I am sure by now you have heard that Spiral has reopened. I have read a few of the media releases and some blogs about the launch and I have been meaning to try it ever since. Luckily, I got an assignment to write about it on When in Manila (read about the post I wrote here).
Photo courtesy of Sofitel Manila
I love desserts but lately I have been avoiding (as much as I can) to consume too much sugar. It is getting easier although I am having more trouble saying no to chocolates. I love them, I really do. And, the darker, the better.
Buffet dining is exciting for people as it is universal, everyone will see something that they want to eat, regardless of that person’s cuisine preference. The good news is, Marriott Café has incorporated a teppanyaki station that serves different teppanyaki dishes in their already abundant choices of food. Chef Manuel treated us to several exhibition while he was cooking on the teppan or the iron plate and made us salivate from all the flip flopping he did with the food.
My taste buds are discerning when it comes to spicy food. I can tolerate spicy food quite well but not all kinds. And truth of the matter is, I do not know how my tongue picks whichever it can tolerate or not. I can dig in a plate of kimchi with no problem but it would be difficult for me to consume something that has a lot of Tabasco sauce in it. I do not get it.
Indonesian food, as of this day, I found to be the spiciest type of food I have tasted in my life. Yes, it trumped Korean and Thai. What I once requested to be a little spicy from a food court in Jakarta turned out to be more than what I can take. I was so full from drinking too much water just to get my tongue out of that burning sensation.
For several times now, Manila Peninsula’s Lobby has been a delight place for me to relax and just go to whenever I crave for some beef steak. Despite the huge open space, the area is very conducive to have small discussions, leisure conversations or just day dream in silence, especially on any given afternoon.
I believe my impression of its elegance lies on the hotel’s Romanesque architecture and Victorian interior. The airy atmosphere just makes me relax and slow down a little just enough to make my heartbeat go slower yet still be functional enough to think and probably even work. The lobby offers all these (and sometimes a great choir who will serenade you, I believe during Christmas season) plus impeccable service of course.
