“From Belgium with Love”

CEBU, Philippines — Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino’s “Gourmet Walk” has long been consistently introducing something new for Cebuanos and visitors to Cebu, what with each of its dining outlets unceasingly serving scrumptious arrays of season-inspired menus and inviting entrées.

This February, the international resto hub’s Madeline specialty pastry and confectionary shop highlights a novel selection of delights in time for the season of love – an offering that’s masterfully prepared by the hotel’s new Executive Pastry Chef Xavier Vanderweghe.

Dubbed “From Belgium with Love,” the offering’s main highlight are macarons by Chef Vanderweghe.

Keen on augmenting one of the traditional macaron’s often-overlooked ingredients – almonds – the Belgian patisserie takes an elemental approach in preparing the treats that are part of “From Belgium with Love” – centered on letting a special’s ingredients contribute to its delectable flavors and tangs in pursuit for authentic charaster.

Not one to let needlessly frivolous flavors muddle the roles that ingredients play in the making of pastries and treats, Chef Vanderweghe is backed by close to 26 years’ experience in in his new position as Waterfront’s new Executive Pastry Chef. He has had previously worked in various regions in the world, manning kitchens in his home country Belgium, in Singapore, in Jakarta, Indonesia and in Qatar.

More information on “From Belgium with Love,” along with specials by Chef Vanderweghe and ongoing promotions at the Gourmet Walk of Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino is available on the hotel’s official online channels. (YRST)