What's on the Menu? Banana split at French Baker

MANILA, Philippines - French Baker offers the all-time soda fountain favorite, the banana split and fruit shakes for summer. The fruit shakes provide good sources of vitamin C, antioxidants, calcium and fiber. The shakes are available in the following flavors: mango, strawberry and chocolate. The French Baker banana split is served in a chalice and made up of chocolate ice cream topped with chocolate sauce, strawberry ice cream topped with strawberry syrup, plus whipped cream and brownies and an almond tile cookie.

Visit the nearest The French Baker outlet and enjoy other summer treats while surfing the net with free Wi-Fi.

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Bite-sized goodness: Goldilocks’ pork asado minipao

Pork Asado Minipao at Goldilocks

Goldilocks introduces its pork asado minipao: a snack-sized steamed bun with everyone’s favorite asado filling. Also, it comes in twos, just in case one isn’t enough. The new pork asado minipao is now available at all Goldilocks branches nationwide.

Drop by the store nearest you or call 888-1-999 Go-Delivery today.

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Perfect roast: The pugon-roasted asado at Lido Cocina Tsina

Pugon roasted asado at Lido Cocina Tsina

Panciteria Lido has a new label — Lido Cocina Tsina (by: Panciteria Lido). Lido Cocina Tsina serves authentic Chinese cuisine including Drunken Lechon Macau, 16-spice Shantung pork, Manchurian wings, sizzling asado and the pugon-roasted asado. Breakfast is also served in some of the branches, with best-sellers like trio mushroom fooyong and asado pandesal paired with the house blend syphon-filtered coffee. For non-coffee drinkers there is a specially concocted hot chocolate.

Lido Cocina Tsina is at West Ave., QC; Ortigas Ext., Cainta; The Capital Tower, E. Rodriguez, QC; BF Homes, Parañaque; South Park High, Las Piñas; Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong City ; Visayas Ave.; Marvin Plaza Bldg., Pasong Tamo, Makati and UN Ave. corner Jorge Bocobo, Manila.

For franchise inquiries, call 964 -5589, 431-4144 or e-mail franchise@panciterialido.com.

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Cool summer drink: Chocolate float at Jollibee

P45 coffee and chocolate floats at Jollibee

Jollibee offers its coffee float and chocolate float. Indulge in vanilla soft-serve on top of iced chocolate or iced coffee. Jollibee’s new coffee float and chocolate float are available for P45. Go chocolate float or coffee float by adding P25 to your favorite Jollibee value meals. The new Jollibee float treats are available in Jollibee outlets all over the country.

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Summertime is pizza time: The Lana’i BBQ Chicken at Yellow Cab

Lana’i BBQ Chicken pizza at Yellow Cab

Yellow Cab introduces its newest pizza — the Lana’i BBQ Chicken. Featuring Yellow Cab’s signature offering of toppings, servings, and unique flavors, Lana’i BBQ Chicken combines barbeque chicken strips, red onions, in a hickory-smoked barbecue sauce, topped with juicy pineapples. Avail of a all-in-one package, which includes one 18-inch Lana’i BBQ Chicken, two pastas (your choice of Charlie Chan Chicken pasta or Chicken Alfredo pasta), two servings of chocolate or vanilla ice cream, and 1.5 liter Coke for only P1,500. Promo runs until June 15.

For information, visit www.yellowcabpizza.com. For deliveries, call 789-9999.

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Kiddie crew workshop at McDonald’s

McDonalds offers its Kiddie Crew Workshop, a five-day summer program specially designed for kids ages six to 12 years old. Kiddie Crew members will get to experience on-floor training like greeting customers and assisting the crew at the drive-thru and front counters; showcase their skills through creative art workshops; and learn the importance of hard work, discipline and teamwork, through values formation lessons. This year, kids will also get to know the secret behind making the best burgers in town with the new burger-making activity. A series of graduations will be held in major cities all over the country — Manila, Laguna, Cebu, Bacolod and Davao.

McDonald’s Kiddie Crew registration is open until April 30 in over 270 participating McDonald’s stores nationwide.

For information and the complete list of participating stores, visit www.mcdonalds.com.ph.

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Summer skewers at Texas Roadhouse Grill

Texas Roadhouse Grill offers Summer Skewers like the Steak Skewers, two hefty barbecue sticks of perfectly grilled steak with cranberry sauce, grilled asparagus and Texas rice. The Prawn Skewers consist of six pieces of the tiger prawns lightly barbecued with a sweet chili glaze, grilled asparagus and a bed of Texas rice. The Chicken Skewers are marinated and grilled in a unique cola-BBQ sauce for dipping with grilled asparagus and Texas rice. For dessert, try the Mighty Oreo Mud Pie made with rich coffee and chocolate ice cream with Snickers candy pieces atop a crushed Oreo cookie crust drizzled with chocolate sauce. Also a must try is the “Buy 1, Take 1 Mojitos” for only P175. It’s double the thirst-quenching buzz from 5 p.m. onwards, Sundays to Thursdays.

Texas Roadhouse Grill is at Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, 856-1547; and at El Pueblo, Ortigas Center, 635-6715.