Sheraton Manila Opens Holiday Season With Tree Lighting Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting for Crafted by S Kitchen
Sheraton Manila Hotel officially ushered in the holiday spirit and concluded its milestone 5th anniversary celebration on November 12, 2023, with the enchanting “Let’s Light Up Together: The Share-A-Ton Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration.” This heartwarming event brought together esteemed guests, families, and community members in a joyous gathering that emphasized unity, gratitude, and giving.
Following the ceremonial tree lighting, Sheraton Manila Hotel proudly unveiled “Crafted by S Kitchen,” its new chic venue designed for innovative gatherings and celebrations. The Hungry Kat was invited to join the festivities at Sheraton Manila last week which even included a preview of the Christmas-themed buffet at S Kitchen.
General Manager, Ms. Anna Vergara, expressed her gratitude during her opening remarks for the tree lighting ceremony, reminding everyone of the pivotal role that community plays in enriching the Sheraton Manila experience. This momentous occasion not only marked the conclusion of an extraordinary fifth year for Sheraton Manila Hotel but also emphasized the hotel’s commitment to sharing its success with the community. Through various outreach programs and initiatives throughout the anniversary year, Sheraton Manila has reinforced its dedication to giving back, ensuring that the community remains at the forefront of its mission.
The highlight of the evening was the eagerly anticipated ceremonial lighting of the Marriott Bonvoy Lantern and the hotel’s magnificent Christmas Tree. Joined by distinguished guests including DOT Undersecretary Sharlene Zabala-Batin, General Manager Anna Vergara, and the senior leadership team, attendees participated in an exciting countdown that culminated in festive cheers, symbolizing hope and the spirit of togetherness.
In connection with this year’s celebration, the hotel also unveiled “Crafted by S Kitchen,” a new initiative focused on transforming culinary experiences through creativity and sustainability.
Crafted by S Kitchen is a private dining experience located just beside S Kitchen on the ground floor. This new restaurant will have a separate menu that will focus on a more unique culinary presentations.
Director of Food and Beverage, Ms. Czats Lopez, elaborated on the mission to create carefully curated dining experiences aimed at fostering connections and joyful gatherings. "Crafted by S Kitchen embodies the true nature of hospitality—where every meal tells a story, and every gathering is carefully crafted," Lopez shared.
As the festivities continued, guests enjoyed a sumptuous preview of S Kitchen’s festive buffet, featuring a variety of seasonal delights that tantalized the taste buds.
The festive atmosphere resonated with laughter and camaraderie, encapsulating the essence of what it means to gather during the holiday season.
Going with the holiday spirit, the buffet included a festive drink called Blue Christmas. This colorful concoction comes with vodka, lemon juice, pineapple juice, simple syrup and blue curacao garnished with blue white desiccated coconut.
The buffet comes with a wide selection of international favorites such as sushi and sashimi at the Japanese station. There were also canapés, breads, and salads to choose from.
The Pasta Station featured Penne Pomodoro and Spaghetti Carbonara for those who like Italian pasta.
Some of the other popular items were the Crispy Crablets and the Tempura.
They also have a dedicated Filipino Station with this ihaw ihaw platter as the centerpiece. These grilled favorites included pork barbecue, limp, longanisa, chicken feet, fishballs, and chichrron.
Make sure to drop by the fresh seafood station where you can choose your seafood and have it cooked according to your liking. I highly recommend getting some crabs and having it cooked Singaporean style.
Another highlight would be the Carving Station which has Roasted Turkey, Honey Glazed Ham, Lechon Pork Belly, and even Ribeye Steak.
S Kitchen's dessert buffet transformed into a delightful winter wonderland, offering an impressive array of sweet treats designed to please both children and the young at heart. Guests enjoyed a generous selection of sweet treats, ensuring that everyone left with a taste of holiday cheer.
The gathering at Sheraton Manila Hotel was filled with memorable moments, creating a perfect backdrop for holiday celebrations and connections among friends and family. Sheraton Manila Hotel is inviting everyone to celebrate this joyous season with festive offerings and gatherings. You may scan the QR codes below to get the Holiday Brochure and learn more about the hotel's holiday events and promotions.
As Sheraton Manila Hotel reflects on its 5th anniversary, it remains committed to nurturing relationships within the community and providing exceptional experiences for all. The hotel invites everyone to join in celebrating the warmth and joy of the holiday season. Happy Holidays!
S Kitchen Redefines the Buffet Dining Experience With Gourmet Weekends
There are plenty of buffet and all-you-can-eat venues all around the city, from simple samgyupsal barbecues to grand luxurious hotel restaurants. Everyone is now ready and eager to go back to their favorite dining establishments, but one place stands out for offering both the excitement and freshness of a dampa/paluto market plus the allure of an elegant five-star hotel buffet restaurant. Sheraton Manila is totally redefining our buffet dining experience with their Gourmet Weekends at S Kitchen.
Sheraton Manila Hotel’s all-day dining restaurant S Kitchen is making gourmet dining available in a buffet set-up with their Gourmet Weekends. Located within the Resorts World Manila entertainment complex, guests can catch S Kitchen’s Gourmet Weekends every Friday and Saturday from 6:00pm to 10:00pm for P3200 nett per person. The Hungry Kat was invited one Saturday evening to try this premium weekend buffet and it was truly a wonderful night filled with gourmet delicacies and excellent seafood that makes it one of the best buffet offers in the city.
This upgraded weekend dinner buffet offers a vast array of seafood like sustainable shrimps and mussels, live crabs, and freshly-caught pompano together with foie gras, oysters, premium steak and meat cuts which are cooked à la minute according to your preference.
With sleek interiors, high ceilings, and full-length glass windows facing the NAIA Terminal 3, S Kitchen makes casual dining a luxury in this busy and hectic part of the city. Here you can savour all-time favorite global dishes and elevated Filipino cuisine using the finest local produce and traditional techniques.
Sheraton Manila Executive Chef Kiko Santiago is one of the only Filipinos to head a five-star international hotel brand. S Kitchen was included as one of the best buffet restaurants in Tatler Dining Awards 2022 but Chef Kiko takes it one step further by including fine-dining dishes into their buffet setup with Gourmet Weekends.
You can start your gourmet adventure with some healthy salads. S Kitchen partnered with Aba Pardes, an Agritech corporation that transforms traditional agriculture into sustainable produce, for the Hydroponic Salad Station where diners can enjoy a variety of fresh leafy greens from the buffet counter to their table.
Right beside it is the Japanese Station which offers fresh salmon and tuna sashimi together with a variety of sushi and maki.
One of the highlights of the Gourmet Weekends at S Kitchen is the Foie Gras Station. The weekend offer comes with unlimited access to the rich, buttery, and delicate duck liver or foie gras which usually commands a high price and can only be found in expensive fine-dining restaurants. Here, you can get as much as you want of this exquisite delicacy.
S Kitchen is one of the only buffet restaurants that offer a live Dampa or Paluto section where guests can get their favorite seafood from the “market” and then bring them over to the cooking stations to be prepared according to their preference.
A dampa is a wet seafood market that is usually connected to a cooking and dining area where buyers can enjoy their seafood purchases right after buying them. At S Kitchen, you don’t have to haggle with the market vendors or wade through the wet floors because everything is easily laid out for the guests to take.
You can grab a live mud crab or two from the barrel and send it over to the cooking station. You can be absolutely sure that these are fresh because they are all still moving!
There are many ways to cook your chosen seafood. This is the Sweet Chili Crab which is similar to the Singaporean style of cooking but not as spicy. You can also have your crab or fish steamed, fried, cooked in butter garlic, soy sauce, or any other way you like.
For the squid, these are often grilled but I also suggest that you ask for them to be cooked into crunchy Calamares.
On top of the many exciting dishes at the S Kitchen Gourmet Weekends, diners can also enjoy different varieties of oysters - whether freshly shucked, baked, or as Oysters Rockefeller. These will have an additional charge per order but they are really worth it.
There are many other sections to explore here including the Bulalohan Station. You can an order locally sourced fall-off-the-bone bulalo with its delectable bone marrow and watch how the servers assemble all of the ingredients. They also offer Philippine native chicken as well as Sinanpalukan.
Fans of IKEA will enjoy the Swedish Meatballs which taste almost the same as the ones in the popular international furniture store. Best of all, you don’t have to wait in line for these. There’s also the Pot Roast with Apple Sauce which really looks tempting.
There’s actually a lively fiesta atmosphere at S Kitchen with guests roaming around getting their favorite items from the different cooking stations. You can find the Cebuchon here at the grilling station, together with various local skewers like isaw and chicken barbecue.
The highlight of the S Kitchen Gourmet Weekends is arguable the steak and meat section where you can choose your favorite premium steak cuts and other juicy meats.
There’s US Beef Top Sirloin, Chuck Eye, Short Plate, Spanish Pork Loin, Pork Collar, Pork Belly, Australian Lamb Rib, Lamb Kebab and Lamb Kofta. You can order as many slices as you like according to your preferred doneness and the server will deliver the cooked meats to your table.
It was a carnivore’s dream come true with all these premium and expensive cuts that are usually only served as a la carte orders in fine-dining restaurants. S Kitchen Gourmet Weekends makes it possible for food lovers to enjoy all these exquisite items in a buffet setup.
Beverages are also included in the buffet price with free-flowing juices and sodas that you can order from the waiters. Aside from these, they also have a selection of classic cocktails and mocktails made on the spot by the roving bartender.
Cap off your gourmet weekend with a trip to the Dessert Station. There are many sweet items on display including cakes, pastries, cookies, candies, brownies, a halo halo station, unlimited ice cream, and an overflowing chocolate fountain.
The Crepe Station also offers a sweet treat for everyone. Ask the server to prepare a fresh crepe with your choice of apple, strawberry, blueberry, mango, peach, or banana compote topped with whipped cream and an extra scoop of ice cream.
The Gourmet Weekends at S Kitchen is a fantastic adventure that will surely satisfy all its hungry guests. The dampa and paluto section is definitely a unique feature but the foie gras and steaks are surely what will keep us coming back for more. Make sure to reserve your seats for dinner this weekend because it will surely be another full house.
S Kitchen Gourmet Weekends
G/F Sheraton Manila, 80 Andrews Ave, Newport City, Pasay
Sunday Fiesta Starts Tomorrow at S Kitchen in Sheraton Manila
When I was a little girl, I remember being so excited to attend our town festivals and fiesta. There was so much food everywhere, with games, pageants, and activities happening the entire week! People would go door to door and all the houses would be sharing their feasts with everyone, including all the delicious lechon! Sadly, we don’t have those kinds of fiestas here in Manila, and it’s not easy traveling during the festival season. Thankfully, Sheraton Manila Hotel is bringing the fiesta experience right to us as it launches its Sunday Fiesta lunch buffet starting June 9, 2019 at S Kitchen.
The Sunday Fiesta is an elevated buffet experience highlighting our local Filipino cuisine. Sundays are usually reserved for special gatherings with family and friends, so this new type of Sunday Brunch buffet is definitely a welcome addition. Sunday Fiesta is available from 12:00nn to 3:00pm every Sunday for only P2,500 nett per person. The Hungry Kat was invited last Thursday to a sneak preview of what diners and foodies can expect at Sheraton Manila starting tomorrow.
S Kitchen is the all-day dining restaurant of Sheraton Manila Hotel which officially opened its doors earlier this year in January. With sleek interiors, high ceilings, and full-length glass windows facing the NAIA Terminal 3, S Kitchen makes casual dining a luxury in this busy and hectic part of the city. Here you can savour all-time favorite global dishes and elevated Filipino cuisine using the finest local produce and traditional techniques.
S Kitchen also has two private dining rooms which can be combined for bigger groups. The Sunday Fiesta is set up like your typical town festival where diners can roam around and partake of all the sumptuous offerings in each buffet station. Sheraton Manila Executive Chef Kiko Santiago is one of the only Filipinos to head an iconic hotel brand, so he is highlighting our local cuisine to the global community.
Refreshments are included in the buffet price so start with some local thirst quenchers like the Buko Pandan, Melon Juice, Pineapple Lychee, or Coffee Jelly. Soda, coffee and tea are also included.
The Bread Station offers a wide array of breads and pastries for those who want to fill up on carbs. I suggest taking it slow in this section and focusing on the other more interesting areas of the fiesta.
Cheese lovers have a good selection of cheeses to choose from including Comte Cheese, Blue Cheese, Brie, and Manchego as well as an assortment of hams like Beef Pastrami, Mortadella, and Bayonne Ham. I also saw some Salmon Gravlax and Tanigue Gravlax here.
The main highlights at the Sunday Fiesta are of course, the Filipino delicacies. You can find familiar local appetizers such as Chicharon Bulaklak and Crispy Tadyang which you can dip in lots of vinegar. They also have Itlog na Maalat, Adobo Dilis, Crispy Pusit, and Ensaladang Mangga.
Go around the different stations and you will discover some colorful dishes such as the Adobo sa Gata Suso, Binalot na Laing, Miki Batchoy, and Crispy Pancit Canton. There’s soup that you can customize like the Seafood Pachero and the Kansi, an Illongo specialty from Bacolod which is made from beef bone marrow and vegetables.
The Kare-Kare is always a popular dish in every household so you will also find this at the Sunday Fiesta. There’s a Spicy Kalderetang Kambing dish for those who want something a bit more exotic.
Aside from Filipino favorites, S Kitchen also has other international stations to satisfy all types of diners. The Sashimi station comes with delectable slices of salmon and tuna sashimi as well as some maki and rolls.
Chinese dimsum baskets with Hakao, Siomai, Siopao, Pork Spareribs and more can be found on this side of the buffet.
Then there’s the Italian station offering pizzas with a local twist. S Kitchen likes to incorporate local flavors on international dishes so you can find items like the Vegetable Adobo Lasagna and other fusion dishes.
There is a Pasta Station as well where guests can choose their own type of pasta which will be prepared a la minute. The Bicol Express Pasta by Chef Kiko is one of their signature creations with its familiar coconut cream flavors combined with fresh seafood ingredients.
The Indian Station has the Braised Beef in Marsala and Mushroom and other interesting dishes like the Baked Mahi Mahi with cajun dill sauce, Chicken Makhanwala, and Dhingri Makai Palak.
The Thai Green Curry Chicken comes with authentic Thai flavors and spices. This would go really well with some steamed rice.
What I really like at the S Kitchen Sunday Fiesta is their seafood selection. The cold seafood station has prawns, mussels, and crabs ready to be eaten as is or to be sent back to the kitchen to be cooked as you like it. I had mine prepared as Prawns and Mussels in Butter Garlic.
But I was more surprised when I saw all these live Mud Crabs just waiting to be picked! The Sunday Fiesta has a “paluto” wet market section where you can choose your seafood and have it fried, steamed, grilled, or whatever you fancy. They also have squid, seabass, clams, and these big Red Grouper which are quite expensive so you can really get your money’s worth at this buffet.
I asked the server to cook the Mud Crabs in Lemon Butter and the Red Garoupa in Sweet and Sour Sauce. These will then be prepared and delivered straight to your table. Sweet and Sour Lapu Lapu is a favorite of mine even during my childhood days so this really feels like a big fiesta to me.
For steak lovers, you must try the Coffee Rub Australian Beef Rump at the carving station. Get a slice or two and have it seared on the grill for a juicier and smokier steak.
But the highlight of any festive Filipino gathering is always the Lechon. You can find the Lechon de Leche and all these delicious meat being smoked at the “pit”. There’s pork liempo, roasted chicken, pork barbecue, and even sticks of isaw, a popular street food made from chicken and pig intentines.
We even got to try a special lechon variety that afternoon, the Lechon Stuffed with Paella. This complete dish comes with crispy lechon skin and delectable meat plus fragrant paella rice inside the pig. Grab some liver sauce and you have an entire fiesta right here.
A Filipino festival also comes with lots and lots of sweets for dessert. S Kitchen has an entire section filled with yummy treats for kids and adults alike. There’s ube pastillas, truffles, chocolate cookies, and macarons on this side.
Some of the cakes on display that afternoon included the Strawberry Roll, Sheraton’s Chocolate Cake, Egg Tart, and Mango Pili Sans Rival.
On the other side you can find the Ube Keso Maja, Biko with latik, and Sapin-Sapin. There’s also a live Palitaw station where these flat sweet rice cakes are freshly made.
The Ice Cream station is quite a delight with its emphasis on local flavors like Calamansi Sorbet, Melon Sorbet, and Strawberry Watermelon Sorbet. My favorite flavor was the Roasted Marshmallow Ice Cream which comes with gooey pieces of roasted marshmallows inside.
The Sunday Fiesta at S Kitchen is truly a special kind of Sunday Brunch that the entire family with enjoy. There’s no need to travel all the way to the provinces to experience a Filipino fiesta, because Sheraton Manila Hotel brings the fiesta to Manila every Sunday. For only P2,500 nett, this is a festive experience everyone will surely remember.
S Kitchen
G/F Sheraton Manila, 80 Andrews Ave, Newport City, Pasay
