10 Oct2017
Later this year marks our 25th Wedding Anniversary, a feat few manage to achieve in this day of less formal living arrangements and seemingly five-year renewal “contracts” between couples. :)
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POSTED IN: General
25 Sep2017
Rarely have I tried to replicate something I have never ever cooked before and end up with results this good, the first time around.
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POSTED IN: General, Other Produce/Ingredients, Seafood, Snacks
16 Aug2017
The blog’s been quiet lately, but you can follow our progress through Kyoto, Naoshima and Osaka on my instagram account @therealmarketman or if you don’t want to sign up for instagram, just go to this webpage to view the photos and posts. Thanks!
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POSTED IN: Travel & Leisure
30 Jul2017
So here is the step-by-step instructions for the santol jam that I posted on my instagram account @therealmarketman that elicited so many private messages/requests for the recipe.
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POSTED IN: Desserts/Baked Goods/Sweets, General
03 Jul2017
Andrew Carmellini’s recipe for an ‘Nduja carbonara or “Calabrian Carbonara” in a recent Food & Wine Magazine was the tipping point to hunt down the ingredient from Italy and see what it was like.
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POSTED IN: General, Main Courses, Pork, Rice/Noodle/Starches
03 Jul2017
For at least 3-4 years now, I have been reading about this ‘nduja in food journals, magazines, books, etc.
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POSTED IN: Appetizers, Pork
02 Jul2017
When a good friend who lives in HK asked if we would be interested in eating some French food in a traditional HK food court, Mrs. MM and I were understandably flummoxed.
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POSTED IN: General, Restaurant Meals
20 Jun2017
I am always intrigued by new and unusual produce…
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POSTED IN: Desserts/Baked Goods/Sweets, General
Older Posts
19 Jun, 2017 by Marketman
This is one case where BITTER is definitely BETTER.
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POSTED IN: General, Other Recipes, Vegetable/Salads
12 Jun, 2017 by Marketman
The purpose of this post is simply to make your sweet tooth tingle, or mouth water.
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POSTED IN: Desserts/Baked Goods/Sweets, General
10 Jun, 2017 by Marketman
I have been a huge fan of majestic, imposing, noble buri palms.
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10 Jun, 2017 by Marketman
“My first truly transcendent great whole roasted pig, the best lechon I ever had in my life was that time in Cebu.”
Anthony Bourdain, June 2017
Quote from an interview conducted by Claude Tayag and ABS-CBN…
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14 May, 2017 by Marketman
Betchay, a long-time marketmanila.com reader, had graciously invited Mrs. MM and I to the opening of this wonderful, unusual and visually stunning exhibit, now at the National Museum.
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14 May, 2017 by Marketman
So regular readers know I generally eschew “Hallmark holidays” but I realize many folks do celebrate them…
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13 May, 2017 by Marketman
When a regular reader emailed me this interesting video, I immediately headed to the kitchen to tinker…
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POSTED IN: Appetizers, General
12 May, 2017 by Marketman
Entitled : “believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment”
Inconsiderate : “thoughtlessly causing inconvenience to others”
Illogical : “lacking sense or clear, sound reasoning”
Name-Dropping : “the practice of casually mentioning the names…
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POSTED IN: General, Rant & Rave
