World’s 50 Best x Cheryl Tiu: A Madrid Fusion 2017 Recap
February 1, 2017
As a World’s 50 Best RestaurantsOfficial Tastemaker, I recently took over their Instagram account when I was in Madrid to share some of the my highlights from the 15th Madrid Fusion held at the Spanish capital last January 23 to 25, 2017.
I flew to Madrid (via the wonderful KLM) as part of the Philippine contingent headed by the Department of Tourism (DOT). The Philippines has a large presence once again this year, leading up to the third Madrid Fusion Manila,which will take place this April 6 to 8 at the SMX Convention Center, following the theme, “Towards A Sustainable Gastrononic Planet.” (For the full list of chef-presenters this 2017 in Manila, click here. Hint: It’s a Michelin-studded cast!)
This year, our Filipino chef presenter was chef Myke “Tatung” Sarthou, who spoke about the underrepresented cuisine of Northern Mindanao, and likewise his advocacy for salt. (Here’s a 1-minute snippet of his presentation.) He also had a series of dinners, from a private one with the Rothschild Bank to a Four Hands dinner with Mario Sandoval of the Michelin-starred Coque at Hotel Ophelia– all of which were received favorably. The Philippines also hosted Madrid Fusion Manila reception at the trendy Tatel Restaurant— co-owned by singer Enrique Iglesias, tennis superstar Rafa Nadal, and basketball players Pau Gasol and Rudy Fernandez– with superb performances by the Sindaw group, Davao-based beat boxer Neil Llanes and Madrid-based Filipinon bartender Denis Barela.
Excellent full house Philippine reception tonight hosted by our Department of Tourism (DOT) at the gorgeous Tatel Restaurant. 😍 Chef Myke “Tatung” Sarthou cooked chicken sisig & cassava cake; and Don Papa rum and Manille de Calamansi liqueur were passed around to a crowd that included chefs Andoni Aduriz (Mugaritz), Elena Arzak (Arzak), Pedro Subijana (Akelarre), J Gamboa (El Cirkulo/ Milky Way/ Tsukiji/ Azuthai), international press and partners.
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