The Manila Hotel joins Manila Restaurant Week from September 20 to 27

Great food and great company are two of life’s simplest pleasures. So mark your calendars and get ready to feast on scrumptious food as The Manila Hotel’s famed Café Ilang Ilang participates in Manila Restaurant Week happening from September 20 to 27, 2020. 

Cafe Ilang Ilang chefs led by Executive Chef Konrad Walter (left) preparing the dishes showcased at the Manila Resturant Week launch held in Roma Salon at The Manila Hotel

Every cup of Nespresso coffee will be carbon neutral by 2022

Nespresso today commits that every cup of Nespresso coffee, both for at-home and for professional customers, will be carbon neutral by 2022. This new ambition builds on more than 10 years of work during which Nespresso has reduced its carbon emissions and compensated the remainder through agroforestry.

CENTURY PARK HOTEL TO PARTICIPATE IN MANILA RESTAURANT WEEK 2020 FROM SEPTEMBER 20-27

The City Government of Manila through the Manila Bureau of Permits, Department of Tourism, Culture and Arts of Manila and the Manila Public Information Office is pleased to announce Manila Restaurant Week 2020, an event under the Manila Support Local program.

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno discusses the merits of Manila Restaurant Week 2020 to Century Park Hotel staff

DOST-FPRDI: Locally developed fruit wine barrels, 3 times cheaper than oak barrels

There is good news to makers of tropical fruit wines in the Philippines!

The DOST-FPRDI fruit wine barrels make use of wood from tree plantation species and old, unproductive fruit trees.

Kape Roger of Bukidnon acquires FDA license to operate

JRED Food Processing, a coffee processor based in Malitbog, Bukidnon, was awarded a License to Operate (LTO) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) early this 2020. 

Mr. and Mrs. Saguinhon (left and right), proprietors of JRED Food Processing is shown with PSTD Fuertes in front of their coffee processing facility during its recent launching in Malitbog, Bukidnon.

Local veggies may prevent heart disease, cancer, even aging

Not all vegetables consumed are equal. 

 

Stay refreshed and energized with the new Mountain Dew Ice

Mountain Dew, a brand known to champion thrillseekers, empowers you to break the ice and genuinely express yourself with its newest offering - Mountain Dew Ice.

Mountain Dew Ice is a low-calorie (100kcal per 12oz serving), crisp, clear, carbonated drink. Its taste profile has a splash of real lemon and lime plus a kick of Dew.

The brand brought their signature launch program online through an interactive YouTube live session to commemorate this event. Fans participated in games, cool hangout segments and listened to musical performances led by Mountain Dew brand endorser James Reid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Careless Music Manila, Reid's independent record label, also premiered their original song for Mountain Dew Ice with a music video featuring himself, Bret Jackson, and Astro Kidd to culminate the launch.

“We’re really excited to introduce our coolest new product Mountain Dew Ice, to give Filipinos a refreshing lemon-lime beverage with an extra kick,” says Mountain Dew Philippines’ CSD Flavors Category Manager, Melai Lazaro-Javier. “With our campaign, we want to remind everyone that when it comes to pursuing their passions, sometimes you have to break the ice to reach your goal. And Mountain Dew Ice is there to always give you that much-needed boost!”

Trivia: Mountain Dew Ice was released in North American back in 2018.

The product is available in retail stores nationwide in 300mL (P13 SRP) and 600mL (P28 SRP) PET bottles. Visit Mountain Dew Philippines' Facebook page for more information and join the conversation by tagging your posts with #DewIce #BreakTheIce.

DOT'S ‘KAIN NA!’ cooks up online food fest

The Department of Tourism's food and travel festival, Kain Na!, is back and is prepared to serve exciting culinary tourism delights that everyone can enjoy online and in the comfort of their homes from September 15-18.

 

A Taste of Filipino Hospitality Lives on at Century Park Hotel

History has shown that Filipinos are very enduring and resilient during difficult times. No matter how hard things get, we manage to just laugh it off and go on with our lives with a beaming smile and an optimistic outlook. That in itself helps us get through this time of pandemic and to a certain extent, keeps Filipino’s spirit of hospitality alive –one thing that Century Park Hotel still upholds in this new norm.