Trendy Rodizio opens at Riverwalk
Friday, July 10, 2009
"One pays a fixed price and the waiters bring an offering of food to each customer at several times throughout the meal until the customers signal that they have had enough'', says Ahdong.
Food served at the churrascaria (grill house) include fillet mignon wrapped in bacon, turkey chunks wrapped in bacon, sirloin steak, roast beef, beef short ribs, pork ribs, chorico or some other spicy Iberian pork sausage, chicken hearts and grilled dark meat chicken. Adhong further says most rodizio courses are served right off the cooking sewers and are sliced or plated right at the table accompanied by optional cream spinach, rice and chips. Traditionally, a patron is given a card, which has a red side and a green side. If the card is flipped on the green side, it means the customer wants more helping and if it is flipped red, it means he or she had has enough.
Whilst celebrating milestones in inclusivity, with notably P5 billion awarded to vulnerable groups, the report sounds a 'siren' on a dangerous and growing trend: the ballooning use of micro-procurement. That this method, designed for small-scale, efficient purchases, now accounts for a staggering 25% (P8 billion) of total procurement value is not a sign of agility, but a 'red flag'. The PPRA’s warning is unequivocal and must be...