Joan won the Yummy Cook-Off at Shangrila

Joan Manalang, the Art Director and the Artist Chef won the first ever Yummy Cooking Competition in the Blogger Category on September 30, 2007 at Shrangrila Mall at 3 p.m.

The competition was divided into three categories namely: Moms, Blogger and Chef division.

It was presented by Summit Media and Yummy Magazine. The YUMMY is the modern food magazine for anyone who loves to cook and eat. The YUMMY magazine gives inspiration to readers to be creative about their home menus even with time and budget constraints. The magazine is also packed with useful and practical content for only P95.00

Every issue of the magazine has more than 40 doable and delicious recipes, with ingredients available in the supermarket. It also has beautiful food images, styling and overall layout. It is useful cooking and food shopping tips, and instructionals and of course, exciting food features and dining out articles.

The show was hosted by Ruby Rodriguez and Chef Jun.

Here are some of the pictures.

The ARTIST CHEF at CONDO CENTRAL Magazine

My sister JOAN who is an ART DIRECTOR by weekdays and an ARTIST CHEF by weekends is featured in the JULY issue of the CONDO CENTRAL Magazine. The article is entitled JUST FOR TWO. Discover how she came up with a business like this one - a romantic dinner date for two with an affordable prize of P1,800.00. Here she narrtaes how she blends her ideas in the arts and her passion for foods.

Visit http://www.artist-chef.blogspot.com/chef.blogspot.com and http://guides.clickthecity.com/metro/?p=1748

The Artist Chef

The Workplace

The Ambiance

The Arrangements

BEN10 Aliens (with Jennard)

At Star Centrum

Photographs at Star Centrum

JOAN MANALANG...the Artist Chef

JOAN MANALANG...a name known to the advertising industry, a name attached to the word ART. That is how exactly I would describe this lady. A woman who exemplifies not just beauty but a woman holding tight to determination, perseverance, wisdom, goal and dreams.

This is how she wants her future to be. Since our childhood days, she never loses hope of being somebody someday. She has a vision and she works hard towards that vision. At 28, being an ART DIRECTOR, I believe she is halfway her dreams. She harvests the fruits of her labors. A proud woman who's head is up high when she walks down the streets in Makati and as she mingles with the society's high profiles.

A Fine Arts graduate major in Advertising at the University of Santo Tomas, Joan has done many print ads for Smart (SMART Buddy and SMART Gold) and TV commercials like SKIN WHITE, ANLENE, UCARE 1,2,3, (Biyenan and Balae), STRESSTABS (with Tuesday Vargas), LEWIS AND PEARL powder, GREEN CROSS SOAP (with Maricel Soriano), CHOWKING nai cha, black gulaman and mongo pao, and the recent is the DUTCHMILL Yoghurt drink. Apart from these, she has also been into modeling, photography and painting which, most of her works became finalist in some prestigious art contests.

She has also done various posters, brochures, flyers, etc. relevant to her field. But her inclination in the arts never hinders her passion for cooking. As a matter of fact, cooking has become an added income for her. She is branded as the ARTIST CHEF of the people who know her and of course, those people who have been acquainted to her. To her family, she is the kitchen queen. She has a condo unit in Makati which serves as the place for romantic and sozy dinner for two. The place is simply decorated with white curtains, white table and chairs, and white plates. The walls are also painted in white and Joan's works of Art are spread throughout the place. You can tell her before hand if you want to have your personal style during the dinner. A menu will also be given to you before hand to allow you which food you want to be served. You may also request her to have the food you like if it is not in the menu. Aside from the white atmosphere that brings a positive aura, a selection of amorous songs from Jazz Cappuccino CD will light up and stir the romance in the place.

For the amount of P1,800, a unique and heart warming experience will be added to your library of memories of course, with the special person in your life.

By the way, Joan Manalang is my sister and I am very proud!