{"id":1792,"date":"2015-03-04T15:06:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T07:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/staff-blog\/?p=1792"},"modified":"2015-04-28T12:07:53","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T04:07:53","slug":"teppanyaki-takes-center-stage-at-akira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2015\/03\/04\/teppanyaki-takes-center-stage-at-akira\/","title":{"rendered":"Teppanyaki Takes Center Stage at Akira"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The fire and flair of teppanyaki is the highlight of the dining experience at <a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/restaurant\/?p=8131\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Akira: The Art of Sushi and Teppanyaki<\/strong><\/a>, reintroducing the art of teppanyaki to the growing market of sophisticated diners in the metro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Like the mythical firebenders, Akira\u2019s teppanyaki chefs are trained to show their mastery of the flame, not just to cook the food but to win the guests over as well, turning the personal dining experience into an art form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1799\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/03\/02_img08_2-781x1024.jpg\" alt=\"02_img08_2\" width=\"434\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/03\/02_img08_2.jpg 781w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/03\/02_img08_2-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Teppanyaki refers to the Japanese style of cooking food over an iron griddle or a teppan. Preparations are as important as the meal itself, and the freshest ingredients \u2013 quality meats, vegetables and seasonings \u2013 are intricately prepared before the guest. The iron grills on the teppan tables are fired up, and diners can sit comfortably as the chefs engage them through the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The guests are guided through the options, allowing them to determine the variety and amount of seasoning and oil, as well as the doneness of the meat, to ensure the food is cooked to their taste. This is followed by a symphony of tools as the chefs work with skilled precision, cutting, stirring and seasoning the food before serving the culinary masterpiece off the grill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Premium Wagyu, signature sauce, Aburi Sushi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Akira ramps up its teppanyaki menu with a wide range of options for teppanyaki diners, all served with miso soup, yasai and seared vegetables: Steak and Lobster Teppan, Mixed Seafood Teppan, All Meat Teppan, Mixed Mushrooms and Vegetables Teppan, and Steak and Prawns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1794\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/03\/Press-Menu-438x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Press Menu\" width=\"438\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/03\/Press-Menu-438x1024.jpg 438w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/03\/Press-Menu-128x300.jpg 128w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/03\/Press-Menu.jpg 548w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The restaurant offers different meat options, including the best quality Japanese Wagyu available in the local market, in the premium A3 and A4 grades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Akira\u2019s teppanyaki is served with its signature 3-way sauce: ponzu for seafood, honey miso mustard for chicken, and steak sauce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">To complement their teppanyaki, guests can enjoy Akira\u2019s aburi sushi selection, partially torched nigiri sushi prepared with ground pepper and teriyaki sauce. Available in Salmon, Tuna, and Unagi variants, the aburi is served with gari (ginger) and wasabi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Cap off the meal with a unique dessert: Matcha Crepe with Orange Flamb\u00e9 &amp; Vanilla Ice Cream. The crepe is distinctly flavored with finely milled Japanese green tea, served with vanilla ice cream and topped with orange slices splashed with liquor then briefly set alight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Akira also showcases authentic Japanese dishes including ramen, sushi and sashimi, tempura, tonkatsu and bentos, as well as a selection of Japanese liquor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">From February 23 until March 31, 2015, groups can enjoy a full meal at Akira with the 3+1 Bento promo, where order of any three bento boxes gets one FREE bento box (except the Gindara bento). Promo runs at Akira Branches in Shangri-La mall and Robinsons Magnolia mall; and cannot be availed in conjunction with any other promo or discount.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1793\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/03\/Akira-3-1-bento-716x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Akira 3+1 bento\" width=\"716\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">All of these are served up against the restaurant\u2019s postmodern classic design, a marriage of traditional and contemporary Japanese elements:\u00a0 wooden tables and chairs, prints of prominent Japanese icons, abstract tree branch patterns on the walls, shelves of hardcover classics and small figurines, and other Japanese curios.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">With great food and entertainment in one, Akira is ideal for celebrations with friends and family. Akira branches are located at the\u00a05<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0level, East Wing, Shangri-La Plaza mall, Shaw Blvd. cor EDSA, Mandaluyong City;\u00a0Upper\u00a0Ground, Robinsons Magnolia, Quezon City (Beside Dona Hemady Street) and\u00a0Alphaland Makati Place, Malugay St. cor. Ayala Avenue Ext., Makati City. For inquiries and reservations, contact\u00a0654-3920 (AKIRA: Shangri-La Plaza), 809-1234 (AKIRA: Robinson\u2019s Magnolia) and\u00a0808-6224 (AKIRA: Alphaland Makati Place).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fire and flair of teppanyaki is the highlight of the dining experience at Akira: The Art of Sushi and Teppanyaki, reintroducing the art of teppanyaki to the growing market of sophisticated diners in the metro. Like the mythical firebenders, Akira\u2019s teppanyaki chefs are trained to show their mastery of the flame, not just to cook the food but to win the guests over as well, turning the personal dining experience into an art form. Teppanyaki refers to the Japanese style of cooking food over an iron griddle or a teppan. Preparations are as important as the meal itself, and the freshest ingredients \u2013 quality meats, vegetables and seasonings \u2013 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/03\/Akira-3-1-bento-e1430194067979.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1792"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2246,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1792\/revisions\/2246"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}