Madrid Fusion – Mindanao Regional Lunch

The last day of the Regional Lunch was the Mindanao Team

Congrats Alicia Sy, author of EAT OUT NOW and executive editor of Town & Country magazine, contributing editor to spot.ph and Yummy Magazine who was the curator for the Mindanao Regional lunch at Madrid Fusion. Team Mindanao – Jordy Navarra of Black Sheep; Tippi Tambunting of Massetto; Jackie and Roland Laudico of Chef Laudico’s Guevarra’s, Chef Laudico Catering, Chef Lau’s Pugon Roasters and Patisserie Filipino; Mark Tan of Allium; Bruce Ricketts of Mecha Uma; Carmina Mapa del Rosario of Crazy Cook and Juan Carlos de Terry of Terry’s

I’m so proud – this is my friend – Carmina Mapa del Rosario – the Crazy Cook from Davao At the Mindanao Regional lunch at Madrid Fusion. With her famous Ikog/ Balbacua – a rich stew made from braised oxtails and shanks in ginger, ground peanuts, red peppers, and an assortment of spices and herbs from Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental. Super yum!!!! This is how she described it to me before – Balbacua-
“The story behind this dish comes from market vendors and butchers who would stew their unsold/leftover cuts and sell it as a soupy ‘ulam’ the following day. Raf and I love eating it so I thought of making this Southern Filipino dish richer and meatier by using imported oxtails and shanks. I braise it for 6-8 hours in ginger, ground peanuts, red peppers and an assortment of secret herbs and spices from Mindanao. I was a bit surprised because in the beginning it was my family who just kept on ordering. And then in the past 3 months more people tried it and it now has a following from Manila foodies.”

I love these two!! Chef Tippi Tambunting and Chef Alec Santos from Masseto at the Mindanao Regional lunch at Madrid Fusion – 2 Amazing dishes!!!! Endulsao Chavacano braised pork belly and pickled radish served over heirloom rice and Chicken Satti with Adlai – adlai, chicken, tomatoes, coconut

Super nice and humble Chef Couple – Chef Roland Laudico and Chef Jackie Laudico. Chef Jackie was so generous with her sweets….because she’s so sweet 🙂 at the Mindanao Regional lunch at Madrid Fusion
Chocolate dessert Molten tablea chocolate cake with Coco nibs, golden cashew meringue and coconut sugar dulce de leche. Suman Pannacotta Adlai cake topped with coconut cream panna cottaChocolate pralines Roses, praline, Pineapple coconut, Mt. Apo Arabica beans. Trio of Mindanao fruits and cheeses- durian cheesecake, maligns chèvre gougers with banana caramel and pepato crisps with bignay jam.

Olive Puentespina the woman behind the famous Malagos cheese from Davao at the Mindanao Regional lunch at Madrid Fusion. I discovered the yummy cheeses from Malagos from my friend Rachelle many years ago and I was so happy to finally see how she looks in person 🙂 The real rockstars to me are our very own!

The beautiful Ana Lorenzana De Ocampo with her Farmacy booth at the Mindanao Regional lunch at Madrid Fusion – Langka with kasuy, Mango sorbet, Guyabano sorbet and Carabao’s milk. The line was so long all the time I’m lucky I got this shot and had to push away Chef JP 🙂 Sorry Chef JP