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Midea, one of the world’s largest consumer appliance manufacturers, is introducing a new wave of cooking as they redefine culinary adventures with their all-new kitchen range.

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Surely you have noticed the recent developments with Shakey’s Philippines from the look of their pizza stores down to their logo which is now more contemporary and relaxed.

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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

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.

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

• 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!

#NomNomClubTurns5

Mad For Pizza

I love pizza. When deciding on food for our brood to feast on or simply hungry, pizza is among the top items on my mind. So when NomNom Club received an invitation to try out what Mad For Pizza has to offer, I didn’t have second thoughts of trying it out.

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Just when you thought we had enough burger chains in Manila, a bigger and better one arrives! Touted as Hawaii’s top burger joint, Teddy’s Bigger Burgers is set to open today.

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Victoria Harbour in HK

This is the picturesque view of the famous bay – Victoria Harbour – when my wife and I visited Hong Kong for the first time last year during our honeymoon. With a commanding skyline and iconic Asian features, this famous landmark represents a merging of Asian culture amidst a contemporary setting.

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CPK Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage

A week or so before National Heroes Day in the Philippines is National Pizza Day by California Pizza Kitchen. The two holidays are not comparable but the subjects are both “good” in a pleasant kind of way. 🙂

As a casual dining restaurant serving California-style cuisines, CPK is well-known for their hearth-baked gourmet pizzas and other adventurous food selections.

California Pizza Kitchen Philippines – Greenbelt Branch

In the last two years that National Pizza Day has been celebrated, California Pizza Kitchen designated August 15 for the celebration. The one-day event has been very popular and has seen long lines of waiting guests in the store from opening to closing time.

But one day of overflowing pizza just seems not enough for a pizza-loving nation such as the Philippines, right? So why not make it three (3) days? And so it is!

National Pizza Day 2014

On its third year, pizza lovers will be enjoying this event not only for a day, but for three days starting today – August 13 and until August 15! With every order of CPK‘s regular hand-tossed or crispy thin crust pizzas, guests get another regular pizza for free from CPK’s selection of three one-off flavors —Traditional Cheese, Original Pepperoni, and Italian Sausage + Pepper.

CPK Kitchen BBQ Chicken

You have to take note however, that this promotion is not valid with Personal and Kids Pizzas, Pick Your Match, existing promos, senior citizen discounts, privileges, catering, CPK gift certificates and the EAT card. Advance ordering will not be accepted and items for takeout are subject to 10% packaging charge.

I Ate 15 Slices of Pizza in 1 hour

In a blogger’s night held three weeks ago, CPK generously gave us the privilege to try 15 of their regular pizza flavors / variants. It included BBQ Chicken, Five Cheese Fresh Tomato, Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage, Pepperoni, Roasted-Garlic-Chicken, Santa Fe, The Farmers Market, The Works, Untraditonal Cheese, Hawaiian, Wild-Mountain-Mushroom, Italian Sausage + Pepper, Original Pepperoni, Traditional Cheese, and one more variant I forgot the name. 😛

CPK Untraditonal Cheese

CPK’s “The Works”

I took on their challenge of trying 1 slice  each of all the 15 variants laid on the table. I took on the slowly-but-surely strategy. My first plate consisted of 6 slices, this was followed by a plate of 5 slices, and finally, a plate of 4 slices. Good number set, isn’t it? 🙂

How To Eat 15 Pizza Slices in 1 Hour w/o being noticed

All of them were good but my favorites were Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage, Roasted-Garlic-Chicken, The Farmers Market, Untraditonal Cheese, and Hawaiian. But the one which took the gold that night was Santa Fe!

My Favorite “Santa Fe” CPK Pizza

“This celebration is not just because of our anniversary but it also serves as our recognition to our patrons, for continuously frequenting CPK since we brought it here in 1997. Our seventeenth year in this fast-growing industry is a testament that we’ve captured the tastes of many Filipinos,” said Archie Rodriguez, President and CEO of Global Restaurant Concepts Inc., franchisee of the first CPK outside the United States.

National Pizza Day also coincides with the opening of the first CPK in the Philippines way back in 1997.

California Pizza Kitchen Philippine Branches

Visit a CPK branch today until August 15 at TriNoma, Greenhills Promenade, Eastwood Mall, Rockwell, Bonifacio Global City, Mall of Asia, Alabang Town Center, and Harbor Point Subic.

National Pizza Day 2014!

Available for dine-in, takeout & walk-in at all CPK branches in the Philippines, indulge on your favorite CPK Pizza on National Pizza Day by ordering a regular pizza and get another one for free today until August 15, 2014!

When we talk about legacy, we pertain to something handed down from a distant past, even possibly from an ancestor. This is the kind of nostalgia you would get by visiting Kamuning Bakery along the corner of Judge Jimenez and K-1st streets in Kamuning, Quezon City.

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