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The Future of Food Lies in this Gourmet Restaurant in Quezon City!

Photos by: Nikki Collantes
Graphics by: Andrea Chan
Video by: Art Dalumpines

Iโ€™d give an eyetooth for 21st-century food to taste less artificial and more natural. Itโ€™s comical how many food and beverage companies make โ€˜food-taste-like-the-real-thingโ€™ their selling point when there is the option of actually using natural ingredients.

With the mass production of artificial food, it makes all-natural gourmet food a scarceโ€”something that we eat only occasionally or during times when something is really worth celebrating. But gourmet food is that something worth celebrating. Let Gourmet Bar by Novotelย prove it well.

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The Future of Food lies in this Gourmet Restaurant in Quezon City!

The Future of Food lies in this Gourmet Restaurant in Quezon City!

Unmistakably, cooking up quality ingredients equal to quality food. Take Novotel food as a prime example of how a simple locally farmed produce can be the star of a dish so delish you canโ€™t spell your name nor the name of the dish itself. Order their Stuffed Bravas and I guarantee, that first bite encapsulates how much of a difference organic food is from the instant food that we’re used to. And we all have to thank Novotelโ€™s organic farm: El Dorado in San Mateo, Rizal for breeding greens with the highest quality.

The Future of Food lies in this Gourmet Restaurant in Quezon City!

Of course, nothing says healthy eating than organic food.

While some of us are going crazy over well-bred fresh meat, Novotel Gourmet Bar makes sure you donโ€™t get to miss how our veggies can be equally flavorful as our lovely meat cuts. Each serving of what we had had generous amounts of succulent greens (and reds apparentlyโ€”for the next dish Iโ€™m about to introduce). Their Homemade Bocconcini and Organic Cherry Tomatoes may not be the easiest dish to pronounce, but it definitely is the easiest to love. Soon as you bite the cherry tomatoes, you can feel the burst of its crisp juices rounded off well with the rich flavor of the mozzarella which the basil pesto and Balsamico oil bind together well.

The Future of Food lies in this Gourmet Restaurant in Quezon City!

This dish goes parallel with their Norwegian Smoked Salmon with Avruga Caviar. The best thing about this Salmon dish is how obvious the smokey flavor is. One tip though, to appreciate these dishes, you have to take each of its components because they’re made to complement each other!

The Future of Food lies in this Gourmet Restaurant in Quezon City!

But apart from the organic way that they grow their ingredients, what got my sweet spot is the international themes they have across their menu. They make it seem so effortless to introduce foreign flavors. We had the time to appreciate their Spanish Omelette, my favorite dish among the array of scrumptious dishes they shared. The crunchy organic greens enveloped with their light omelet topped with brittle Serrano ham left me, to this day, still craving it.

The Future of Food lies in this Gourmet Restaurant in Quezon City!

This next dish, although foreign, we have come to appreciate over time because of its familiarity. Burgers, a classic American dish. Instead of feeling appeased with doing a normal burger, though, Gourmet Bar altered their buns by using pandesal as the end to end component of their burger. How can you go wrong with pandesal? And their patties are cooked up with the highest sort of beef meat: grass-fed beef.

But if you prefer a lighter meal, you might be into trying their Bocadillos with Pimiento. It’s a crusty sandwich hugging finely cooked ham and spots of Manchego cheese.

The Future of Food lies in this Gourmet Restaurant in Quezon City!

The Future of Food lies in this Gourmet Restaurant in Quezon City!

Also, Italian food. How can you go wrong with Italian cuisine? Gourmet Bar by Novotel easily whips up a good Italian food like risotto. And Novotel has gone over the top with their Risotto alla Milanese too, serving it with smooth bone marrow and crispy Pancetta (a whole lot of textures going for you there!).

The Future of Food lies in this Gourmet Restaurant in Quezon City!

And for a great way to cap off a hearty meal? Dessert for the kids, cocktails for the adults. Novotel prides itself with their homemade gelato and freshly-pressed waffle cones, resulting in true and distinct flavors.

The Future of Food lies in this Gourmet Restaurant in Quezon City!

The Future of Food lies in this Gourmet Restaurant in Quezon City!

The Future of Food lies in this Gourmet Restaurant in Quezon City!Mojito, anyone?

I know, I’m still digesting all the reinventions and new ideas I learned through Novotel Gourmet Bar’s food. And taking it all in, one thing I realized, is that food can be revolutionary. Because Gourmet Bar grows their produce organically, it makes the harvest healthierโ€”plus it’s good for the environment.

While I wait for the organic and natural way of harvesting ingredients to be pervasive, you can find me savoring Novotel’s Spanish omelet while clinking my glass of Samosaโ€”hoping that their gourmet eats would be the future of the food industry.

Gourmet Bar by Novotel Manila Araneta Center

General Aguinaldo Avenue, Araneta Center,ย Quezon City
facebook: @NovotelManilaAranetaCenter
(02) 990 7888