Hyatt Regency Saipan will join the Filipino community in celebrating the 120th Philippine Independence Day with its Mabuhay Night buffet dinner this Wednesday at the Kili Caf\u00e9 and Terrace.<\/p>\n
Assistant marketing communications manager Claudine Camacho said the Garapan landmark has been celebrating Philippine Independence Day the past decade and this year is no exception.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is for our Filipino friends here on Saipan. Thank you for helping us grow our economy,\u201d she said, adding that a lot of their hardworking staff are also Filipinos and Mabuhay Night is also in honor of them.<\/p>\n
Kili Caf\u00e9\u2019s own outlet manager, Althea Baltazar-Capati, is a Filipino herself and, with the rest of the hotel\u2019s Filipino staff, has been integral to Hyatt\u2019s success throughout the years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really excited [for Mabuhay Night] as I really love Filipino food,\u201d she said, adding that members of the United Filipino Organization will get a 20-percent discount for Wednesday evening\u2019s Filipino buffet. <\/p>\n
Hyatt executive sous chef Zen Tomakane said he and his staff had a great time brainstorming about the dishes and are excited to prepare a gastronomic feast of Filipino food for Mabuhay Night.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you think about food around the world you think of the popular dishes and you always want to be comforted. What I love about Filipino food is that it\u2019s all comfort food,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Tomokane echoed Camacho that Hyatt is holding Mabuhay Night as a toast to Filipinos on island. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhy is the Hyatt doing this? Because we are part of the community\u2026and we want to celebrate Philippine Independence Day. It\u2019s a perfect time to celebrate this,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The one-day only Mabuhay Night buffet dinner will be held at Kili Caf\u00e9 & Terrace beginning 6:30pm tomorrow night. <\/p>\n
The cultural buffet will feature Filipino specialties like galanting manok, atcharang papaya, bulalo, pancit palabok, seafood kare-kare, laing, lechon liempo, and halo-halo, just to name a few of the popular, ethnic cuisines from the Philippines. It will include free-flowing beer, iced-tea, and red and white wines.<\/p>\n
As an added treat, Saipan Music and Dance Company will perform cultural song and dances at the hotel lobby and at the Kili Caf\u00e9 & Terrace outlet. <\/p>\n
The price for the Mabuhay Night dinner buffet is $60 per person and $40 for Club at the Hyatt members. Dinner will be served from 6pm to 9pm. Reservations are highly recommended. Call 234-1234 ext. 26 for more information. <\/p>\n