
Welcome to the bigger and better Ultimate Taste Test 2017!
The Ultimate Taste Test by Our Awesome Planet is a gathering of different food entrepreneur startups who give a free taste of their latest goodies that are already in the market, have just been launched, or will soon be launched.

This year's Ultimate Taste Test is called the Pro Edition because one ultimate winner will receive Financial Investment & Business Support from Eric Dee of Foodee Global Concepts worth up to PHP5 Million to launch a guaranteed food stall, kiosk, or restaurant in an Ayala Establishment.

I can't believe it was my first time to attend the annual event! Tim and I had so much fun going around and visiting all the stalls.

We really made sure to try the offerings of all 29 vendors (there should have been 30, but one wasn't there??)

We met with a lot of our friends there, unfortunately, we only got to take one photo - with Anton and Rachelle Diaz from Our Awesome Planet, Richie from The Pickiest Eater in the World, and Jeng of Food in the Bag!

We rated the stalls from 1-5 (with 5 being the highest) and got to pair the food with beer from San Miguel Lifestyle Brews! With that, let me show you some of our food discoveries over the weekend!

Pizza Grigliata Manila
Margherita / Bianca Quatro Formaggi / Prosciutto Arugula Pizza



Beef Barn
Tuyo Aglio Olio / Roast Beef


CINQ Dessert Boutique
Financiers / Earl Grey Turtles


GMCS Farms
Crispy Mushrooms with Dips / Spanish Sardines




Auntie May's
Angus Beef Salpicao / Adobo sa Gata / Callos




TAPAddiction
USDA Premium Beef Tapa Rice Meal

Oink Oink Lechon Bagnet
Lechon Bagnet / Spicy Lechon Bagnet

Ted's Resto
Bibingka Cheesecake


Broken Oven
Lechon Sisig Balls / Truffle Lechon Sisig Balls

Juan Cholo
Lechon Kawali with Inihaw na Talong with Homemade Bagoong / BBQ Ribs with Hickory BBQ Sauce


Blended Fruits and Herbs
Wintermelon Lemongrass / Peach Rosemary / Lychee Pandan

Burger Spot
El Burguesa


HALFWAY THROUGH! OUR FAVORITES SO FAR:

Pizza Grigliata Manila's Bianca Quatro Formaggi / Cinq's Financiers / GMCS Farms' Crispy Mushrooms / Auntie May's Angus Beef Salpicao and Adobo sa Gata / Broken Oven's Truffle Lechon Sisig Balls / Blended Fruits and Herbs' drinks!
Kirunch Japanese Fusion
5 Treasure Gyoza / Laksa Ramen



Connor's Chicken and Waffles
The OG / Big Bad Chicken

Don Bao
Crazy Bao / Kani Nachos


JAM Foods
Bacon Tocino Meal / Original Angus Tapa / Hot and Spicy US Angus Tapa

Native Gourmet
Crab Paste (Taba ng Talangka) / Bangus in Adobo Oil


Bakmi Nyonya
Beef Rendang Java / Sate Ayam


Katsu House
Katsu Burger / Katsu House Maki


Antojos
La Carne De Caballo Street Taco / Noche Frio



Sabaw Dumplings
Bula Long Bao / Tablea Xiao Long Bao / Sisig Potstickers


Charlie's Pritchon
Pritchon with Pita Bread


Karabella
Salted Egg Caramel Ice Cream / Tablea Chocolate Ice Cream

OhGK!
OhGK! drink

Make Peace Bakery
Savoury Balot Buns



Calaboo
Lacy Lemon MalaBoo Drops

First Harvest
Cashew Bliss / Salted Coco Caramel / Peanut Crunch


SECOND HALF FAVORITES:

Kirunch's Squid Ink Gyoza / Don Bao's Kani Nachos / Native Gourmet's Crab Paste / Sabaw Dumplings' Sisig Potstickers / Karabella's Salted Egg Caramel Ice Cream / Make Peace's Savoury Balot Buns / Calaboo's Lacy Lemon Malaboo Drops

Congrats to Pizza Grigliata Manila for winning the Ultimate Taste Test 2017! And of course, a huge congratulations to Our Awesome Planet and Foodee Global Concepts for the successful event! See you again next year! :)
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