1st Food and Hotel Expo Manila at SMX on Feb.16-18

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The 1st Food and Hotel Expo Manila which aims to promote local dishes and destinations will be held at Halls 3 and 4 of SMX in Pasay City on February 16-18.

"We hope to promote pagkaing Pilipino sa gathering na ito. Every time nagkakaroon ng hotel and food expo, ano ba yung mga pini-feature? Nag iinvite pa nga ng mga foreign chefs when in fact nalilimutan na yung Filipino food," said JC Baron, spokesman for the Food and Hotel Expo Manila, during an interview at the press launch of the event at the Bayview Hotel in Manila recently.


Baron said that the event aims to deliver access to business network opportunities where the industry players can come together, interact and share their view in promoting and strengthening the food, beverage and hotel sector locally and globally.

"Ang Filipino food ay sobrang diverse at sobrang laki. Ang daming pwedeng ma achieve when it comes to Filipino cuisine. So 'yun ang gusto naming ibalik. Madalas nakakalimutan na natin ang pagkaing Pilipino," he said.


Baron said that some 250 exhibitors are expected take part in the food and hotel expo.

"Sa 100 percentage, 80 percent na ang nag-confirm ng participation. These are local and international din man. When I say international, these are the hotel chains. Pero yung mga food and restaurant owners na sumali sa amin are all Filipinos," he added.


One of the highlights of the events will be the cooking demonstrations and forum which will be participated in by six of the country's popular chefs.

The chefs are Ruben Ignacio, Thadie Magadia, Ahyee Tobias, Giezcel Mendoza, Benilia Legaspi, and Viva Salvacion  Reyes.










Other highlights of the event are dessert-making competition, FHEM 2018 cooking contest, and  flair bartending competition.

Among those who attended the press launch were Jiggy Lapez, managing partner, Orange and Crane, Innovations; Jomar Parel, admission officer, Our Lady of Fatima University; Chef Ruben Carino Ignacio Jr.; Raf Galon, head of Sales, Weyland Meat Shop; Josephine See, Vice President, AFFI Empowering Entrepreneurs; Eugene Yap, general manager; Bayview Hotel; Steven Cua, president, Pag-Asa; Raisa Ver-Bibal, Globe Telecommunications; Lydia Wong, owner, Snow Village; Chef Thadi Magadia, and Joy Permejo. - ROBERT REQUINTINA

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