In honor of their late Dad, Jose Luis Regner, founder of JLR Construction and Aggregates Inc., the brother-and-sister team of Vergel and Candice (Neri) timed the blessing and ceremonial batching of JLR North/Plant 5 on what would have been his 76th birthday.
The event was a celebration of his legacy which Candice and Vergel had proudly nurtured, and diligently expanded.
The birthday honoree, Jose Luis Regner, has long been gone, but his vision for JLR Construction and Aggregates has been fulfilled and his memory lives on.
Summer specials
The Great Yum Cha Feast is Xin Tian Di’s (at NUSTAR) ongoing treat every Sunday till the end of June. An array of dimsum goodies, congee and noodles plus fried and stir-fried specialties are offered in this “Eat-all-you-can” promo at P1,100 per person. No leftovers please. And yes, there’s free flowing Chinese tea to go with these Cantonese delights.
We got the chance to meet NUSTAR’s new chief operating officer, Sean Knights, while we were having our Yum Cha Feast with Fili Hotel general manager (GM) Roel Constantino and the NUSTAR angels. Knights is a newbie to Cebu but is already feeling very much at home here. Meanwhile GM Constantino announced the opening of the six-star NUSTAR Hotel which will also be under his wing. More exciting developments are coming up in NUSTAR.
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A merienda buffet is the new offering of Golden Peak Hotel in Lahug. General manager Ritchel Bojos and marcom manager Ian Jonathan Plando held court at the hotel’s Cafe Lucita to introduce the merienda goodies to a group of Lifestyle writers.
There was a selection of native favorites like Puto Maya, Cuchinta, Bibingka, Binignit, Dinuguan with Puto; popular street food like fish balls and kwek kwek; sandwiches, fried lumpia, pancit and more. All for the price of P398 per person. Coming out from their kitchen domain to meet us were executive chef Allan Monungolh and sous chef Alvin Eleccion.
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Plantation Bay has come up with a new list of yummies dubbed Plantation Bay’s Definitive Dozen. It’s not just for summer but for all year round. The Definitive Dozen of the classy resort speaks of “12 dishes that define their genre.” These mouth-watering specialties come with catchy names that tempt the palate.
Definitely worth the trip to Marigondon are: Round-the-World Burgers; The World’s Best Kare-Kare; Plum Sauce Pork Pal; The World’s Thickest Ube Shake; Manny’s Ceviche; The World’s Crispiest Tempura; The Country’s Most Quintessential Adobo; The World’s Best Crepe Samurai; Barcelona Breakfast; Boston’s Best Chili Con Carne; The World’s Umami-est Caesar’s Salad; and the Nuclear Kagoshima Wagyu. And there’s The World’s Most Seductive Chicken — Sposami Stasera to add to the list!