NomNom Club New Year Get-Together @ Outback Makati Soon!

It has been almost five years since our last anniversary get-together as a club at Greenwich SM North Edsa. The last Christmas party was with Eden back in 2010, while the most recent was for the NomNom Club writers and contributors at Dekada.

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NomNom Club Turns 5 Today @ Dekada!

It has been a swift 5 years for NomNom Club. 4300+ Facebook followers, 1827 days, 463 posts, and 300 spoonfuls of challenges after, we’re still alive and eating!

NomNom Club Turns 5

NomNom Club Turns 5

Half A Dacade (Kalahating Dekada)

Since we started in 09-09-09, we continue to dedicate every foodie endeavor  to our blog readers. We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank all our supporters, subscribers, followers, likers, and commenters  in every article, status posts, contests, and tweets.

Add to that the sponsors, PR friends, and ad agencies who believes in NomNom Club and has made our experiences, both online and offline, richer and more fun.

The Next 5 Years

We made public about 2 months ago the start of some changes NomNom Club will be undergoing in our anniversary month. We’ve announced that the blog has opened up to contributors and staff writers.

In fact, today, we’re having the first contributor’s meet-up and lunch at Dekada Restaurant Historic Filipino Cuisine in Glorietta who has kindly sponsored the gathering with 6 of our 1st batch of contributors. Follow our Facebook updates today to know who they are! You can also check Dekada on their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DekadaPH.

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Dekada Glorietta

After 5 years, the website template of NomNom Club will also be changed into a mobile-friendly interface as we adopt with the times and increasing number of readers using mobile devices. The future is undoubtedly in mobile.

Moreover, a new logo will also be revealed within the anniversary month. It will be simpler, but more chic and representative of a food blog.

Anniversary Contest

Lastly, as a way of giving back to the foodie community, greetings for NomNom Club on Facebook tagging our FB page /NomNomClub, and those on Twitter @NomNomClubcom and Instagram using the hashtag #NomNomClubTurns5 will have the chance to win exciting prizes!

Contest duration starts today, September 9, and will last until September 30, 2014. Winners will be announced on October, 2014.

NomNom Club Anniversary Prizes

NomNom Club Anniversary Prizes

  • 1 FB post with photo will be selected from Facebook to win Starbucks Philippines Gift Pack worth P1000  including merchandise + beverage coupon + gift certificate.

  • 1 tweet will be selected through an electronic raffle to win an Angel’s Pizza gift certificate.

  • 1 entry will be selected from Instagram to win P300 Jollibee gift certificates

It has been a tummy-filling adventure with you all and we welcome the next half a decade with our community of contributors!

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NomNom Club is Now Open for Contributorship

July has just started and half of the year has gone by so fast. A few weeks ago, we announced that NomNom Club will be undergoing some changes. The first reveal is opening up NomNom Club to contributors.

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NomNom Club is Cooking-Up Something New!

Dear Foodie Readers,

NomNom Club Anniversary

1st Anniversary of NomNom Club @ Greenwich SM North EDSA

As we open the new month of June, let us welcome the start of new changes with NomNom Club in general as we cook-up new surprises in the blog!

From what your eyes could see, to the people involved in running this food blog.

A year after we started in 2009, the blog already had a few co-writers while the informal NomNom Club membership remained open with a number of activities. We had s successful 1st anniversary celebration and a Christmas party as well. However, by 2012, the editorial team focused on our other new blogs while NomNom Club continued reviewing restaurants and new trends in the food industry.

NomNom Club Logo

Old Logo to New Logo in 2012

Cooking-Up Something New

With our upcoming 5th blog anniversary come September 2014, I think it’s time that we switch to higher gears!

Starting this month of June until August, expect new changes from how this food blog looks like upto how the blog operates. As an inital reveal, yes, we will soon open up the blog to contributors once again like we did a few years ago. Stay tuned!

We will also have an increase in activity, both online and offline, as we revitalize the NomNom Club group.

Feel free to send your inputs and suggestions at the comment section below or email it to admin<AT>NomNomClub.com or even if you just want to be involved or help out in these exciting changes that is about to happen.

Manila Food Blog

NomNom Club through the Years

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Are you excited? Are you hungry? Let’s do this!

The Samsung #GalaxyMega 7-Day Food-Photo Challenge!

Are you a NomNom Club reader and a #foodie who likes to take photos and share them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook? Did you know that the Samsung #GalaxyMega phablet‘s 8MP camera and smart settings can give you full creativity in making it a winning food shot?

Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8

Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8

Then you’re in for a treat as your creative skills in food photography can be rewarded with a brand new spanking Samsung #GalaxyMega with a 5.8″ large display for all the world to see and dual sim to boot worth about P16,990! See the detailed specs of the Samsung Galaxy Mega here.

What You Need to Do (Mechanics):

  1. Like and publicly share this post in your Facebook account and tag four of your friends including http://www.facebook.com/NomNomClub on FB so we can monitor.
  2. Since this is a gveaway for NomNomClub readers, you should be an email subscriber of NomNom Club. If you are not, you can enter your email here.
  3. Shoot 3 of your most creative food photos and publicly upload them on Instagram or Twitter or Facebook, or in ALL OF THEM within 7 days anytime from July 29 upto August 8, 2013. 
  4. Share your experience / adventure about the photo and include the hashtags #GalaxyMega #FoodPorn #NomNomClub and tag @SamsungPH and @JonelUy.
  5. Once you are done with all your 3 photo uploads or more, create a Facebook Note or Facebook Status with all your 3 URL links indicated with hashtags #GalaxyMega #NomNomClub and tag @SamsungPH, @NomNomClub, @JonelUy for judging on Aug 9-11, 2013.  Finally, post your Name, Email, and the URL link of your Facebook Note / Facebook Status at the comment section so we can contact you back in case you win. Yey!

Examples:

The Gigantic California Chicken Burger from B&T Burritos & Tacos Restauerant

Awesome @SamsungPH #GalaxyMega shot of the California Chicken Burger frm B&T Resto! Join http://Bit.ly/SGMega58 @JonelUy #FoodPorn #NomNomClub

Notes:

  • A food photo is defined as a photo with food in the picture. This means you can make it a collage of small photos like the J.CO Philippines Donuts collage below or even a #selfie food photo shot like mine with the new Greenwich PIzza THINS.
J.CO Dounts Philippines

The #box of J.CO Donuts would surely fit in my future @SamsungPH #GalaxyMega large screen! #Merienda #Sweets #@JonelUy #NomNomClub Join http://bit.ly/SGMega58

NEw Greenwich Pizza THINS w/endorser John Lloyd

#SELFIE shot with Greenwich Pizza THINS & @SamsungPH #GalaxyMega ! #NomNomClub @JonelUy #FoodPorn

Document your #FOODPORN with travel like this Pinikpikan Manok from Sagada!

Pinikpikan Manok #lunch in #Sagada!  Hoping to have my @Samsung #GalaxyMega soon. Join http://bit.ly/SGMega58 @JonelUy #FoodPorn #NomNomClub

Starbucks' heart-shaped Salami  & Cheese on Marbled Rye Bread

I <3 @SamsungPH #GalaxyMega’s smart editing tools. Join http://bit.ly/SGMega58 @JonelUy, pls feature @OfficialStarbucksPH Salami & Cheese on Marbled Rye Bread #NomNomClub #FoodPorn

Tip:

  • You can submit different sets of 3 photos for each of the social networks IG,TW, and FB (but only 1 photo set from each social network). This means you can send a maximum of 3 photoset entries and get more chances of winning!

Winner of Samsung #GalaxyMega

The most creative set of 3 photos with minimal photo-editing would be chosen and announced through a blogpost in NomNomClub.com anytime from August 9 to 12, 2013. The judges decision within bounds of the mechanics is final.

  • Although this contest is open to anyone in the Philippines, the winner should be able to claim the prize in any SM Mall in Metro Manila where the meetup and prize turnover would happen a few days after the announcement.
Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8

Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 Giveaway: http://bit.ly/SGMega58

Take the Samsung Galaxy Mega 7-Day Food-Photo Challenge and bring home the Samsung #GalaxyMega smartphone!

A Major Major Pizza Hut GC Giveaway!

Hear ye pizza lovers! NomNom Club and Pizza Hut is giving away three (3) P1000 Pizza Hut GCs to three of NomNomClub.com readers!

Contest Duration:

April 15,2011 – April 29, 2011

Qualifications:

You just have to be a NomNomClub.com subscriber.

If you are not yet a NomNomClub.com reader, fill in the simple “Enter your email address:
” form below:

Enter your email address: 

How To Join:

  1. Post the link of this blogpost in YOUR Facebook wall ‘link’ section. “http://nomnomclub.com/affairs/2011/pizza-hut-promo/
  2. Add a message answering the question “Who is Pizza Hut’s newest Stuffed Crust pizza endorser?
  3. Don’t forget to tag @NomNomClub, @PizzaHutPhilippines, and @YummyManila (tag by writing “@” first).
  4. Register here http://bit.ly/pizzahut-nomnomclub for official raffle entry.

Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust Pizza

Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust Pizza

Winners:

3 Winners of P1000 GC will be chosen via online raffle using Random.org. Winners will be announced in NomNom Club Facebook on May 1,2011.

Join this Major Major Pizza Hut Philippines Promo GC giveaway with NomNomClub.com!

 

Sarap ng Pasko & NomNom Foodie Club Christmas Party

It was NomNom Foodie Club‘s first ever Christmas party! It was held last December 1, 2010 in SM Mall of Asia at Kraft‘s Sarap ng Pasko Christmas platform near SM IMAX. Food and venue sponsor was Kraft Eden Cheese and made possible with GeiserMaclang.

NomNom Club Christmas Party

NomNom Club Christmas Party

I wasn’t really planning to have a Christmas party for the foodie club this year since we just celebrated NomNom Club’s first anniversary with Greenwich last August and a thanksgiving party last October when NomNom Club won in the Emerging Influential Blogs for 2010. However, when Kraft started their “Sarap ng Pasko” campaign, I thought it was a very fitting theme for the foodie club Christmas party since it was about food and Christmas as well. And hence, through GeiserMaclang, the proposal for Kraft Eden went through.

To share what transpired in the event, I believe the best way to narrate is through visual photos which shows how much the participants – NomNom Foodie Club members and guests – enjoyed the event. 🙂

Kraft Eden Cheese Inspired Dishes

Kraft Eden Cheese Inspired Dishes

Traditional Exchange Gift

We first had dinner and some socialization among the members and guests. it was followed by the exchange-gift-giving where each one of the attendees were required to bring a P50 simple gift. It was drawn similar to a raffle system. The best gift within the prize range of P50 was also given an extra prize.

Exchange Gift / Gift Giving

Exchange Gift / Gift Giving

Raffle Draw with  Samsung Microwave Oven Grand Prize

Joy Ramos, Samsung Microwave Oven Winner

Joy Ramos, Samsung Microwave Oven Winner

It was followed by the main raffle where Samsung donated the major raffle prize -  Samsung Microwave Oven. Other prize donors included GeiserMaclang for the Havaianas slippers, and Angel’s Pizza Pasta for the gift certificates. Major winners were Ms. Joy Ramos who won the top prize and Ms. Ryan Joson who got the Havs slippers. Other raffle items included a Sunpiology Piolo Pascual Planner for 2011, gift certificates, and branded tokens.

Round 2 of Raffle Draw

Because I wanted everyone not to go home empty-handed, I brought around 50 raffle prizes for  the online registrants which reached about 50 as well, but since the actual attendees were only about 40, the excess prizes were given away on a raffle draw round 2. So some got two raffle prizes. 🙂

Christmas Party Raffle

Christmas Party Raffle

Subdomain Service and Food Tour

In closing, GeiserMaclang had a message of thanks for the crowd and gave away Manny PacquiaoAlaxan shirts to everyone for pickup at their Makati office. I also thanked everyone for a fruitful year and revealed NomNom’s plans for 2011 including a paid subdomain service (ie: jenjen.nomnomclub.com) which includes a number of free services for the clients. We are also targeting for a food tour for summer or the second year anniversary.

More Photos - NomNom Foodie Club

More Photos - NomNom Foodie Club

Thank you again to our main sponsor Kraft Eden Cheese who had a similar successful “Sarap ng Pasko” campaign, to GeiserMaclang,and  to Samsung for the major raffle giveaway of a Samsung Microwave Oven.

Venue and Sponsors

Venue and Sponsors

Merry Christmas from NomNom Club!

Merry Christmas from NomNom Club!

Thank you to all the readers, subscribers, and members of the NomNom Foodie Club! Belated Merry Christmas and a fruitful, yummy, and nomnom-y new year this coming 2011!

NomNom is one of the Emerging Influential Blogs for 2010

Last September 15, the results for the Emerging Influential Blogs for 2010 were released and NomNomClub.com emerged as Top 2!

We won! This is a heartwarming recognition as the votes came straight from the vast blogger community itself. Thank you all for giving your votes of confidence to NomNomClub.com. This has given us more inspiration to continue to write quality food blogs and grow our NomNom Foodie Club even more.

With 12 weeks of nerve-wracking nominations and tallying, you have continually supported NomNom Club placing consistently in the top 10 every week.

Please do check this short video of my acceptance speech narrating NomNom Club’s humble beginnings during the announcement and awarding ceremony at Le Bistro Vert in Makati City:

Jonel Uy of NomNom Club from Janette Toral on Vimeo.

Again, thank you for all your support. As a way of giving back to those who nominated NomNom Club, allow me to invite you (you know who you are) to the Pizza Pizza Thanksgiving Party to be held on October 8, 2010, 7pm at Angel’s Pizza near the corner of Makati Avenue and Jupiter St, in Makati City. Come as you are. It will be simple gathering with free pizza and lots of raffle items such as original Starbucks items and restaurant gift certificates. Kindly send an email to admin AT NomNomClub.com if you will come for head count purposes. 🙂

Congratulations as well to the rest of the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2010.

Bloggers behind the 2010 Emerging Inflential Blogs

Bloggers behind the 2010 Emerging Inflential Blogs (photo from influentialblogger.net)

  1. When in Manila
  2. NomNom Club
  3. Facebuko
    Ganda Ever So Much!
  4. Kusina Maria
    Project 52 Weeks
  5. Fat Girl No More
    Music Vlog
    The Creative Dork
  6. The Thirsty Blogger
  7. Foodie Manila
  8. Jay.eLx
  9. Paolodome Edge HD
  10. Get Prettified!

and a special recognition – Blogging for a Cause, was given to Surviving Autism.

It would be interesting to note as well, that 8 out of my 10 nominees got into the Top Ten Winners! 🙂

Thank you to the sponsors and Ms. Janette Toral for organizing this activity.