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If there is anything that makes Pampanga famous, it’s the delicious food! And if the success of the recent Kapampangan Food Fair at the Salcedo Market last June 21 is any indication, food lovers young and old will have a blast at the 2nd Pistaung Kapampangan King Sinukwan on November 29, Saturday evening at the Old Heritage District along Consunji Street in San Fernando, Pampanga.

The whole stretch of the historical street will closed from 4:30 pm to 12:00 midnight, to light up the ancestral houses and to give way to a food fair and fanfare that brings together the best of Pampanga cuisine – from authentic Kapampangan cooking by Everybody’s Café (a Tatler Best Restaurant in 2008), Abe, Bale Kapampangan, Jun Jun’s BBQ and Bibingka, Teresita R. Razon’s Palabok and Halo Halo and home-cooked meals from PAMANGAN by Des Torres. For the health-conscious, freshly-picked fiddle head fern salad from the Hizon orchard will be served.

Pasalubong items such as Carreon’s Pastillas and Plantanillas, Navarro’s Taba ng Talangka, WOW Mani, Kuliat Cakes and Empanada and Lailen’s Pastries from the Sweets and Delicacies Association of Pampanga (SnDAP) will be available; as well as mouth-watering offerings from La Moderna Bakery (Masa Podrida and Gorgorias), Bakeline (Mamon Tostado and Empanaditas), fresh sugar cane juice from Alex Patio, heirloom Desserts from Mitchie Hizon, and barrio goodies from the town of Sta. Rita such as the DUMAN and freshly-rolled native barquillos.

Other delectable attractions include Duck Ham from Lubao’s Pride, Ostrich Steak from Orstrichland’s Bruno and Diego, and the different Native Suman from Cabalantian.

There will also be an on-the-spot Cooking Contest (using local abundant ingredients) that seeks to discover and develop new talent in the field of cooking, and performances by the Magsilbi Tamu Brass Band, Arti Sta Rita, Aslag Kapampangan and the newly-formed Teatro Ima at Arti.

So have a reunion with your family and friends and plan a pilgrimage to the birthplace of sisig, tocino, buru, tamales and tibuk-tibuk!

Proceeds from the event will go to the Foundation for Lingap Kapampangan Inc., more popularly known as the Save Pampanga Movement, which advocates for the preservation of Kapampangan culture and arts.

Come in your most comfortable “barrio Filipiniana” attire and get ready to go on a hometown feast for all your senses!

Participants: Everybody’s Cafe; Red Rickshaw; Pamangan by Des Torres; Bale Capampangan; Cely’s; Teresita R. Razon’s Halo-Halo and Pancit Palabok; Thai Kingdom – Sau Del Rosario; Abe – LJC; Cafe Havana (cocktails) – LJC; Jun Jun’s BBQ and Bibingka; La Moderna – masa podrida, sampaguita cookies, gorogrias; Bakeline; SFO {Specialty Food Outlet} by Essel; Bruno and Diego- Ostrich steak from Ostrich land San Luis, Pampanga; Duck Ham from Lubao’s PrideFrsh Fiddle Head Fern Salad from Hizon Family Orchard; Hizon Family Heirloom Desserts; Fresh Sugar Cane Juice – Alex Patio; Sweets and Delicacies Association of Pampanga (Wow Mani, Navarro’s; Taba ng Talangka, Lailen’s Pastries’ sylvanas, Sasmuan Delicacies, Pabalan Pastillas, Carreons Plantanillas); Apung Uping’s Original Espasol; Sta. Rita town – (on the spot barquillos, tsokolate batirol, duman, umba, bringhe, asadong babi, turrones, uraro, mamon tostado); Sto. Tomas – Bibingka; Cabalantian – Suman Makers; Mexico – Lilian Borromeo – San Nicolas and other native cookies; Dandy’s Moman Tostado

Kulinarya Tagala
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Fees: P2,500.00 for Museum Foundation members and P2,700.00 for non-members
Contact: 404-2685/ 0928-503-9392/ 722-9073 look for Elvie, Trisha or Flor

Journey through the southern Tagalog region with us! The whole day affair features a series of cooking demos, visits to artists’ studios, ancestral homes, and, of course, lots of food!

Itinerary:

» 6:30 am
Departure from Manila

» 8:30 to 10:00 am
Arrive San Pablo City
Breakfast at Kusina Salud w/Food Demo (1 hr)

Upon arriving, you may wander around the place and enjoy the lush and quaint surroundings lovingly created by designer Patis Tesoro and managed by husband and wife team Chef Paul Poblador and Nina Tesoro.

Our breakfast includes dishes that Laguna is famous for. Chef Paul will regale us with his cooking skills using indigenous ingredients with a food demo.

» 10:10 to 11:00 am
Demo/Interaction with an artist at work at
Carlito’s Workshop (50 mins)

Watch and listen as Carlito Ortega takes us through his process of creating his artwork. Take pleasure in his sprawling home and refresh yourselves with a homemade merienda in his resort-like residence.

» 11:15 to 1:15 pm
Arrive in Tiaong, Quezon
Lunch and Food Demo at Ugu’s Pottery Garden

Ugu Bugyan’s Pottery Garden Restaurant is a visual and culinary experience. The layout of the various huts, the welcoming boutique and his graceful designs inspires one to take a slab of clay and start molding (a la Demi Moore in Ghost).

As an introduction to lunch, Ugu himself will give a demonstration on one of his signature dishes- the Kulawo. After lunch, meander around the surroundings and enjoy the calm and beauty this artist generously shares with us.

» 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Arrive Sariaya, Quezon
Ancestral House Tour w/ Pandanggo Awit Ritual

Aside from visiting ancestral houses, we also learn about the Pandanggo Awit Ritual which involves the infamous lambanog. Guests will certainly see the lambanog differently after discovering the romantic traditions behind this potent drink.

» 4:00 to 5:30 pm
Arrive San Pablo City
Fruit Picking of Lanzones/Rambutan, product buying and afternoon snack at Sitio De Amor

Sitio de Amor is a 4.7 hectar farm in San Pablo, Laguna. Get your chance to try fresh produce straight from the trees! Sadly, we end our tour here but not without refreshments like local favorites such as buko pie, palitaw and sago’t gulaman.

» 6:00 pm
Depart for Manila

» 8:00 – 8:30 pm
ETA at Santuario de San Antonio, Makati

To reserve, please download (pdf or zipped pdf) and fill up the reservation form and fax it to 404-2685 or 722-9073.

April 21, Saturday, 6:00 am – 7:00 pm

Journey through the southern Tagalog region with us! The whole day affair features a series of food demonstrations, ancestral homes, churches and, of course, lots of food! We’ll also stop by two artists’ studios: Carlito’s workshop (a brass sculptor) and Ugu Bigyan’s Pottery Studio. The trip is topped off with the Tagayan ritual and some souvenir shopping! Tagay na!

Tour Highlights: Breakfast at Kusina Salud, Carlito’s Brass Workshop, Sariaya Ancestral Homes, Kiping & longganisang Lucban demo, Ugu Bigyan’s Pottery Garden.
Meeting point: 6:00 am at Santuario de San Antonio Church, Forbes Park, Makati
Cost: P2200 for members, P2500 for non-members
Max. no of participants: 25

You can download the reservation form as pdf or zipped pdf. The itinerary is also alvailable in pdf and zipped pdf.

For more information or reservations please call 404-2685/ 0928-503-9392 and look for Elvie or Patricia or call Flor at 722-9073