Best Food Forward Teaser

All is set for the big day tomorrow as Manila’s benefit summer food fair – Best Food Forward – comes back to town from its success last year!

Sumang Malagkit with Tsokolate

Sumang Malagkit with Tsokolate

Bigger and better, BEST FOOD FORWARD 2012 returns with more surprises and enjoyable activities on March 24 and 25, 2012 at the NBC Tent, Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. It promises to be an affair where everyone can savor the best food from food entrepreneurs and exhibitors all in one roof.

Best Food Forward likewise aims to encourage group of friends, families and industry people to appreciate our local delicacies, entrepreneurial talent and creativity/

Photo Teasers:

Not too long ago, NomNom Club, together with a select group of foodies, were able to try about ten of the food exhibitors in the upcoming Best Food Forward that served like sort of a teaser. 🙂

They are

  • The Fruit Garden – Luxury Jam
  • Casa San Luis
  • Manang’s Chicken
  • Pint Homemade Ice Cream
  • Skew U
  • Butter-Beer
  • Simply Pie
  • Quantum Cafe
  • Carlo’s Kitchen – Crunchy Belly
  • and the Chocolate food concessionaire which served different chocolate by-products including brownies, and chocolate dips for the suman. The taste  is so rich and authentic…I forgot their name! 🙂
The Fruit Garden

The Fruit Garden (by Pierre Marmonier Marmonier) - I got to try their new flavors

Casa San Luis

Casa San Luis

Mannang's Chicken

Mannang's Chicken

Simply Pie

Simply Pie

Quantum Cafe

Quantum Cafe

Chocolate Food Concessionaire

Chocolate Food Concessionaire (whose name/brand I forgot) 🙂

All the above-mentioned ten concessionaires served fantastic treats but four among them deserves the NomNom” seal! 🙂 You should not miss the following in tomorrow’s Best Food Forward:

  • Skew U

    Skew U

    Crunchy Belly of Carlo’s Kitchen – awesome crunchy liempo bits will make you ask for more

  • Skew U – pronounced as just “Skew”, you’ll be surprised with the tender meat of their chicken and pork skewers.
  • Pint Homemade Ice Cream – My readers know how much I love ice cream, ‘nough said.
  • ButterBeer – Harry Potter fan or not, you’ll love this wizardy beverage. Make sure to have it really cold for best results
Crunchy Belly of Carlo's Kitchen

Crunchy Belly of Carlo's Kitchen

Butter Beer with its Young Creator

Butter Beer with its Child Creator

Panghimagas: Pint Homemade Ice Cream

Panghimagas: Pint Homemade Ice Cream

Here are some more of the food concessionaires (including):

  • Chicken Delish
  • 3 Angels
  • AZChia-ChiaBia
  • Bacolod Chicken Inasal
  • Bliss
  • Bonanza Roasted Calf
  • Casa San Luis
  • Chewy Junior
  • Choclery Artisan Chocolates
  • Cinq Dessert Boutique
  • Cuisiniers
  • Culinary Institute of Aristocrat
  • Cupcake Boutique
  • DEC
  • Downtown Philly
  • Duckie’s Cupcakes
  • Eat my GF (Garlic Fries)
  • Enzo’s Shawarma
  • The Fruit Garden – Luxury Jam
  • Gold Leaf Tea
  • Ineng’s
  • Jam Foods & Co. – Angus Beef Tapa
  • Justine’s Baked Goods
  • Kate Baked
  • Kate Bakes
  • Khao Shong Coffee
  • Little Louie’s Cupcakes
  • Lu Chi Authentic Dimsum House
  • Mama Lou’s
  • Manang’s Chicken
  • Megabites Chocolates
  • Monster Cookies
  • Our Cookie Jar
  • Our Kitchen by Manila Catering
  • Perfect Home Living
  • Picket Fence Milk & Ice Cream Bar
  • Pint Homemade Ice Cream
  • Rice Pots
  • SaWrap and Roll
  • Smoochies Basil Seed Drink
  • Skew U
  • Snow Joe Cream Coolers
  • The Souq Organics
  • Sugar Cakes by Ana’s Kitchen
  • Sweet Vanilla
  • Teys’ Cakes and Pastries
  • Think Wink Cookies
  • Tokyo Bubble Tea
  • Unit 16 Sweets
  • Yemashita
Food Cencessionaires who explained their delicacies led by Ms. Gwen Carino

Food Cencessionaires who explained their delicacies led by Ms. Gwen Carino

Best Food Forward 2 is also for the benefit of the Unang Hakbang Foundation and is supported by Gastro Chef, M Café, Chelsea Market & Restaurant, Mr. Jones, Momo, Melba’s Farm, Café Lupe, Flavors on Fire Catering, Modern Culinaire Academy, Gourmet Farms, Pinoy Organics, Baicapture, and Make Believe.  With special thanks to media partners Flavors, Yummy, Entrepreneur, Appetite, BC Media, BusinessWorld, Click the City, 88db, Openrice, MacGraphics Carranz, Media Magnet, Nuffnang, Myweb.ph, AllTravelSpots.com, IEMAS, and Crossover 105.1.

Best Food Forward 2012

Best Food Forward 2012

NomNom Club and BFF

NomNom Club and BFF

For more information on Best Food Forward, you may contact 0917 8871933, 2119644 or bestfoodforward2@gmail.com. Check out  www.bestfoodforward.com.ph as well. Ticket prices for entrance is at P50.

The Ultimate Taste Test 4.0 in Photos

ManilaQ Corned Beef Pansigang

ManilaQ's Corned Beef Pansigang

The Ultimate Taste Test 4.0 was concluded a  few hours ago – May 14 – at the NBC Tent in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.

I’m usually slow in publishing my stories taking a few days or more. So, I’m first releasing some of the photos I took earlier in the Ultimate Taste Test 4.0 foodie event organized by Anton Diaz of Our Awesome Planet and hosted by foodies Ivan Man Dy and Spanky Enriquez.

Marty's Baconette Strips Snack (chichirya)

Marty's Baconette Strips Snack (chichirya)

A lot happened and so much food consumed within the three solid hours of food tasting by more than 1000 foodies being served by about 50 food suppliers.

There’s even a voting / ranking system of the best tasting food in the UTT.

For now, feel free to feast on some photos of the Ultimate Lamon, este, Tasting event:

Main Courses / Entrees

Denim Kitchen

Denim Kitchen

Ultimate taste Test Lechon

Ultimate taste Test Lechon

The Fruit Garden

The Fruit Garden (leftmost top), Happy Green (Right bottom)

Ultimate Taste Test 4.0 - ManilaQ

Ultimate Taste Test 4.0 - ManilaQ

Empanada Avenue

Empanada Avenue

Roast DucK Siopao

Roast DucK Siopao

Desserts:

Chocolate Moist Cake

Chocolate Moist Cake

Purple Dough Desserts

Purple Dough Desserts

Frozen Meringue by Tina Raines

Frozen Meringue by Tina Raines

Dulceline Gourmets

Divinr Drsserts (Leftmost Top ); Dulceline Gourmets (Leftmost Bottom); Monterey (Upper Right)

Kraze Kitch Bakeshop

Kraze Kitch Bakeshop

Ultimate Taste Test Desserts

Ultimate Taste Test Desserts (I forgot the dessert place name) 🙂

More Brands

ManilaQ, Crave Burger, Muscovy, Swirls

ManilaQ, Crave Burger, Muscovy, Swirls

The People / Crowd

Mombloggers (upper left); Performers (lower left); Bobby Yan (lower right)

Mombloggers (upper left); Performers (lower left); Bobby Yan (lower right)

Arpee Lazaro of Aqua Health Alkaline Water

Arpee Lazaro of Aqua Health Alkaline Water

Ella Ganda's Liempo (upper left); college orgmates (upper center); Crave Burger (upper right)

Ella Ganda's Liempo (upper left); college orgmates (upper center); Crave Burger (upper right)

Ivan Man Dy

Ivan Man Dy of Old Manila Walks (night's host with Spanky Enriquez)

Ultimate Taste Test 4.0

Ultimate Taste Test 4.0

The stories behind the photos and my recommendations of the Ultimate Taste Test 4 will follow in a few days so visit this blog again to check out which servings made it to NomNom‘s top list. 🙂