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Fusion of Tropical Flavors: Waterside’s Chef Alfred Santiago and Kasa Palma’s Chef Aaron Isip

November 12, 2024 – Alike Editorial

Experience an extraordinary evening at Waterside in Solaire Resort Entertainment City, where Michelin-trained Chef Alfred Santiago and multi-awarded French trained Chef Aaron Isip come together to create tropical dishes prepared by the firewood grill. This one-night only 4-course dinner will be happening on November 24 at 6:30PM.

Chef Aaron Isip and Chef Alfred Santiago



This dynamic collaboration showcases each chef’s distinct styles, the amuse-bouche creation of Chef Aaron’s yellowtail scad with ube tapioca, dragonfruit, and aguachile. Chef Alfred features his alamang (shrimp paste) seaweed meringue topped with tuna and taba ng talangka (small crab roe).

Meringue, tuna, taba ng talangka by Chef Alfred Santiago


The raw bar on kansi ice is first served which includes oyster with green mango relish and torched bone marrow, charcoal seared scallops brushed with tamarind brown butter kosho, prawns with red bell pepper sauce, and poached razor clams on sigarilyas with lambanog (winged bean with coconut wine) calamansi jelly and candied guanciale. The kansi ice itself also serves as a refreshing palate cleanser before Chef Aaron’s famous tupig with tinapa mascarpone and smoked caviar is served. 


Tupig, smoked caviar, tinapa mascarpone by Chef Aaron Isip



Grilled favorites come next like Kasa Palma’s signature pulpo with cherry tomatoes and smoked yoghurt along with Chef Alfred’s new creation--- the crab pinangat with smoked gata and cilantro. The main courses include Chef Aaron’s red snapper with crispy scales and burnt shishito, 36-hours confit beef short ribs, lechon de lobster—a fusion of kurobuta suckling pig belly with glutinous rice, and a sauce trifecta: cilantro green sauce, smoked tomato pork jus, and tartare sauce. Chef Alfred adds to the line-up with his char-grilled mantis with “spiced-champorado like” buro and curry leaves.


Lechon de lobster, glutinous rice, sauce trifecta by Chef Aaron Isip


To top the gastronomic journey, Chef Aaron serves Kasa Palma’s corn madeleine with sweet corn ice cream and corn puffs while Chef Alfred unveils the Waterside bombe—a deconstructed baked alaska featuring espasol crumble and toasted rice.


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Waterside bombes, espasol crumble, roasted rice by Chef Alfred Santiago


Get a taste of these unique flavors and reserve your seats at Waterside in Solaire Resort Entertainment City. Call 8888-8888 or email restaurantevents@solaireresort.com.


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