One specialty is this humongous dish called Banh Xeo that looks like a giant omelette but is actually a crispy crepe (think Ilocos empanada) stuffed with shrimp, pork, and sautéed bean sprouts. The restaurant’s name means Our Home and that’s how he wants you to feel. He is always ready to guide you through the menu. He’s a Vietnamese who used to work at a top hotel here and decided to stay on in the Philippines. Make sure to look for Henry when you enter this eatery. On the opposite end of the restaurant level of Aura, there is a Vietnamese haven called Nhà Em. READ: Feast On Foie Gras Burgers, Tuna Poke, Flat Iron Steaks And More In This Foodie Heaven On Earth I was a regular in the old days and I appreciate how the rebranding and tinkering with the menu spells better days. It may be early days for this revisionist take on what used to be The Food Hall by Todd English, but if the Pound (#) Burgers are an indication of what’s new, count me as one of the converted. Trendier upbeat music is now being employed to entice a younger segment of the dining market to see The Food Hall as an ideal hangout or chill spot. READ: 3 Smart Hacks To Dining Out For Less From one menu, there are now five short menus in one! One page is devoted to Flatteries (pizza and pasta), another page is Pound (burgers), and still another page is Hook (seafood), plus there’s a Grill Room page for mains such as steaks, chicken, pork, and so on. Executive Chef Carlo Miguel of Foodee Global Concepts was explaining to me how they’ve recently overhauled the menu at The Food Hall. Talking to the people behind some of the newer eating establishments, I heard the common refrain of how they’ve created food concepts that are sensitive to the tastes and proclivities of millennials. In Bonifacio Global City and Taguig, one of the fastest growing epicenters of Metro Manila, it’s good to see the dining scene more than keeping pace, especially with the following new spots located in SM Aura: But wisdom dictates that fresh and new options, carefully curated, should still be on the proverbial menu, in keeping with the always evolving tastes of the mall-going public. It’s always a good thing to know and enjoy your usual dining haunts in your neighborhood mall.
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