By Analou De Vera
The Department of Tourism (DOT) will highlight delicacies from Bacolod City in its food and travel festival “Kain Na!” at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City tomorrow, December 19, until Friday, December 21.
DOT 'Kaon na 'Ta' (FACEBOOK / MANILA BULLETIN)
The event will be the seventh edition of the food and travel fest series in partnership with the Ayala Malls Group that was launched simultaneously in Legazpi City, Albay and Cebu City last October, followed by events in Cagayan de Oro City in November; and in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna and Davao City early this month.
“The Bacolod cookfest, which will feature international culinary luminaries like Margarita Fores, is a fitting culmination to our efforts to promote awareness about the Philippines’ rich and diverse gastronomy and establish the country as a world-class food hub," said DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo- Puyat.
Native delicacies, fresh fruits and vegetables, bamboo products, and handicraft items will be showcased during the event.
Aside from Fores, other prominent chefs who will showcase their special recipes include Nico Millanes, Don Colmenares, Joeri Arro, Patrick Go, Niño Laus, Kalel Demetrio and JP Anglo.
The DOT said that the Ayala Malls Group has agreed to make available its branches in key cities to serve as Kain Na! venue, free-of-charge, to help boost food tourism.
DOT 'Kaon na 'Ta' (FACEBOOK / MANILA BULLETIN)
The event will be the seventh edition of the food and travel fest series in partnership with the Ayala Malls Group that was launched simultaneously in Legazpi City, Albay and Cebu City last October, followed by events in Cagayan de Oro City in November; and in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna and Davao City early this month.
“The Bacolod cookfest, which will feature international culinary luminaries like Margarita Fores, is a fitting culmination to our efforts to promote awareness about the Philippines’ rich and diverse gastronomy and establish the country as a world-class food hub," said DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo- Puyat.
Native delicacies, fresh fruits and vegetables, bamboo products, and handicraft items will be showcased during the event.
Aside from Fores, other prominent chefs who will showcase their special recipes include Nico Millanes, Don Colmenares, Joeri Arro, Patrick Go, Niño Laus, Kalel Demetrio and JP Anglo.
The DOT said that the Ayala Malls Group has agreed to make available its branches in key cities to serve as Kain Na! venue, free-of-charge, to help boost food tourism.