28 Jul2014
I think most people in Cebu would associate the soup “linarang” with a a soup from stalls near the Pasil seafood market in the wee hours of the morning that is made with large or small eel and or other fish.
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POSTED IN: Fish, General, Seafood, Soups
27 Jul2014
Finally, we are open to serve meals at our Marina Mall location in Mactan, Cebu!
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24 Jul2014
I have been crazed for three days, but I have managed to get 30 minutes of CNN every night before I pass out.
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22 Jul2014
Things have been a bit slow on the blog over the past two weeks… if you only knew why… :)
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21 Jul2014
Traipsing through several vineyards a day may not be the ideal activity for an 18 year-old on holiday, but our daughter was a good sport about it.
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POSTED IN: General, Travel & Leisure
17 Jul2014
Another special vineyard/winery, hotel and restaurant complex that we visited in Stellenbosch is the Delaire Graff Estate.
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16 Jul2014
How could you resist a visit to the Babylonstoren Farm Shop with still lifes of vegetables/produce like this beautifully arranged and left as eye candy throughout the utterly charming space?
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POSTED IN: General, Markets, Food stores & Provedores, Travel & Leisure
15 Jul2014
Our guide in Cape Town sent Mrs. MM this visual through Facebook and obviously I cracked up. I truly dislike jellyfish, particularly the ones that sting. But clearly, they will survive for long, long after I am gone…
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POSTED IN: General, Rant & Rave
Older Posts
13 Jul, 2014 by Marketman
Dried shrimp exoskeletons, unbelievably tart bignay fruit and ginormous but rather tasteless “California” mangoes.
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POSTED IN: Fruit, General, Other Food Products, Kitchen Equipment, Etc., Seafood
12 Jul, 2014 by Marketman
A few people emailed me after my previous post asking for “more detailed” instructions on how to do the tomahawk steaks on the grill.
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POSTED IN: Beef/Lamb, etc., General, Main Courses, Meat
10 Jul, 2014 by Marketman
It was a casual dinner, and some of us were even dressed in shorts…
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POSTED IN: Appetizers, General, Main Courses, Meat, Seafood, Vegetables
09 Jul, 2014 by Marketman
It’s a bit cheeky for me to add the “a la Marketman” in the title of this post.
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POSTED IN: Appetizers, Fruit, General, Restaurant Meals, Seafood, Vegetables
07 Jul, 2014 by Marketman
Mrs. MM and I had really BOTH celebrated our 50th birthdays early, with a wonderful trip to South Africa.
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POSTED IN: Flowers, General
01 Jul, 2014 by Marketman
A must see, period.
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POSTED IN: General, Travel & Leisure
30 Jun, 2014 by Marketman
The photo above accompanied an email from Footloose which read…
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