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POP TALK’s “DINING IN THE NEW NORMAL”

‘SCOUT AREA RESTOS’

Airing Date:  November 14, 2020

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Makalipas ang halos walong buwan na wala sa ere dahil sa lockdown, nagbabalik-telebisyon na ang paboritong review show ng bayan na ‘Pop Talk’ tampok ang mga all-new episodes. Paano kaya nagbago ang ‘dining in the new normal?’

Una, unti-unti nang nagbubukas ang mga restaurant para sa mga ‘dine-in’ customers sa ilalim ng mga ipinatutupad na health and safety protocols ng Inter-Agency Task Force Against Emerging Infectious Diseases o IATF gaya ng limited seating capacity dahil sa physical distancing.

Pangalawa, nauso rin ngayong ‘new normal’ ang ‘food delivery’— kung saan puwede nang umorder at magpadeliver ng pagkain sa restaurant gamit ang kanilang phone number, website, social media pages, at delivery apps.

Sa dalawang paraan ng ‘dining in the new normal’ na ito huhusgahan ng ‘Pop Talk’ ang tatlong restaurants sa Scout Area vicinity sa Quezon City mula sa isang review hub at sa pamamagitan ng Zoom video conferencing. ‘New normal-ready’ na ba ang mga resto na ito? Alin kaya ang pop o flop?

Isasalang sa review ang: Filipino and Asian cuisines ng PANDAN ASIAN CAFÉ, Spanish restaurant na PONCE, at ang homey restaurant and bar na DELGADO 112. Kasama na host na si Tonipet Gaba ang celebrity reviewer na Kapuso actress na si Bianca Umali, at ang food consultant, food stylist at owner ng sarili niyang brand ng spreads and other deli products na si Chef Mira Angeles.

‘Pop Talk: Scout Area Restos’ ngayong Sabado, November 14, sa bago nitong timeslot na 6:15 PM sa GMA NewsTV.

After being off the air for almost eight months because of the lockdown,  ‘Pop Talk’, the ‘paboritong review show ng bayan’ returns on Philippine television with its batch of all-new episodes. How has dining evolved in the ‘new normal?’

First, restaurants are slowly opening its doors to ‘dine-in’ customers under the strict health and safety protocols of the Inter-Agency Task Force Against Emerging Infectious Diseases or IATF like limited seating capacity because of physical distancing.

Secondly, ‘food delivery’ has become really popular during the new normal— where you can order and have food delivered via the restaurant’s phone number, website, social media pages, or thru delivery apps.

Through these two means of ‘dining in the new normal’, ‘Pop Talk’ will review three restaurants found in the Scout Area vicinity in Quezon City from a designated review hub and via Zoom video conferencing. Are these restos ‘new normal-ready? Which ones deserve a Pop Talk pop or flop?

Up for review are: the Filipino and Asian cuisines of PANDAN ASIAN CAFÉ, the Spanish restaurant PONCE, and the homey restaurant and bar DELGADO 112. Joining host Tonipet Gaba are celebrity reviewer Kapuso actress Bianca Umali, and food consultant, food stylist and owner of her own brand of spreads and other deli products Chef Mira Angeles.

‘Pop Talk: Scout Area Restos’ this coming Saturday, November 14, on its new timeslot at 6:15 PM on GMA NewsTV.