Athens Cruz
SENTREP – S20
Prof. Jorge Saguinsin
Food Trip Paper
When the food trip was announced,
I was ecstatic. It was good news for me because I really love food. I arrived
early at the venue so I scouted the place before everyone arrived. Great people
bonds over great food.
I.
Appetizer. A-Venue Parking Lot Food Bazaar
Food bazaars are the most amazing place to have a food trip.
It offers a wide variety of food you can choose from.
In general, this food bazaar was surprisingly good. There were
foods I am not familiar or never heard of like the Peri Peri. What surprised me
the most was foreigners lined up for this one.
There were Mongolian, Korean, Middle-Eastern foods
available. I noticed that the foreigners who went to the food bazaar knew
exactly what they want to eat. I could not resist trying the falafel although
it was not in the list of foods we planned to try.
I was at my usual self whenever I’m at a bazaar, asking too
many questions trying to establish rapport with the stall owners. I have tried
joining bazaars before (but my goods are children clothes) and I often ask them
about their income. The concept was good for the food bazaar. To me this is the
most different food bazaar I have tried so far. The variety of food makes it
unique.
In my opinion, this concept was a success judging by the
number of people going to the area.
II.
Korean Restaurant – Dona Dona Korean BBQ
Restaurant
Nowadays, there are many Koreans that comes here in the
Philippines for too many reasons. The most common reason is education. Korean
restaurants proliferate too. The experience was exciting especially the
grilling part.
It is not as different as other Koreans restaurants, but
they tamed the Korean flavors of the food they offer to suit the palate of
other nationalities.
The experience of grilling adds value to the experience of
customers, cooking their food. They also help the customers in grilling. For
people who wanted to try Korean cuisine this can be the first restaurant they
can try so that their palates can get used to the spices and flavors of a
typical Korean food.
III.
Dessert. Goldilocks
After all the stops, I was so full and I couldn’t dare bite
another. When I found out that we were headed to Goldilocks I was not happy.
I’m not fond of their cakes, so I really don’t think it was the best choice for
the group. Unfortunately, it was the only place where we could have dessert.
I already have a prejudice about what it would taste like
but I was wrong. I did try both cakes and it exceeded my expectation. Goldilocks
is really pushing the standard of their cakes. I might have to try buying cakes
from them in the future.
We knew the business concept behind Goldilocks, but what is
striking about this particular shop at this location was the many opportunities
it caters. It is a very strategic location, since it is the only store that
offer cakes, pastries and other sweet products Filipinos are fond of. Because of
this, it made the store different.
This venture is a success because at this specific location
they are the only one that offers cakes and other sweet products.
The overall experience of the food trip was great. The
businesses that we visited offer a diverse food. I just realized that a food
business never really goes out of fashion.
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