Philippines to host Madrid Fusion Manila 2016
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Madrid Fusion Manila (MFM) is the first and only Asian edition of Madrid Fusion, the most important international gastronomy congress in the world, celebrated annually in Madrid since 2003. MFM brings together the most acclaimed avant-garde chefs from across the globe. On its first year, the theme of the congress was 'The Philippines and Spain: A 300-year Gastronomic Journey.' An equally exciting Madrid Fusion Manila awaits gourmet professionals, aficionados and enthusiasts in 2016.
In 2016, in celebration of the 450th anniversary of the Galleon Trade that linked Asia with the Western World, the theme of Madrid Fusion Manila 2016 will be ‘The Manila Galleon: East Meets West’, expanding the gastronomic conversation further, not only between two countries but between two very different parts of the world.
Organised by the Philippines’ Department of Tourism (DOT) and Spain’s Foro de Debate, S.L. and Arum Estrategias Internacionalización (Arum), will take place at the SMX Convention Center from April 7-9, 2016. It will have two major components. The Gastronomy Congress will include cooking demonstrations and food tasting, while the Trade Exhibition will feature gourmet products, ingredients, new technologies and services from the east and the west. There will also be a Flavours of the Philippines, where for an entire month participating restaurants and hotels will be hosting celebrity chefs and mounting cultural events, food tours, tastings, roving food trucks, bar crawls for the entire month of April.