Cafe Marco salutes time-honored Filipino Favorite Cuisine

Marco Polo Davao, Mindanao’s only premier hotel,
celebrates the country’s 119th Independence Day
with a festive buffet of time-honored Filipino favorite dishes
at Café Marco from June 12 to 17, 2017.

Just like the heyday, main dishes were presented in a traditional earthen ‘palayok’ giving it an authentic Filipino feels.

I was one lucky earthling I got to sample all of what awaits you at Café Marco. Among my favorites were the fried tawilis, mechado, chicken sisig and ube halaya. All-time Filipino favorites, like kare-kare, afritada, fish paksiw, mechado, pinakbet, adobo and so much more await one and all who’ll come and savor true Filipino food culture.

I vow to live responsibly because I know our heroes suffered their lives so that we can live peacefully. Happy Independence Day! Proud to be a Filipino!

Those 'palayoks' contain the best of Filipino culture. 

Inviting you to come and taste the true Filipino flavors.

Beef Salpicao and Afritada 

Fried Sili Sticks

All-time favorite Filipino desserts - Ube Halaya, Leche Flan Batangas Style and BananaTuron

Pinoy Sweets On the spread. 

Camote Cue, Turon, Ube Halaya and  Cheese Ensaymada with itlog na maalat.

"Celebrating our country’s national day or Araw ng Kalayaan is very timely and important in our times today. Food is a representation of our freedom and culture as Filipino from where you can taste the influence of Spanish, American, Japanese and Southeast Asian countries. Filipino not becoming globally recognized to be truly appetizing and sumptuous," says General Manager Dottie Wurgler-Cronin.

Highlight of the event was the switch of roles between Marco Polo Executive Chef Alex Destriza and Restaurants, Bars and Events Manager Chel Yabut, who also happens to be a food historian, blogger, recipe and culinary director, as they bring an exciting feel to the Independence week celebration by demonstrating simple ways on how to prepare traditional recipes like Ensaladang Talong and a 100-year old Pancit Pusit ni Asiong’s, a popular dish in Southern Tagalog region. 

Chefs Alex Destriza and Chel Galang-Yabut during the cooking demo

True heroes! The valiant kitchen warriors of Cafe Marco.

Marco Polo Davao General Manager, Dottie Wurgler-Cronin, 

Restaurants, Bars and Events Manager Chel Yabut and Executive Chef Alex Destriza

Yours Truly, celebrated the 119th Independence Day at the #HeartOfDavao. 

Thanks a bunch Marco Polo Davao for having me.

Despite the circumstances that loomed Mindanao, there are always a hundred and one reasons to celebrate life, freedom and independence especially if it comes with authentic and savoury Filipino food. 

Come and celebrate at the #HeartOfDavao!

Guest can enjoy all these favorite Filipino dishes 

at Php799 nett for lunch and Php1,100 nett for dinner. 

For reservations;

THE MARCO POLO HOTEL DAVAO

C.M. Recto Street

Davao City, Philippines

(082) 221 0888

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