31 Mar, 2007
“And the Winner Is…” Would you believe it? THE KID??? Yup! Marketman, Mrs. Marketman and The Kid went to attend the Philippine Blog Awards this evening at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium at the RCBC Building in Makati. After a late start, the awards were rapidly announced and for the…
30 Mar, 2007
Minutes after finishing a fantastic prawn breakfast, we jumped into a tricycle for the three minute ride to the Coron town market, behind which was a small pier for bancas. We had earlier arranged to rent a banca for our use over the next two days and it was waiting for us there….
29 Mar, 2007
“Yummy” Marketman?!? Hahaha. I jest, of course. The pun is intended. Or not. Frankly, I didn’t even know what the name of a new food magazine was going to be when I was asked by a long-time reader if I would agree to be the subject of an article (I…
28 Mar, 2007
It bodes extremely well for a short trip to an unknown region, when your first meal after stepping out of a jeep covered head to toe in dust, is an utter slam dunk! A bit peaked after an early morning alarm clock wake up, a 7 am flight from Manila to Busuanga, followed…
28 Mar, 2007
I’ll admit it up front. I am not the “backpacker” kind of traveler. I never backpacked through parts of the Philippines, Asia or Europe, and while I am certain I could have managed it if the opportunity presented itself, it never did. My parents didn’t bring us on too many trips…
26 Mar, 2007
Seems Marketmanila has been nominated for two awards in this year’s Philippine Blog Awards. The first award is the Blogger’s Choice Award, which I understand will be selected based on votes of bloggers from around the world. In other words, it’s a bit of a popularity contest a la American idol… So…
25 Mar, 2007
I am at this market approximately twice a month. And I can’t believe I have actually never done a post on the market itself, but I have featured several of my sukis here before. At any rate, this market had its beginnings in the Magallanes parking lot, in the shadow of…
25 Mar, 2007
After the recent re-discovery of queso de bola toasts after a visit to La Cocina de Tita Moning, I decided to rekindle a childhood favorite in our home, cinnamon toast. The poor cousin of French toast, if all you had in the house was white bread, butter, cinnamon, sugar and a toaster oven,…