DIPOLOG’S #1 “GO TO BISTRO” FINALLY OPENS IN CEBU!

       Looking for a home cooked Italian and Mediterranean cuisine in the metropolis? you'll have the best at UrChoice Bistro Cafe Cebu. Owned and run by an Italian, UrChoice finally opens its doors to Cebuano foodies earlier today July 26, 2018. 

       Featuring its healthy line-up of authentic Italian favorites, flying to Itali is no longer necessary. Instead, lead your adventurous gastronomical tastebuds at Avelino Morales Street, Kamputhaw, Cebu City (at the back of Harold's Hotel).

      Occupying a traditional house turned into a rustic food destination, UrChoice Bistro Cafe features a cozy setting perfect for that date, get-together, or family celebration. Savor the aroma as you enter the bistro and enjoy feasting on their wide selection of pizza, pasta, grill, salad, dessert choices and imported LaVazza coffee. Try their bestsellers like Osso Buco, El Buridon and Dipolog Centennial Pasta.

      With their authentic Italian taste, generous serving and most importantly affordable prices, it would surely be your #1 choice to dine in with your family and friends! Not only that, with UrChoice applying the HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) system, you know that procedures are put in place to ensure the food they produce is safe.

         Whether you enjoy green vegan salads, or red meat pastas, UrChoice will surely find a way to have it your choice. So, make UrChoice, your choice!

BENVENUTI! WELCOME!

           Curious about their price range? Click HERE to view UrChoice Bistro and Cafe's menu.

For inquiries and reservations, please

call (032) 344-4218. Urchoice will be open from Mondays to Sundays, 10:00 a.m to 11:00 p.m.

Supernova Heartbreak

I have memorized your cries;
etched them in different skies.
You told me you’re not a star,
but within your lovely scar,
there are burning galaxies
kissing your complexities.

You’re the light I’ve been waiting.
You’re the secret universe
my black hole heart’s been building
I’ve never stopped believing
that after a thousand light years,
you’d stop and swallow my fears.

But I know it’s all over
when your arms wrapped around her.
I know; some love fades faster
than a dull meteor shower.
Tired of chasing comets for so long,
Dearest, when will you stop and sing this song?

Words: Cristine A. Despares // Photo: Greg Rakozy (unsplash.com)

2018 Sangka sa Kaha Features Kinsan sa Aloguinsan

       Sitting quietly 75 kilometers south from Cebu City, the town of Aloguinsan clearly speaks of sustainable tourism. With the combined efforts of Cebu Parklane International Hotel and the local government of Aloguinsan, the seventh edition of the hotel’s cooking competition dubbed as Sangka sa Kaha took place at the Baluarte, Aloguinsan, Cebu. The event aims to promote Cebuano ingenuity and culture by breathing life to the town’s heirloom dish – Tinuba-ang Tinunu-ang Kinsan. The homegrown dish features three main ingredients staple to all Aloguinsanon kitchen – Kinsan (a seasonal aboriginal fish of the Aloguinsan waters), Tuba (coconut wine), and Tunu (coconut milk).

Gwendolyn Garcia - Deputy Speaker of the 17th Congress along with her brother Pablo John Garcia and Cebu Parklane's General Manager Cenelyn Manguilimotan graced the event.

The deputy speaker also gave Aloguinsanons a heart-warming speech on making Cebu the number one tourist destination in the country.

A thorough tasting and judging of the dishes took place before the champion was named. Among the competition's judges are Joselito "Boboi" Costas of Sugbo Turismo, Chef June Fernandez of Cebu Parklane, and Carlo Olano of Kalami Cebu.

Out of 7 team contenders, a proud member of the Bojo Aloguinsan Eco-Tourism Association, Erlinda Margallo-Gimenez gathered the first prize. 

      The savory and creamy winning dish of Erlinda's team will be included and featured on the menu of Cebu Parklane's Kan-anan Restaurant. "Tinuba-ang Tinunu-ang Kinsan Sa Aloguinsan" will be highlighted along with other authentic Cebuano dishes from different provinces of Cebu such as   “Humba sa Ronda,” “Torta de Argao,” “Takyong Sa Borbon,” “Podrida Sa Oslob,” “Bisayang Manok Sa Dumanjug,” and “Adubaw nga Nokus Sa Sibonga. 

During the Sangka sa Kaha competition, contenders of the cooking competition were provided with only the best and the freshest homegrown ingredients to pair with their very-own Kinsan fish. 

Contenders were exposed to an exciting challenge as they were only given a few minutes to gather their spices. The 7 teams did their best to come up with the dish that will capture the jury's heart. Some contenders use interesting ingredients such as local fresh flowers to revamp their entries.

  Sangka sa Kaha is just one of Parklane’s initiatives in staying true to its tagline “A hotel in Cebu that stands for Cebu”. The hotel is by far the only Cebu-based hotel which reared the odds in combining eco-tourism and culinary tourism at its finest – something that every Cebuano should support and patronize.

    Should you want to indulge yourself with authentic heirloom Cebuano dishes, head to Parklane's Kan-anan Restaurant. Cebu Parklane International Hotel is located at the corner of Archbishop Reyes Avenue and Escario Street.