Pampanga foodies unite! The Mercato Centrale Group, organizer of the
popular night food markets in Metro Manila, formally opens Cocina
Centrale today at the Marquee
Park of Ayala's Marquee Mall in Angeles City, Pampanga. It will be open every
Friday and Saturday starting July 5 from 4pm to 3am.
"This is our first food market outside
of Metro Manila, and we felt the most ideal place where we could share the
Mercato Centrale experience was with the
foodies of Pampanga. The great tradition of
cooking in this part of the country means that we have to 'level up' when it
comes to the quality of our gourmet and artisinal vendors, so that the
food satisfies the discerning taste buds of Kapampangans," said RJ
Ledesma, co-founder of the Mercato Centrale Group.
Cocina Centrale will be a culinary
showdown where an eclectic mix of food entrepreneurs from both Manila and Pampanga offer great-tasting
home-cooked food and
delicacies.
"For Pampaguenos, they will get to
sample the popular and best-selling food vendors from the Mercato Centrale markets in Manila.
Meanwhile, Manilenos will get to try out the
best dishes that Pampanga and the other Northern
provinces have to offer. And the winner will be our waistlines!, added Ledesma.
The success of Mercato-managed markets in Manila
have proudly come from Kapampangan chefs whose dishes
have been huge crowd drawers, like Chef Sau del
Rosario's Paella from Villa Cafe and Chef Claude Tayag's Pan de
Bagnet from Bale Dutung.
"We look forward to surfacing a lot of
unique, innovative and great-tasting dishes from Pampagueno food entrepreneurs
whom we would like to invite to eventually join our Manila-based markets. The
Mercato Centrale experience here will be
both uniquely Mercato and uniquely Pampanga at the same time, " said
Ledesma.
The Mercato Centrale Group is the successful
events group behind Metro Manila's premier food and lifestyle night weekend
markets that include Midnight Mercato in Bonifacio Global City; Cucina
Andare at Glorietta Park, Makati; Mezza
Norte at Trinoma Mall, Quezon City; and
Levante in Eastwood City, Libis,
also in Quezon City.
Mercato Centrale has a relaxed and jovial
atmosphere for families, friends, classmates, officemates, balikbayans and tourists to hang
out, bond, listen to live music and create a new experiences while enjoying
great food choices in unique salo-salo
style. On top of that, Mercato Centrale has become the go-to
place for food enthusiasts looking for the 'next big thing' in food.
The founders were inspired by the vibrant night food markets of Asian
neighbors Singapore, Thailand, Hongkong and Taiwan. They are not
only destination markets but tourists attractions as well. They wanted to bring
that exciting 'street food' vibe and culture to the Philippines, and give it a
uniquely Pinoy spin.
All food vendors undergo a taste test by the Mercato Centrale Group. Vendors are
chosen based on flavour, innovation and uniqueness.
"We're proud to have helped a number of our food vendors create their own
niche in the local food industry. Among those who have emerged are Manang's Chicken, Mochiko, Chuck's Grubberie, Mio
Gelati, Spring by Ha Yuan, Merry
Moo, Inutak. Zen Taclings, Eat My Garlic Fries and
a lot more," added Ledesma.
For those interested to become food
vendors of any Mercato Centrale Group's food markets,
please email, admin@mercatocentrale.ph or
text (+63)9178401152.
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