This summer's hottest food fiesta at Eastwood City's Savor the Flavors Food Festival
Foodies are in for gastronomic heat as another food festival comes their way this April!
Last April 18 to 19, guests have enjoyed a spectacular array of regional delicaces, games and cultural performances at Eastwood City's Savor the Flavors Food Festival at the Eastwood Mall OPen Park, Mallgoers discovered the soul of Filipino Cuisine through different indigenous and contemporary Filipino dishes that was served hot and fresh to all partakers.
Savor the Flavors is part of the Department of Tourism's Flavors of the Philippines festivals, which complements the Madrid Fusion Manila event.
Regional Delights
Food lovers were delighted with the wide variety of regional goods available for consumption at this two-day event. They get to enjoy special empanada from Ilocos Empanada, Manang Joy and Victoria Emapanada; hopia and home cooked Filipino meals from Mrs. Po, and many more Classic Filipino snacks and appetizers like the balut, itlog na maalat and flavored taho was also served at the festival.
Cravings for kakanin and native sweets will definitely be satisfied from various selections that was offered. Guest choose among cakes, bars, leche flans from Piper's Fan and MedChef; rice cakes and tarts from Medie's Kakanin, Bing's Kakanin and Amira's Buco Tart Haus; Puto Binan and sapin sapin from Armi's native delicacies, Puto Calasiao and Ilocos Bibingka from Pinay de Cena; healthy pops from Picolep, toasted pastillas from taste and See and a whole lot more. Coco Vida and Aloha Drinks was also there to quench thirsts with their coconut and native juice drinks.
Pulutan Pavilion and Live Roasting
Pig
Servings of Filipino pulutan
specialties will also be made available by local chefs at the Pulutan Pavilion.
Guests can take their picks from assorted sisig from Concoctions; lechon belly
from Chef Rene; sausages from Big J; grilled seafood from Tuna Town and Aloha
Grill; grilled staples from Larisa’s Grill, Ferdie’s Grill and Mamay’s Grill;
longganisa from Juan Longganisa; Cebu chicharon from Maexel and many more!
And what’s a festival without
lechon? Foodies can get their lechon fix and fill their bellies to the brim
from the live roasting pit!
Food Jeepneys, Pinoy Palaro and more
Guests can relive the inner kid in
them and enjoy the Pabitin, Palayok, and other festival games lined up during
the day. There will also be workshops and cooking demonstrations by famed local
chefs during the two-day event from which they will be able to explore unique
local and indigineous ingredients & dishes.
As an added treat, a number of
colorful Higantes will be on display for great photo opportunities. Also,
festival goers will get to witness as some of the finalists from the
Resorts World Manila’s Pinoy Ultimate Jeepney Art Competition will be
transformed into food jeepneys to serve Filipino favorite comfort foods!
Evening Festivities
To complete the festival, guests can
catch performances from Banda Kawayan on April 18 & 19, 5:00pm; UP Singing
Ambassadors on April 18, 7:00pm; and The Philippine Madrigal Singers on April
19, 7:00pm. Plus, live folk dance and music by cultural dancers from Angono,
Rizal will accompany our foodies for a more enriching culinary feast. Guests
are invited to share their Savor the Flavors experiences with the hashtags #SavortheFlavors
and #EastwoodBestSummerEver.
It’s was an awesome weekend
of food, fun, and music at Eastwood City’s Savor the Flavors Food
Festival! For More information, guests can call the Megaworld Lifestyle
Malls Concierge at 709-0888, 709-9888 or 09178380111 or visit www.megaworldlifestylemall.com.
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