BGC EATS 2014: A BGC Food Tour for Passionate Stomachs

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After the success last year, BGC EATS is back and made even more appetizing for passionate tummy. As JJ Yulo, the charming chef-writer & BGC Eats curator joined again. Other 3 experts will join him on this tour as they will visit four restaurants.

Tour 1 on July 26 focuses on the science behind food featuring Artha Ting, biologist and Mind Mover from the Mind Museum. She will explain the science behind all things tasty making both brain and tummy full by the end of the tour.  Tour 2 on August 2 focuses on the aesthetics of food featuring tips from food photographer Mylene Chung. Join her as she guides guests to shoot their way into being the envy of Instagram followers.  Participants of this tour must bring a camera, phone cameras are okay too.  Tour 3 on August 9 focuses on beverage pairings featuring Enderun’s assistant dean of hospitality management, Bel Castro. She will share some tricks in how to enhance one’s dining experience and drink your way to a better meal.  Participants of this tour must be 18 years old and above to enjoy the full experience.  Tour 4 on August 16 focuses on Healthy Eats featuring Edgy Veggie cafĂ© owner Denise Celdran and she will help guests discover delicious and healthy food options.


I really had a great time during our Food Tour happened last July 21.

Mr. JJ Yulo, BGC Eats Curator and Tour Host.


 First stop was at Gustare. We tasted all these melt-watering dessert - Canonigo with Custard Sauce, Calamansi Sans Rival, Meringue Kisses and Strawberry Lemon Juice. I'm a certified sweet-tooth and I really enjoy all of this especially the Meringue Kisses.


 
Gustare is located at Unit-D, Ground Floor, W Tower, 39th St., North BGC, Taguig. For details, email them at: gustarekitchen@yahoo.com / landline: 403 0345
 
 
 
 
Next stop is Prost Braumeister, a German resto-pub located at The Fort Strips. We are overwhelmed to taste Goulash, Spaetzle, Rosti, Nurnburger Spiral Sausage and the Sausage Platter. All their sausages are definetly good!
 

For details, email them at: prostmanila@gmail.com and contact them at: 828 3940 / 0925 5454386
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProstBraumeister
 
 
 
Last stop is The MInd Museum, they presents Future Feast, is the culminating event for the Apocalypse Projects: Imagined Futures, an exhibition about our environmental futures under climate change. Future Feast celebrates human creativity and our hopes for a sustainable future, which needs the efforts on the planet.
 
 
 
 
Creative Chefs designs variety of dishes that we might eat in 50 years as human needs to rethink its food supply in a Convenience Store for the future.
 
Adobo Queen, Chef Nancy Reyes Lumen and her creation Jello Insekto - a locust inside a jelly cube!



We tasted all this samples, Togu Moringa & Aloe Vera Panna Cotta, Banana Vermi Cupcakes made from eathworms, Croquek and a Nut Milk Ice Cream Bar.
 
Know more about the Mind Museum by visiting:
Website: www.themindmuseum.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/themindmuseum
Twitter: www.twitter.com/themindmuseum
Instagram: @themindmuseum 


You, too may also join BGC EATS 2014. Check this out!
Shop and Claim – Two (2) Free tickets will be given for every single receipt purchase worth a minimum of P 2,000.00 from retail stores or restaurants from the following establishments: Bonifacio High Street, The Fort Entertainment Center, Crossroads, Bonifacio Stopover, One & Two Parkade, and The Mind Museum.  Purchase receipts should be from July 21 to August 16, 2014.  Claimants may redeem a maximum of two (2) tickets per day.
 

 
Hello BGCitizen—One (1) free ticket will be given to BGCitizens upon presentation of any proof of residence, employment or enrollment.  A maximum of one (1) ticket will be given per person. Interested parties may also purchase tickets 15 minutes before the tour at the meeting point.  Tickets are priced at P 1,500.00 each.  Slots are subject to availability.
 
Tickets can be claimed at the Bonifacio High Street Central Concierge inside the C1 building from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily starting July 21 to August 16, 2014.  Claimants can choose tour dates at the Bonifacio High Street Central Concierge on July 26, August 2, 9 and 16, 2014.  If the tour date selected is full, Claimant may choose the next available tour.  Once chosen and ticket is claimed, tour date is final and not subject to change. 
 
Tour starts exactly at 3PM and will last approximately for 2 and half hours to 3 hours.  Tours will begin at the Hop on Hop off Bus Stop located on 9th Street between Nike and Bo Concept.  No ticket reservations will be entertained over the phone.  Tickets must be claimed in person on a first come, first served basis.Tours will start on time.  Latecomers will forfeit their tickets.Promo period is from July 21 to August 16, 2014.  Employees of Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation and its subsidiaries including relatives up to the 2nd degree of consanguinity or affinity are disqualified from joining the promo.
 
For more details, please contact Martha Asuncion at martha.asuncion@artsatbgc.org or 8183601 loc. 3207.  Visit us at facebook.com/BonifacioGlobalCityPH or /ArtsAtBGC, for more details. 




 

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