Foodie News: Greenwich Twitter Contest, Macaroons for a Cause, & TGIFriday’s Winners

Last week was a crazy week full of happenings, contests, and foodie events.

Aside from those we have already featured, here are some of the bite-size news and announcements you wouldn’t want to miss!

Greenwich Tweeter Contest Winners

Greenwich Twitter Winners

Greenwich Twitter Winners

Greenwich, in cooperation with NomNom Club, had 2 impromptu Twitter contests for the past two weeks. If you are also following us at @NomNomClubcom then you must have heard the news where you simply follow the Greenwich Twitter account @greenwichpizza, retweet us and you get a chance to win a pan of Lasagna Supreme by using hashtags such as  #SolennTongue, #BestIn and  #SolennSoap.

And the NomNom Club’s winners are: @LadyInPinkTee and @-_rico_b_!

You will each get a Twitter direct message (DM) from @NomNomClubcom to get your details.

Red Ribbon’s Macaroons for a Cause

Red Ribbon Macaroons for a Cause

Red Ribbon, Apl.de.Ap Foundation and Franklin Baker launched a campaign last Thursday – July 4, 2013, to help increase access to education in the Philippines called “Red Ribbon Macaroons for a Cause.” More details on the link.

TGI Friday’s 4th of July Promo

TGI Friday's 4th of July Pormo

TGI Friday’s 4th of July Pormo

We also had a 3-day TGI Friday’s 4th of July Promo giving away 3 sets of P1,500 TGIF gift certificates! The winners were announced in the rafflecopter widget in the contest post.

The winners have been contacted through their Facebook profile.

Thank you for continually supporting NomNom Club! Follow us on Twitter @NomNomClubcom , on Facebook /NomNomClub and Instagram @BloggerCircles & @JonelUy.

 

 

Contest: T.G.I.Friday’s Fourth of July Promo

Aside from freedom and independence, the ideals of ‘Fourth of July‘ is deep set within the American pop culture — inspiring music, literature, films and even food! This males July 4 more than just a date in the calendar, a celebration, an anniversary.

Just like with T.G.I.Friday’s, it has become a way of life that most Americans live by.

T.G.I. Friday’s Fourth of July Promo

TGIFriday's 4th of July Promo

TGIFriday’s 4th of July Promo

The USA may be across the Pacific ocean from the Philippines, but this did not prevent Filipinos to celebrate with our American friends.

July 4 is also Filipino-American Friendship Day. Let us commemorate it the true-blue American restaurant in our midst – T.G.I. Friday’s!

First established in New York in 1971, and was first brought in the Philippines in 1994 by the acclaimed Bistro Group of restaurants, T.G.I. Friday’s has become an authority in quality American casual dining.

Since it’s all about celebrating, we will give you another reason to boost your celebratory mood. Everyone’s favorite Chicken Fingers, with its good old juicy glory, will be available at 50% off as a Fourth of July treat at only P 148!

NomNomClub Contest

To celebrate the T.G.I. Friday’s Fourth of July promo even further, you can be one of the three winners of T.G.I. Friday gift certificates worth P 1,500! Simply join the Rafflecopter contest below from today until 8pm of July 4, 2013. We will announce the 3 winners by 10pm of the same day.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thanks to our T.G.I. Friday’s Philippines contest sponsor. Happy 4th of July to our American foodie friends and be a winning hero with T.G.I.Friday’s Fourth of July Promo!

And the Starbucks Tumbler and Gift Certificate Winners Are

After 2 weeks, 16465 entries, 150++ participants and 170++ comments, we have identified the 5 winners of the set of Starbucks Tumbler + Starbucks Beverage Gift Certificate care of the Rafflecopter online random raffle tool.

They are:

  • Entry #7957 Kenichi Y.
  • Entry #15722 Agnes D.
  • Entry #16358 Aine G.
  • Entry #4477 Nael S.
  • Entry #6141 Shirley M.
Starbucks Tumbler + Gift Certificate Winners

Starbucks Tumbler + Gift Certificate Winners

This is actually for announcement purposes only. The list of winners is also reflected in the Rafflecopter widget of the original contest post. Winners shall be contacted via their Facebook profiles on record within this week. The Starbucks Tumblers + Starbucks Gift Certificates itself will be shipped one week from now – on July 10, 2012 and delivered within their Metro Manila address as per mechanics and term & conditions.

If you want to join more contests, there’s another ongoing Starbucks Tumbler and Gift Certificate giveaway here:

http://www.livingmarjorney.com/2012/07/name-one-of-two-starbucks-asian.html

Thank you to all who joined and sponsor Starbucks Philippines! We have more contest and giveaways in line for NomNom Club readers and our Facebook Page Community! Check out this giveaway of 3 pairs of gift certificates from another juice brand ongoing from July 1 to 15, 2012.

Jamba Juice Vouchers Giveaway!

We’ve just recently concluded the Starbucks Tumblers and Gift Certificate Giveaway whose winners will be announced this week. And now, we have a new giveaway starting today – July 1, 2012 – the Jamba Juice Vouchers Giveaway!

Jamba Juice has recently opened in SM Mall of Asia and have introduced 4 new Guimaras Mango – inspired juices. They are the ‘Mango-a-go-go‘, ‘Mega Mango‘, ‘Peach Perfection’, and ‘Five Fruit Frenzy’. NomNom’s favorite is the ‘Mega Mango‘!

Contest Mechanics

Now, Jamba Juice and NomNom Club are giving away 3 pairs of Jamba Juice Vouchers so you and a friend can try the new Jamba Juice Guimaras Mango inspired beverages!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Jamba Juice Beverage

Jamba Juice Beverage

Just join the rafflecopter-run contest tool above from July 1 to 15. Winners will be announced on the 3rd week of July. The Jamba Juice gift certificates will be delivered for FREE within Metro Manila.

If you are looking for more contests, there’s another Starbucks Gift Certificate Giveaway here.

Enjoy NomNom’s Jamba Juice contest!

My Yummy Adventure: Tinapa Rice with Salted Eggs and Tomatoes, Or Is It?

Yummy Magazine May Issue

Yummy Magazine May Issue

Aside from regularly checking out www.yummy.ph, this month’s Yummy Magazine issue is one of my favorite as it featured “easy to cook” dishes.

Lazy as I am, I found a truly easy one in the “Quick and Easy” section – Tinapa Rice with Salted Eggs and Tomatoes. I thought this would be a good one for my entry in their bloggers’ contest as well. I had one problem though, we don’t have tinapa (smoked fish) at home.

It was for Sunday dinner and I don’t have time to buy so I was forced to look for a substitute. I came up with a great idea for a substitute, Bangus Fried Bangus!

I also consulted some friends online (specifically in social networking site Plurk) and they approved of my tinapa substitute. 🙂

Online Consultation for a Good Tinapa Substitute

Online Consultation for a Good Tinapa Substitute

And so it was. 🙂

Bangus Rice with Salted Egg and Tomatoes Ingredients

Bangus Rice with Salted Egg and Tomatoes Ingredients

Here are the ingredients I used as patterned from the Yummy Magazine: (for one preparation)

  • Half Bangus Fish
  • Cooking Oil
  • Some Garlic, peeled and minced
  • 1 Cup of white rice
  • pinch of salt
  • minute dash of pepper
  • 1 red egg, peeled and sliced into eights
  • 1 tomato, sliced into six

Procedure:

  1. Debone the Bangus and fry. Flake afterwards
  2. In a large wok, heat the oil and fry the garlic until lightly browned. Add the cooked rice, salt, and pepper and stir together.
  3. Add and mix the flaked bangus strips and stir well. Remove from the heat.
  4. To serve, pour the rice into a serving bowl and top with salted eggs and tomatoes

Fry the Bangus and Flake After

Fry the Bangus and Flake After

Heat the Oil, Fry the Garlic

Heat the Oil, Fry the Garlic

Add the cooked rice, salt, and pepper and stir together.

Add the cooked rice, salt, and pepper and stir together.

Thankfully, my cooking escapade was a success! My Tinapa Bangus Rice with Salted Eggs and Tomatoes tasted great (if not better than with tinapa). :)  And that concludes My SundayYummy Adventure!

My Hardwork: Bangus Rice with Salted Egg and Garlic

My Hardwork: Bangus Rice with Salted Egg and Garlic

Top View of My Delicious Bangus Rice on our kitchen table

Top View of My Delicious Bangus Rice on our kitchen table

Also, do check out Yummy’s Facebook and Twitter accounts:  facebook.com/yummymagazine and twitter.com/yummyph

My Bangus Rice with Salted Eggs and Tomatoes and the Tinapa Rice with Salted Eggs and Tomatoes from the Magazine looks the similar isn’t it? 🙂

Yummy

Yummy

Yummy Magazine Blogger Contest!

Early this month, Yummy launched a blog contest for food bloggers where they would be giving to life to any of the recipes published in this month’s issue.

Yummy Magazine released the following mechanics:

* Each blogger is invited to try any of the recipes featured in Yummy’s May issue and blog about it. Attach the cover photo of the recipe at the end of the entry.

Yummy May 2010 Issue

Yummy May 2010 Issue

* They should share what made them choose the recipe they are blogging about and how the experience was. Photos are highly encouraged.

* Each entry must have the following:
(1.) Cover image (May issue)
(2.)mention of www.yummy.ph
(3.)Mention Yummy’s Twitter and Facebook accounts (facebook.com/yummymagazine and twitter.com/yummyph)

* A contestant may submit up to 3 entries each

* They should email their entries (blog entry URL only) with the subject line My Yummy Adventure to fran.haw<at>summitmedia.com.ph or georgia.delosreyes<at>summitmedia.com.ph

* The winning entry will win a 6 months subscription of Yummy Magazine plus Php2,000 worth of Mr.Jones‘s Gift Certificate!

Yummy Magazine Blogger Contest

Yummy Magazine Blogger Contest

The Yummy Blogger’s contest is ongoing until May 31, 2010.

Starbucks Apple Fritters Doughnut FTW! :)

After the two weeks of guessing game among NomNom Club subscribers, NomNom’s favorite is finally revelaed – the Starbucks Apple Fritter Doughnut! 🙂

Thank you to all the 87 subscribers who participated. They had a 33% chance of getting the right answer having to choose from among the 3 doughnuts.

Starbucks Doughnuts

Starbucks Doughnuts

I loved the apple fritters because of the apple bits and flavor and the hint of cinnamon combined. The old fashioned glaze was fine but I fancied the apple fritter more. The chocolate old fashion glaze was really just the chocolate version of the former. 🙂 It tastes ok too, nonetheless.

If the sugar coating is too much for you, I have a tip – take some off literally, to feel less guilty. 🙂

The Starbucks Top Pot Doughnuts will be available in all Starbucks Philippines Coffee shops starting May 3, 2010.

The Winners

From among the 87 entries, there were a number which had missing wall posts so they had to be validated. About 10% had to be disqualified. And From among the 70++ remaining, 23 guessed the Aple Fritters choice.

That’s about 30%! More than half of the answers were the original Glazed Old Fashioned Doughnut and the chocolate version came in last with the least number of guesses.

Starbucks Doughnuts Fnalists A

Starbucks Doughnuts Finalists A

Starbucks Contest Finalists B

Starbucks Contest Finalists B

So the 23 entries were subjected to the random list generator in Random.org where three winners were selected from those coming out on top of the list (click images above for larger image).

Congratulations to:

1 Michelle hushbaby**@yahoo.com
2 Myla Naig mylasue**@yahoo.com
3 Roy Kabilingtroy_machinto**@yahoo.com

Guess My Fave Starbucks Doughnut Contest

Guess My Fave Starbucks Doughnut Contest

You will be notified by email based on your email subscription next week where your Philippine-based addresses will be requested. Starbucks Philippines will then courier the Starbucks Gift Certificates each of you will receive.

Starbucks Top Pot Doughnuts

Starbucks Top Pot Doughnuts

Thank you once again for participating in our NomNom Club contest. If you haven’t subscribed in our email list, please do so HERE. You would get updated on our latest foodie news and contests. You may also want to join our Facebook Page and join the NomNom Club.

The Starbucks Doughnuts will be available in all Starbucks Philippines coffee shops starting May 3, 2010. Try the Apple Fritters! 🙂

Top 6 Christmas Wishlist Contest Entries

A total of twenty-five entries were submitted for the Starbucks USB contest where a blogger should create a Christmas Wishlist based on the following mechanics.

It was great how the participants shared their personal wants and desires and how some seriously made selfless wishes. It was awesome to discover how creative some of the entries were. There were also unconventional wishes which made me create a list of the Top 6 ‘Kakaibang‘ wish from among the entries. 🙂

  1. Bra holder – http://ruthilicious.blogspot.com/2009/12/wish-list.html
  2. Stickers – http://vvaguilar.multiply.com/journal/item/17/My_Christmas_Wishlist
  3. Businesses and Investment Opportunities – http://cheftonio.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-wish-list-2009.html
  4. 1st Birthday Party for her son – http://kasai-mysimplelife.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-christmas-wishlist-for-this-year-are.html
  5. Pictures with Starbucks items – http://crazylawrenz.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-wish-list.html
  6. For a different set of wishlists as a whole – http://www.polyvore.com/christmas_wishlist/set?id=14354899

I didn’t know there’s such a case for bras. We’ll, I think because I’m a guy. 🙂 The ‘business opportunities’ came in as a surprise since it was an uncommon one and very serious at that.  While the mom who wishes for a birthday party for her son’s first birthday was quite touching. The last two were eccentric as a collection.

There were also heartwarming messages for NomNom like the one from FunHuntress.blogspot.com that says (http://funhuntress.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-grownup-christmas-list.html)

I’m really happy that bloggers come up with these kinds of contests that can change their readers’ lives.

…or somehow affect it at the very least, even if not ‘change.’ 🙂

There was also an entry where she wished to be linked from NomNomClub.com. She is StalwartsKryptonite. 🙂

So, who won the Starbucks USB flash drive?

There were a number of very good entries so I decided to select the Top 6 first and invite a co-judge who is a professional writer to help me in expertly selecting the grand winner. We’ll add our scores and average them.

Allow me to announce the top winner taking home the Starbucks USB next Sunday January 17, 2010. I would also reveal my co-judge at the same post. And because of that, I would add more prizes. The 2nd and 3rd place winners will not go empty handed. They would win a Starbucks gift certificate each.

Top 6 Entries for the Starbucks Coffee Philippines USB Falsh Drive

Top 6 Entries for the Starbucks Coffee Philippines USB Falsh Drive

Here are the Top 6 Finalists (in no particular order):

  1. My Christmas Wishlist 2009
  2. My Grown Up Christmas List
  3. Pangarap Kong Jackpot
  4. My Christmas 2009 Wishlist
  5. My Shrubbish Nomnomlicious Wishlist
  6. If I ever meet Santa…

Whew! These are all good in their own different ways. I just hope my co-judge would not be as torn as I am 🙂 It was a good 2009 and cheers to 2010!