Cravings gives the whole family another reason to visit with its exciting additions to the menu. Start the year with appetizers like Gambas, shrimps sautéed in olive oil, garlic, bell peppers, delicately seasoned and topped with toasted garlic or the Vietnamese Spring Rolls - a popular Asian fare with deep fried spring rolls and minced pork, shiitake mushrooms and rice vermicelli.

Go American with Chicken Tenders, golden crusted chicken breast fillets seasoned with spices, served with honey mustard sauce or try a medley of pan-seared Hungarian sausages and bell peppers with Sausage Skillet.

Have a healthy serving of Cravings' salad selection, a la carte or eat-all-you-can at the soup and salad bar.

Meat lovers can relish the specialty Porterhouse Steak - a mouthwatering tender beef, grilled the way you like it, and served with mushroom sauce, mashed potatoes and buttered vegetables. Indulge in Asian cuisine and taste Oriental Beef - steamed rice topped with slow-cooked beef short ribs in distinctive Asian sauce tossed with bean sprouts, spring onions and toasted sesame seeds. Also offered is the house classic, Roastbeef with Mushroom Sauce - roasted choice cut of beef basted with red wine sauce and topped with mushrooms. Other choices include the Surf and Turf - herbed chunks of beef tenderloin and prawn skewers served with sautéed vegetables and choice of garlic rice or basil-flavored mashed potato; Lengua ala Costa Brava - delicately braised slices of ox tongue and chorizos laced with spices to create an unusual seasoning twist.

The best way to end a meal is with some sweet treats like: Profiteroles cream puffs filled with vanilla ice cream over sabayon sauce and luscious chocolate ganache and walnut bits, Brownie Butterscotch ala Mode, and Country Bread Pudding - Baked chunks of buttered brioche mixed with creamy custard and topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and served with sabayon sauce, chocolate syrup and almond slivers.

"Since Cravings is the Salad Capital, you can have all the soup and salad you want with every order of main course," says Marinela G. Trinidad, owner of Cravings.

Cravings began as a quaint bakeshop in Katipunan which was a labor of love of Annie Guerrero and her daughter. It offers catering services and has function rooms available for various occasions and celebrations.