Three of the world’s best chefs are whipping up wonderful stuff at Solaire Resort and Casino.
Think Michelin-star chefs who’ve also swept best-of lists, who’re in town from 13 to 17 March in celebration of Solaire’s tradition of excellence for 11 years, thus far, of catering to the Philippines’ most discriminating tastes.
Chef Cristina Bowerman began in 2006 her culinary journey at the Glass Hostaria in Rome, which led to a Michelin star in 2010.
At Solaire’s Finestra, Bowerman has curated a six-course dinner: vitello tonnato, classic risotto à la meunière, Italian gyoza, marbled beef wagyu ribeye alongside mulberry reduction, celery root terrine, hot garlic and oxtail foam, with popcorn and passionfruit dulce de leche.
Sichuan cuisine maestro chef Xu Fan, meanwhile, will surprise clientele at Solaire’s Red Lantern with what made Michelin-starred Xujia Cuisine so famous outside China, in an eight-course spread of deep-fried angus beef tenderloin, homemade chicken ball served in clear chicken soup, wok fried rock lobster with litchi and sweet chili sauce, steamed star garoupa with sichuan green chili, green peppercorn, premium soy sauce, USDA beef short ribs with Sichuan bean paste, truffles, vegetables, crispy gillardeau oyster served with ginger sauce, dan dan noodles, homemade noodles with minced pork and Sichuan ice jelly with mixed nuts and jelly with brown sugar for dessert.
Xujia Cuisine has been billed as one of China’s top 50 restaurants for six consecutive years, as well as the Black Pearl 1 Diamond restaurant for five years.
An impassioned dinner courtesy of chef Goh Fukuyama, who has made a date in Japan as one of the most sought-after master chefs, will consist of an array foie gras monaka, white asparagus cream Fukinotou Blancmange, tuna and fermented tomato, sake steamed abalone, shiitake mushroom risotto, white fish wrapped in cabbage with the scent of Ariake seaweed, Kyushu Kuroge Wagyu beef and spicy crab curry. White and red strawberry for dessert ends this delicately crafted menu.
Goh’s restaurant La Maison de la Nature Goh, which he opened in 2016, became renowned for its imaginative French-Japanese omakase, and has consistently ranked in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.