BGC Eats 2014

And its back on its second year! 

The BGC group first launched BGC Eats last year and due to its resounding success as well as the demand to showcase the latest restaurants and places to visit in BGC, they are launching BGC Eats 2014 which will start this weekend, July 26, 2014. 

For this tour, we were in for the Science theme and so we had a Mind Mover from Mind Museum accompaning us to explain about why certain foods react the way they do which made this tour quite unique.

First stop of the tour was at Gustare which is right beside Goose Station. Gustare is actually not your typical restaurant but more of a venue you can book to hold private dinners or small functions. When I say small, its a maximum of 20 pax. 

I loved the Mango Sansrival of Gustare. It had a lemon twist to it which brought out the flavor and gave it an interesting touch. I also liked that the place was quite cozy and homey. 

Next on our stop was Prost and I have to admit that I initially had misgivings for it was just beer and sausages but I am thankful to have been proven wrong.

I super loved the Goulash that they served us. It was spicy and hot and it was just really tasty. The only downer was that it was a sample size only. 

As for the sausages, definitely Prost knows what its doing. It's meaty, tasty, and cooked just right. Paired with rice and this would have been absolutely divine but then its the Asian in me looking for the rice. 

The last stop of the tour was at Mind Museum where we got to experience their newest program, Future Feast. 

Future Feast is the culminating event for The Apocalypse Project: Imagined Futures, an exhibition about our environmental futures under climate change.  Future Feast celebrates human creativity and our hopes for a sustainable future, which needs the efforts of everyone on the planet. 

Invited chefs design dishes that we might eat in fifty years as humanity needs to rethink its food supply in a Convenience Store of the Future. A collaboration with Radio Republic presents its featured upcoming and established artists of the month as part of their Go! Experience event series. The event also holds a tinkering studio for children, spoken word performances, a Climate Change Couture closet, an environmental scavenger hunt, and other activities for people of all ages, highlighting the different pieces in The Apocalypse Project exhibition.

We had to eat some of the creations that were made. It was quite a challenge eating cubed locusts and banana bread made of earthworms. It was definitely an experience. 

Thank you BGC Eats for this opportunity. It really was quite an afternoon.

 
 

For further details: 

Four Experts.Four Restaurants.One tour.Tour 1 on July 26 focuses on the science behind food featuring Artha Ting, biologist and Mind Mover from the Mind Museum. She will explain the science behind all things tasty making both brain and tummy full by the end of the tour.  Tour 2 on August 2 focuses on the aesthetics of food featuring tips from food photographer Mylene Chung. Join her as she guides guests to shoot their way into being the envy of Instagram followers.  Participants of this tour must bring a camera, phone cameras are okay too.  Tour 3 on August 9 focuses on beverage pairings featuring Enderun’s assistant dean of hospitality management, Bel Castro. She will share some tricks in how to enhance one’s dining experience and drink your way to a better meal.  Participants of this tour must be 18 years old and above to enjoy the full experience.  Tour 4 on August 16 focuses on Healthy Eats featuring Edgy Veggie café owner Denise Celdran and she will help guests discover delicious and healthy food options.

There are various ways of joining BGC EATS 2014:

Shop and Claim – Two (2) Free tickets will be given for every single receipt purchase worth a minimum of P 2,000.00 from retail stores or restaurants from the following establishments: Bonifacio High Street, The Fort Entertainment Center, Crossroads, Bonifacio Stopover, One & Two Parkade, and The Mind Museum.  Purchase receipts should be from July 21 to August 16, 2014.  Claimants may redeem a maximum of two (2) tickets per day.

Hello BGCitizen—One (1) free ticket will be given to BGCitizens upon presentation of any proof of residence, employment or enrollment.  A maximum of one (1) ticket will be given per person. Interested parties may also purchase tickets 15 minutes before the tour at the meeting point.  Tickets are priced at P 1,500.00 each.  Slots are subject to availability.

Tickets can be claimed at the Bonifacio High Street Central Concierge inside the C1 building from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily starting July 21 to August 16, 2014.  Claimants can choose tour dates at the Bonifacio High Street Central Concierge on July 26, August 2, 9 and 16, 2014.  If the tour date selected is full, Claimant may choose the next available tour.  Once chosen and ticket is claimed, tour date is final and not subject to change. 

Tour starts exactly at 3PM and will last approximately for 2 and half hours to 3 hours.  Tours will begin at the Hop on Hop off Bus Stop located on 9^th Street between Nike and Bo Concept.  No ticket reservations will be entertained over the phone.  Tickets must be claimed in person on a first come, first served basis.Tours will start on time.  Latecomers will forfeit their tickets.Promo period is from July 21 to August 16, 2014.  Employees of Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation and its subsidiaries including relatives up to the 2^nd degree of consanguinity or affinity are disqualified from joining the promo.

For more details, please contact Martha Asuncion at martha.asuncion@artsatbgc.org or 8183601 loc. 3207.  Visit us at facebook.com/BonifacioGlobalCityPH or /ArtsAtBGC, for more details.