A delectable taste of the Philippines

The best of Philippine cuisine took center stage as top- notch 5-star hotel in the Queen City of the South Marco Polo Plaza Cebu

( MPPC) staged its well- loved culinary journey Independencia:

LUZVIMIN. Held at the hotel’s signature outlet Café Marco, the one- of- a- kind food fest featured a gastronomic spread of all-time classic Filipino favorites such as kare-kare, bagnet and kaldereta as well as regional dishes like bicol express, tuna panga and sinuglaw, all crafted and perfected by MPPC’s team of expert chefs under the guidance of heritage cuisine expert Jessica Avila. Guests were warmly welcomed to the delightful affair by the hardworking MPPC general manager Julie Najar and resident manager Xavier

Masson. Topping off the said event was a fashion show that featured the beautiful Amano Collection of talented designer Dexter Alazas. Congratulations Julie and the entire Marco Polo Plaza Cebu team for this highly-successful culinary journey!

Dexter Alazas (fourth from left) with the models wearing the beautiful pieces from his Amano Collection

Marco Polo Plaza Cebu (MPPC) director of sales and marketing Lara Constantino-Scarrow, lawyer Helen Catalbas, MPPC resident manager Xavier Masson and heritage cuisine expert Jessica Avila lead the toast to officially start

MPPC communications manager Manna Alcaraz, Marlen Limpag and MPPC E-marketing manager Yumny Mariot

Marlen and Max Limpag with MJ and Gerald Yuvallos

Consul Eduardo Gonzales with Bobit Avila

Lawyer Helen Catalbas, Dawnie Roa and Lara Constantino-Scarrow

Designer Dexter Alazas with Jessica Avila

MPPC reservations and revenue manager Jude Pangan with Chinggay Utzurrum

Mila Espina and Nelia Neri

Therese Gonzales