Gastronomy Blog

The Palms Country Club's Classic Caesar Salad with Roasted Chicken

PRETTY KEN and I had the honor to co-host a major office event at the posh The Palms Country Club in Alabang exactly a week ago.  In spite of really supportive people bordering on inflating my head with compliments about me having the gift to host events, I still haven’t taken it on as a profession.  I still just do it for the sheer passion.  And not doing it “professionally” means that I really just get to do things I really like.  And honestly, as a “favor” for people I really like.  Being able to refuse some things (or some people) is a right I preserve.

(Gosh, that sounded like a “star” complex.  Hahaha!)

Besides, anybody who gets me will also get to save on the food, as I don’t actually eat during a gig.  The adrenaline rush keeps my tummy feeling full.

But in last week’s event, my defenses were helpless in turning down our gracious sponsor’s offer for a light snack as Ken and I changed into our outfits, rehearsed our spiels, prepared, and practiced our song (for the first time!).

I perused two of the club’s extensive menus – one from the Poolbar, and another from their Café Asiana – but didn’t find anything that caught my fancy.  Though the Char Kway Teow sounded tempting!  But having an amazing recipe for char kway teow myself, and not really “feeling” the description on the menu, I decided against it.  And then I turned my attention back to the pasta section.  Unfortunately, the simple and straightforward pomodoro I love was not available.  That was when I asked to speak with someone from the kitchen to check if they’d be willing enough to make it for me.

As you can see, the wait staff just took down all the ingredients I specified for the pasta sauce I wanted. He wrote down: "angel hair, basil, tomato, garlic, olive oil, parma cheese." The result was YUM-O heaven!

I spoke with a couple of wait staff and a sous chef.  And even before I could start to describe what I wanted, they immediately said they’d do it – just subject to the availability of the ingredients!  Now that is customer orientation in action!  Compliments to Chef Hans and his team at The Palms!

So I got my Angel Hair Pomodoro (and their menu just regularly offers spaghetti, penne, or linguine!).  And Ken got her Classic Caesar Salad with Roasted Chicken.  We both asked for the creamy Potato and Leek Soup (a personal fave!).  Unfortunately, I didn’t get to touch mine anymore as we ended up pressed for time and a technical glitch had to be addressed pronto.

Nevertheless, the pasta – together with the roasted chicken I got to try from Ken’s plate – was awesome!  Really.

The Palms Country Club's rendition of my requested Angel Hair Pomodoro

I and everybody noticed that The Palms didn't scrimp on the cheese! I was just so happy!

I loved how the chef presented the Caesar Salad – witht the delicate hearts of Romaine lettuce left whole! That was just so dramatic too me that the store-bought bacon bits didn't bother me at all.

I liked how the substantially (and nicely) heavy cutlery were tucked in in the sleeves made with the table napkin.

This floral centerpiece was such a pretty sight as I chowed down the excellent food.

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