This October 2018, one of my favorite places to get Spanish food in Manila, Bar Pintxos, will be raising funds for children with cancer, through their month-long promo, “Pintxos for a Cause.” All three Bar Pintxos branches (Bonifacio Global City, Salcedo Village and Alabang) will offer limited edition pintxos (tapas/ appetizers from the Basque region of Spain that’s usually served on top of sliced bread) from eight of the Philippines’ top chefs.
“This is our way of giving back,” chef and co-owner Miguel Vecin explains, “We’ve been quite blessed to be doing well with our business and we have always wanted to do something for others.” Vecin and his partners decided to donate proceeds of the month-long event to Kythe, “a non-profit, non-stock organization aimed towards improving the quality of life among hospitalized children with cancer and other chronic illnesses.”
Picking Kythe as a beneficiary was an easy decision for Vecin. “(My wife) Ria is a cancer survivor and I can imagine what other families inflicted with the disease are going through. Even worse, I’m sure, if the patients are children.”
For “Pintxos for a Cause,” Vecin thought it would be interesting to invite non-Spanish chefs to come up with their own interpretations of the beloved Basque appetizer. The specialty pintxos will be priced anywhere from P120 to P360. “We do plan to do this yearly,” Vecin shares, “And the idea is to get as many people from the industry on board.”
From October 1 to 15
Margarita Fores (Cibo/Grace Park/Lusso)
Foie gras, calamansi mostarda, pili crumble (P360)
Claude Tayag (Bale Datung)
Crispy paella base (soccarat), taba ng talangka, crispy crablet (P120)
Karla Mendoza (Pizzeria Mozza Singapore)
Fresh goat cheese with five lilies, applewood-smoked bacon (P160)
Francis Lim (Tipple & Slaw/NAV Modern Thai/Sup? Chow)
Mushy peas, oyster mushrooms in oyster sauce, grated cream cheese (P150)
From From October 15 to 30
JP Anglo (Sarsa)
Dinuguan croqueta, atchara alioli, chicharon bulaklak
Robby Goco (Cyma/Green Pastures/Souv!)
Beef lox on butter fried bread, crispy capers, tomato jam, microgreens
Miko Calo (Metronome)
Bone marrow, beef jus
Josh Boutwood (Test Kitchen/Savage/Helm)
TBA
Bar Pintxos Tapas y Mas branches:
G/F Gesu Building, Don Jesus Boulevard, Alabang, Muntinlupa
G/F Fairways Towers, 5th Avenue corner McKinley Road, BGC, Taguig
G/F Paseo Parkview Tower San Agustin corner Sedeño Streets, Salcedo Village Makati
