“It is an unparalleled limited Anniversary promotion at value for money rates. For the Suite deals, guests will be entitled to gain access to the privilege of luxurious accommodation replete with the contemporary opulence of the Suite’s bright and cozy new ambiance, Butler service in select suites and well-appointed amenities and perks. We encourage everyone to plan ahead. Early Suite deal bookings in time for the holiday season and upcoming concerts and events in the burgeoning SM Mall of Asia Complex and SMX Convention Centre, Manila Bay area are quite in demand,” added Mr. Yeo.

Suite deals start as low as PhP 4,500.00++ for the ultra-modern and spacious escape at the Junior Suite inclusive of Millennium Club perks and privileges such as exclusive access to the Club Lounge wherein guests can indulge in the complimentary continental breakfast, hors d’ oeuvres and all day coffee and tea as well as complimentary internet access, advantage of personalized service such as express check-in and express check-out courtesy of our highly-trained Guest Service Officers, business and concierge service, discount on F&B and services, two-hour complimentary use of the meeting room and complimentary pressing of one garment per day. The Executive Suite comes with a separate roomy living area with a touch of contemporary art.

The Millennium Suite and Presidential Suite which for the record were only reserved for international A-listers and diplomats are part of the limited Suite deals promo. Experience the height of exquisite refinements and the perfect view of the famed Manila Bay Sunset and the cityscape at the luxuriously-appointed 110 sqm Millennium Suite or the more spacious 130 sqm Presidential Suite. Both premiere suites have separate spacious living and dining rooms, kitchen and jacuzzi. The contemporary ambiance of the premiere Suites is complemented by some of the best works of Nestor Vinluan, a multi-awarded Filipino Abstract Painter. Guests at the premiere suites have the pleasure of the Club perks and privileges and Butler service.

The Heritage Hotel Manila is nestled at the crossroads of Metro Manila’s main thoroughfares, Roxas Boulevard and EDSA. It is only fifteen minutes away from the international and domestic airports; and the nearest international hotel to the SM Mall of Asia Complex which is reputed to be the largest shopping mall in the Philippines. At the Heritage Hotel, guests might find luck at three floors of the in-house 24-hour famous PAGCOR Casino and gastronomic bliss at the Riviera Café famed for its continental, fusion and Southeast Asian cuisine in a bountiful lunch and dinner buffet spread especially whipped up by multi-awarded Executive Chef Alivn Ng.

Rate is valid to local residents and foreigners with ACR. Booking is direct only, prior reservation is required and is subject to room availability. For inquiries and reservations, please call 854-8888 or e-mail reservationsmanager@heritagehotelmanila.com

The Heritage Hotel Manila is managed by Millennium Hotels and Resorsts with more than 100 hotels worldwide, making it one of the largest owned and managed hotel groups in the world.

“Passion Seasons… Fashion Sizzles… Our Italian Cuisine An Italian Food Promo at The Heritage Hotel Manila

Diners fueling their desire for the bold, eclectic and rich flavors of Italia definitely get a chance to refresh their wardrobe with elegant and glamorous Italian vibe when they win one of the raffle prizes of four (4) PhP 5,000.00 Linea Italia gift certificates every time they lavish in the Riviera Café’s lunch and dinner buffet spread from June 22 to July 4, 2009.
In partnership with the Italian Trade Commission for the “Amore – Italian Festival,” a total of PhP 20,000.00 worth of Linea Italia Gift Certificates and a roundtrip ticket for 2 via KLM to Italy are at stake for diners in hot culinary pursuit of Italian cuisine seasoned with the Heritage Hotel Chef’s passion for perfection. Each gastronomic creation at the Riviera Café’s buffet is meticulously prepared and only the freshest picks and ingredients make it to your plate.

Sashay down the Riviera Café’s Venice-like ambiance and find oneself virtually in the shoes of Robert de Niro or Monica Belucci fully garbed in any of Linea Italia’ premier brands: Versace Jeans Couture, Just Cavali, Aniye By, Messori, Roberto Cavalli, Sandro Ferrore, Sorbino, Cerruti and Valentino while languidly taking a culinary tour of Italy in one place. Perhaps, the universe might conspire for one to win the cool, hip, sexy, luxurious, playful and daring new clothes for the modern man and woman. Then like a true lover of the finer things in life, roll up your sleeves for freshly rolled pasta dough incarnated into ravioli, fettuccine, or tortellini marvelously given a new lease of flavors in red, white, and pesto sauces. From Puttanesca, Bolognese, seafood marinara to Risotto with Shrimp and Zucchini, you’re simply spoilt for choice.

Throw your inhibitions to the wind and indulge in hand-made pizza and anti pasta such as Lamb Chop with Mint Pesto and Jus, Romaine Oxtail Stew, Grilled Fish with Anchovy Butter and Caper, Chicken Vesuvio (Pollo Au Vesuvio), Gnocchi Alla Giordano, Pescespada a Ghiotta (Swordfish with Tomato, Olives and Capers), Red Snapper Livornese, Cozze A Reganti (Mussel), Chicken Calabrese with Olives and Potatoes, Stewed Mussel in Celery, Onion and White Wine Polenta, Steak Alla Pizzaiola (Beef Steak with Tomato Sauce), Ratatouille Nicoise, Osso Bucco Gremolata, Beef Meatballs (Polpette Alla Casalinge), Chicken Florentine, Cilantro Squid Salad, Gazpacho Salad Mediterranean Salad and other Italian culinary temptations.

Wind down in the silky smooth goodness of Tiramisu, Zucotto, Caramel- Apple Coffee Cake and Amaretto Cheese Cake paired with a cup of cappuccino or espresso.

For inquiries and dining reservations, call The Heritage Hotel Manila at 854-8888 or e-mail foodbev@heritagehotelmanila.com. The Heritage Hotel Manila is managed by the Millennium Hotels and Resorts with more than 110 properties worldwide. Per DTI NCR Permit No. A1-0235 Series of 2009. Per DTI NCR Permit No. 2706. Series of 2009