I brought my 2 boys to Yummy Eats at NBC Tent. It was an opportunity to get them out of the computer and into something that they loved doing – EAT!
An FIC ice cream truck was parked right in front of the venue, serving free ice cream to registered visitors.
There were a lot of people at the food fair at NBC Tent. We registered, got our tickets plus a directory to help us locate the food stalls we wanted to try.
What impressed me with the choice of stalls that Yummy Magazine featured was this — there were a lot more of them offering healthy eats. I even found a vegetarian stall! I would have wanted to try the samples from each and every stall there but having arrived almost mid-afternoon, I had to saunter through some of them.
Before anything else, let me just give some space to one of the most creative and fun stalls I saw at Yummy Eats — themed cupcakes from Little Miss OC Kitchen! It’s not only children who’d love to have these in parties. If, like me, you’ve got Angry Birds and Plants vs Zombies apps in your device, you will too!
Mobile: +63920 9512343
Email: littlemissoc@yahoo.com / alethmapa@yahoo.com
Here are some of the stalls my kids and I sampled:
Farm n Deli Enterprises
My kids and I love tinapa. I buy them at S&R most of the time. So it was a delight to see bottled tinapa. The proprietress, Cynthia Torres, spooned out samples on salted crackers for us to taste. Sarap! Their bottled tinapa is on the spicy side, though (a warning for those who may not like spicy food) but that is okay for my brood who actually love spicy food.
Farm N Deli Enterprises
Contact: Cynthia Torres
Mobile: +63917 5548180
Email: cntorres3466@yahoo.com
Pipino Vegetarian
This was a nice discovery. At least now, friends who are vegetarian can add them to their list of vegetarian food outlets. Aside from their food items, they had Pipino Iced Tea which we tried. I would recommend it any time – delicious and so cool, just right for the summer heat. Another gauge of how good it is? My vegetable-averse son actually loved it and wants me to buy more.
Pipino Vegetarian
Contact: Alessa Libongco Lanot
Mobile: +63917 5253772
Email: alessandralanot@gmail.com, alessandralibongco@gmail.com
Big Daddy’s Chicken
Being chicken lovers, my boys dragged me over to Big Daddy’s so they could sample the crispy chops fried to perfection the Taiwanese way.
Big Daddy’s Chicken
Contact: Kim Ting
Mobile: +63922 8924878
Email: kimberly.ting@yahoo.com
The Fruit Garden
We discovered jams of all sorts using local fruits, French recipes and techniques. I saw their new chutney line offering mango, tomato and orange.
The Fruit Garden
Contact: Pierre Marmonier
Mobile: +63920 9453565
Email: pierre@thefruitgarden.net
Divine Desserts
I was tempted to try the very unusual Wasabi Kitkat Mousse but the word “wasabi” reminded me of nose-clearing spicy hotness. My older son though dared to try a sample and in his words, it was not hot like the real wasabi but there was a hint of its flavor in it. And the dessert was sweet. This stall had other yummy desserts for sampling as well, including home-made pickles!
Divine Desserts
Contact: Millet Soberano
Mobile: +63917 5359175
Email: milletbs@yahoo.com
Classic Confections
I was able to sample both their Almond Crunch and Calamansi Bars. Mmmmm!
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| Almond Crunch |
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| Calamansi Bars |
Classic Confections
Contact: Baba Ibazeta
Mobile: +63917 5245892
Email: bibazeta@yahoo.com
Carmela’s Best Ice Cream
This is owned, according to those manning the stall, by former Sen. Ramon Magsaysay Jr. The boys and I went first for their fresh milk including their chocolate milk. While the milk was really good and we all loved it, my marketing budget found the price a bit steep at around P120/bottle. At the rate my kids and I consume milk, I can’t buy too much of this at a time but I wouldn’t mind buying some every so often. The clincher for my dairy-loving boys though was their ice cream (Coffee as well as the strange sounding but very yummy Salted Caramel). The coffee flavored ice cream was well, coffee-tasting. But I was intrigued that the salty hint to the caramel ice cream actually complemented it very well. I actually ended up buying the Salted Caramel variant for the boys before we left the place.
Carmela’s Best Ice Cream
Contact: Paco Magsaysay
Mobile: +63917 8154406
Email: paco_magsaysay@yahoo.com.ph
Amaya Frozen Caramel
I met the husband and wife team who said that Amaya was their daughter’s name. Right now, their only product is the frozen caramel. I sampled it and boy, it’s a much better version than my favorite leche flan! The texture was melt-in-your-mouth leche flan but harder, due to its being frozen. The cold sensation as it hits the tongue is much better than leche flan that is eaten at room temperature. Thumbs up for me!
Amaya Frozen Caramel
Contact: Cathy Garcia
Mobile: +63928 5519734
Email: cathygarcia78@hotmail.com
Jaq’s Kitchen
The names of their products were somewhat unusual. The Vodka Tinapa intrigued me. I asked the lady there if it was spiked with vodka and she said yes! Hmmmm, next time I buy tinapa, I’ll try spiking it with vodka too.
Jaq’s Kitchen
Contact: Jennie Orros
Mobile: +63917 5296918
Email: jennieorros@yahoo.com
Simply Pie!
Healthy and delicious mini quiches! I got to try their Mushroom and Sour Cream quiche as well as the Spinach, Feta and Sundried Tomato quiche. Mmmmm…. They also have Bacon and Gruyere quiche.
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| Top is the Mushroom and Sour Cream quiche; the bottom is Spinach, Feta and Sundried Tomato. |
Simply Pie!
Contact: Gail Ang
Mobile: +63922 8822194
Email: gailgenevieve@yahoo.com
Gourmet Dips and Dressings
Another healthy find – not just gourmet! I tried all 3 dips that Mira Angeles had as samples: Cheese Pimiento, Herbed Cream Cheese with Sun-dried Tomatoes (her bestseller), and the Basil Pesto Pate. Very, very good and tasty!
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| Basil Pesto Pate |
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| Cheese Pimiento |
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| Herbed Cream Cheese with Sun-Dried Tomatoes |
Gourmet Dips and Dressings
Contact: Mira Angeles
Mobile: +63917 5270913
Email: mira.angeles@gmail.com
Starbucks
With kids in tow, no stop is complete without Starbucks in the picture. We got a sampling of their Caramel Frappe and got free sachets of Italian Roast that was ready to be mixed with hot water for a great coffee break.
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| My Caramel Frappe and free Italian Roast blend |
Starbucks (Rustan Coffee Corporation)
Telephone: 896-2755 / 895-2747
Email: customer@rustancoffee.ph
Website: http://www.starbucks.ph/
There were other booths we would have wanted to sample but had no time to visit. I also spotted
LowCal Cafe’s Lindy Santiago who I met at the
Suchero launch.
It was just a few hours spent at Yummy Eats but it was well worth our time (and gas) going out to the NBC Tent. Kudos to my dear friend Fran of
frannywanny.com for organizing this very successful event. I hope there will be another one next year.
ooohhh….. I missed A LOT! I have tried that Fruit Garden jams at the Ultimate taste Test and they have the best fruit jams talaga! Want to try that Big Daddy chicken chops and bottled tinapa too!