Philippine Asian News Today Vol 18 No 21 | Page 28

B4 HEALTH & WELLNESS The Roundabout By: Sandee Siytangco – Masigan After all my travels and food adventures, I always come back to the comforts of the tastes and scents I grew up with…to the food that reminds me of home and family. On one of our trips to Vancouver several years ago, my husband and I lamented the dearth of Filipino restaurants that we could be proud of and take our guests to. We hunkered down in our kitchen cooked, brewed, stewed and tested the recipes that punctuated our childhood. We set out to build a place that would showcase our food in the best way possible…sans the stereotypes that Filipino food was saddled with. Between the two of us, we had thousands of recipes in our archives and wonderful memories of family lunches and dinners. We wanted a place that evoked that era of extensive PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY November 1 - 15, 2016 The Roundabout: XO46 Heritgae Bistro Opens its 5th at S’Maison, Conrad Hotel weekend meals with family , where lunch stretched into merienda …before creeping its way to dinner. Where the atmosphere was relaxed but the food was prepared and given the utmost respect. Then after thousands of hours of sweating it out over the stove, XO46 Heritage Bistro on Valero Street, Salcedo Village, Makati was born. From that single store in Salcedo Village six years ago, we opened our 5th Xo46 this October where pinoy food advocates and supporters came together one, rainy Thursday night to celebrate the new XO46 Heritage Bistro on the 2nd floor of S’Maison at Conrad Hotel, also the newest luxe hotel in the bay area. This latest XO46 is the perfect place to view the sunset, gather for family reunions and take out of town guests for din- ner. The new restaurant features three dining rooms, each with its own distinct characters. The Intramuros Room is cozy and casual with brick walls and capiz windows. The walls are treated with woven banig and other natural fibers as wall coverings. While the other dining area , the Kalayaan Room is more stately with white trims and accessories. A gold and white chandelier illuminates the area making it look quite elegant. The third is the Stateroom – a private enclave with an heirloom wooden table for 16 from my late paternal grandfather. The dining experience in the Stateroom aims to bring back that genteel era of formal dinners for heads of state and Filipino pride. We were so blessed to have friends and family around as well as Ambassadors Roberto Bosch of Argentina and Julio Camarena of Mexico , and local culinary icon Glenda Baretto to celebrate the opening of the new branch with us. XO46 Heritage Bistro has four other branches in the Makati and Pasig areas. Now on its 6th year, XO46 Heritage Bistro has the distinction of being the most awarded Filipino restaurant in the country. For those coming back to Manila for the Christmas season, we suggest our culinary food tours that allow diners to go through history and sample the best of the Philippines without leaving their seats. XO46 Heritage Bistro has Philippines On A Plate – The Food Tour : a history lesson in 8 course highlighting the culinary influences in the last thousand years. The newest addition to our degustacion dinners is The Aguinaldo Dinner: our rendition of the dinner hosted by General Emilio Aguinaldo to celebrate the ratification of the Kawit Constitution before the turn of the century. Both tours are done in the Stateroom. For inquiries, call : 8053850 – XO46 Heritage Bistro, S’Maison, Conrad Hotel; 5536635 – XO46 Heritage Bistro, Salcedo Village ; 5536566 –XO46 Heritage Bistro, SM Aura Premier; 5321652 – XO46 Heritage Bistro, Estancia; 5568143 – XO46 Heritage Bistro , Century Mall, Makati. And so the holiday season begins dear readers…send me an email at [email protected] or follow me on Instagram @lemonadeideas. Would love to hear from you. Author and hubby Andrew Mari de Terry and Glenda Baretto Crispy Pata Pinais na Alimasag Pateros Express WWW.PHILIPPINEASIANNEWSTODAY.COM Ige Ramos, Clang Garcia,Ria & Pierre Marmonier