Casual dining and booze at the 'Cue Modern Barbecue in BGC

Earlier this month, we had been to the ‘Cue Modern Barbecue branch in Bonifacio High Street Centrale in BGC in the ground floor of Building C3, right beside the fountain plaza and tiers of concrete staircases that serve as mini-amphitheater for some open-space entertainment.
 

Campfire-style Skillet of Queso Fundido

The restaurant has an elegant façade with fancy interiors.  Some tables and two sets of tables with two canvass tents are placed on the porch just right in front of the store for a casual outdoor dining where you can take fresh air, listen and take a glimpse of some live ... (Read and see more photos here)

Hot Pork Belly Tips

(Left) Bonifacio Sour; (Right) Sweet Soul Picnic

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15 of 31 participants passed the 2014 New Big Food Entrepreneur Taste Test

After attending the free seminar on How to Develop Your Business Food Ideas during the  startup of Food Entrepreneur Weekend last October 25 (Saturday) in the Mercato Centrale of Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig City, thirty-one aspiring food entrepreneurs finally set their tables  on November 7, 2014 (Friday) for the first step to winning the  3rd Next Big Food Entrepreneur  contest organized by the Mercato Centrale, the country’s premier night food market.

The participating food entrepreneurs presented their food creations vying for a win in the food taste test.  Each of them served bite-sized portions of their dishes to a judging panel composed of select ... (Read more and see more photos of winners here) 

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Tampopo's Deluxe Black Pig Shabu Ramen and Perfect Katsudon

The TAMPOPO, a Japanese restaurant based in Singapore has another branch in Metro Manila, a casual fine dining  resto in Bonifacio High Street, BGC. It is joining the heating competition of serving the best ramen, tonkatsu, katsudon, and other  authentic Japanese foods in the Metro.

Mr. George Huang, co-owner of Tampopo's Philippine Franchise and the Marketing Director of Tampopo's Philippine franchise, briefed us the history of Tampopo and the features of their best ramen and katsudon dishes.  He recalled that Tampopo store was  founded by a ... (Read and see more photos here) 

Deluxe Tampopo Black Pig Shabu Ramen

Pork Loin Yanagawa

Village Tavern's first branch outside United States is at Bonifacio High Street Central, BGC

The Village Tavern, which you can find in the upper floor of Building C3 in the heart of Bonifacio High Street Central in Bonifacio Global Center (BGC), Taguig City is not a local version of dining classic American or western foods.  It is actually the first branch of North Carolina's Tavern Village outside the United States.

The Village Tavern, a North Carolina-based restaurant has 10 branches in the United States mostly on the east coast side. A branch has been put up recently in the Bonifacio High Street BGC Branch with the recommendation and collaboration of a talented Filipina ... (Read and see more photos here)

Roasted bone marrow

Angus beef flank steak

Black pizza

Eat and Live Consciously at the Wholesome Table

We have been lately in this cozy Wholesome Table, a restaurant in Bonifacio High Street Central of BGC, Taguig City and were glad to have their serving of good food in that cozy ambiance. 

The food were not just good and tasty but healthy as well. It's an organic restaurant  that serves food which are gluten free, low carb, vegetarian, no fructose, and sugar free.  

The Wholesome Table is a full-menu organic restaurant. It does not serve only organic veggies and salads, but you can have also ... (Read and see more photos here)

THE NEXT BIG FOOD ENTREPRENEUR 2014 start up in BGC

 

Those who attended the free seminar on How to Develop Your Business Food Idea got an advantage of possibly winning the coveted prize of the upcoming New Big Food Entrepreneur contest...(read and see more photos here)

 

 

FREE SEMINAR ON SETTING UP YOUR FOOD STALL BUSINESS AT MERCATO CENTRALE

Do you have a great-tasting dish or do you have an innovative food concept that you think would sell well in a weekend food market?  Then we invite you to join us for a FREE SEMINAR on HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR BUSINESS FOOD IDEAS during our STARTUP FOOD ENTREPRENEUR WEEKEND on October 25 (Saturday) from 3:00pm to 6:00pm at Mercato Centrale, at the corner of 34^th Street and 8^th Avenue in Bonifacio Global City. 

The half-day seminar will include topics on how to start up and run a food business, identifying food businesses with franchise growth potential, current food market business trends, digital and social media marketing for small food businesses, and the stories of successful food market entrepreneurs.

Among the speakers for seminars include Armando Bartolome of GMB, Franchise Developers (whose previous clients are Mang Inasal, Potato Corner and Lots’A Pizza), Anton Diaz and RJ Ledesma of Mercato Centrale, resource speakers from Go Negosyo and Globe MyBusiness and successful Mercato food entrepreneurs Jill Gerodias Borja of Manang’s Chicken and Suzy Lee of Spring by Ha-Yuan.

“Over the past several years of running the Mercato Centrale markets in Makati, Taguig, Quezon City and provincial locations, we’ve seen potentially successful start up food businesses that were not capitalize on a good product because they needed to fix up their operations and marketing efforts.” shared Anton Diaz, the co-founder of Mercato Centrale and the man behind popular food and travel blog www.OurAwesomePlanet.com “The aim of this seminar is to help budding food entrepreneurs greatly improve their chances of success by sharing with them the insights we’ve gained through operating our markets and working with various food stall vendors.”

Mercato Centrale has been the birthplace of many fast-growing food companies including Manang’s Chicken, Mochiko, Merry Moo, Chuck’s Grubberie, Mio Gelati, Spring by Ha-Yuan, Kristina’s Inutak, Zen Taclings, Brasas, Eat My Garlic Fries, Sunrise Buckets, and many more.

The seminar also serves as a jumping off point for applicants interested to participate in The Next Big Food Entrepreneur Contest at Mercato Centrale, where the winner goes home with P100,000 and a six-month rent-free stay in Mercato Centrale.

To register for the seminar, please contact 0917-840-1152 or 812-0212 or email admin@mercatocentrale.ph. Visit www.facebook.com/mercatocentrale for more information. Please register soonest as there are limited slots available. 

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YOUR CHANCE TO BECOME THE NEXT BIG FOOD ENTREPRENEUR IS BACK!

The following is a Press Material for The Next Big Food Entrepreneur 2014.

Aside from being the country’s premier night food market destination, Mercato Centrale has helped give birth to some of the country’s newest and most innovative food concepts.  Popular chains like Manang’s Chicken, Merry Moo Ice Cream, Mochiko, Brasas Latin American Street Food, Spring by Ha-Yuan, Kristina’s Premium Inutak, Baked by Anita, and many more started off as food stalls in Mercato Centrale before they became successful food businesses. 

But prior to their multi-million food ventures, many of these entrepreneurs started off as home-based food businesses or just passionate cooks and bakers who had a pioneering food concept, unique style of cooking, or a secret or heirloom recipe that they ‘incubated’ in the Mercato Centrale food market. 

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Building on its commitment to support food entrepreneurship, Mercato Centrale brings back its much-awaited “Next Big Food Entrepreneur Contest” along with www.ourawesomeplanet.com, Mastercard, Globe My Business and partners Entrepreneur Magazine, Yummy Magazine, Yummy Ph, Philippine Star, WhenInManila.com and Go Negosyo.

Now on its third year, The Next Big Food Entrepreneur contest is a culinary showdown that provides an opportunity for budding food entrepreneurs from all walks of life to turn their food business concepts into reality! The winner of the contest will get PHP 100,000 start up capital, a rent-free stall in Mercato Centrale for six months, and a feature in Entrepreneur Magazine, Yummy, The Philippine Star, WhenInManila.com, Globe My Business Digital and Our Awesome Planet. 

The Next Big Food Entrepreneur is open to all aspiring food entrepreneurs, ages 18 years old and above, residing in the Philippines.  The contest is divided into three parts: a food taste test activity for all interested participants, a four-weekend open market selling event at Mercato Centrale, Bonifacio Global City for all participants who pass the taste test, and finally, the submission of a business plan.   

The cut-off for all interested participants for the food taste test is October 31, 2014. 

For more information on how to join the contest, please visit Mercato Centrale on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/mercatocentrale,  or contact (+63)917-840-1152 or (+632)917-585-7989.

The first grand prize winner of the Next Big Food Entrepreneur Contest Ping and Jewel Joven of ‘Ping Gu’ Mushroom Fries together with Armando ‘Butz’ Bartolome of GMB Franchise Consultancy and Mercato Centrale co-founder RJ Ledesma at the Joven’s mushroom farm.

The second grand prize winner of the Next Big Food Entrepreneur Contest Randie Ryan Tan of ‘Oh Fudge’ together with Mercato Centarle co-founder RJ Ledesma, Entrepreneur Magazine editor-in-chief Kristine Fonacier and representatives from Solane.

This is their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/ohfudgeph

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