NAKAKALOCAL FOOD FEST 2 BRINGS FLAVOR TO MARIKINA

PhilSTAR Media Group and Federal Land Communities, with support from Mercato Centrale Group, celebrated Filipino flavors, culture, and homegrown talent through a vibrant five-day food festival at the Marikina Town Center.

- By Miguel Libosada

Food lovers gather for a flavorful celebration at the NakakaLocal Food Fest

Good food often brings people together, and this is exactly what the second NakakaLocal Food Fest set out to do.

Organized by PhilSTAR Media Group (PMG) and Federal Land Communities, in partnership with Mercato Centrale Group, the event highlighted Filipino dishes and the local entrepreneurs who make them.

From November 26 to 30, Marikina Town Center became a lively gathering point for families, friends, and food lovers. Dozens of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) served comfort food, snacks, drinks, and regional favorites.

Visitors enjoyed a wide variety of offerings from MSMEs such as Sauce Marieosep, Chops To Go, Crumbly Crust Cafe, Boodle HAUS, Ligaya's Chicken House, Katip's Foodhub, Steamed Bites PH, Mang Romaurk's Ihaw-Ihaw, Paklings & Muneks, Cafe Rajah, Esting's Bellychon, Kalye Classics by Maria Abish Kitchenette, Chick'Atons, Rice'N'Roll, Humble Scramble, Nogi Slowbar Kofi, Nueva-C Calamansi Juice Mfg., BikedPH, MatTEAu's, Match Better Cafe, Espresso Studio Coffee Shop, Mr. Puffer, Classy Petite, The Mini Cakes Store, Plantation Prime, Ala-Mangga Corner, Magpocs Pastry Products Manufacturing, Loudmouth Hot Sauces and Peppers, Lola Ising's Buko Pie at Pasalubong, Ahumada, Tsokorado: The Champorado Station, and First Harvest.