I recently tried the new Greek restaurant by Cyma group called SOUV. The restaurant is located on the ground floor of Net Park building in BGC and is a few steps away from Green Pastures which is also under the same restaurant group run by Chef Robby Goco.
Souv by Cyma is a casual restaurant that serves good tasting and freshly prepared Greek dishes.
During my visit I tried the grilled Beef Kalamaki with two salads. Usually the options for the beef dish pairing is either fries of oven baked potatoes but since I wanted salad with my meat I requested the waitress to replace the potatoes with a Spring salad instead. I also tried their Greek Frozen Yoghurt for dessert which was nice and not too sweet.
Grilled Beef Kalamaki with parsley salad and Greek Spring Salad
Orange saffron Greek Frozen Yoghurt
This dessert is not on the menu but was recommended by the waitress since it is one of their best-sellers
Since Souv is relatively new and a lot of people have been going there it is best to go there during off peak hours like past 2PM on a weekday for a late lunch or go for an early dinner during weekdays or weekends.
I have yet to try the other interesting dishes in the menu but I would probably go there with a group of friends so that we can also try the dishes that are good for sharing.
I attended the Madrid Fusion event in Manila last April at SMX in Manila. The event featured
various local and international culinary chefs and food products. Some of the chefs who presented in the culinary congress included chefs from the Top 50
Restaurants list by San Pellegrino. Below is a video teaser used for promoting the Madrid Fusion Manila event.
This year the overall theme
for the culinary event is “Towards a Sustainable Gastronomy Planet", which is truly relevant since a
lot of renowned chefs around the world are also working towards sustainability
today by using local ingredients for their dishes and some are also working with farmers to ensure sustainability.
I was able to talk to third generation farmers, who are mainly millenial farmers, during the event and it is actually good to know that they are very much involved in helping their families grow their farm business by tapping various restaurants, using social media to promote their businesses and tap into into consumers and farm-to-table restaurants. Below are some of the produce that these farms currently offer.
An interesting part of the event apart from doing tasting of wines, chorizo, jamon and other products from the event exhibitors is watching the live cooking demo of the chefs from Terry's restaurant who taught visitors to make Paella Negra, one of their top sellers.
Terry's chef gives step-by-step tips on how to cook Paella Negra the Terry's way
Terry's Paella Negra with prawns and squid ink
Other products in the event included artisanal chocolates and local liquor products which can be used for culinary dishes.
CMV artisanal chocolates
CMV artisanal chocolates for corporate gifts
Intramuros coffe liquor can be used with ice cream
It is also interesting to see that Filipino chefs like Margarita Fores are very active in the event and have become ambassadors in promoting Filipino dishes globally. The chefs have been busy innovating to create new dishes using local ingredients. Below is the video of the ambassadors for the event.
With Madrid Fusion Manila, the Philippines is able to showcase the innovative dishes and ingredients that Filipinos can produce. It is certainly a good way of promoting our food products and show the creativity of Filipinos too. Cheers!
The facade of the Coco Cafe pop-up shop in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong
Chanel had a pop-up event in Hong Kong from June 10-25, 2017. During the event, a coffee shop known as Coffee Academics in Causeway Bay was transformed into Coco Cafe by Chanel.
The bright pink signage on the entrance door
I had a chance to check-out the cafe which had a fun and chic vibe. The facade of the cafe is very Chanel since it makes use of the signature black and white color combination that the brand is known for which used for its brand shopping bags and packaging.
The shop's facade is certainly eye catching as it used the signature black and white colour combination that Chanel is known for .
The combination of having a cafe and beauty stuff from Chanel is simply cool. They have made a pop-up a cafe where women can have their Chanel beauty products and have their dessert too.
Perfume inspired juice flavors and pretty mini cakes were served at Coco Cafe
The Coco Cafe by Chanel offered visitors a place where they can have a cup of coffee and even have pretty mini cakes while they checkout new lip colours from Chanel's Rouge Coco gloss product range. Make-over sessions using Chanel's fabulous make-up products also enticed visitors to try and buy beauty products. Striking nail polish colours were also available at the nail bar.
Chanel Rouge Coco Gloss products
Chanel is definitely known for high quality beauty products. I like their beauty products so I ended up buying some nail polish, Chanel Rouge Coco gloss products and some face powder. Hope to see another fun and chic Chanel event again soon. Cheers!
