Davao Food Appreciation Tour 2010- Day 1

April 30 was the start of a fun weekend for Avatar Media because visiting bloggers from Manila, Cagayan deo Oro, and General Santos City arrived to participate in the much-awaited Davao Food Appreciation Tour 2010.

Davao F.A.T. 2010 started with welcome snacks at Mam Bebs Bakeshop. The DFAT participants who arrived in time were treated to  pancit palabok, potato rolls, mango squares, and pork and chicken siopao.

As expected, the participants loved everything served at Mam Bebs’  that day.  The pancit palabok is already a big favorite among Davao Bloggers and Avatar Media members during workshops and get-togethers.  The mango squares and potato rolls are our top pasalubong picks  for our blogger friends in GenSan.

After the heavy afternoon snack, we brought  the Davao Food Appreciation Tour 2010 participants to the Davao Zorb Park.  Some members of Avatar Media have gone zorbing before and had so much fun that we decided to let this year’s Davao F.A.T. participants try the exhilarating ride.

For dinner, we proceeded to Pablo’s Steaks and Crabs to sample their newest food offerings.  At Pablo’s we enjoyed more than 10 delicious dishes and some of my favorites are the Chicken in Balsamic Barbecue Sauce, Shrimp in Garlic and Olive Oil Pasta, and Insalata del Sol.

(photo by Lyle R. Santos)

For coffee, we went to the newest branch of  Jose Rafael Fine Coffee.  Jose Rafael  is one of my favorites coffee shops as they serve only the  choicest selection of coffee and tea and the most appetizing snacks like jaffles and oz palabok.

The first day Davao Food Appreciation Tour 2010 was a success and I would like to thank the following sponsors:

MAM BEBS Bakery
Owner: Joseph Andrew dela Serna
Price Range: Hot Meals – P30 to P80, Pastries – P300 – P600
Location: CVA Building, CM Recto Street, Davao City
Contact Numbers: +6382-22718131, +6382-3018691

ZORB PARK
Owner: Mr. Sonny Dizon
Services: Zorb Ride
Price: P200
Location: Riverfront Corporate City, Diversion Road, Maa, Davao City

PABLO’S Steaks and Crabs
Owner: Sunglao Family of Gen Santos City
Price Range: P250 – P2000 (Premium Steaks)
Location: Metro Lifestyle Complex, Jacinto cor. F. Torres, Davao City
Contact Number:+6382-222-0793
Email Ad: pablos.davao@yahoo.com

JOSE RAFAEL Fine Coffee
Owner: Dennis Montecillo
Price Range: P80 – P200
Locations: Door 2, Phase 1 Insular Village, Lanang, Davao City (Next to China Bank); Buhangin Branch
Petron Complex, Airport View, Diversion Road, Davao City
Contact Numbers: +6382-3055698 and +6382-2351647