Pre-Chinese New Year Dinner at Fireside by Kettle, SM Mega Fashion Hall, Mandaluyong City, Philippines

For our pre-Chinese New Year dinner, we chose to celebrate it at one of SM Megamall Fashion Hall's restaurant. Set in our sights was Fireside, Kettle's better half. 

Fireside's menu offers new twists to the dishes served at their first foodie venture. Calling ahead is a good idea since the place pretty much gets filled up by dinner time.

Truffled Potato Chips (Php 199)

To start us off, we ordered this appetizer from the menu.  Aside from the fact that this finger food is built for sharing, I've always believed with the saying that you can't go wrong with potato chips. Food-Stars Verdict? We practically inhaled this one. The potatoes were sliced thinly and fried 'til crispy. The bleu cheese sauce that drips down to coat all the chips was a welcome sight. Loved this one.

Buttermilk Fried Chicken Fingers (Php 489)

We're fans of their Buttermilk Fried Chicken so it's no surprise that we were having this for tonight. Food-Stars Verdict? This is way better than their contemporary.The Cajun Ritz breading brought just the right amount of heat to the tender & juicy chicken fingers. Adding the fried doughnuts was pure genius! ;p  Fireside, you just managed to make a great dish turn into an awesome one!!!