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New World Manila Bay Hotel: Mid-Autumn Festival Delights

New World Manila Bay Hotel celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival with a selection of the hotel’s exquisitely hand-crafted mooncakes from 10 August to 27 September 2015.

New World Manila Bay Hotel celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival with a selection of the hotel’s exquisitely hand-crafted mooncakes from 10 August to 27 September 2015. An early bird discount of 15% is available for orders paid from 10 to 23 August 2015.

An assortment of baked mooncakes in traditional flavors includes Double Yolk Lotus Paste, Double Yolk White Lotus Paste, Double Yolk Red Bean Paste, Five Seed and Crispy Milk Cream.

Perfect for gift-giving or as a collector’s item, the mooncakes are packaged in elegant red and metallic ladies faux leather handbag box with a set of 4 large pieces or 6 small pieces at PhP 2,588. Individual mooncake is at PhP 288. and PhP 588. for large piece.

The Mid-Autumn Festival or the Mooncake Festival is a grand celebration paying tribute to the moon and a time for farmers to wish for bountiful crops. As a tradition, family members and business associates feast on the mooncake as a symbol of unity and love for one another.

The history of mooncake also dates back to the Ming revolution in China. There is a folk tale about how the Ming revolutionaries through hidden messages in moon cakes at the end of the Yuan dynasty.

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According to legends, one method of transmitting a secret message is through printed messages on the surfaces of mooncakes which came in packages of four as a simple puzzle or mosaic. To read the message, each of the four mooncakes was cut into four parts. The resulting 16 pieces were pieced together to reveal the message. The pieces of mooncake were then eaten to destroy the message.

To celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and its rich history and legacy, guests may purchase the enticing array of mooncakes from the Lobby Shop of New World Manila Bay Hotel. For inquiries and orders, please call ( 63 2) 252-6888

Li Li Chinese Restaurant – Claypot Creations Extended Until 31 August 2015
Li Li Chinese Restaurant offers a selection of clay pot creations to warm up guests until 31 August 2015. Choose from the a la carte menu that include Minced Fish Dumpling Soup and Rice Cake; Stew Scallop and Shrimp Mousse, Japanese Vermicelli with Lobster Sauce; Braised Spareribs with Apple Curry Style Sauce; Braised Yellow Sea Cucumber, Fish Maw Eel with Dried Scallop Sauce; Steamed Chinese Cabbage and Assorted Seafood in Soya Milk; and Baked Assorted Seafood and Egg Bean Curd, Macau Style.

The Lounge – Unwind with Chic Italian Cocktails and Cold Cuts
For the month of August, The Lounge celebrates La Bella Vita with Bellini and Rossini, the classic Italian cocktail drinks served with a limited edition Year of the Sheep stuffed toy at PhP 600.

Be swept away with the taste of Venetian glitz and glamour in every sip of Bellini made of Prosecco and peach juice or Rossini with a tangy twist of Prosecco and strawberry juice.

Opt to savor a glass of sweet and sparkling Prosecco paired with Italian cold cuts at PhP 650 anytime of the day at The Lounge.

For inquiries and reservations, please call telephone (63 2) 252-6888

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