{"id":73165,"date":"2026-06-05T09:51:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T01:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=73165"},"modified":"2026-06-05T09:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T01:51:44","slug":"noodle-lab-restaurant-delina-and-the-underbelly-launch-itamessy-pop-up-in-makati-from-june-4-to-august-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/noodle-lab-restaurant-delina-and-the-underbelly-launch-itamessy-pop-up-in-makati-from-june-4-to-august-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Noodle Lab, Restaurant Delina, and The Underbelly Launch Itamessy Pop-Up in Makati from June 4 to August 31"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>Noodle Lab<\/strong> has returned to <strong>The Grid Food Market in Power Plant Mall, Makati City<\/strong> with a limited-time collaboration pop-up running from <strong>June 4 to August 31, 2026<\/strong>. Located at <strong>Stall 17<\/strong>, the concept brings together <strong>Noodle Lab, Restaurant Delina, <\/strong>and <strong>The Underbelly<\/strong> for a menu inspired by <em>itameshi<\/em>, a style of cuisine that blends Japanese and Italian influences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The collaboration, called <strong>Itamessy<\/strong>, was first introduced through a three-day pop-up earlier this year. Following its successful debut, the concept has returned to The Grid for a three-month run, serving dishes that combine craft ramen, fresh pasta, and flavors drawn from both culinary traditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73169\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/Tiramisu-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/Tiramisu-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/Tiramisu-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/Tiramisu-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/Tiramisu-1-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Itamessy&#8217;s Instagram account<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Centered on playful interpretations of Japanese-Italian cuisine, the menu explores the intersection of noodles, pasta, and comfort food through dishes that balance familiar ingredients with unexpected combinations.<\/p>\n<p>Among the featured dishes is <strong>Alfredo-san<\/strong>, made with <strong>fresh tagliatelle, truffled miso, parmesan, butter, and seared mushrooms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73166\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/ALFREDO-SAN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/ALFREDO-SAN.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/ALFREDO-SAN-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/ALFREDO-SAN-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Itamessy&#8217;s Instagram account<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Another highlight is a Japanese-inspired version of Restaurant Delina\u2019s <strong>Whipped Ricotta<\/strong>, featuring fried fresh pasta, house-made ricotta, wasabi honey, furikake, and The Underbelly\u2019s fragrant sauce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73167\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/Whipped-Ricotta.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/Whipped-Ricotta.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/Whipped-Ricotta-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/Whipped-Ricotta-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from Itamessy&#8217;s Instagram account<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>With its limited run and menu that blends Japanese and Italian influences, the pop-up offers diners a chance to experience the creative partnership between Noodle Lab, Restaurant Delina, and The Underbelly while it lasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noodle Lab returns to The Grid Food Market in Makati with Itamessy, a collaborative pop-up with Restaurant Delina and The Underbelly. Running from June 4 to August 31, 2026, the concept serves creative Japanese-Italian dishes for a limited time at Stall 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":73170,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,38],"tags":[16998,17001,20,17002,16997,4725,17000,7509,16999,16853],"class_list":["post-73165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-launching-and-opening","tag-itamessy","tag-japanese-italian-cuisine","tag-makati","tag-makati-food-news","tag-noodle-lab","tag-pop-up","tag-restaurant-delina","tag-rockwell","tag-the-grid-food-market","tag-the-underbelly"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/06\/Feature-Image-3.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73165"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73171,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73165\/revisions\/73171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}