Richmonde Hotel
Executive chef Tristan Galang and his kitchen team at Richmonde Hotel Ortigas are preparing baked treats and savory pies for your celebrations and gift-giving this season.

Order Richmonde's Special Hotbox Platters packed in self-heating containers so you can warm up food with ease. These nostalgic dishes are great for sharing and perfect for your home celebrations and potluck parties — salmon en croute, cottage pie, shepherd's pie, chicken pot pie and potatoes au gratin.

Make the holidays brighter with Richmonde's decadent Signature Moist Chocolate Cake, flourless chocolate cake and Red Velvet Cheesecake, all decked out with Christmas designs. Level up your snack breaks with banana walnut bread, creamy spinach baguette, cranberry babka and coffee bun or elevate your trusty toast with Richmonde's herbed butter and bacon jam spreads.

Richmonde's signature year-round hits, the plain and ube ensaymadas, with their soft bread and generous toppings of rich whipped butter and grated cheese, are always a welcome gift. The Pork Floss Ensaymada and Alcapone Ensaymada are making their debut this season. Need an ensaymada that's easy to share? The mini-ensaymadas in boxes of four are great choices.

The curated Christmas hampers consist of an assortment of Richmonde's breads and homemade spreads packed in an elegant see-through box. These scrumptious gift sets come in two sizes. The Box of Freshly Baked Bliss is good for three to five persons and contains one creamy spinach baguette, one braided rosemary loaf, two coffee buns, one mini pork floss ensaymada, one mini alcapone ensaymada, one jar of herbed butter, and one jar of bacon jam. The Hamper of Holiday Happiness, on the other hand, is good for six to eight persons with bigger versions of the breads, plus a loaf of cranberry babka.

See the display of holiday goodies at Richmonde Ortigas' Lobby Café. Visit the hotel's official Facebook page to see the complete catalogue. For hassle-free purchases, goodies are available for pickup and delivery until 8 January 2023, with advance orders and prepayment. Lead time of at least 48 hours is required and bulk orders may be arranged.

Belmont Hotel

Belmont Hotel Manila has a handful of highly-suggested items that are perfect for personal consumption or as gift.

Curated homemade sweets and savories from Belmont's culinary team are packed in one elegant box. The package includes Pineapple Chutney, Mango Ginger Jam, local pickles, one box of Signature Pralines (9pcs.), Ferino's Toasted Bibingka, and a 200 ml Sparkling Rosé. The hotel's Crackling Belly with Roasted Vegetables is their version of crisp and succulent Cebu crackling belly stuffed with fresh chilies, garlic, lemongrass, red onions and roasted root vegetables.

Belmont Hotel Manila has designed a decadent log cake that is sinfully rich. Imagine chocolate roulade enveloped in chocolate diplomat cream with choco bits and cocoa nibs.

This exceptional box consists of pralines made of local ingredients and flavors. Each box contains 9 elegant and assorted pralines. A recipient will be surprised with unusually delightful Pinoy flavors such as Ube, Green Calamansi, Macapuno, Langka, Chocolate Coffee, and Pineapple Chili.The legendary Ferino's bibingka and puto bumbong has also made its way to the hotel. Visit the booth from 2 p.m. onwards daily at the lobby.

Orders must be placed at least three days in advance by emailing dine@belmontmanila.com or calling 5318-8888.

City of Dreams

Christmas trees also set the mood for convivial gatherings at the lobbies of luxury hotels Nuwa Manila, Nobu Hotel, and Hyatt Regency Manila at City of Dreams Manila as each unwraps tasteful menus at the signature restaurants Crystal Dragon, Nobu Manila and Haliya.

Nobu Manila makes celebrations merrier with its Christmas six-course dinner tasting menu available on 24 and 25 December.

Yuletide festivities are not complete without the well-loved Filipino fare to be shared by the family. For the occasion, Haliya impresses diners with a hearty four-course reimagined Filipino dishes for Christmas and on the eve of the holiday, available at P6,000 net for two to three persons.

Café Society turns into a Christmas wonderland, delighting guests with delicious displays of whimsical chocolate sculptures and large gingerbread houses alongside a spread of sweet goodies offered for the whole month of December.

Yuletide staples such as Panettone (Italian Christmas bread); Stollen (cake-like bread with its origin in Germany); holiday-themed Sugar Cookies and Meringues; Fruit Mince Pies; Log Cakes in Mango-Passionfruit, Chocolate Truffle, Hazelnut and Green Tea flavors; and Christmas-themed cakes further evoke the season's flavors.

Call 8800-8080 or e-mail guestservices@cod-manila.com.