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IN PHOTOS: Serving world flavors at SM Food Hall North EDSA

An incredible food adventure awaits

Published Apr 11, 2023 12:29 am
SM Food Hall was officially blessed last March 31, 2023, joined by store owners and SM representatives. The blessing was spearheaded by Fr. Raymond Arre, Chaplain to Our Lady of Most Holy Rosary, together with the SM North EDSA VIPs and Representative: Jocelyn Ann C. Lapid-Clarino, AVP Operations; Winnifer Oliver, vice president of Leasing Operations; Fides Hsu, vice president EDD; Lamberto Gomez, regional food court manager; Don Vijandre, mall manager-operations; and Miguel Gaspi, assistant mall manager-operations. Also present during the event were store owners and representatives: Joseph Dela Pena, operations manager, and Christina Tan, business development directress of Maisen Tonkats; Christian Aliva, head chef of Mr. Chops; Jigs Pulino, area manager of Porque; Al Purungganan and Jovy Gongora-Romualdez, managing partners of Easy Tiger; Maivy Valdellon, area manager of Char Express; Amy Uy, owner of Sea Salt; Rene Dela Cruz, operations manager of Seoul Good; Kyrah Tan and Lester Tan, owners of Puffy Souffle Pancake Cafe; owners Caroline Yap and Anna Huang and director Christine Chua of Nineteen Degrees; general manager Maui Molina and operations manager Joy Mayo of Yogorino; and Monique Fernandez, owner of Delicious Ajar. Mall-goers are now able to enjoy tasteful discoveries from Maisen, Mr. Chops, Porque, Easy Tiger, Char Express, Sea Salt, Seoul Good, Puffy's Souffle Pancake Cafe, Yogorino, Delicious Ajar, and Nineteen Degrees. Offering multi-cuisine food in a lush dining setting as SM Food Hall presents an elevated food experience like no other.
Check out the images of the launch below: SM's Winnifer Oliver with Easy Tiger's Jovy Gongora and Al Purungganan; SM's Jocelyn Ann  Lapid with Maisen's  Christina Tan and Joseph Dela Peña
Nineteen Degrees' Caroline Yap, Christine Chua, and Anna Huang with SM's Don Vijandre; Seoul Good's Rene Dela Cruz with SM's Lamberto Gomez
SM's Don Edward Vijandre with Porque's Jigs Pulido; Yogorino's Joy Mayo and Maui Molina with SM's Miguel Gaspi
*Visit Food Hall at The Block, Level 4 for a gastronomic experience today.*

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