Every time I go on a business trip, I usually grab a quick bite for breakfast on my way to a meeting or a quick snack in between meetings, so I find it very convenient if the hotel I’m staying at has a food and beverage outlet that offers ready-to-go bites. Especially in a country with temperate weather, I’d rather eat my snack inside a taxicab as I set off for another meeting than walk around in the cold looking for a suitable diner or café.
For busybodies, it is then such a welcome move for Lanson Place Mall of Asia Manila to come up with this unique service. The hotel recently upgraded its existing food and beverage outlet, Bytes, which used to be on its main lobby level, to a more relaxed and trendy dining space on the ground floor. It has become an ideal destination for a midday snack or an anytime-of-the-day casual catch-up with BFFs.
I had the chance to try out this reimagined dining space and tasted some of my favorite Filipino-inspired light fares like Adobong Liver Pate, Flaky Beef Empanada, Pancit Molo, and Gourmet Tuyo Pasta.
For dessert, I had the Matcha Mango Mousse. Other Pinoy comfort food are also available, including Arroz Caldo, Dinuguan with Puto, Pancit Palabok, and for those with a sweet tooth, there are Tibok-Tibok Brulee and Bibingka Cheesecake.
What makes this reinvented food and beverage outlet even more exciting and appealing is its offer of “Pares—Cork and Comfort Dinner Pairing,” where each delectable item on the menu is paired with a particular wine. I had the chance to try out this curated and upgraded dining experience, and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed how the perfectly paired wine further enhanced the taste of regular Filipino comfort food.
The special dinner pairing is conducted by Shey Mazon, a seasoned professional with five years of experience in the alcohol beverage industry and a Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 2 Certification. She deftly went through the wine pairs, describing every single detail of why the wine is perfect for the food item on hand.
It was definitely an enjoyable experience, and I invite all of you to check out this wine-pairing dinner to see for yourself how a particular wine can further enhance the taste of simple Pinoy comfort food. This wine-pairing dinner is available at Bytes only every third Wednesday of the month, and due to the outlet’s limited seating, advance reservations are recommended.
I’m glad Lanson Place Mall of Asia Manila decided to reinvent Bytes into something more relaxed and trendy, yet offering popular Filipino comfort food that never fails to bait one’s appetite. The all-time beloved Filipino merienda classics with a contemporary twist are now within easy reach. This outlet matches the hotel’s family-like service tradition, which gives guests a true home-away-from-home experience.
More information on the hotel’s offerings is available at https://lansonplace.com/mallofasia. Lanson Place Mall of Asia is one of ten properties worldwide under the Lanson Place brand: three in Hong Kong, two in Shenzhen, and one each in Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Singapore, and Melbourne.
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