Dear Fellow Members,
Our April function will be a Spanish wine-paired dinner at Vamos featuring some dishes that are not too common in the Spanish restaurants here - kokotxas (cod cheeks) and arroz caldoso con Carabineros ( soupy rice dish with rare scarlet shrimps).
Menu
Ensaladilla Rusa
Spanish potato salad with tuna, olives, roasted bell peppers and homemade mayonnaise
Cava Freixenet Elyssia Gran Cuvee Brut
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Kokotxas de Bacalao al Pil pil
Cod cheeks in a silky garlic and olive oil emulsion.
Placet de Valtomelloso Viura 2023
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Callos a la Madrileña
Slow-cooked tripe with chorizo in a rich, smoky tomato sauce.
Prado Enea Gran Reserva 2004
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Ensalada Verde
Green salad Vamos
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Arroz caldoso con Carabineros (2)
Soupy Spanish rice with Scarlet Shrimp in a rich seafood broth.
Marques de Murrieta Primer Rose 2022
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Cheese or Dessert
Gonzalez-Byass Matusalem VORS 30 Years
Complete details:
What: Wine-paired dinner
When: 6:30 PM, Thursday, April 23, 2026
Where: Vamos, Paseo Center, Paseo de Roxas corner Sedeno, Salcedo Village, Makati
Assessment: P 8700.00 for members, P 9000.00 for guests
Attire: Smart Casual
Deadline: Reservations and cancellations should be in by 12 Noon, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Reservations made and not cancelled by the deadline must be paid.
Reservations: Please make your reservations with Alda Navarro at
internationalwine.foodsociety@gmail.com. Please note that there is a minimum of 12 pax for this function. If we do not get the minimum of 12 pax by the deadline, this function will be cancelled and a notice to that effect will be sent.
Payment: Please make your cheques payable to any of the 3 named individuals below:
Luciano Nesi
Julius C. Labrador, Jr.
Alfredo Z. Pio de Roda III
Please make your payments by depositing directly to the Society's account at BPI Bel-Air Polaris Branch C/A 3075-8213-35. Please provide proof of payment by email to Alda at
internationalwine.foodsociety@gmail.com with your name clearly written. Do not hand any payments to the individuals named above to avoid the inadvertent mixing of personal and Society funds. We regret that at this time, Alda is unable to accept checks as she is not in Manila regularly. We encourage everyone to please make your payments before the function to avoid any misunderstandings.