A taste of Bicol at Kabisera ng Dencio's
Kabisera ng Dencio's, a restaurant where you can have the best of Filipino cuisine, has prepared dishes from the Bicol region that will stoke the fire in your tongues and fulfill your spicy cravings. A Taste of Bicol introduces three new dishes flavored with the freshest seafood, meat and vegetables, and of course, lots of chili and creamy coconut sauce.
The inulukan is Kabisera's special take on laing, the dish of gabi leaves and coconut milk stew-simmered to perfection and made more mouth-watering with crab and buco strips. It is enticingly topped with crab cakes and shrimp, with a generous helping of rich-tasting coconut cream with crab fat. Those who love bopis Tagalog will certainly enjoy its spicier Bicolano version, the kandingga, sautéed minced beef lungs with chopped siling labuyo and diced onions and simmered in vinegar with a hint of coconut and served on a hot plate. For diners who love the freshness of fish, they will delight in the sinanglay, fresh pink tilapia stuffed with onions and tomatoes steamed in spicy ginger-coconut cream sauce and served on a bed of sautéed sigarilyas or wing beans.
Visit Kabisera ng Dencio's at Bonifacio High Street, ground floor, B3 Quadrant, Bonifacio Global City with tel. nos. 856-5545/5543; or at Rockwell Plant Mall with tel. nos. 898-0601/0660.

Enjoy a different kind of crisp
with Jollibee Crisscut Fries
For bold and exceptional teens, only Jollibee Crisscut Fries satisfies their craving for a unique fries snack that is big on crispy potato goodness and flavor. The newest from the Philippines' favorite fast-food chain, Jollibee, the Crisscut Fries comes in large crisscut shapes made from real potatoes in Zesty Cheese and Savory BBQ flavors. The Jollibee Crisscut Fries can be enjoyed on its own for as low as P33 for the regular size or P51for the large. Food lovers may also delight in a different kind of crisp by upgrading their favorite Jollibee value meal. From regular fries, they can go large Crisscut Fries for an additional P21, or opt to "double go large" Crisscut Fries for an extra P25 to get a large drink and large Crisscut Fries. The Jollibee Crisscut Fries is available in all Jollibee outlets nationwide. For delivery, call Jollibee Express Delivery Service hotline at 8-7000 or log on to www.jollibeedelivery.com.

Abé opens at Alabang Town Center  
Food lovers in the south now have reason to rejoice with the recent opening of Abé at the Alabang Town Center. Instead of traveling into the heart of Metro Manila for their fix of lamb adobo, Knockout Knuckles and Abé's Chicken Supreme, they can indulge in their favorite Filipino and Pampangan dishes in a location much closer to their homes. Abé opened its Alabang Town Center branch this year to much acclaim. Within days of its soft-opening, it was already experiencing capacity crowds. Its recent formal opening was graced by food lovers, including Muntinlupa City Mayor Aldrin San Pedro who cut the ribbon together with top LJC officials, LJC president Lorna Cruz-Ambas, LJC COO Eugene Billones and LJC VP and treasurer Merle de la Peña, and Javier Hernandez, AVP of Ayala Land Inc. The opening also featured the music of the Celso Espejo Rondalla, one the country's world-class string ensembles.
 Abé is the restaurant crafted by LJC Restaurant Group founder, the late Larry J Cruz, dedicated to the memory of his father E. Aguilar Cruz, a well-known writer, gourmet and bon vivant. The restaurant serves traditional Filipino food, mostly of Pampangan origin, and dishes inspired by Abé's travels around the world. Abe at Alabang Town Center boasts three function rooms for private parties and group meetings. It also has a second-floor portico dining area. Abé also has branches at Serendra, Trinoma Mall and SM Mall of Asia. Abé at Alabang Town Center is at the Lifestyle Strip, Corte de las Palmas Expansion. It is open daily from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. For reservations and inquiries, call 623-0899 and 0917-5506033.

Savor Korea's best-tasting bulgogi at Sariwon
The newly-opened Sariwon Korean Barbecue restaurant at Bonifacio High Street Central is the first-ever Sariwon franchise in the Philippines — or outside of South Korea, for that matter. There are only a few Sariwon branches in the city of Seoul, mainly to protect the secret recipes that have been handed down through three family generations for over 70 years.
The star of Sariwon's menu is the Sariwon bulgogi — Korea's well-loved beef barbecue dish made more special through a recipe concocted by Bum-Im Koo in a small village in Sariwon, North Korea. While the conventional bulgogi sauce calls for sugar, Koo had to omit it from her recipe because of her husband's diabetes. She used a mixture of fresh fruits instead. She soon started her own restaurant in 1938 at her hometown, serving friends and neighbors. After the Korean War drove her and her family to South Korea, she took her recipes with her and opened another restaurant again — a small five-table place. But it didn't take too long for word to spread about Mrs. Koo's bulgogi and the restaurant grew from one branch to four branches. The main branch of Sariwon in Seoul now occupies 500 square meters with 350 seats.
Now, this award-winning restaurant with its legendary bulgogi and galbi is here. Sariwon is located on the corner of 7th and 29th St. Bonifacio High Street Central, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. Check out https://www.facebook.com/SariwonPhilippines for more details.