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