50 percent off lunch set at Jade Garden

MANILA, Philippines - Jade Garden offers its weekday lunch with a 50-percent-off deal. The special eight-course lunch set includes steamed shrimps, hot and sour soup, braised duck with shrimps, cuttlefish, sea cucumber, barbecued pork, black mushrooms, quail eggs, vegetables, deep-fried fish fillet in sweet and sour sauce, yeung chow-styled fried rice, seasonal vegetables with “abalone” mushrooms, deep-fried spareribs with chili pepper and chilled almond jelly with fruit cocktails for dessert. Available from Monday to Friday until Oct. 30, the offer is good for six persons at P2,554+ (original P5,108+), and 12 persons at P5,098+ (original P10,196+).

Jade Garden is on the second level of Glorietta 2, Ayala Center, Makati City (basement parking entrance beside Holiday Inn, Palm Grove Street). It is open daily for lunch and dinner.

For information, call 955-1728, 955-1808 or 0905-3742785.

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Mad for Monsters at Krispy Kreme

Krispy Kreme offers seasonally-themed donuts. These include Mad for Monsters, which features eight donut variants. Ongoing until Nov. 1, Frankie, the kind and gentle incarnation of Frankenstein’s Monster, will drop by select Krispy Kreme branches. The stores transform as this Goliath ushers in the season of scares into Krispy Kreme. If you see Frankie, snap a selfie with him and share it on social media for a treat. Krispy Kreme also offers its Magic Money that gives customers a chance to score Mad for Monster treat for free. Frankie and his lady love, Mrs. Frankie, will also be posting their own clues to help you get those delectable limited-edition Halloween donuts. Krispy Kreme’s Mad for Monster donuts include Halloween Sprinkles, Scarecrow, Frankie, Bat, Dracula, Gummy Worms, Mummy, and Pumpkin.

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‘Oktubrefiesta’ at Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar

Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar celebrates “Oktubrefiesta at Café del Rio” every weekend this month. The fiesta features beer-infused dishes in celebration of the October Festival that originated in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The menu includes beef liver steak, a serving of grilled beef liver served with mashed potatoes and topped with crunchy onions and wine sauce. Crisp pork schnitzel or pan-fried escalope of pork and beer-marinated chicken barbecue are fresh off the grill. Both entrees come with potato salad topped with bacon bits. Hungarian sausage and veal sausage are also must-try menu options, grilled and served with homemade French fries, and mustard and garlic mayo dip. These dishes go well with house blend iced tea, fruit shakes, or ice-cold beer.       

Café del Rio is one of the three restaurants at Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar.

Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar is at Bagac town in Bataan, a three-hour drive from Manila via NLEX and SCTEX and is open for day tours and overnight accommodations. It is a project of New San Jose Builders Inc. and managed by Asian Grand Legacy Hotels Corp.

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Win an AppleWatch at Diamond Hotel

Diamond Hotel Philippines presents “Howl-O-Ween,” a spooktacular Halloween on Oct. 25 at the Diamond Ballroom from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ticket price is P950 per person, which includes a snack box for kids. Participants get a chance to win an Apple Watch 38-mm silver aluminum with white sport band. “Howl-O-Ween” features trick or treat around the hotel, face painting, glitter tattoo, arts and crafts, photo booth, illusionists, game booths, live musical performances, entertainment and food stations. Diamond Indulgence members are entitled to a P100 discount for a maximum of four tickets purchased. Children in costume can win spellbinding prizes from our sponsors.

The Howl-O-Ween Room Package is at P5,800 per night in a Deluxe Room valid until Oct. 31, inclusive of buffet breakfast for two at Corniche restaurant, 10-hour Internet access, 20 percent off on massage, 20 percent off on laundry and one complimentary ticket to Howl-O-Ween Halloween event. Stay for two nights and get the rate of only P5,500 per night.

For information, call 528-3000 local 8414 and for room reservations call 528-3000 loc. 8414.

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Spanish Sunday buffet at Casa Roces

Casa Roces offers its Sunday Buffet eat-all-you-can promo this month. The authentic Spanish buffet indulgence starts at P699 per person, and includes unlimited fills of Casa Roces’ best-selling classics: Caesar salad, Russian salad, sopa de ajo, Paella Valenciana, Paella Negra, roasted vegetables, lengua in mushroom sauce, oven-baked Salmon Wellington, cochinillo with liver sauce and pineapple mango salsa, bread pudding, cake of the day and leche flan brulee.

Casa Roces is at 1153 J.P. Laurel corner Aguado Street, San Miguel, Manila (in front of Malacañang Palace). It is open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

For information, call 735-5896/ 488-1929/ 0917-5509743.