Solaire Resort’s Chocolate Month Features Chocolate Afternoon Tea and Chocolate Sunday Brunch
Solaire Resort and Casino is celebrating Chocolate Month this July with a delectable array of chocolate-inspired treats and promotions. Oasis Garden Cafe is featuring a unique and indulgent chocolate-themed afternoon tea that is available daily from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. The Hungry Kat was invited to sample this very luscious afternoon treat last week and I am already planning to go back for more of this chocolate haven.
Solaire Resort will make all our chocolate fantasies come true as they embark on the Solaire Chocolate Festival. Throughout the month of July, there will be special chocolate afternoon tea sets at Oasis Garden Café as well as new chocolate-inspired cakes and bespoke chocolate bars at The Patisserie. There will also be a special Chocolate Sunday Brunch at specific hotel restaurants every Sunday so you will never run out of sweet chocolatey options.
Oasis Garden Cafe is the hotel’s lobby lounge located at the Sky Tower Atrium. This is a more secluded area that is away from the noisy casinos and crowds. You can find it near the luxury shops just across Fresh International Buffet.
They also have a pianist and violinist playing classical and contemporary tunes to give the cafe a more sophisticated dining ambiance.
Oasis Garden Cafe offers a wide selection of coffee, tea, traditional snacks and artisanal finger sandwiches during the day. By night, the Garden Café transforms into a stylish lounge that offers a full complement of cocktails and drinks.
For the entire month of June and July, Oasis Garden Cafe transforms into a chocolate haven with chocolate desserts and its Chocolate Afternoon Tea. Solaire Resort Executive Pastry Chef Ben Haslett made sure that guests will be able to enjoy a variety of chocolate-infused treats, from cakes to pastries and savory bites as they celebrate Chocolate Month.
Guests will also be able to indulge in a variety of cakes, including Chocolate on Chocolate, Intense Chocolate Choux, and Mocha & Caramel. Bon bons on offer include Vanilla Bean and Milk Chocolate Auro 42%, Yuzu & Black Sesame Auro Paquibato 70%, Mango Coconut Crunch with Auro White Chocolate, and Raspberry with Auro Saloy 70%.
The main attraction at Oasis Garden Cafe this July is the Chocolate Afternoon Tea (P1,900+) in partnership with Auro Chocolate. I was really excited to sample this special chocolate set which I had yet to try.
I started with their Chocolate Martini which comes with a vibrant mix of vodka, chocolate liquor, and Baileys Irish cream. This comes with the afternoon tea set but you can also choose a non-alcoholic beverage like the Chocolate Milkshake instead.
The Chocolate Afternoon Tea comes with many indulgent and unique treats. Similar to the classic high tea, it comes with a set of scones with clotted cream.
However, the Chocolate Afternoon Tea also comes with these chocolate chip scones and chocolate syrup that you can put on the scones. It’s a different experience compared to the strawberry jam that I usually eat with my scones.
Guests will be able to indulge in a variety of sweet treats including Chocolate Brioche, Amarena Cherry, Vanilla Chocolate Crème, Milk Chocolate Sponge, Milk Chocolate Crémeux, Mango Creme, Calamansi Chocolate & Pistachio Praline, Coffee Filo, Chocolate Caramel and Hazelnut Mignon, Raspberry, White Chocolate & Lime with Breton.
Savory bites on the afternoon tea menu include Chicken sausage and quinoa pie, Beef Bourguignon in rich chocolate sauce, Sesame tuna with chocolate pretzel stick, Potato nest and chorizo, Solaire smoked salmon sandwich, Lobster and avocado in charcoal brioche toast, Roast beef and burrata in chocolate banana bread, and Creamy chicken in garlic baguette.
There’s also some Chocolate Crinkle Cookies that you can dip inside a cup of Hot Chocolate Sphere doused with warm milk. You can’t get more indulgent that this.
To celebrate the Solaire Chocolate Festival, Chef Ben and Auro Co-Founder Kelly Go gave us a short demonstration of how chocolate is actually made. Before this, I never really knew about the process of making chocolate from cacao, so it was really a very interesting and educational afternoon.
Chef Ben showed us the first step in the chocolate creation process, which is harvesting the cacao seeds from the big cacao pods. Do you know that it takes years to grow a cacao tree and around 1,000 dried cacao beans to make just 1 kilogram of chocolate?
This is what cacao actually looks like in its raw, harvested state. Chef Ben even let us taste these cacao seeds and it is so far from what chocolate tastes like. Auro Chocolate directly works with local cacao-producing cooperatives, organizations and farms so that it directly supports them and their work.
The next step is fermenting the seeds for 4 to 6 days in wooden boxes. Then are then dried under the sun and roasted to develop the flavor.
The final step would be mixing the roasted cacao together with sugar, milk, and other ingredients to product the type of chocolate desired.
Aside from the Chocolate Afternoon Tea at Oasis, Solaire also has special chocolate Sunday brunches available throughout July. The Finestra Sunday Brunch (P5,555+) on July 2, 2023 will feature a chocolate garden, family style chocolate desserts, and nitrogen affogato, where velvety smooth espresso meets the rich embrace of luscious Auro chocolate. They will also have a chocolate inspired candy trolly, all with Auro Chocolate.
The Waterside Sunday Brunch (P3,499+) on July 9, 2023 features a chocolate brunch with a grazing table of chocolates, a month-long chocolate desserts and chocolate mega milkshakes bar.
On July 16, the Yakumi Sunday Brunch (P3,888+) will let diners enjoy chocolate infused bento desserts, a chocolate bamboo cup dessert, plus chocolate and Japanese Whisky Bon Bons with custom Omamori for giveaway. Fresh International Buffet will also showcase a special Chocolate Sunday Brunch (P2,999+) on July 23, 2023. Diners can enjoy the chocolate fountain for lunch and dinner with chocolate savory dishes, and a chocolate dessert bar.
Executive Chef Andrea Spagoni and special guest Chef Rhea Rizzo of the famed Mrs. Saldo’s caps Solaire’s month-long celebration of Chocolate Month with an exquisite Four Hands Dinner (P8,888+) at Finestra Italian Steakhouse on July 26 and 27, 2023.
Single-origin and vintage chocolates as well as all aspects of the cacao are featured in this creative collaboration, which combines Chef Andrea’s classic Italian flavors with Chef Rhea’s vibrant spices. Before the 7-course seafood and meat dinner, guests will be treated to chocolate-infused canapés and cocktails. The dinner then ends with a decadent dessert. Take advantage of all these exciting chocolate promotions and events at Solaire Resort this July. Choose your favorite chocolate activity and book your seats now!
Solaire Chocolate Festival
Solaire Resort & Casino, 1 Asean Avenue, Entertainment City, Paranaque
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