Philippine Food Festival at Shangri-La

Overview

Despite the Philippines’ proximity to Australia, we don’t get many opportunities to explore their bold, unusual food. But the Shangri-La Hotel’s Cafe Mix is breaking the mould. Their annual Philippine Food Festival has proved such a cracker that it’s back for it's third consecutive year, bringing you old traditional favourites and brand new creations to savour.

For eight delectable days between October 2-10, Cafe Mix will be taken over by a colourful, aromatic buffet of dishes unique to the Philippines. Served up at lunch between midday and 2.30pm, and at dinner between 6pm and 10.30pm, it’ll allow you hours of laidback sampling at your own pace and according to your inclinations.

Just quietly though, you don’t want to miss the kare-kare, a classic Philippine stew enriched with oxtail and peanut butter, and coloured with orange-red annatto seeds. Or the sizzling pork sisig, a dramatic, spicy dish, seasoned with chilli and calamansi (a half-kumquat, half-orange fruit native to the Philippines). And then there's the oysters, crabs and prawns — as you can imagine, a nation whose home consists of 7000 islands knows exactly how to get the most out of its seafood.

The festival already has a dedicated and ravenous following, so you’d be smart to book yourself a spot by calling (02) 9250 6000 or emailing [email protected].