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Feast with us this Season of Fall at The Gourmand Market by nawwTy’s kitchen
September 11-13
Friday to Sunday
11am to 11pm
Dara Roa, Dong Ronquillo and Trish Panlilio welcome you to the Gourmand Market, the Season of Fall
There are around 18 new vendors this season
Tangy Crisp Crepe – Chocolate mousse with a hint of orange with candied orange on top. 
So happy to meet Larcy Diaz of Larcy’s. Larcy lived in Davao for 15 years and she had a coffee shop called Blugrey Coffee. She would set up dessert buffets in parties and events and used it as her commissary. She moved to Manila in 2011 and set up Larcy’s in 2012 in BF homes. She opened second shop already at Estancia.
New at Chorizo de Cebu – Chorizo de Cebu Ensaymada. Yummy!! In collaboration with Chef Joey Pratts 
YUM! Iya’s Jumbo Pastillas
Fuji Mama Takoyaki
Which is owned by the sister of Happy Ongpauco Tiu, Soeng Ongpauco Ikeda
Felicity Ball of Wasabi Warriors which is a Franchise from Australia. Felicity is the owner and it’s a 7 year old company. She says its “Sushi with a green. Healthy and organic and freshly made daily. Eating good, doing and feeling good. They opened last March in 71 Gramercy Century Mall, Serendra two weeks ago and opening soon in SM Megamall. 
Xancho by Marco Rodriguez -Yummy Porter braised ( braised in dark beer ) Short ribs with mushrooms and root vegetables and
Moroccan chicken tagine
Beautiful ladies Bea Osmena and Bing Bing Quiros of Gourmet Corner will be there with their truffle oils and other ready to eat food items like the yummy Mushroom cannelloni with truffle oill
One of the new vendors is the Fry Guys which includes the son of Trish @nawwty Mateo Cu Unjeng ? Meet 4 out of the 5 Fry guys – Enterprising College guys Jose Montelibano and Luigi Mendoza, TJ Reyes and Mateo Cu Unjeng – They will have two kinds of Fries ? Carne Asada and Garlic Crab
Kassa by Karen Santos
So happy to see Sonja of Cupcakes by Sonja. She will be at market with her Cruffins – hybrid of a croissant and muffin – it comes in 2 kinds – Pecan pie and Peanut butter Speculoos 
Bucky’s by Migs Vargas 
Celebrating before we leave! Recommendation by my sister Keena. Omakase Burger at Wisma Atria
It was a Friday so we were not able to try this but I heard it’s good 🙂
Omakase Applewood Smoked Bacon Cheeseburger ( Exclusive to the Wisma Atria branch )
Cheeseburger 
Could not decide on cheese fries or truffle fries so the pinay staff in the counter suggested to get truffle fries and just get the cheese on the side and you can just dip! Good idea!!! Yummy! At Omakase Burger 
The best of Negros Island will be on the spotlight once again during the much-awaited 30th Negros Trade Fair on September 16-20, 2015 at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati City.
Hailed as one of the top three fairs in Makati and the longest running trade fair in the Philippines, the Negros Trade Fair is a showcase of the ingenuity and creativity of the Negrenses in terms of art, design and culture.
It is a non-profit program of the Association of Negros Producers, Inc. (ANP), an organization that represents and promotes the interests of producers based in Negros. ANP is also behind Bulawan Awards, an annual product design and competition that recognizes the outstanding products of its members.
With the theme “Truly Negros”, the 30th Negros Trade Fair will feature over 80 selling booths that will show the creativity, skills and entrepreneurial spirit of small and medium enterprises.
Taste the island’s best cuisine, the famous chicken inasal, sweets and pasalubong goodies that Negros is known for. Buy hand-crafted and distinctive lamps, paintings and other home accessories, furniture, fashion accessories, bags for all lifestyles, and natural and organic products, among others. Be inspired by the SMEs’ success stories.
30th Negros Trade Fair Highlights
The Negros Trade Fair also celebrates the dynamic partnerships formed over the years among the Association of Negros Producers, the Provincial Government of Negros, various non-government organizations, business sectors, sponsors and media as they share a common goal of promoting the province and strengthening the SMEs of Negros.
Through this partnership, the Negros Trade Fair has put together a series of exciting events and special features to impart a “Truly Negros” experience like the interactive art wall, sugar photo exhibit and installation, hourly electronic raffle, and launching of KBLK Mobile Game App, among others. It shall merge physical exhibition with mobile technology and social media outfit to attract and engage both the younger and more mature demographics.
A special preview and cocktails entitled “Arima! The Governor’s Night” will be held on September 15 to welcome government leaders, industry partners, sponsors and media. On this night, the Negros Trade Fair brings together five of the most celebrated and innovative Negrense chefs — Chef Margarita Fores, Chef Tonyboy Escalante, Chef Fernando Aracama, Chef Cyrille Soenen, and Chef JP Anglo to showcase the flavors of Negros.
NEGROS FAIR Senate President Franklin M. Drilon (2nd, Right), Sen. Grace Poe (right), Ayala Corporation Chairman and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (left) and Negros Occidental Alfredo Maranon Jr. (2nd, left) during the ceremonial bell ringing which marked the opening of the 29th Negros Trade Fair exhibit at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati City, September 23, 20214.
Manila will get the chance to experience the vibrant color and rhythm of Bacolod’s MassKara Festival in the Negros Trade Fair on September 18. Bacolod City recreates its famous festival at Glorietta with a display of happy and smiling masks and a performance of MassKara dancers to enliven the mall.
Meanwhile, the 9th Tipon Negrosallians, a fellowship forum for Manila-based alumni of the University of St. La Salle and St. Joseph School, is set on September 19.
For more information, visit website www.negrostradefair.com or Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/negrostradefair.page. You may also reach the organizers through email address negrostradefair.anp@gmail.com or these numbers 0917.527.4881 and 0939.903.4438 or their Bacolod City landline (034) 434.1600.
Take photos, share your experience on social media, and do not forget to put this hashtag #ntf30atglorietta when you come to the 30th Negros Trade Fair. Kit-anay ta!
Mellben Signature is a 30 year old restaurant with 3 branches. The one in Bestway building is outdoor but not crowded so Tats recommends this branch. I feel it is better too because it is not crowded. I love this place!!! No frills, not so expensive and very yummy crabs 🙂
Gabriel and Darren the owners were there so I took their photo 🙂 How young they are 🙂
This place is a hawker place during the day and at night it is empty 
Very sweet fresh coconut juice!!
They have 12 kinds of crab here!!!!!
Creamy Butter Crab! Yummy!!!! Thank you Tats for this great discovery!!!! This one is one of the popular ones – never tasted crab this way. A must in Singapore
You can order extras – the Steamed mini bun
The number one crab is the Claypot Crab Vermicelli Soup!! ( the noodles is inside) Super yum! For extra charge you can ask for extra soup and noodles – so yum!
Salted egg crab of course 🙂
Coconut Crab
Prawn can be made in many ways too!!
We ordered the Mango Prawn
Salted Egg Spare ribs 🙂 We love salted egg! 🙂
Crispy homemade deep fried bean curd
We preferred this better – Homemade Shimeji Mushroom and chicken floss
Mellben fried rice
Group photo 🙂 
My parents love crab! So we asked Tats for a place that serves Alaskan King crabs and she pointed us to Jade Palace
So happy to see Tita Pauline Cang Fiennes and her kids Ivo ( 14 yrs) and Ned (16 yrs). We saw them in Manila a few days ago and now in Singapore. They used to live in Manila and lived 8 years in Singapore. Some trivia – Tita Pauline married Martin Fiennes who is the cousin of Ralph Fiennes the actor. The parents of the husband of Tita Pauline is Lord and Lady Saye & Sele and they live in their castle in the UK – Broughton Castle 
So happy to see the daughter of my dad’s friend Tito Boni. Ciacia and her husband Gabby with their kids Isabel (1.5 yrs) and Pablo (3.5 yrs). Trivia again 🙂 Ciacia met Gabby when they were working in Procter & Gamble Manila then when they got married Gabby didn’t want to work in the same company 🙂 and resigned and moved to Johnson & Johnson. Then Ciacia was assigned to P&G Singapore and Gabby moved as well with J&J Singapore so they have been living happily here for 4 years
Crispy ( we are the Crispy family 🙂 ) Silver fish with garlic and pepper 
Crispy roasted pork
Snowcrab Salted egg 
Live Alaskan King Crab
Steamed
Assorted preserved Meat claypot rice
Tutong! 🙂
Tientsin Cabbage
Roasted duck
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Luggage Art Masterpieces to Be Auctioned Off by Leon Gallery
Featuring both the established names and the rising stars of contemporary Filipino art, The Artist’s Journey Art Auction brings together beautiful, one-of-a-kind works of art using RIMOWA luggage as a unique base to show off the creative travels unique to each artist.
Originally on display at the Museum Foundation of the Philippine’s MaARTe Craft, Food, Art & Design Fair 2015, only 5 pieces of luggage art will be up for auction on September 12, hosted by Leon Gallery. Chosen to headline The Artist’s Journey are Martin Honasan, Jason Montinola, Max Balatbat, Ferdie Montemayor, and Heart Evangelista.
Jason Montinola
(Philippines, b. 1979)
“The Reverse”, 2015
Jason Montinola is a master of the subconscious, reinventing a visual language that is deeply rooted in the past but imbibed with the strangeness and familiarity of today, a reintroduction of tradition with otherworldly imagery.
His solo exhibits include: Absent, West Gallery (Philippines, 2015); In The Absence of Struggles, Jogja National Museum (Indonesia, 2015), The Sensational Painter, Secret Fresh Gallery (Philippines, 2013); Infamous at Artesan Gallery + Studio (Singapore 2013); Theatre of Absurdities at OUR Art Projects MIA Art Centre (Malaysia, 2013); Sinister at West Gallery (Philippines, 2012); Here Lies the Painter at West Gallery (Philippines, 2011) and The Black Carnival at the Big and Small Art Gallery (Philippines, 2010). Montinola has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Manila, Negros Occidental, California, New York and Malaysia.
Martin Honasan
(Philippines, b. 1976)
“Untitled”, 2015
Before painting became his full-time vocation, Martin Honasan worked in advertising as a visual artist and art director, and a managing partner of his own design firm. He has since had five solo exhibits, including: Singularity at Art Galileia (Philippines, 2014); The Weight of Glory, Now Gallery (Philippines, 2013); The Human Hide, The Crucible Gallery (Philippines, 2013); Then We Shall See, Ysobel Art Gallery (Philippines, 2012); Digging In The Dirt, Yellow Door Gallery (Philippines, 2011).
Honasan has also worked with other artists in group exhibits, art conventions and art fairs, and has been prominently showcased in features from The Manila Bulletin, The Manila Times, The Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine Star, Catalog Magazine and BusinessWorld.
Gus Albor
(Philippines, b. 1948)
“Lips and Fingertips”, 2015
Augusto “Gus” Besido Albor is well-known for employing cerebral abstractions in his paintings, layering color after color to achieve a trademark transparency. His sculptures, on the other hand, are recognized for their combination and contrast of human-made materials and natural elements.
Among the major exhibitions and art events he joined in the Philippines, USA, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and China include: the First Selection of Philippine Art, the Museum of Philippine Art (Philippines, 1981); 100 years of Philippine Painting Exhibition, the Pacific Asia Museum (USA, 1984). In 1976, he was given the Thirteen Artists Award from the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and the Art Association of the Philippines Award in 1977.
Xian Lim
(Philippines, b. 1989)
“Act 1”, 2015
In Xian Lim’s works, he explores the idea of honesty in terms of the way every artwork he has seen, whether in person or in photographs, are filtered through him: his personal beliefs, experiences, and history. He rendered his own interpretations of acclaimed works based on how he perceives them. It is evident that he did not intend to recreate the artists’ brushworks nor replicate each detail; rather his purpose is to express honesty through painting and making these artworks his own.
Anthony Palomo
(Philippines, b. 1962)
Buenviaje, 2015
A former member of the Salingpusa art group, Anthony Luis Palomo’s works emphasize the spontaneity and subconscious creation of abstract expressionism with an overlap of analytic and synthetic cubism.
Palomo won several national art competitions, such as the Shell National Students Art Competition in 1991, winning the Grand Prize (Watercolor Category), and the Metrobank National Painting Competition in 1994, also winning the Grand Prize (Watercolor Category). He also received a finalist citation in the 1999 Philip Morris Philippine Art Awards, and represented the Philippines at the Perak Art Festival (Malaysia, 1997) and the Philippine Independence Day celebration travelling group exhibition (Germany, 2004).
Max Balatbat
(Philippines, b. 1978)
“Hawla”, 2015
Maxbal’s personal journey in art stems from his commitment to find truth and essential goodness in the derelict, tumult and chaos, adopting architectural abstraction to show beguiling elements of different structures, unassuming subjects and other uninviting locations as interesting, labyrinthine images of different shapes and constructs in a variegated palette.
Maxbal had his first solo exhibit, Avenida, at the Art Center (Philippines, 2010), and two-man shows in 2009 and 2011. He has been participating in group exhibits in Manila, Thailand, Korea, Singapore, and Italy, including the World Expo in Shanghai and the Philippine ART TREK in Singapore.
Ferdie Montemayor
(Philippines, b. 1965)
“Going, going, going home”, 2015
Montemayor is one of the prolific artists of our time. His acrylic on canvas paintings use patterns, monochromatic blurs to convey communal experiences, inviting viewers to personal introspection of events depicted. He was cited in 2004’s Metrobank Foundation Awards for Continuing Excellence and Services, 1995’s Most Outstanding Visual Artist of Antipolo, the 13 Artist Awards in 1994.
He participated in group exhibits such as Alay 13, Boston Gallery (Philippines, 2010); 2/60, Kaida Gallery (Philippines, 2009); 12×9, West Gallery (Philippines, 2008); Through the palette’s Eye, Cultural Center of the Philippines (Philippines, 2007); DosPorDos, Boston Gallery (Philippines, 2006). Solo exhibition highlights include TauTauhan, Kaida Gallery (Philippines, 2008); Home, Kaida Gallery (Philippines, 2007); ’hay Pinoy, Big & Small Art Co. (Philippines, 2006).
Heart Evangelista
(Philippines, b. 1985)
“Upstream”, 2015
Originally escaping to art for its therapeutic benefits, Heart Evangelista discovered herself to be an effective and creative communicator of various, powerful emotions through oil on canvas, employing a colorful palette that focuses on a singular figure known as “the girl”, who figures in many of her paintings.
Her exhibits include Love Marie: A Solo Exhibition of a World Class Filipina, Love Ongpauco, chichi Chan Hampe Gallery (Singapore, 2015) and I Am Love Marie: The Art and Works of Love Marie Ongpauco, Ayala Museum (Philippines, 2014), wherein all paintings were sold out on opening day.
The Artist’s Journey Auction will be held by Leon Gallery, G/F Eurovilla 1, Rufino corner Legazpi Street, Legazpi Village, Makati on September 12, 2015 at 2:00pm. All proceeds will be used to fund projects of the Museum Foundation of the Philippines dedicated to promote our national artistic heritage. For more information, feel free to contact +632 856 2781 or email info@leon-gallery.com
We enjoyed our lunch at Soup Restaurant ( Paragon Mall ) !!! Thank you Randy, Suharto and Rina for taking us here!!!
Love Blue and White vases 🙂 
One of their specialties – Samsui Ginger Chicken
Wrap like Peking Duck style 🙂 
This fish dish was half fried on one side and steamed on the other
Salted egg quid! Love salted egg anything!!
Steamed handchopped minced pork with salted fish
Yum! Fried french beans with minced pork
Claypot tofu
Claypot eggplant with Salted fish and pork slices Yang chow fried rice – YUM! It’s just Yang chow but it has a different texture and taste which was really good 🙂
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Thank you to Randy and Tats for inviting us to the Singapore Polo Club! It reminds me so much of the Manila Polo Club which is second home to us. 
So happy to see Randy and Tats Chan. They have been happily living with two kids in Singapore for 5 years now. They met in Australian and lived for a year in Moscow and 2 years in London and now Singapore because of Randy’s profession as a lawyer. Tats on the other hand is the big boss and Chief Representative of Banco De Oro here in Singapore. She opened the Rep office 3 years ago doing Business development. She told me that part of her job is taking care of clients and assisting them when they need anything in the Philippines. So in a way she’s indirectly promoting our country to the foreign clients. Thank you Tats! So she too knows a lot about restos, shopping etc in the Philippines and now. She is a great resource for yummy places in Singapore…..And yes she is the daughter of the famous Teddy Boy Locsin 🙂 We are both Margarita so she is also my tukayo 
Beautiful Polo field
I love Country Club food 🙂 It’s comfort food for me
Cheeseburger
Four Cheese Pizza
Pepperoni pizza with mushroom 
Nachos
Spaghetti Bolognese
Such an honor to meet “The happy reporter” ( accdg to Tats) news anchor of BBC World News, Rico Hizon. I’ve met my match – Rico – Rica 🙂 He wakes up 3am everyday making people happy early in the morning. We are also a match because he too believes in bringing good news. He started in the Stock Market Live show for the Sarimanok Channel in the 90’s then was recruited by CNBC Business news for 7 years and worked for GMA 7 simultaneously. Until he became the first Filipino to be anchor in an international news channel! Last night, Quinto was so happy to meet Rico since he is a fan. They got along so well talking about video games. Rico knows about video games because of his 11 year old son. Apparently he is a “Tiger dad” and is very hands on in raising his only child. He is also an avid Philippine art collector and has been a Bencab collector since 1990. What an interesting guy
Group photo 🙂
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