Entries Tagged 'Promos / Events' ↓
June 17th, 2011 — Affairs, Bar/Grills, Buffet, Casual, Cravings, Cuisine, Dessert, Filipino, Fine Dining, Fusion, Greenhills, Hotels, Italian, Japanese, Makati, Malaysian, Mandaluyong, Manila, Ortigas, Promos / Events, Restaurants, Steakhouse, Sweet Shops, Western, Where To Eat
It’s Dad’s turn! After Mother’s Day last month, wives, children, and families are thinking of places this weekend where to spend time with their Dads on Father’s Day!
Aside from home, you may choose to catch the special offers by these restaurants specially for Father’s Day:
Corniche (in Diamond Hotel)
Corniche in Diamond Hotel will serve a Father’s Day special buffet called “Celebration of Filipino Flavors” by Chefs Roland and Jackie Laudico of Bistro Filipino at P1,588 net per person or P1,888 with unlimited beer, house wine or any standard drink of your choice.
Father’s Day brunch at 22 Prime will be a feast on cold appetizers, salads and soups, entrees, and Prime Rib Carving at P1,295+ per person, available from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Dads get special souvenir items like men’s fragrances from Hayden Paris Fragrances, gifts, products from Belo For Men, and selected men’s wear from Gold Toe.
Café d’Asie (The Bellevue Hotel)
Brunch or dinner seafood buffet with Asian and Western favorites, fresh seafood, carving station, and desserts at P2,000 net per person.
Dine at Marriott Café, Cru Steakhouse or The Lounge on Father’s Day and get a chance to take home a mini cooper and drive it to anywhere for three days.
Bizu Chocolate Cigars
Astralis (by Diamond Hotel)
Astralis in Power Plant Mall offers brunch buffet for P758 net per person featuring one signature dish plus salad and dessert buffets.
Dine in a group of 5 and Dad dines for free plus a surprise giveaway!
Bizu Chess Cake
Bizu Patisserie
Get free items upon purchase of Sugar-free Chocolate Cigars and Checkmate Cake in Bizu. The former is a premium handmade gourmet chocolate cigars made with sugar-free milk chocolate and croquantine wafers in a piano finished cigar box. The latter are made of layers of Almond Dacquoise, Italian Gianduja Ganache, Feulletine Wafer and Lime White Chocolate Mousseline.
Free gift for Dad when you dine in. You can also get a special Serye mug & Barako Coffee with P2,500 purchase
Free set menu for dads with a reservation for 6 or more persons in CAV.
Father's Day at CAV
Agave Mexican Cantina
Get a chance to win a free dinner for two or a bottle of wine in Agave Mexican Cantina. Father’s Day coloring pages for kids will also be given away.
Café d’Asie (The Bellevue Hotel)
Fathers get special gifts (Men’s Health and Top Gear magazines) from The Bellevue Hotel and Summit Media
What a huge set of choices, and there are more as restaurants take the opportunity in this family affair. Happy Father’s Day to your Dad wherever he may be!
June 13th, 2011 — Affairs, Promos / Events
MAFBEX 2011 will take you around the world in 5 days with one of the biggest showcase of the year at World Trade Center Manila (WTC) this June 15-19, 2011 10am to 8pm.
Organized by Worldbex, it follows the success of the Manila Food and Beverage Exposition 2010. MAFBEX 2011 offers to take every foodie’s palate around the world through a 5-day food fest while drawing in all sectors of the food and beverage industry.
It will feature a diverse array of food and beverage products and categories, innovative technologies, latest supplies, original and competitive services, and modern formulations from all over the globe. Get to explore the different tastes the Chefs of the World parade have to offer and the diverse showcases at the International Pavilion while standing to benefit ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.
“MAFBEX is committed to impart a comprehensive access to excellent food and beverage products, events, newsworthy information as we showcase a host of food services and products from every corner of the world,†Mr. Joseph Ang, WSI Founding Chairman says.
Aside from its varied list of cooking demos, MAFBEX also has free seminars for food enthusiasts, culinary students and professionals.
These educational sessions include the following:
• ON NEWS WORTHY INFO / HEALTH:
o Mananging Diabetes Nekkutus through Diet
o Updates on Philippine Food Safety Framework
o You Are What You Eat – a walk through on the effects of foods to health
o Dietary Management for Cardiovascular Disease
• ON BUSINESS:
o Eventology 101: Basic Event Management
Controlling Buffet Cost
How to start your own Beverages Catering Business
Branding 101: How to make your product standout in the market
Handling Guest Complaints
Basic Rules for Selling: Finding Success in Sales
Unstoppable Sales: The Need for Growing Profits in Events
• ON HOW TOs:
o Competitive Baking and Pastry
o Kitchen Chemistry: A Peek into Modernist Cuisine
o Junkfood Substitute
o Cruisin’ 101
o Food Styling
o Italian 101
o Cooking with your five senses
NAFBEX 2011 - Manila Food And Beverage Exposition
There are also interschool competitions co-organized by De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde School of Hotel Restaurant and Institution Management (SHRIM). Moreover, there is also the Flair Cup 2011 and MAFBEX Singing Idol where MAFBEX features the Young Hoteliers Exposition (YHE).
Now on its 5th year, MAFBEX aims to serve as an avenue for food enthusiasts and small to large-scale food businesses. For more event information, you can visit www.worldbex.com or contact Worldbex Services International at (632) 531-6350/ 74; (632) 534- 1334; (632) 534- 3615.
With about 400 booths of both foreign and local exhibitors on the show floor, MAFBEX 2011 be one of the biggest and most awaited food show of the year.
June 8th, 2011 — Affairs, Batangas, Casual, Cebu, Cravings, Cuisine, Davao, Filipino, Greenhills, Iloilo, Makati, Mandaluyong, Manila, Ortigas, Paranaque, Pasay, Pasig, Promos / Events, Quezon City, Restaurants, Robinsons Galleria, The Fort, Where To Eat
Yes, it’s back! Max’s Restaurant Chicken All You Can will again fulfill its clients’ long-time wish to have the unlimited Chicken Offering “Chicken All You Can” promo again in all of its Max’s restaurant branches nationwide.
Max's Fried Chicken
Duration
Starting June 10, 2011, an unlimited home-cooked style Max’s fried chicken will be served from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm daily until July 10, 2011.
Max’s Chicken lovers should work up their biggest appetite starting today.
Package and Price
Packaged with a glass of Pepsi soda this time, Max’s Restaurant customers can bite into their favorite Max’s fried chicken for P199. You can also upgrade to a bottomless drink for an additional P28.
More to Expect
As part of drumming up its marketing, diners can also watch out for a performance by Max’s employees every 6:00 pm daily to signal the start of the promo.
Max's Chicken All You Can
Bonus Coupons
Max’s is also giving away free P 20 money coupons for every P200 spent during the Chicken-All-You-Can promotion. A maximum of three accumulated coupons per transaction may be used to “purchase†any Max’s products within a year after issuance. You can use this coupons after July 10, 2011.
First Dibs
Food bloggers were invited last night in the Max’s Restaurant Chicken All You Can launch. I was able to consume 4 quarter chicken, or basically a whole chicken. Gulp, that’s out little secret, ok. Here’s the proof from my three other tablemates. 😛
Max's Restaurant Chicken All You Can bone leftovers
Check out more details at their website http://www.maxschicken.com/ and Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/maxsrestaurant .
Currently holding the record for the biggest eat-all-you-can promotion ever launched by a single fast-casual dining restaurant in the Philippines, you can expect a beeline at all Max’s Restaurant for this Max’s Chicken All You Can promo this coming Friday.
June 6th, 2011 — Affairs, Promos / Events, Top Commenters of the Month
It’s a little late but hey, we’re still fulfilling the promise. Here are the top commenters for the months of January, February and March 2011
Congratulations to January top commenter Mona of “eyesonmanila.blogspot.comâ€, February winner Lariza Garcia (link not provided), and Jared’s Mum of “jaredslittlecorneroftheworld.blogspot.com” for March (top commenters can only win once each quarter so we picked the 2nd placer for March).
All three would receive Jollibee Gift Certificates. Email admin AT NomNomClub.com for details on how to claim. Again, congratulations to the 2011 Q1 top commenters!
May 27th, 2011 — Affairs, Mandaluyong, Promos / Events, SM Megamall
SM Supermarket Invitation
I was surprised when I got the SM Supermarket Megamall-A grand opening invitation a few days ago.
SM Supermarket in Megamall A first opened last year replacing the huge Powerbooks store, but closed down for reasons I was not aware of…until yesterday, May 26, when it re-opened. I came to know that they temporarily closed for renovation to make it bigger and better. Now with a floor area of 4,900 square meters, it’s now as wide and long as our neighborhood street (lol).
SM Supermarket Megamall A Opened May 26
Although public access was slated at 4pm, some suppliers, partners, media, and guests were able to take a first look at the store as early as 11am preceded by a 10am mass.
The program started with the traditional ribbon cutting and coin-toss by SM and SM Supermarket executives.
Upon entry, all the guests immediately spread around like new homeowners eagerly surveying a household. I did the same checking out the different products and brands on shelf.
Isabel Daza with SM Executives
SM executives, and celebrity guests including Gloria Diaz’s daughter – Isabel Daza – went straight to the Fresh Seafood section.
Cashiers & Crews Getting Ready
Believe it or not, there was a few years not too long ago, when I took care of our household monthly grocery and SM Megamall and SM North Edsa were my two favorite grocery spots for its wide variety of products and options available. Here are some shots of our well-loved products and brands I found in my quick tour:
Cheeses and Fresh Fruits
SM Value Packs with FREE SM Bonus item and Procter & Gamble’s Pampers
Oishi Snacks and Tang Powdered Juice
Magnolia Ice Cream in SM Supermarket (they gave away Pinipig Crunch sweet corn flavor)
Fresh Meats
Cold Cuts and the new Century Tuna Hotdog
Bounty Fresh (right) and canned goods such as Hunt’s (left)
Unilab medicines conveniently located inside the grocery
And there’s also Watsons (left photo) !
Home of Your Favorite Brands
Here are photos of some SM executives, guests, partners, and suppliers in the celebration :
Ms. Annie Garcia (2nd from right) – SM Supermalls President; Ms. Mitch So (in red dress)
(Left photo) Chef Tristan who did a cooking demo. (Right photo) From left: Ms. Ana May Jamet; Ms. Christy Schneck, SM Advantage-Marketing Convergence, Inc.; Mr. Hendrik Sy; Ms. Isabel Daza.
Center: Ms. Millie Dizon (VP for Marketing-SM Retail); Left: Ms. Leah Lee – AVP Fresh Merchandising – SM Supermarket; Ms. Louie Roque, VP Marketing – SM Supermarket.
SM Officers and Partners with Mr. Herbert T. Sy, president of SM Food Group (third from right).
So Why another SM Supermarket in Addition to the one in Megamall B?
I had the same question which the brand manager readily answered: “Ortigas is a good market and we saw the opportunity to serve more people in the area.”
SM Supermarket Team ( + Ms. Leia Lee – not in photo)
Being a regular customer in Megamall B, I would estimate the place to be almost of the same size. Almost all that can be found from Megamall B can also be found here. I observed however that SM Supermarket Megamall A has a prominent positioning for fresh products which are located at the central isle including fruits, salads, and vegetables.
SM Supermarket Megamall A presents a new gourmet concept offering a wide selection of fresh gourmet products and deli such as cheese, sausages. mushrooms, greens, and wine. This is in addition to the usual fruits, vegetables , and steaks we regularly find in groceries and supermarkets. So I guess its a ‘fresh‘ haven for the health buffs, deli lovers, and chefs / cooks who are always on a sprawl for hard- to-find recipe ingredients.
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Some interesting sections of SM Megamall A grocery include:
SM Supermarket International Products
Giant Shopping Cart with Unilever’s Clear Shampoo (I think this was in preparation for Piolo Pascual’s arrival 4pm that day)
Giant Fish Catch (Tanigue Steak P440/kg)
A New Cleaner Look for SM Supermarket Food Stalls
Maki and Sushi Section (Mariano Cua on left, owner of Cold Storage Seafood)
Appliance Section in SM Supermarket (Hypermarket, is that you?) 🙂
There’s also a Lotto outlet beside the Package Counter. 🙂 I also chanced upon for the first time on a mist supply system set up for the vegetables.
Mist for Vegetables (Do you see the blurry lights? It’s not smoke, it’s mist being sprayed from atop)
Proximity For All: Three Entrances
As mentioned above, the new supermarket space was extended further. It now spans up to the old spot of Toy Kingdom in front of Gonuts Donuts. This is also its main entrance which serves the customers coming from the Ortigas-Pasig business district side. Having worked along ADB Avenue in the early 2000s, I know that this is a great convenience. One does not have to cross Julia Vargas Rd and walk all the way to SM Supermarket at the other end of Megamall B.
Main Entrance (Old Toy Kingdom Entrance fronting Gonuts Donuts)
The second entrance is from the old Powerbooks store beside Yoshinoya. This serves in-mall customer access into the supermarket.
Mall Entrance (Yoshinoya-Powerbooks)
The third entrance would be from outside of the mall – Edsa. This is another convenience, this time for those coming from the MRT train system.
From MRT Side Entrance
Looking around further, I just hoped there would be more CR (comfort rooms/toilet) in their future developments as I only found one unisex comfort room (at the opposite end, far from the Powerbooks-Yoshinoya entrance). Alternative CRs would be the one on the second floor right above Yoshinoya or at the lower ground floor inside the bowling station,
SM Mini Cupcakes 🙂
In my personal view, the Megamall A corner has a good business vantage point for SM Supermarket specially for the after-office working class who’s on their way home from the Ortigas business center going to the MRT. Moreover, a transport terminal connecting various Metro Manila cities is located right behind Building A as well.
Congratulations SM Supermarket on your SM Megamall-A branch opening!
May 22nd, 2011 — Affairs, Promos / Events
OpenRice Philippines has made the art of dining a breeze. They have been operating for less than a year but they have gotten an overwhelming response from Filipinos nationwide.
OpenRice Philippines
OpenRice Philippines is an online dining guide which provides reviews and ratings from registered Openricers. Openrice was first founded in Hong Kong in 1999 and late last year, the Philippines launched Openrice.com.ph.
OpenRice Philippines provides a convenient platform to search for restaurant options complete with the restaurant profile, reviews from registered Openricers, photos, etc. It is also a venue for foodies like us to share our views and opinions on restaurants that we’ve visited.
All reviews submitted at the Openrice Philippines website are moderated and approved by the staff. This is to ensure that no spammy or malicious reviews will be posted. On a restaurateurs’ point of view, Openrice provides demographics of their customers and thus they can further improve their services. Also, it is an opportunity for them to promote their businesses and to interact with their customers.
Last May 18, 2011, OpenRice Philippines held its first mini eyeball with their top OpenRicers. We were treated to a burpilicious lunch at Chelsea restaurant at The Poduim. It was an intimate but fun luncheon meet up where the staff finally touch based with their star viewers and raters.
They also hold contests and promos from time to time to keep Openricers interested and inspired to submit restaurant reviews.
Chelsea Restaurant at The Podium
Some of the OpenRicers present were awarded with gadgets such as Blackberry, Flip, etc. for being the top raters and for winning OpenRice contests.
I invite everyone to register at www.openrice.com.ph and win awesome prizes when you SHOOT, EAT & WRITE at OpenRice!
This is your resident NomNomClub writer, Renz Alcantara saying, FOOD is an important part of a balanced diet so EAT MORE and BE MERRY.
May 18th, 2011 — Affairs, Promos / Events
Hear ye, hear ye! We have a food af-fair in May as Yummy Magazine will soon have its first ever food fair called “Yummy Eats” happening on May 21, 2011 (10AM to 6PM) at the NBC Tent in Bonifacio Global City.
Yummy Eats
With a P150 admission fee, Yummy Eats will showcase different foodie activities including cooking demos, culinary school cook-offs, and an eating fair for the visitors. Sample tasty goodies from hand-picked food concessionaires at the event! Foodie brands will also be participating such as Hunt’s, McCormick, Saranggani Bangus, and Petron Gasul.
Bring a copy of Yummy Magazine‘s May 2011 issue and pay only P100 to enter! Moreover, a number of prizes will also be raffled off. I’ll be there at about after lunch or 1pm on May 21. See you at “Yummy Eats!”
May 6th, 2011 — Affairs, Batangas, Beverage, Casual, Cebu, Coffee Shops, Cravings, Cuisine, Davao, Greenhills, Iloilo, Makati, Mandaluyong, Manila, Naga, Ortigas, Pasig, Promos / Events, Quezon City, Restaurants, Sweet Shops, Tagaytay, Taguig, The Fort, Western, Where To Eat
I’m not sure what is the connotation of a ‘Happy Hour‘ in other countries or culture outside of the Philippines. But I think Starbucks Philippines is taking it by the raw meaning – giving its customers a Happy Hour!
It is an outstandingly happy hour for Starbucks customesr as Starbucks Philippines recently launched its one-week promo on its Frappuccinos which is offered at half the price (50% off!) everyday from 12 noon to 2pm from May 2 to May 8, 2011. This is to highlight their new offering of the ‘However-You-Want-It’ Frappuccino blended beverage option.
Yeah I know, I was quite late in publishing this because I’m quite busy organizing a blogger mountain climbing event. Anyhow, you still got three chances including today!
Starbucks Happy Hour
This promo is so successful that some customers abused it on the first day so they updated the promo immediately by limiting each purchase of the Frappuccinos under this promo to only two beverages for every customer.
I’ve got one secret to share…they actually officially start 10 minutes before 12nn and end 10 minutes after 2pm to avoid inconvenience with minor time difference in watch/clock synchronization with customers. ssshhhhh…. 🙂 One more thing, as long as you are in the queue by 2:10pm cut-off time, you’re still in! 😛
Once this is over, I hope Starbucks do a repeat of this Starbucks Happy Hour soon! This is really an awesome treat specially with the scorching heat of the summer season.
