‘Pintxos for a Cause’
For the whole month of October, all three Bar Pintxos branches (Alabang, BGC and Salcedo Village) will offer limited edition pintxos (appetizers from the Basque region of Spain usually served on top of bread) from eight of the Philippines’ best chefs.
Chef and co-owner Miguel Vecin said, “This is our way of giving back. We’ve been quite blessed to be doing well with our business and we have always wanted to do something for others.” Vecin and his partners decided to donate proceeds of the month-long event to Kythe, a non-profit, non-stock organization aimed towards improving the quality of life of children with cancer and other chronic illnesses.
“(My wife) Ria is a cancer survivor and I can imagine what other families inflicted with the disease are going through. I’m sure, it’s harder if the patients are children,” Vecin added.
For “Pintxos for a Cause,” Vecin invited non-Spanish chefs to come up with their own interpretation of the beloved Basque appetizer. The line-up is an impressive mix of industry veterans and the local food scene’s rising stars:
Margarita Fores of Cibo, Grace Park and Lusso; Claude Tayag of Bale Dutung; Robby Goco of Cyma, Green Pastures and Souv!; Karla Mendoza of Pizzeria Mozza Singapore; JP Anglo of Sarsa; Francis Lim of Tipple & Slaw, NAV Modern Thai and Sup? Chow; Miko Calo of Metronome; and Josh Boutwood of Test Kitchen, Savage and Helm. The special pintxos will be priced anywhere from P150 to P350. You have two more weeks to try these delicious pintxos!
(Bar Pintxos branches are located at G/F Gesu Building, Don Jesus Boulevard, Alabang, Muntinlupa City; G/F Fairways Towers, 5th Avenue corner McKinley Road, BGC, Taguig; and G/F Paseo Parkview Tower, San Agustin corner Sedeño Streets, Salcedo Village, Makati City.)