All Things Swiss at Marco Polo Ortigas Manila

A piece of Switzerland, That's what it is.

Experience a piece of Switzerland as Marco Polo Ortigas Manila, invites you to a week-long celebration of Swiss chocolates, cheese, and more at All Things Swiss, August 19 to September 4, 2016.

In line with the 725^th National Swiss Day, Marco Polo will be celebrating its own Swiss promotion, highlighting Swiss traditions from wine and cheese, to pralines, to timepieces. 

The guest of honor who opened the event is the Deputy Head of Mission from the Embassy of Switzerland, Mr. Raoul Imbach. 

Discover the simplicity but flavorful Swiss favorites in a cooking class with a culinary expert, Executive Chef Rolf Jaeggi, who is flying from Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel to grace the event. 

Bringing in his vast international experience, Chef Rolf specializes in Swiss cuisine with over 30 years of distinguished experience by royalties and heads of states from all over the world. He will be joining the hotel for this celebration, holding a cooking class, featuring traditional dishes such as the tasty appetizer Beef Carpaccio with Beef Tartar, Quail Egg, Mache Leaves and Lemon Pepper Marinade, the tender and filling main dish Veal Zurichoise with Roesti Potatoes, and the scrumptious dessert Plum Tart with Vanilla Snaps and Whipped Cream. Learn how to do Swiss favourite dishes with Chef Rolf at Php 2,300.

Have a fine Swiss experience with a wine dinner that features a special 4-course set menu that brings in the flavour of the natural Switzerland. Finest wines from the largest wine regions of the Alpine country is paired for each course. Experience this at Cucina for Php 2,888.

Indulge in a wide selection of Swiss dishes for a food festival at the all-day dining restaurant, Cucina. Enjoy these as if dining along the Swiss Alps. Delight in a chocolate buffet featuring only the finest pralines. This delicious culinary experience can be enjoyed from Monday to Thursday, at Php 1,500 for lunch buffet and Php 1,800 for dinner buffet. Celebrate the festival on a weekend from Friday to Sunday, at Php 2,300 for lunch buffet and Php 2,650 for dinner buffet.

The delicacy does not stop as Café Pronto lets it guests discover a wide variety of the confectionary dessert with a showcase of the finest pralines. Boxes of 3, 6, and 12 are available for purchase.

Take a more laid-back indulge with a Swiss cheese buffet and wine, only at Vu’s Sky Bar and Lounge. Relax and unwind the Swiss way over an unobstructed view of the metro with this classic pair, available every night for the whole duration of All Things Swiss for Php 1,900 for the cheese buffet. Swiss wines are sold separately and are available either by glass or by the bottle.

Watches are part of the Swiss reputation. Take a peak in the artistry of the design of delicate timepieces with a showcase of Victorinox watches, tested for its quality and timeless elegance.

Immerse yourself in an experience of the natural Switzerland this coming August 2016 for Marco Polo Ortigas Manila’s All Things Swiss. 

Discover cheese, chocolates, timepieces, and the culture of Swiss. Contact (632) 720 7777 or email manila@marcopolohotels.com for more information.  Visit facebook.com/MarcoPoloOrtigasManila or follow @MarcoPoloManila on Twitter or Instagram.

Tea.ology

Tea.ology is along Katipunan Ave right across Ateneo de Manila. The place was a little hard to find since we don't frequent the places up north. We've tried milk tea from different stores and were curious how this store was different. We decided to give it a shot, we think that it's good to try new things every once in a while  :)

Here's the facade

The place gives off a homey feel with the lighting and the comfortable seats. It's a good place to study or catch up with friends.

Cute chalk art!

Here are the different drinks we got to try, we'll tell you about our favorites later!

After trying a couple of their drinks we were allowed to choose whatever we wanted from the menu to take home .

Like any other tea place they served finger food. But unlike the others, they serve chicken nuggets with BBQ sauce, Crispy Potato Puffs and Cheese Filled Hash Browns. We bought one order of the chicken nuggets and cheese filled hash browns to take home because they were pretty good!

These wonderful people attended to us during our stay there and we did have a great experience! Two of the three owners (the ones in black and white) were happy to answer our  inquiries regarding how they make their drinks and what goes into concocting new flavors.

Tea.ology uses freshly brewed tea in making their drinks which ensures the really good quality. Our favorites were the Honey Cinnamon Milk Tea (warm), Frosted Chocolate Milk tea and their Dark Chocolate Milk Tea.

If you're aroud the area it wouldn't hurt to try something new so drop by Tea.ology! They are located at Xanland Place Condo, Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City.

Turk's Shawarma

Recently, we have found the best place for really good Shawarma. They don't have a big stall, nor are they pricey with their product. Turk's Shawarma is one of the best places you can get for some good quality Shawarma. There's no frills, nothing special, just plain good ol'Shawarma.

Their stall in Marquee Mall.

Meat and Cheese

THE VERDICT

He Says: Wow. This was a surprise. The first time I tried it, the flavors blew me away. It was really really good! It's juicy meat with really really good cheese. It's the kind of cheese that makes you wanna go back for more. It's a new favorite.

Rating: 10/10


She Says: Best shawarma we've had to date. It's affordable and it's quite heavy on the stomach too. I can have one of these for lunch and i'm good :) 


Rating: 10//10

What's for dinner?

Whenever we're undecided where to eat and we're around Mimi's place, we decide to stay home and cook our own meals. Mimi cooks and Gab eats. Need we say more? 

It's DIY day with Mimi's Fried Porkchops with Rice and Mashpotato with Cheese Bits.

Dinner is served.

Mash Potato with Cheese Bits.

Fried Porkchops.

With a little egg white and cheese bit.

Mimi's Special Iced Tea with Iced Tea Cubesl

For dessert, some Cake.

THE VERDICT

He Says: Whenever Love cooks, it's always made with care and delight. Hahahahaha. It's really good. I especially like the little Cheese Bits she puts into the dish. Very, very satisfying. The cake, I'm not a big fan, but I ate it anyway. 

Rating: Porkchop Dinner = 10/10; Cake = 7/10

She Says: I can't believe he rated my dinner! :))

Cheese and Crackers

When it comes to watching movies and series, Love and I always have to eat something while watching. This day was no exception. Thinking of buying a snack, Love and I headed to the grocery store to pick up something to munch on while watching. We ended grabbing Root Beer, Skyflakes and Philadelphia Cream Cheese: Whipped. 

IBC Sodas

Our snack.

Waiting in line.

The IBC Rootbeer.

Cream Cheese!

Crackers!

Cheese and Crackers!

THE VERDICT

He Says: Cheese and crackers. It goes well with each other, specially if it's Cream Cheese. I chowed down a lot of this particular snack along the course of the movie we were watching. Very good and easy to do. The downside, it's not really satisfying. I was still a bit hungry afterwards, but hey, I'm a big guy.

Rating: 9/10

She Says: Anything with cheese is yummy! yumyum! the philadelphia cream cheese is super yummy! you should try it. I recommend the philadelphia cream cheese na whipped :) It's something good you can munch on but it gets tiring after a while.

Rating: 9.5/10

Ilocos Mega Bawang Chichacorn: Cornick

 When you're looking to snack on something, normally you'd look for chips or chocolates. One night, I was at Love's place to watch a movie. She had Cornick laying around her room that came from her auntie from Bacolod. This is the first time I've tried Cheese Flavored cornick. And I must say, it's surprising.

 

THE VERDICT

He Says: Munching down a whole bag of it? Isn't that gluttony? Haha. This type of Cornick was good. I chowed down the whole bag myself. It's cheesy, crunchy and addicting. Why? 'cause it's easy to eat and cheezy. Haha. 

Rating: 9/10  

She says: I thought it tasted like regular cornick. The only thing that could've possibly been different is  the fact that they all taste the same, not one piece overpowering the other. NO JOKE! but yeah, that hint of cheese did make it taste a wee bit better than the rest :)

Rating: 8.5/10