If you plan to attend Madrid Fusión Manila, don’t miss out on the Fusión International Gastronomy Expo which offers a host of food and wine tastings, seminars, book launches and lectures to satiate the curious and the hungry. Here’s our pick of events not to be missed:
APRIL 6
The Philippines on a Plate
Department of Agriculture and the Philippine Culinary Heritage Movement
Cooking demo by Chef Jam Melchor
Tasting Area, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Wow! Filipino and Spanish Spirits
Tunnel, 12:30 – 2:00 pm
Artisan Cheeses from La Mancha
Tasting Area, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Philippine Food Trips: A Culinary Tourism Journey
Chefs Hour Stage, 2:30 – 4:00 pm
Jamón Ibérico: The Best of Spain
Tasting Area, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Philippine Agritourism: Farm, Food, Fun
Book launch of the 1st Farm Tourism Travel Guide
Chefs Hour Stage, 4:30 – 6:00 pm
Artisan Chocolates and Local Fruit Wines
Tunnel, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
APRIL 7
Wild Collection: Honey and Local Fruits
Tunnel, 10:30 – 11:45 am
Eats Mindanao: TBoli Heritage Food and Dulang ARMM
Chefs Hour Stage, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Philippine Coffee Origins Tasting Session
IWCA Philippines Women in Coffee and EchoStore
Tasting Area, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Spain: Land of the Cheeses
Tunnel, 12:30 – 2:00 pm
Rioja and Ribera del Duero: Finest Wines in Spain
Tasting Area, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Merienda Filipina
Tunnel, 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Discover the Wines of Spain
Tunnel, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
APRIL 8
3rd Wave Coffee
Tunnel, 10:30 – 11:45 am
Chef Tatung Sarthou’s Salt Making Video and Rise to the Occasion Cookbook Launch
Chefs Hour Stage, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Ark of Taste (Slow Food)
Tunnel, 12:30 – 2:00 pm
Sustainable Seafood
Balangay’s Best
Tasting Area, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Seedy Saturday
Slow Food Manila
Seed swap + workshop with talks by Bea Misa Crisostomo
Department of Agriculture Pavilion, 3:00-4:00 pm
Local Craft Beers
Tunnel, 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Tapas, Paellas and Montaditos: Café Madrid, Manila
Tasting Area, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Taste Setters: Creativity That Shapes Olive Oil Trends
Tasting Area, 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Sangria Lolea… Y Olé
Tunnel, 5:30 – 6:15 pm
The Fusion International Gastronomy Expo is open to trade visitors only on April 6 and 7, and to the general public (with a P500 entrance fee) on April 8. Select events featured above may require prior reservations. Please note that event information may change without prior notice. Visit www.madridfusionmanila.com for the latest updates.