http://www.marketmanila.com A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:41:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en People often smile externally but probably grimace internally, if not roll their eyes when a discussion over the food contents of Marketman's typical maleta might contain after a trip to the province or abroad. So here are the visuals. These are the contents of one suitcase when we returned from a trip to Cambodia and Vietnam earlier this year. :)]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/marketmans-luggage http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/and-the-winners-are-2 What do you think about Zubuchon's official new logo? A huge thank you to SP and CR for designing this logo and getting it done in warp speed. Please let me know if it looks close to any other lechon logo or pork related venture as I wouldn't want to unintentionally replicate someone else's trademark... And don't worry, we ARE registering it with the IPO office. :)]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/zubuchons-official-new-logo The concept of a Thanksgiving dinner to celebrate the bountiful harvest of the past summer and to give thanks for all the good things in life before the hard cold winter sets in is something I have always enjoyed. Of course it also happens to have become a major food holiday so that can't hurt either. But if you've lived in New England and can empathize with the early English settlers in the region some 400 years ago, and the harsh winters they endured, it's easier to appreciate the underpinnings of the holiday. When we first moved back to Manila, we used to have a Thanksgiving dinner every year, complete with turkey and and several side dishes. But in the last few years, we have skipped the holiday due to other commitments, or scaled it back a bit. Last year, we had what I will call a "Mock Thanksgiving Dinner"...]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/mock-thanksgiving-dinner The Intellectual Property Gods are at it again. Egging Marketman on, in yet another "jerk magnet" moment (a phrase coined by reader "Toping") of nearly incomprehensible coincidences. I arrived in Cebu a few hours ago and got to the office. After an hour or two, a call to the Zubuchon phone line is answered, and a lady from the Marriott Hotel in Cebu asks if we would be interested in participating in an organic weekend market in December. She is told to fax details. The fax arrives. And the event is sponsored by the "Ayala Business Club of Cebu" together with the Marriott Hotel. Pretty established names, I thought. And the market is called "simply organic weekend market." BUT wait a moment, look at their logo! Doesn't it look familiar? Are they kidding me? Shall I have lunch first before I give them a call and ask who designed their market logo? Yes, lunch first so I am less likely to bite someone's head off...]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/the-jerk-magnet-strikes-again