{"id":2456,"date":"2016-09-11T20:42:41","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T01:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tinajacinto.com\/blog\/?p=2456"},"modified":"2018-02-22T16:41:36","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T16:41:36","slug":"swiss-for-my-sweetsindulging-in-the-best-switzerland-has-to-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tinajacinto.com\/today\/2016\/09\/11\/swiss-for-my-sweetsindulging-in-the-best-switzerland-has-to-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss for My Sweets: Indulging in the Best Switzerland has to Offer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marco Polo\u00a0 Ortigas\u00a0 Manila\u2019s \u201cAll Things Swiss\u201d\u00a0was an afternoon delight\u00a0replete\u00a0with\u00a0Swiss cheeses, Swiss cuisine,\u00a0wine,\u00a0and music,\u00a0in\u00a0celebration of\u00a0its\u00a0725th\u00a0National Swiss\u00a0Day and presented\u00a0in partnership with\u00a0the\u00a0Embassy of Switzerland.\u00a0Swiss partners, media,\u00a0and society gathered at the Marco Polo Ballroom for the event, as\u00a0master of ceremonies\u00a0Rapha Kiefer, a Swiss himself,\u00a0and the hotel\u2019s Swiss general manager\u00a0Frank Reichenbach\u00a0welcomed\u00a0Embassy of Switzerland\u2019s deputy head of Mission,\u00a0Raoul Imbach. For the traditional cutting of\u00a0the Swiss cheese,\u00a0they were joined by\u00a0Samuel Po, Lt. Col.\u00a0Patrick Boratel,\u00a0Xin Tian,\u00a0and celebrity guest\u00a0Sarah\u00a0Lahbati.<\/p>\n

In his welcome speech,\u00a0GM Frank\u00a0Reichenbach\u00a0said:\u00a0\u201cI am a Swiss national,\u00a0(I was)\u00a0raised and grew up in Switzerland. It\u00a0is a country that is known for\u00a0its stunning mountains and majestic views. Through its towns lies\u00a0and\u00a0lives\u00a0the culture of Switzerland,\u00a0something that is simple, but rich. For us to celebrate this special day for Switzerland,\u00a0we are very happy to share the culture that I have always loved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Switzerland\u2019s\u00a0culture has influenced the world, one of which is folk arts;\u00a0and the\u00a0Swiss nationals keep\u00a0these\u00a0alive through poetry, visual arts,\u00a0and music.\u00a0The country is multicultural and,\u00a0with its cultural\u00a0diversity,\u00a0various\u00a0cultures,\u00a0and different dialects,\u00a0it is\u00a0much like the Philippines.\u00a0This noontime\u00a0feast was one of the\u00a0more\u00a0enjoyable ways\u00a0of\u00a0indulging one\u2019s self\u00a0in a foreign culture.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Swiss Army Band\u00a0performed center stage with its\u00a0opening number of both the Philippine and Swiss national anthems\u00a0and their\u00a0repertoire\u00a0ranged from\u00a0Swiss tunes to\u00a0classics\u00a0and Broadway.\u00a0The band consisted\u00a0of 14 talented musicians arranged by the Federal\u00a0Department of Foreign Affairs\u00a0and the chief\u00a0of the Armed Forces, Lt. General\u00a0Andre\u00a0Blattman\u00a0headed by Lt. Col\u00a0Patrick Robatel. It was their\u00a0third\u00a0leg of its Asian tour\u00a0having come\u00a0from Beijing, Seoul, and Singapore.<\/p>\n

Executed\u00a0by Marco Polo\u2019s chefs, the menu of Swiss specialties\u00a0included\u00a0beef carpaccio with beef tartar, quail egg,\u00a0mache\u00a0leaves, veal\u00a0zurichoise\u00a0with\u00a0roesti,\u00a0plum tart with vanilla schnapps,\u00a0and whipped cream. The festival lasted two weeks with\u00a0guest Swiss chef\u00a0Rolf Jaeggi\u00a0from\u00a0Marco Polo\u00a0Hong Kong,\u00a0who held\u00a0a cooking\u00a0class of Swiss favorites. A wine dinner with a special\u00a0four-course set menu\u00a0was offered at Cucina.\u00a0Also\u00a0featured at\u00a0the\u00a0food festival\u00a0was a lunch\u00a0and dinner\u00a0buffet\u00a0with a splendid selection\u00a0of Swiss dishes,\u00a0Swiss cheeses,\u00a0and wine, all these\u00a0while soaking in\u00a0the scenic view.<\/p>\n

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Lt. Col. Patrick Robatel; Samuel Po; Deputy Head of Mission, Raoul Imbach; Marco Polo Ortigas Manila General Manager Frank Reichenbach with the Swiss Army Band<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Connie Haw, Mia Borromeo, Sheree Chua and the author<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tessie Tan, Arlene Chan, Josie Go, Sarah Lahbati, Elsa Ang and Annabelle Rama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pitang Tiongson, Baby Antonio, Roselle Reba\u00f1o and Judith Los Ba\u00f1os<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Swiss Embassy Diana Chua, The Manila Times Blanca Mercado and Carlo Orosa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Raymond Villanueva and Ayna Ong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Asian Development Bank’s Peter Marro. Sarah Marro, and Johaness Schneider<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Erhan Balaban, Asian Development Bank’s Daniel Hueberger and Swiss Embassy Luis Mendez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Turkish Airlines Shiela Dato, Pinky Umarga, Samuel Po and Elaine Po<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cutting of cheese to mark the launch of \u201cAll Things Swiss\u201d with Swiss Army Band’s Lt. Col. Patrick Robatel, Samuel Po, Sarah Lahbati, Raoul Imbach and Frank Reichenbach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Master of Ceremony Rapha Keifer, right with Renee Salud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Marco Polo Ortigas Manila’s chefs and banquets team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A group picture with some of the guests<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Swiss Army Band<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rupert Jacinto with the Swiss Cheeses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Marco Polo Ortigas Manila’s Director of Restaurants, Bars and Events Mirko De Giorgi, Director of Rooms Marlon Guevarra, Frontier Ortigas Hotel and Resort Corp. President Lily Pedrosa, Stephanie Po, Karl Po and Resident Manager Mike Yutuc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Johnny Litton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Manila Times Blanca Mercado<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Swiss cuisine: Swiss Barley Soup with Herbs and Air Dried Beef, Beef Carpaccio with Beef Tartar, Quail Egg, Mache Leaves, Veal Zurichoise with Roesti potatoes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Humagne Rouge, Grand Metral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Dessert with the flag of Switzerland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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