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SHOPWISE BEST VALUE FINDS 2017 Cooking Competition
Weeks ago I got a text
from an unknown number inviting me to be part of Shopwise Event on June 30, 2017. I said yes and began exchanging text with Maha
Francisco of AQA. As the event date got closer, I found that instead of being a
guest, I now become part of the SHOPWISE BEST VALUE FINDS 2017 Cooking Competition where there will be 2 teams of 2 food
bloggers each team.
As a blogger, this will
be the first time I will be participating in such activity. My blogger
life has given me unique opportunities to try out many interesting things –
from going to Batangas to try farm to table recipes to going to Baguio to cover
sports events, but to be in a cooking challenge, when I don’t even cook? This
is a first. I may not have tried cooking elaborate meals but I know which food
is delicious and I know where the products are located in a supermarket,
especially if it’s Shopwise. My guilty pleasure when
I used to work, there’s a Shopwise in front of our office, is roamed around the
supermarket aisles. I did this like every day except weekend for like more than
ten years!
I was kind of
apprehensive and curious about the SHOPWISE BEST VALUE FINDS 2017 Cooking Demo.
Luckily, they ask for a partner that will be with me during the demo so I have
to think really hard who I will go with that can and knows how to cook. I
choose my friend Leomy Sanchez because she’s forever thinking of what to cook
when she gets home and we always do grocery shopping whenever we have time.
Before the requested
meeting with Ms. Johanna Bongolan of AQA, I already have in mind the simple dishes we will make – Creamy Tuna
Pasta and Cereal Cheese Balls. It’s a good thing the participating brands have
all the things we needed.
They ask us the
ingredients we will need for the event and briefed us what we need to do like
shooting a scene of us shopping for ingredients and the activities that will
happen while we are cooking.
Finally it was June 30
and we are more than ready. The event SHOPWISE BEST VALUE FINDS 2017 is held at Shopwise
Cubao and is hosted by Ms. Janice De Belen, a known Celebrity Chef.
As we wait, we felt
more at ease mainly because of the friendly AQA and Shopwise people. The
shooting scene showing us ingredients-shopping went well.
We were given premium
ingredients from the participating brands such as Southdale Farm Dairy Products, Sunharvest
Cereals, Papa Alfredo Pasta and Sauces, Captain's Catch Tuna, Veneto Mineral
Water, Fontauroi Mineral Water and others. We were required to include several of them in our dish
of Creamy Tuna Pasta and Cereal Cheese Balls.
Looking at our
mini-kitchen set-up, I suddenly realized that we are actually going to do it.
Although the contest/demo is just for bragging rights, Leomy said that she
wants to win this and I was like why not but we are facing a seasoned
mommy/blogger/cook who is also our friend. But I reminded Leomy that this event
will be more of us having fun.
Before the program
proper, we started dicing and preparing everything since the
demo will just take twenty minutes while the event is taking place.
Then its game on. Ms.
Janice de Belen started interviewing us on what we are cooking and asking us
how we felt. Then leave us to do our cooking. As our cooking progressed, the
event goes on with Joseph Anthony Apostol for his Wine Flair showcasing the wines included
in the Best Value Finds. The audience and guests were entertained with his
bartending tricks. After that, Ms. Janice de Belen, showcased her cooking
skills by preparing a meal much to the delight of the audience.
Twenty minutes
passed and then its judgment time. We did the cooking, the plating and then the
tasting began. We were kind of nervous when they began tasting and interviewed
us on the dishes. The three judges were Mr. Stephane Pariente, SVP for
Operations of RSCI, Mr. Kerwin Legarde, VP for Non Food and GMS Merchandising
of RSCI and Ms. Janice de Belen.
We waited
for a few minutes before they announced the winner of the best tasting pasta.
And guess what? WE WON! Our Creamy Tuna Pasta and Cereal Cheese Ball is judged
yummy and Leomy and I couldn’t be happier. Thank you AQA and Shopwise for this
wonderful experience. We have so much fun.
The SHOPWISE BEST VALUE FINDS 2017 is a unique best buy platform by
Shopwise for all their loyal shoppers. When it comes to premium products,
Shopwise is very popular and known for having products not available anywhere.
Here are the
participating brands:
Southdale
Farm Dairy Products
Sunharvest
Cereals
Papa Alfredo
Pasta and Sauces
Captain's
Catch Tuna
Veneto
Mineral Water
Fontauroi
Mineral Water
Brewtime Tea
French
Cellars
Red Peak
Winemakers
Reserve
World
O'noodle
Feather Soft
Tissue
Dentismile
Toothpaste and Toothbrushes
Jolly Tots
Candies and Sweets
Surebuy
Condiments
Vita Pet-
Pet Food
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