Catering by Casa Leticia
Loading ...by Blogie on 15 Jun 2008 {Catering}
Last night, we hosted another party for the bloggers of Davao at Casa Leticia. As usual, the people behind it were Ria (the indefatigable coordinator), Migs (always the emcee by default), Andrew (our dependable guy behind the scenes) and myself. Unfortunately, the fifth member of my intrepid team, Winston, was in Cebu and will be there for another five months.
The party was held at the 6th floor, formerly known as Toto’s Bar. It used to be a hip and happening hangout in its time, but is now used by the hotel for functions. (We also used this space for the DigitalFilipino.com Club eyeball last 14 May.) It can comfortably hold around 75 people, seated. The layout and decor of the place is cool and relaxing, and if you have your meeting or reunion there, you get to use their audio-visual facilities (which are packaged with their function packages).
I’ve already written about the Ilonggo food at Sagay Restaurant, which is Casa Leticia’s ground-floor F&B outlet. Now I’d like to tell you about their catering services. At yesterday’s buffet dinner, they served us the following, for a package rate of P250 per person (inclusive of taxes):
- Bam-e with Garlic Bread
- Mix of Chicken & Tuna Sandwiches
- Iced Tea (or softdrinks)
- Durian Pie
And for an additional P500 to the total, we were given "free-flowing" brewed coffee!
Bam-e is a kind of noodle preparation that’s distinctly Bisaya. People usually serve this in parties, and has a mix of two kinds of pancit noodles (sotanghon or vermicelli and canton). Casa Leticia’s Bam-e is decidedly flavorful and is always served with all the ingredients you’d look for — and it’s a complete course in itself, with carbs, meat, fish and veggies. Sprinkle it with calamansi and voilà! it’s one heavenly and trés fulfilling dish!
The hotel’s sandwiches are also a treat. They’re stuffed with only the finest ingredients, and the cooks don’t scrimp on the servings either. They could do better with the bread, though… maybe they should look for another supplier.
The pièce de résistance, however, is Casa Leticia’s Durian Pie. They make the pies themselves, and offer it year-round. The hotel owners, you see, grow their own durian trees as well.
Speaking of the owners, they are also the family behind Tsuru Japanese Restaurant, Hanoi Vietnamese Cuisine, and Crazy Bowl (an experiment in fast food). This means that they can offer you a very wide range of food choices for your party. They also do catering off-site (at your company or home or wherever). Interested? Call 224-0501 and look for their F&B manager.
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15 Jun 2008 • 4:32 pm # 1) drew
Ah, so that was bam-e? Twas good.
15 Jun 2008 • 4:40 pm # 2) Blogie
I ate a lot of the bam-e and chicken sandwiches last night! Didn’t even touch the cakes anymore…
15 Jun 2008 • 4:42 pm # 3) Ria Jose
The bam-i and the garlic bread were good.
15 Jun 2008 • 5:55 pm # 4) Juned
Wow sarap.Durian Pie sounds interesting
16 Jun 2008 • 9:58 am # 5) MiGs
lami kaayo ang fudddddddddddddddd..
Bam-i pala yun.. oily but yummy.. dun nga nabuhayan ng dugo si brader drew eh.. after eating bam-i naging alive na siya.. and nawala ang ache ng sprain.
May healing powers? hahhaha
Naubusan ako ng durian pie! huhuhuh
17 Jun 2008 • 12:41 pm # 6) Blogie
@MiGs — That’s why there’s calamansi, to take the oiliness away.
17 Jun 2008 • 6:32 pm # 7) Winston
waaaaa…missed the fun. huhuhuhuhu
17 Jun 2008 • 6:35 pm # 8) Blogie
@Winston — You sure did! So make sure you haul your behind back for Kadayawan.