October 16 is World Pandesal Day at Kamuning Bakery

Oh pandesal! It's a staple food during breakfast for most Filipino families but I know little about its history and origin. 

That's what I realized when I went to Kamuning Bakery, a 76 year old bakery in Quezon City that's famous for their pugon-baked pandesal. I had a little chat with its new owner Mr.Wilson Lee Flores, a columnist in Philippine Star.

There are many things I still have to discover about pandesal especially after seeing the 2 antique pugon (brick-oven) where they bake the bread until today. Listening to the sharing of Wilson on several interesting stories about this iconic bakery founded by the late Atty. Leticia Bonifacio Javier and her husband Marcelo Javier in 1939 made it even special. It's somewhat tasting a bit of history literally!

76 years after, it remains to be one of the most loved bakery in the community frequently visited by people from all walks of life including celebrities and big names in the society. It is located at No. 43 Judge Jimenez Street corner K-1st Street, Kamuning, Quezon City. Here's a photo for reference.

For your dose of affordable good foods, pugon-baked breads, cakes, artisanal coffee, I suggest you vsit Kamuning Bakery Cafe. They are open until 12 midnight daily. Aside from bread and pastries, they also serve all-day breakfast meals, pasta, rice dishes, sandwiches, cakes, Third Wave style or artisanal Benguet province coffee, native chocolate tablea brews, juices,etc. 
You can call them at these numbers: 416 1637, 929 2216 or 412 6628. 

According to Wilson, pandesal is the historic and unique national bread of the Philippines. It is bread eaten by the masses, middle-class and by all... just like rice, pandesal is a basic necessity of the people. The humble pandesal bread represents the people’s simple wish for liberation from hunger. Hot freshly pugon-baked pandesal also represents happiness. This is the reason why as the rest of the world celebrates Bread Day on October 16, Kamuning Bakery is promoting World Pandesal Day...  

See you all tomorrow!!!! Come to 76-year-old Kamuning Bakery store in Judge Jimenez Street corner K-1st Street,...

Posted by Kamuning Bakery on Wednesday, October 14, 2015

What will happen on WORLD PANDESAL DAY?

• Kamuning Bakery will give away FREE 30,000 pieces of pugon-baked pandesal to all people in their neighborhood and most especially to the urban poor communities of Quezon City.

• World Pandesal Day will be launched by 9am with Senator Sonny Angara as special guest and resource speaker for the “Pandesal Forum” breakfast with media, university professors and public school teachers.

• Commissioner (and actor) Dingdong Dantes of the National Youth Commission will also join the celebration.

• On this same day, they shall also open the Kamuning Gallery, which shall showcase contemporary art such as paintings, photography, etc. Opening of photo exhibit by Chris Lucas.

For more information or inquiries, please call Wilson Lee Flores 09178481818, 09228321888, 09188077777 or Office Tels: 4151692, 4112311, 4126685, 3326066 Christine Conanan or Mela Ubalde.

Special thanks to Jonel Uy of Digital Circles for inviting me to try Kamuning Bakery and to Wilson Lee Flores for sharing his time and knowledge with us. I'll definitely go back to Kamuning Bakery Cafe and try check the other items on their menu. I heard they have pandesal abodo too!